Results and awards

Private-school results. Tuition-free.

National recognition. A rigorous classical education. Tuition-free access. Explore the results behind our four campuses, with each achievement’s year and source close at hand.

2025 CLT8: CCS Leland #1 and CCS Whiteville #3 nationally. Each shares its placement with another school in the published rankings.

The 2025 CLT8: two public schools in the national top 20

The Classic Learning Test for eighth graders (CLT8) measures high-school readiness in reading, grammar and math. It is one of the few national tests where public charter schools and private schools are ranked side by side.

In the 2025 CLT8 top 20, public and tuition-free

#1CCS LelandNational ranking · 2025 CLT8

#3CCS WhitevilleNational ranking · 2025 CLT8

Among more than 250 schools. Leland and Whiteville were the only public schools in the national top 20; both placements are shared.

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Yearly tuition for the 2025 CLT8 top 20

CCS Leland & Whiteville$0

Other top-20 schools · private$6,200–$36,000

CCS Leland was also named to the national top 20 in the 2022–23 CLT8 rankings.

Recognition, by year

Each honor with the year it was earned. Earlier North Carolina honors for CCS Leland, including School of Distinction (five times), are listed on the campus's achievements page.

2025–26
CCS Leland and CCS Whiteville named Beta Schools of Distinction
2025 and 2026
First in North Carolina, Sons of the American Revolution youth history contests
2025
2025 CLT8 School Rankings: CCS Leland ranked #1 and CCS Whiteville ranked #3 in the nation
2024–25
CCS-America named a Star School by the National Institute for Direct Instruction, one of three schools or networks nationwide
2024–25
CCS Southport posts the highest End-of-Grade scores among Brunswick County public elementary and middle schools
2023
Stanford CREDO names The Roger Bacon Academy a gap-busting network in reading and math
2022–23
CCS Leland named to the national top 20, CLT8 School Rankings
2016
CCS Leland receives the Wesley Becker Excellent School Award

North Carolina results

A statewide perspective on our three K–8 schools, 2024–25. Campus-specific official report cards remain available below.

If CCS Leland, CCS Southport and CCS Whiteville were one district

17th of 117 school systems

CCS-America’s published calculation combines CCS Leland, CCS Southport and CCS Whiteville. CCS Wilmington is not included.

Overall: 17th
Math: 12th
Reading: 9th

Rank among 117 North Carolina school systems Lower ranks appear farther left.

CCS-America’s three K–8 schools17th
State average, equivalent rank43rd
Brunswick County Schools46th
Whiteville City Schools66th
Columbus County Schools93rd
Bladen County Schools102nd
Robeson County Schools104th

2024–25 · CCS-America’s three-school calculation. These are ranks, not proficiency percentages.

Growth

Growth measures how much students learn in a year compared with what was expected, whatever their starting point.

2024–25 growth by campus and subject. Being confirmed against the North Carolina School Report Cards. It will be published here with its source.

Stanford CREDO, 2023

The Roger Bacon Academy network, which manages CCS-America, was named a “gap-busting” network in reading and math in Stanford CREDO's third National Charter School Study: above-state achievement, with growth for disadvantaged students as strong as or stronger than for their peers. That means equal growth, not a closed gap.

CCS Leland growth history

CCS Leland earned High Growth or Exceeded Growth designations from 2004 to 2017, listed with their years on the CCS Leland Achievements and Rankings page. These are history, not current status.

Report cards by campus

Choose your school for its latest official North Carolina report card, earlier reports and campus documents.

Campus

CCS Leland

Official school performance, achievement and growth information for CCS Leland.

2024–25 Official Report Card

Earlier report cards

Full report-card history and parent letters

CCS Leland resources

CCS Southport

Official school performance, achievement and growth information for CCS Southport.

2024–25 Official Report Card

Earlier report cards

Full report-card history and parent letters

CCS Southport resources

CCS Whiteville

Official school performance, achievement and growth information for CCS Whiteville.

2024–25 Official Report Card

Earlier report cards

Full report-card history and parent letters

CCS Whiteville resources

CCS Wilmington

Official school performance, achievement and growth information for CCS Wilmington.

2024–25 Official Report Card

Earlier report cards

Full report-card history and parent letters

CCS Wilmington resources

North Carolina issued no School Performance Grades for 2019–20 or 2020–21. Current and historical documents keep their original school-year labels.

How to read these numbers

Proficiency: The share of students scoring at grade level or above on state End-of-Grade tests. Tested in reading and math in grades 3 to 8; science only in grades 5 and 8.
Performance grade: North Carolina's A to F School Performance Grade: 80% achievement and 20% growth, reported as a letter and a score out of 100.
Growth: Whether students learned as much as expected in a year, whatever their starting point.
Missing years: The state issued no performance grades for 2019–20 or 2020–21.
District rank: CCS-America's own calculation from state data for its three K–8 schools combined. CCS Wilmington is not included.
CLT8: A national, privately run eighth-grade readiness test taken by public and private schools. Rankings are published by Classic Learning Test.
Evidence grades: A: checked against an official record. B: CCS-America's own published claim or a reputable third party, not yet re-checked. Items we cannot confirm are not published.

Primary sources

External report-card services have their own accessibility features. If you cannot read an external record, contact the network or campus office to request assistance or another format.