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Deaf And Blind Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 60 students in Deaf And Blind Schools School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in North Carolina.
Public Preschool in Deaf And Blind School School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the North Carolina public pre school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the North Carolina public preschool average of 59% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
3 Schools
994 Schools
# Students
146 Students
464,055 Students
# Teachers
62 Teachers
33,275 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
2:1
2:1
District Rank
Deaf And Blind Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 320 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 38% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#317 out of 325 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤20%
63%
Graduation Rate
38%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.75
0.72
# American Indian Students
n/a
6,572 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
9 Students
18,458 Students
% Asian Students
6%
4%
# Hispanic Students
38 Students
105,943 Students
% Hispanic Students
26%
23%
# Black Students
36 Students
114,509 Students
% Black Students
25%
25%
# White Students
51 Students
189,147 Students
% White Students
35%
41%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
648 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
12 Students
28,778 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
2
23,104
# Students in K Grade:
1
72,144
# Students in 1st Grade:
6
74,289
# Students in 2nd Grade:
5
75,942
# Students in 3rd Grade:
2
68,925
# Students in 4th Grade:
14
69,686
# Students in 5th Grade:
12
66,668
# Students in 6th Grade:
5
5,021
# Students in 7th Grade:
10
3,684
# Students in 8th Grade:
8
3,629
# Students in 9th Grade:
14
214
# Students in 10th Grade:
15
194
# Students in 11th Grade:
21
187
# Students in 12th Grade:
31
368
# Ungraded Students:
-
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Best Deaf And Blind Schools School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nc School For The Deaf
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
517 W Fleming Dr
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 432-5388
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 432-5388
Grades: PK-12
| 60 students
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