Summary:
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy is the sole elementary school located in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and is part of the Steele Creek Preparatory Academy district. Despite being the only elementary option in the area, the school has consistently performed poorly on state standardized tests, ranking in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools.
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy has significantly lower proficiency rates than the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's mathematics proficiency ranged from 5% (8th grade) to 40% (3rd grade), compared to the state averages of 48.7% to 64.1%. Similarly, the school's reading proficiency rates lagged behind the state, ranging from 28.9% (3rd grade) to 57.7% (5th grade), compared to the state averages of 46.7% to 58.1%. The school's science proficiency rates were also well below the state, at 28% for 5th grade and 15% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 62% and 60.1%, respectively.
The data suggests that Steele Creek Preparatory Academy faces significant challenges, with a high percentage of students (78.38%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. The school's student-teacher ratio of 23.4 is also slightly higher than the state average. These factors may contribute to the school's consistently low academic performance, and targeted interventions and support would likely be necessary to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for the students.
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