Summary:
Movement School Southwest is the only school in the Movement School Southwest district, serving grades K–4 in Charlotte, NC. With 284 students, this elementary school operates as a single-school district, meaning school and district data are identical. The student body is almost entirely economically disadvantaged: 96.8% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Chronic absenteeism is also high at 36.0%, which is one and a half times the state rate of 24.2%.
Test proficiency at Movement School Southwest is well below North Carolina averages in every subject and grade. For 2025–2026, 3rd grade math proficiency was 42.9% versus 66.4% statewide; 4th grade math was 36.7% versus 61.4%; 3rd grade reading was 35.7% versus 55.6%; and 4th grade reading was 33.3% versus 57.7%. The largest gaps are in 4th grade, both roughly 24 points below the state, while the narrowest gap is 3rd grade reading at about 20 points behind. Averaging 3rd and 4th grade results for 2025–2026, math proficiency (39.8%) is slightly stronger than reading (34.5%).
The school ranks 1,414 out of 1,492 schools statewide (5th percentile), while its district ranks 243 out of 246 districts (1st percentile). Attendance is a serious risk factor: more than one in three students are chronically absent. One recent bright spot appeared in 2024–2025, when 3rd grade math proficiency reached 57.1%, just 7 points below the state’s 64.1%; however, the next cohort fell to 42.9% in 2025–2026. Performance also dips from 3rd to 4th grade in both subjects, though this may reflect different cohorts of students rather than a true decline. Overall, Movement School Southwest faces compounding challenges from high poverty, high chronic absenteeism, and academic achievement consistently below state averages.
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