Overview of Torchlight Academy: Torchlight Academy is a charter school situated in Raleigh, NC, which is in a huge city environment. The learner population of Torchlight Academy is 592, and the school serves K-8. At Torchlight Academy, 39% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 35% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 99%. The learner-teacher ratio is 92:1, which is the same as that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 52% female learners and 48% male learners. The school serves 98% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 6 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Torchlight Academy: At Torchlight Academy, 39% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 35% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did about the same in math and about the same in reading, according to this measure. In Torchlight Academy, 35% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 39% tested above or at that level for math.

Torchlight Academy did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In North Carolina, 43% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 46% tested above or at that level for math.