Grandfather Academy Ranks in Top 20 NC Public Charter Alternative Schools

Grandfather Academy saw a 21.6 percent increase in students performing at or above grade level on the 2008-09 End of Grade (EOG) tests. The high marks rank the Academy as 17th out of the 97 total North Carolina Public Charter Alternative Schools. Photo submitted

Grandfather Academy, located on Grandfather Home for Children’s Hayes Campus, saw a 21.6 percent increase in students performing at or above grade level on the 2008-09 End of Grade (EOG) tests. This gain ranks Grandfather Academy as 17th out of the 97 total North Carolina Public Charter Alternative Schools.

Community students and children who reside at Grandfather Home for Children attend Grandfather Academy. Students at the Academy receive a great deal of one-on-one attention. It is typical for a child to enter Grandfather Academy behind in their grade level academic performance. Therefore, it is the mission of Grandfather Academy to assist the students in the achievement of their appropriate grade level academic performance. Results such as these are possible due to the low student to teacher ratio that is maintained. The school also has a full-time reading interventionist, full-time math interventionist and a part-time reading tutor. Additionally, the school has dedicated volunteers who spend time tutoring the students and doing enrichment activities such as keyboarding, art, tennis, gardening and cooking.

Kindergarten through 12th grade students are eligible for enrollment at Grandfather Academy. Additional funding may be provided for parents and/or guardians. For more information on enrollment, call Evelin Harrison at 828-898-5465 or email e.harrison@grandfatherhome.org.