In High Point, North Carolina, Kearns Academy is a public alternative high school that is part of the Guilford County Schools district. The school is for students in grades 9–12 and focuses on giving students who learn better in nontraditional ways a smaller, more personalized learning space. Kearns Academy has a small number of students, usually fewer than 300, which means that the student-teacher ratio is low. The school focuses on personalized learning, credit recovery, and flexible scheduling. This helps students stay on track to graduate while also meeting their individual academic and behavioral needs. The student body is diverse, just like the rest of the High Point community. About 64% of students are good at math and about 60% are good at reading (ELA). These proficiency rates are much higher than those of many other similar alternative schools, which suggests that students do well in school. The state and local governments give Kearns Academy money to run as a public school. Depending on their academic path, students may take tests like the SAT to see if they are ready for college.