The brief
A Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools high school serving grades 8th – 12th.
Phoenix Academy High is listed in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 202615%
About this school's data5 sources, 2019–2026
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. This can happen when a school is very new, very small, or has limited test score reporting to the state. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 4 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 22% (multi-year average, 2010-2026) · reading/ELA 31% (multi-year average, 2010-2026).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2026 NC · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2026 NC · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 27516; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments multi-year average, 2010-2026; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $100,788
- Median home value
- $508,400
- Median rent
- $1,446/mo
- College educated
- 72.4%
- Homeownership
- 72%
- Poverty rate
- 15.4%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 27516; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 20
- Car-Dependent
- Transit Score
- 49
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 64
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,852/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Chapel Hill. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Chapel Hill), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- AP and IB
- 4 AP courses
- 42.9% participation · state average 3 AP courses · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
- Advanced STEM courses
- 5 of 5
- Algebra II, Advanced Math, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
- Gifted and talented
- Available
- A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
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Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Phoenix Academy High serve?
Phoenix Academy High serves students in grades 8th through 12th.
How many students attend Phoenix Academy High?
Phoenix Academy High has an enrollment of approximately 21 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Phoenix Academy High?
The student-teacher ratio at Phoenix Academy High is 1.4:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
What are the test scores at Phoenix Academy High?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Phoenix Academy High has 22% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2010-2026) and 31% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2010-2026).
Is Phoenix Academy High a charter school?
No, Phoenix Academy High is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Phoenix Academy High a Title I school?
No, Phoenix Academy High is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Phoenix Academy High?
85.7% of students at Phoenix Academy High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 8th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 21
- Student-teacher ratio
- 1.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15
- Free or reduced lunch
- 85.7%
- Type
- Alternative
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Small City
- County
- Orange County
- Phone
- (919) 918-2300
- 4-year graduation
- 75–79%
- Class of 2023
- Schools in district
- 21
- District spending per student
- $16,963
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 6.9%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 27516)
- 46,372
- Area average commute
- 23.8 min
- Area median age
- 35.8
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, North Carolina Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.