Jackson Co Early College

High school·Grades 9-13 Sylva, North Carolina·28779
Score
82.3/100
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#91
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#1
In Jackson County Public Schools
#1
In Sylva
Top 18%
In North Carolina

Score 82.3/100: better than 82% of North Carolina high 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
87%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 78% of them
31 students tested
Math
≈90%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 81% of them
54 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
Science
94%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 89% of them
48 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 4 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 II87.131
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 1≥9510
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 388.644
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology93.848

School profile

Grades
9-13
Students
109
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
109
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
101%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

City
Jackson County

Contact

Address
404 College Drive
Sylva, NC 28779

"Typical" is the middle (median) high 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, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Jackson Co Early College at a glance

Jackson Co Early College is a public high school in Sylva, North Carolina, serving grades 9-13. It is part of Jackson County Public Schools. It has about 109 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 101% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 87% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 90% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 82.3 out of 100: better than 82% of them, ranking #91 of 512. Its English language arts result fell by 10 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.