From learning Spanish in preschool, to reading a higher level book in kindergarten or being placed in an accelerated math class in middle school and choosing an independent study in high school, all students are challenged and given the resources to excel. The Common Core Curriculum is not used. Unlike the public sector of Lee County Schools, NC; no end of grade testing is given.
Lee County Schools, NC vs O’Neal SAT/ACT Chart
Class of 2017
|
Avg. SAT Score
|
Avg. ACT Score
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O’Neal
|
1181
|
25.9
|
Lee Early College
|
*
|
21.3
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Lee County High School
|
1028
|
17.6
|
Southern Lee High School
|
1069
|
18.6
|
*not enough people took the test to calculate the average
** Scores were not available for Lee Christian School and Grace Christian School applicants.
*** Public School SAT/ACT scores were retrieved from the
NCDPI website.
O'Neal holds various recognitions on the global, national, state, regional and county levels for academics, arts and athletics. Unlike graduates from Lee County Schools, NC all of O'Neals graduates are accepted into colleges and universities across the nation. In 2016, the 32-member graduating class was awarded $3.3M in merit-based scholarships. O’Neal claims 3 recipients for the nationally-recognized Morehead-Cain Scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill – one of whom is from Lee County -- in addition to a combination of 15 finalists and semifinalists over the past 25 years.
Character developmet is considered a crucial part of cultivating future leaders. Throughout the divisions, there are many different programs and activities in place to help achieve strong character traits such as an honor code (no locks on lockers), community service projects, overnight class trips (for middle school and high school students), a structured character development program in the elementary school grades, global awareness with study abroad/homestays and a strong advisory program.
Students at O'Neal never want to miss school and they're just as happy to stay after school too. Kindergarten students don't want to miss swimming for PE class. Elementary school after school clubs such as Falcon Fit, Lower School Chorus and Battle of the Books are always a hit. Middle school and high school team sports, the elementary school after care program, Lego Leagues, Science Olympiad, and more make O'Neal an enriched community for students to belong.
When considering Lee County Schools, NC; O'Neal welcomes you to
schedule a visit to its campus as well.