Schools in Buxton · Dare County Schools
Buxton’s public schools beat 64% of North Carolina districts
The public schools Buxton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
48%
▲ 1 pts vs NC 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 2 pts vs NC 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs NC 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.1K
▲ 16% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
NC 16.1 · smaller classes
Schools
2
648 students
The School Grade
How Buxton compares
B Test scoresA− Graduation
North Carolina school districts we grade (318)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 2,566 tested students and a graduating class of 375; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on North Carolina’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of North Carolina only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Buxton.
The path, start to finish
PK–5Cape Hatteras Elementary SchoolDare County Schools
6–12Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolDare County Schools
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Close to the state in reading
Reading48%
State average 47.2%
Math44%
State average 41.9%
Every school in Buxton
2 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
High
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.