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Weldon STEM High School Career Academies

Weldon City Schools · Halifax County

Address
4489 Highway 301, Halifax, NC 27839
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370489003262
145
Students
12.3
Teachers (FTE)
11.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
50
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
44.6%
Chronically absent
83.2%
Economically disadvantaged

Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Weldon STEM High School Career AcademiesElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Weldon MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8under 0.1 mi
  2. Weldon Elementary Global AcademyElementary · Grades PK-53.7 mi
  3. Halifax County Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Halifax County Schools4.4 mi
  4. Northampton Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9-13 · Northampton County Schools4.4 mi
  5. Roanoke Valley Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9-134.4 mi
  6. KIPP Halifax College PreparatoryElementary · Grades K-8 · KIPP Halifax College Preparatory · Charter5.0 mi
  7. Chaloner Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Roanoke Rapids City Schools6.3 mi
  8. Manning Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-5 · Roanoke Rapids City Schools6.4 mi
  9. Roanoke Rapids Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-13 · Roanoke Rapids City Schools7.1 mi
  10. Roanoke Rapids High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-12 · Roanoke Rapids City Schools7.2 mi

How Weldon STEM High School Career Academies compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 50 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 1,958 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools5th percentile
Higher than 5% · rank 484 of 514
Weldon City Schools50th percentile
Higher than 50% · rank 2 of 4

Chronic absence is lower here than at 5% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score down 15 points since 2014 (65 → 50). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202550DMet42.9
202456CExceeded47.2
202342DMet35
202250DMet44.6
201943DNot Met38.3
201835FMet25.5
201747DMet41
201649DMet41
201554DMet46
201465CExceeded59

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 Weldon City Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 98.62%Hispanic 0.69%Two+ Races 0.69%
Black: 98.62% (143) Hispanic: 0.69% (1) Two+ Races: 0.69% (1)
Black98.62%
Hispanic0.69%
Two+ Races0.69%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 145
49.66%72 Female
50.34%73 Male

Student counts for Weldon STEM High School Career Academies, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 145 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 55.4%Chronically absent 44.6%
Regular attendance: 55.4% (87) Chronically absent: 44.6% (70)
Regular attendance55.4%
Chronically absent44.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 157
83.2%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Weldon STEM High School Career Academies, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 157 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 69.46%Beginning 30.54%
Experienced: 69.46% (9) Beginning: 30.54% (4)
Experienced69.46%
Beginning30.54%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 13.6 FTE
76.75%Fully licensed
23.18%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Weldon STEM High School Career Academies, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 13.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 328.6%5%
Biology20%5.7%
NC Math 117.2%5%
English II13.9%5%

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
Biology80%14.3%5.7%--
English II86.1%13.9%----
NC Math 182.8%13.8%----
NC Math 371.4%28.6%----

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.3778.1

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers13.59
Experienced teachers9.44 (69%)
Beginning teachers4.15 (31%)
Holding a standard license10.43 (77%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3.15 (23%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (70 of 157)44.6%
Economically disadvantaged83.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student5.44
Library books per student0
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.64

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
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 Weldon STEM High School Career Academies report card PDF

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Weldon STEM High School Career Academies'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.