EDUCATION  Archdale-Trinity has some of the best schools in the area. The
Archdale-Trinity Tax District provides funds for quality
education and incentives to recruit and retain excellent
teachers in this tax district. The schools continue to improve
and provide excellent opportunities for students.Trinity High School and Wheatmore High School are located in the northwestern tip of the Archdale-Trinity area. The five elementary schools – Hopewell, John Lawrence, Trindale, Trinity and Archdale – along with Braxton Craven, the only sixth grade school in the system, feed students to Archdale-Trinity Middle School. The schools continue to score extremely well on the ABC Performance and are recognized for having great leadership, with a strong emphasis in providing the best education for their students. Trinity and Wheatmore high schools are Schools of Distinction and have excellent academic programs with emphasis on cultural arts, career and technical classes, and athletics. Trinity Elementary and Hopewell Elementary have earned School of Distinction; Archdale Elementary and Archdale-Trinity Middle School have earned the School of Progress award; and Braxton-Craven, Trindale Elementary, and John Lawrence Elementary have over 80% of their students at or above grade level. Braxton Craven is one of a limited number of North Carolina public schools to house only sixth graders, while Hopewell Elementary has established the only child-care program for the children of staff members. Emphasis is placed on parental involvement and communication is encouraged between parents and teachers through conferences, school activities and newsletters. Local residents strongly and enthusiastically support their schools and this community has created an educational system of which parents, teachers and students can be proud. |
