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Highland Renaissance Academy

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Highland Renaissance Academy ranks 1104 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Highland Renaissance Academy is an elementary school located in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 403 students. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Renaissance Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1,092 and 1,363 out of around 1,500 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages, with only 23.7% of 3rd-grade students proficient in reading, compared to 46.5% in the district and 46.7% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students and English Language Learners.

The nearby schools, such as Shamrock Gardens Elementary, Highland Mill Montessori, and Druid Hills Academy, generally perform better academically than Highland Renaissance Academy, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. These schools also have lower percentages of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch, suggesting a less economically disadvantaged student population. While Highland Renaissance Academy has consistently ranked among the top 2-3 schools in the state for its performance with homeless students, the overall data suggests that the school may need to implement more targeted interventions and strategies to improve the educational outcomes for its students.

443

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,308

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 W Craighead Rd
Charlotte, NC 28206-2029

(980) 343-5511

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Highland Renaissance Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	Garinger High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.4%

African American:

41.5%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2021 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 20 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

1,104^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 109Elementary Schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

119^th of 242Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1104 of 1490	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1228 of 1505	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1102 of 1502	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1290 of 1514	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1363 of 1489	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1285 of 1473	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1096 of 1434	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	1293 of 1429	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	1092 of 1425	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.2	841 of 1440	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.3	829 of 1390	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.4	988 of 1403	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	1244 of 1388	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.8	1266 of 1381	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	1147 of 1363	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.0	1247 of 1354	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	1134 of 1324	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.6	929 of 1293	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	1033 of 1276	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	327 of 918	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	526 of 924	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	490 of 933	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	733 of 927	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	558 of 896	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	500 of 949	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	388 of 927	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	32.2	456 of 646	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	439 of 878	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	242 of 563	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	319 of 533	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	295 of 485	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	294 of 385	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	419 of 497	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.9	136 of 421	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1170 of 1451	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1185 of 1455	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1144 of 1459	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1275 of 1458	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1295 of 1440	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1068 of 1424	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	988 of 1405	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	604 of 961	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	592 of 951	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	364 of 915	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	589 of 893	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	707 of 843	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	694 of 865	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.2	406 of 851	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2021	63.3	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2019	35.9	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	658 of 1437	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	853 of 1450	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	674 of 1437	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	977 of 1366	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	936 of 1329	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1050 of 1361	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.5	595 of 1332	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	966 of 1450	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1179 of 1464	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1031 of 1461	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1203 of 1464	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1333 of 1444	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1348 of 1430	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1162 of 1413	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	344 of 821	58.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+56 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2021)29th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science62%~ state avg

Mathematics52%-9 vs state

Reading32%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Renaissance Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	125 W Craighead Rd	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5511	443	30	14.9	99.3%	20 (4.5%)	184 (41.5%)	219 (49.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	29	1104^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.9%		23	1228^th of 1505 public elementary schools	18.4%	124	61.0	49.2	46.2				23.7	36.1	36.4				62.5		$12,308	$1,987	$10,321
Highland Mill Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	3201 Clemson Ave	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5525	341	23	14.8	22.0%	155 (45.5%)	113 (33.1%)	32 (9.4%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	89.3	118^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.1%		86.6	158^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.5%	40	88.6	80.5	68.6	81.8			75.0	87.8	77.1	90.9			68.6		$13,792	$1,243	$12,549
Druid Hills Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 Lucena Ave	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5515	288	30	9.7	99.0%	7 (2.4%)	172 (59.7%)	90 (31.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	27.4	1120^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.8%		22.8	1232^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	18.1%	112	61.9	51.9	52.9	50.0	53.1	50.0	26.2	39.3	32.4	26.9	56.3	57.1	50.0	66.7	$15,769	$2,330	$13,439
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Snow White Ln	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6810	808	49	16.4	99.6%	16 (2.0%)	252 (31.2%)	522 (64.6%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	3.8	1478^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.2	1457^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.2%	21	35.2	29.2	24.8				12.7	25.8	16.5				26.7		$10,096	$1,186	$8,910
Villa Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Everett Place	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3666	153	15	10.3	98.0%	32 (20.9%)	81 (52.9%)	29 (19.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	43.8	855^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.6%		39.1	949^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.9%	94	60.0	54.2	57.1				48.0	54.2	42.9				52.4		$14,935	$566	$14,370
Shamrock Gardens Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3301 Country Club Drive	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6440	532	38	14.0	32.1%	295 (55.5%)	93 (17.5%)	92 (17.3%)	17 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	70.9	375^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.8%		58.4	611^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.4%	236	74.4	70.2	59.2				65.1	64.9	59.2				65.8		$10,846	$1,193	$9,653
KIPP Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-8	931 Wilann Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	KIPP: Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 537-2044	813	50	16.3	98.9%	5 (0.6%)	661 (81.3%)	103 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.0%)	18.6	1306^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.3%		17.2	1322^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	12.2%	16	44.6	44.4	37.2	25.6	28.2	13.3	26.5	37.8	47.4	33.7	38.5	34.7	51.3	65.3
Briarwood Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Wilann Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6475	649	39	16.5	99.5%	15 (2.3%)	166 (25.6%)	418 (64.4%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	27.1	1132^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.0%		23.9	1209^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.7%	77	46.8	50.5	54.0				24.5	42.9	44.8				49.4		$10,516	$1,259	$9,257
Lincoln Heights Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1900 New Castle St	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-9442	244	19	13.0	38.9%	60 (24.6%)	110 (45.1%)	39 (16.0%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.4%)	89	121^st of 1490 public elementary schools	91.9%		83.2	199^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.8%	78	88.9	71.4	76.5	81.3			88.9	81.0	70.6	93.8			70.6		$15,600	$194	$15,406
Walter G. Byers School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1415 Hamilton St	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6940	303	25	12.3	99.0%	8 (2.6%)	230 (75.9%)	57 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	14.2	1361^st of 1490 public elementary schools	8.7%		9.6	1429^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.0%	68	42.3	27.0	27.6	40.0	11.4	25.0	22.2	32.4	37.9	28.6	36.4	59.4	57.1	62.5	$16,972	$2,176	$14,796

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Renaissance Academy

What is the racial makeup of Highland Renaissance Academy?

Students at Highland Renaissance Academy are 49% Hispanic, 42% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Highland Renaissance Academy a good school?

Highland Renaissance Academy ranks 1104^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Highland Renaissance Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Highland Renaissance Academy.

What schools do graduates of Highland Renaissance Academy attend?

Students who attend Highland Renaissance Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High : Garinger High School

What district is Highland Renaissance Academy in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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