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Mayland Early College

Mitchell County Schools · Avery County

Address
264 Mayland Dr, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
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Grades served
9-13
NCES school ID
370300003137
113
Students
4.8
Teachers (FTE)
23.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
A
Performance grade
85
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
11.8%
Chronically absent
32.7%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Mitchell County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Mayland Early College — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Mayland Early CollegeElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Riverside ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Avery County Schools3.8 mi
  2. Greenlee PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-24.0 mi
  3. Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3-56.0 mi
  4. Mitchell Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-86.0 mi
  5. Mitchell HighHigh · Grades 9-126.2 mi
  6. Marjorie Williams AcademyOther · Grades K-12 · Marjorie Williams Academy · Charter8.0 mi
  7. Crossnore ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Avery County Schools8.1 mi
  8. Gouge PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-29.3 mi
  9. North Cove Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-5 · McDowell County Schools10.1 mi
  10. Avery County HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Avery County Schools10.7 mi

How Mayland Early College compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 85 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools93rd percentile
Higher than 93% · rank 162 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools78th percentile
Higher than 78% · rank 103 of 514
Mitchell County Schools83rd percentile
Higher than 83% · rank 1 of 6

Chronic absence is lower here than at 85% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 9 points since 2014 (76 → 85). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 8 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202585AMet86.4
202486A--85.9
202391AExceeded92.1
202290A--90.1
201989AMet90.6
201885AMet87.1
201782BMet82
201681BMet80
201574BMet73
201476BMet75

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Mitchell County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 80.53%Hispanic 9.73%Two+ Races 6.19%Asian 2.65%Black 0.88%
White: 80.53% (91) Hispanic: 9.73% (11) Two+ Races: 6.19% (7) Asian: 2.65% (3) Black: 0.88% (1)
White80.53%
Hispanic9.73%
Two+ Races6.19%
Asian2.65%
Black0.88%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 113
59.29%67 Female
40.71%46 Male

Student counts for Mayland Early College, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 113 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 88.2%Chronically absent 11.8%
Regular attendance: 88.2% (105) Chronically absent: 11.8% (14)
Regular attendance88.2%
Chronically absent11.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 119
32.7%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Mayland Early College, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 119 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 100%
Experienced: 100% (4)
Experienced100%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 4.4 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
45.87%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Mayland Early College, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 4.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II89.3%57.1%
NC Math 386.7%76.7%
NC Math 175%40%
Biology61.9%38.1%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology38.1%23.8%33.3%--
English II10.7%32.1%57.1%--
NC Math 125%35%35%5%
NC Math 313.3%10%63.3%13.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.1379.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers4.36
Experienced teachers4.36 (100%)
Beginning teachers0 (0%)
Holding a standard license4.36 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (14 of 119)11.8%
Economically disadvantaged32.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.82
Library books per student0
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.6

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Mayland Early College report card PDF

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Mayland Early College's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.