Thomas Academy

Combined school·Grades 6-12·Charter Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina·28450
Score
13.7/100
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#168
Among 194 North Carolina combined schools
Top 87%
In North Carolina

Score 13.7/100: better than 13% of North Carolina combined schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
17%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 63%, better than 18% of them
54 students tested
Math
≈4%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 60%, better than 1% of them
49 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
Science
38%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 66%, better than 26% of them
24 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 6 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II33.315
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading10.339
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 31010
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math≤539
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology2010
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science5014

School profile

Grades
6-12
Students
70
Type
Combined school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Alternative

Students

Enrollment
70
Typical combined school: 319
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Columbus County

Contact

Address
206-B Rube MCCRAY Circle
Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450

"Typical" is the middle (median) combined school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Thomas Academy at a glance

Thomas Academy is a public combined school (a charter school) in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, serving grades 6-12. It is part of the Thomas Academy school district. It has about 70 students (a typical North Carolina combined school has 319).

In 2025-26 state tests, 17% in English language arts (similar schools: 63%) and 4% in math (similar schools: 60%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina combined schools, it scores 13.7 out of 100: better than 13% of them, ranking #168 of 194. Its English language arts result fell by 9 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.