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Sugar Creek Charter

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
1171st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,492 North Carolina Alternative Schools
Better than 22% of North Carolina alternative schools
Summary

Sugar Creek Charter is a K-12 public charter school in Charlotte, NC, serving roughly 1,591 students as part of the Sugar Creek Charter district. The student body is highly economically disadvantaged: about 96.6% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a far higher share than nearby charters such as Charlotte Lab School (50.1%). The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1, meaning larger average class sizes than many neighboring public schools.

The academic picture looks different by grade band. In grades 3-8, EOG proficiency trails the state, with about 46.4% proficient in math and 43.6% in reading versus about 59.9% and 56.0% statewide. Third-grade reading is the biggest concern, at 31.4% compared with 55.6% statewide. Math I is also weak: just 25.7% of students are proficient, far below nearby Corvian Community School (83.0%) and Lake Norman Charter (76.8%). Upper grades tell a stronger story. English II proficiency is 71.2% versus 64.6% statewide, Biology 65.2% versus 58.5%, and Math III 75.9% versus 68.9%. The graduation rate climbed from 78.8% in 2022-2023 to 94.6% in 2025-2026, above the state average and well ahead of TMSA Charlotte (75.0%), a similarly high-poverty school.

Context matters. Sugar Creek serves a far more economically disadvantaged population than most higher-scoring charters nearby, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 29.3% is above the state average and roughly triple the rate at Queen's Grant Community School and Bradford Preparatory School (9.7% each). That likely suppresses test scores. Still, the school's trajectory is encouraging: science is a relative strength, high school End-of-Course results are at or above state averages, and graduating nearly 95% of students despite high poverty is a real accomplishment. For parents, the key priorities should be improving attendance and early reading support so that already solid high school outcomes become even stronger.

1,591
Students ?
23.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
96.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4101 N Tryon Street
       Charlotte, NC  28206

(704) 509-5470

District: Sugar Creek Charter

Racial breakdown:

African American:
69.8%
Hispanic:
26.7%
Two or more races:
2.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2023 → 53rd in 2026
Strengths
95% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)
Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2023
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 59% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school49%
North Carolina avg59%
Elementary school
1,171st of 1,492
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 42 pts since 2016
From top 36% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
553rd of 778
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 37 pts since 2016
From top 34% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
312th of 662
North Carolina public high schools ?
Top 47%▲ up 2 pts since 2019
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202625.91171 of 149221.5%★☆☆☆☆
202529.91092 of 149026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202437.7975 of 150535.2%★★☆☆☆
202341.6902 of 150239.9%★★☆☆☆
202242.4876 of 151442.1%★★☆☆☆
202118.91228 of 148917.5%★☆☆☆☆
201936.4998 of 147332.2%★★☆☆☆
201856.3642 of 143455.2%★★★☆☆
201745.5825 of 142942.3%★★☆☆☆
201662.6520 of 142563.5%★★★☆☆
201559.5582 of 144059.6%★★★☆☆
201439.7852 of 139038.7%★★☆☆☆
201334.1961 of 140331.5%★★☆☆☆
201249.6777 of 138844.0%★★☆☆☆
201145.8853 of 138138.2%★★☆☆☆
201041.3915 of 136332.9%★★☆☆☆
200930.21028 of 135424.1%★☆☆☆☆
200818.31152 of 132413.0%★☆☆☆☆
200712.91198 of 12937.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20069.01226 of 12763.9%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202648.4448 of 90350.4%★★★☆☆
202553.6365 of 91860.2%★★★☆☆
202467.8214 of 92476.8%★★★★☆
202374.3162 of 93382.6%★★★★☆
202274.4146 of 92784.3%★★★★☆
202151.1339 of 89662.2%★★★☆☆
201967.0229 of 94975.9%★★★★☆
201883.573 of 92792.1%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201934.4616 of 87829.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202660.4143 of 51972.4%★★★★☆
202568.495 of 56383.1%★★★★☆
202466.8105 of 53380.3%★★★★☆
202362.6118 of 51477.0%★★★★☆
202262.2107 of 48577.9%★★★★☆
201961.1129 of 49774.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202627.51130 of 144721.9%★☆☆☆☆
202530.21079 of 145125.6%★☆☆☆☆
202442.2862 of 145540.8%★★☆☆☆
202347.4783 of 145946.3%★★☆☆☆
202245.2800 of 145845.1%★★☆☆☆
202125.41088 of 144024.4%★☆☆☆☆
201936.5963 of 142432.4%★★☆☆☆
201857.8627 of 140555.4%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202650.2482 of 98150.9%★★★☆☆
202554.6407 of 96157.6%★★★☆☆
202461.7303 of 95168.1%★★★☆☆
202348.6461 of 91549.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.5536 of 89340.0%★★☆☆☆
201948.4439 of 86549.2%★★☆☆☆
201883.774 of 85191.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202633.41060 of 143426.1%★☆☆☆☆
202542.3857 of 143740.4%★★☆☆☆
202450.5684 of 145052.8%★★★☆☆
202357.6537 of 143762.6%★★★☆☆
202261.4418 of 136669.4%★★★☆☆
202135.0867 of 132934.8%★★☆☆☆
201954.6589 of 136156.7%★★★☆☆
201877.3183 of 133286.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202625.51153 of 145120.5%★☆☆☆☆
202530.41063 of 145026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202433.21017 of 146430.5%★★☆☆☆
202335.3996 of 146131.8%★★☆☆☆
202238.8922 of 146437.0%★★☆☆☆
202115.91256 of 144413.0%★☆☆☆☆
201937.5974 of 143031.9%★★☆☆☆
201855.0650 of 141354.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202629.7621 of 81523.8%★☆☆☆☆
202524.4708 of 82113.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.7731 of 8018.7%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202630.5553 of 77828.9%★☆☆☆☆
202546.9419 of 77345.8%★★☆☆☆
202457.8308 of 79361.2%★★★☆☆
202352.1362 of 78453.8%★★★☆☆
202259.0305 of 78661.2%★★★☆☆
202159.6264 of 74164.4%★★★☆☆
201955.5334 of 73754.7%★★★☆☆
201875.9143 of 69179.3%★★★★☆
201767.9213 of 69469.3%★★★☆☆
201664.0234 of 69266.2%★★★☆☆
201567.9207 of 70570.6%★★★★☆
201462.8209 of 62766.7%★★★☆☆
201358.7250 of 67362.9%★★★☆☆
201276.7128 of 66280.7%★★★★☆
201172.0176 of 64872.8%★★★★☆
201065.1235 of 64063.3%★★★☆☆
200947.2393 of 63037.6%★★☆☆☆
200822.8502 of 62019.0%★☆☆☆☆
200721.1526 of 60613.2%★☆☆☆☆
200622.8502 of 59816.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202655.7207 of 55362.6%★★★☆☆
202574.194 of 54682.8%★★★★☆
202482.865 of 56088.4%★★★★☆
202381.767 of 55988.0%★★★★☆
202283.960 of 55089.1%★★★★☆
202187.137 of 53393.1%★★★★★
201984.045 of 51991.3%★★★★★
201895.714 of 49497.2%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202228.0341 of 44924.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202669.261 of 36383.2%★★★★☆
202582.029 of 37192.2%★★★★★
202480.824 of 35693.3%★★★★★
202370.136 of 31888.7%★★★★☆
202275.026 of 31291.7%★★★★★
201989.89 of 21195.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202631.3517 of 73129.3%★☆☆☆☆
202550.8357 of 73351.3%★★★☆☆
202459.7274 of 73862.9%★★★☆☆
202353.7332 of 73154.6%★★★☆☆
202256.4291 of 73360.3%★★★☆☆
202154.6298 of 70657.8%★★★☆☆
201953.5327 of 68452.2%★★★☆☆
201873.7153 of 65676.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202644.0306 of 56645.9%★★☆☆☆
202560.6177 of 56268.5%★★★☆☆
202468.8116 of 56479.4%★★★★☆
202358.2188 of 55366.0%★★★☆☆
202273.888 of 54183.7%★★★★☆
202165.9115 of 52278.0%★★★★☆
201956.6166 of 49366.3%★★★☆☆
201881.743 of 47290.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202639.2443 of 72538.9%★★☆☆☆
202563.3203 of 72972.2%★★★★☆
202467.5177 of 74376.2%★★★★☆
202365.0190 of 73574.1%★★★★☆
202280.575 of 68989.1%★★★★☆
202180.467 of 63389.4%★★★★☆
201979.770 of 63989.0%★★★★☆
201894.511 of 60498.2%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202626.6560 of 73623.9%★☆☆☆☆
202539.7444 of 73339.4%★★☆☆☆
202452.8333 of 75155.7%★★★☆☆
202347.4378 of 74749.4%★★☆☆☆
202259.2276 of 74863.1%★★★☆☆
202161.1246 of 71165.4%★★★☆☆
201953.9326 of 69753.2%★★★☆☆
201876.5129 of 66580.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202632.7346 of 50030.8%★★☆☆☆
202521.5448 of 4786.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202434.1296 of 47337.4%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202652.6312 of 66252.9%★★★☆☆
202552.5276 of 64156.9%★★★☆☆
202439.3375 of 64041.4%★★☆☆☆
202339.6357 of 62643.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.2419 of 62132.5%★★☆☆☆
201944.1253 of 51450.8%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202670.2105 of 45076.7%★★★★☆
202570.496 of 44078.2%★★★★☆
202458.6122 of 43772.1%★★★★☆
202361.7115 of 43473.5%★★★★☆
202247.2180 of 43058.1%★★★☆☆
201966.653 of 36985.6%★★★★☆
201875.442 of 35988.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202650.1318 of 62949.4%★★☆☆☆
202550.9292 of 61052.1%★★★☆☆
202434.5397 of 60234.1%★★☆☆☆
202336.8368 of 58837.4%★★☆☆☆
202230.7414 of 59430.3%★★☆☆☆
201938.7279 of 47541.3%★★☆☆☆
201861.3154 of 44965.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202660.0155 of 47467.3%★★★☆☆
202569.7115 of 46275.1%★★★★☆
202453.9163 of 45464.1%★★★☆☆
202353.4169 of 44962.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202654.2235 of 62062.1%★★★☆☆
202559.0194 of 60668.0%★★★☆☆
202444.5288 of 61353.0%★★★☆☆
202349.3247 of 59758.6%★★★☆☆
202241.1281 of 54448.3%★★☆☆☆
201954.6108 of 44675.8%★★★★☆
201873.052 of 42487.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202651.2300 of 62451.9%★★★☆☆
202552.7261 of 60156.6%★★★☆☆
202443.6330 of 60745.6%★★☆☆☆
202341.5332 of 60244.9%★★☆☆☆
202232.5389 of 58533.5%★★☆☆☆
201946.0219 of 48855.1%★★★☆☆
201841.1260 of 46343.8%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202631.3266 of 37228.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.7297 of 34914.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile+51 vs school
Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+29 vs school
African American (2026)50th percentile+29 vs school
Disabled (2019)30th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2026)24th percentile~ school
Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)21st percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)83rd percentile+54 vs school
African American (2026)63rd percentile+34 vs school
Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2026)31st percentile~ school
Female (2026)29th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)24th percentile-37 vs school
Male (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school
High school
African American (2026)77th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)52nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2026)28th percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?
Math III76%+7 vs state
English II71%+7 vs state
Biology65%+7 vs state
Science62%-6 vs state
Mathematics45%-15 vs state
Reading44%-12 vs state
Math I26%-16 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Open Quote I went to Sugar Creek Charter School from kindergarten to 8th grade and they never held me beck. They always pushed me to what they knew I was capable of doing. I was good at mathematics. So, they put me in above grade level math classes since kindergarten to keep me doing my uttermost best. I actually ended up leaving the school with 2 high school math credits (one in Algebra 1 and one in geometry). As a result of them pushing me and nurturing my potential I am currently a sophomore in high school and already taking AP Calculus. My experience with this school was an incredible and fulfilling one. I am grateful that I was given the opportunity to attend and that I attended this amazing charter school. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,591 students attended Sugar Creek Charter.

Sugar Creek Charter ranks in the bottom 21.5% of North Carolina alternative schools.

Students at Sugar Creek Charter are 70% African American, 27% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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