Unity Classical Charter School

The Unity Classical Charter School district contains just one school — Unity Classical Charter School — a K-8 charter school in the Steele Creek area of Charlotte, NC serving 928 students. Though the school is classified as an elementary school in the area summary, it offers classes from kindergarten through eighth grade, and middle-level EOG results are included in its test data. The school has earned 3 stars in each of the past three state rankings, placing it at the 66th percentile among North Carolina schools. Its district (the same single-school entity) ranks in the 76th percentile of districts with a 4-star rating.

Reading is the school's strongest subject. In the most recent year, Unity Classical outperformed the state in five of six reading grades, with its largest advantages coming in 3rd grade (+22.5 points), 4th grade (+17.1 points), and 7th grade (+12.4 points). Early-grade math is equally impressive: 86% of 3rd graders were proficient in math versus 66.4% statewide. The 7th grade cohort showed remarkable year-over-year improvement, climbing from 10.6 points below the state average in math to 12.5 points above it, with comparable gains in reading. Chronic absenteeism is another major positive: only 10% of students are chronically absent, less than half the 24.2% statewide rate.

The primary areas of concern are upper-grade math and science. Eighth grade math proficiency sits at just 37%, which is 16 points below the state average, and this weakness has persisted for two consecutive years. Math proficiency falls 49 points from 3rd grade (86%) to 8th grade (37%), compared with a 13-point decline statewide across the same grades. Science performance also flipped dramatically in 2025-2026: 5th grade science dropped from 10.7 points above the state to 7.3 points below, while 8th grade fell from 5.2 points above to 12.1 points below. Since this district holds only one school, no school-to-school comparisons are available. Parents should be encouraged by the strong early-grade academics and excellent attendance while keeping an eye on how the middle school addresses math and science in the years ahead.