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American Leadership Academy Charlotte

Public, Charter Grades K-7

1381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

American Leadership Academy Charlotte is a public charter elementary school serving 132 students in grades K-6 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school is part of the ALA Charlotte district, which is ranked 234 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

American Leadership Academy Charlotte consistently underperforms the state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency was 39.5% compared to the state average of 64.1%, and its 3rd-grade reading proficiency was 37.2% compared to the state average of 46.7%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the bottom quartile of elementary schools in the state.

When compared to nearby public schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg district, American Leadership Academy Charlotte consistently underperforms. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency of 39.5% was significantly lower than the nearby Joseph W. Grier Academy (37.2%) and Devonshire Elementary (25.8%). The school's performance has generally declined over the years, and its staffing challenges, with a fluctuating student-teacher ratio, may be contributing to its struggles.

277

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8000 Robinson Church Road
Charlotte, NC 28215

(704) 595-3012

District: ALA Charlotte

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.7%

Hispanic:

15.5%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

North Carolina avg56%

1,381^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

234^th of 242ALA Charlotte 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1381 of 1490	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1413 of 1505	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1406 of 1502	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1266 of 1514	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	988 of 1489	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	916 of 1473	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1100 of 1434	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	1179 of 1429	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	1306 of 1425	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	1252 of 1440	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	798 of 918	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	778 of 924	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	845 of 933	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	716 of 927	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	384 of 896	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	299 of 949	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	490 of 927	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1325 of 1451	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	934 of 1458	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	988 of 1440	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1254 of 1437	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1299 of 1450	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1352 of 1437	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	959 of 1366	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.6	522 of 1329	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	711 of 1361	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	778 of 1332	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1370 of 1450	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	1459 of 1464	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1233 of 1464	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	806 of 1444	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1025 of 1430	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1100 of 1413	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	725 of 784	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	558 of 786	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	575 of 741	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	514 of 559	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	221 of 550	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	325 of 533	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	28.2	541 of 733	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	496 of 706	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	6.0	718 of 735	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	53.9	274 of 689	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.0	478 of 633	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	604 of 711	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2022)26th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2021)15th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2023)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-16 vs state

Science32%-30 vs state

Mathematics31%-28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Monday, October 24, 2022

Aristotle is a wonderful place to learn because of its dedicated, professional staff and outstanding curriculum. After years of public, charter, and homeschool teaching experience, I’m thrilled to find a school that has high expectations and holds teachers and students to them!

This is the place for your child if you want them to learn respect, accountability, curiosity across all subjects, and a global knowledge base that will help them relate anywhere.

This is NOT the place to run from discipline, be lazy, try bullying or violent behaviors, or play politics. Charter One Schools like Aristotle have a mission to instill moral character and academic excellence, which is sorely missing from many current institutions. A free education is the law, but a good education is a privilege. This takes work and willingness from parents, children, and teachers together.

Overall, the school provides a great education based on core values that are delivered with healthy boundaries so students can be successful in the professional world. The caring and qualified teachers and staff make it that much better! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

I was hesitant to enroll my son at APA- but I heard about the new principal that was brought on was doing great things. Two years ago, I did a tour of the school and was so impressed. I enrolled my son this year and the teachers, staff, just overall a great caring school. My son has had issues with the CMS schools- but here- he loves his teachers and calls APA his extended family. I heard this was not the case three years ago- and the new principal has done a great deal for the school- including hiring some amazing teachers. Close Quote

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
American Leadership Academy Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-7	8000 Robinson Church Road	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	ALA Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 595-3012	277	17	16.2	94.6%	8 (2.9%)	207 (74.7%)	43 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	12.8	1381^st of 1490 public elementary schools	7.3%		11	1413^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.1%	32	39.5	26.5	36.8	20.5	38.9	37.2	41.2	42.1	25.0	50.0	31.6
Hickory Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6709 Pence Rd	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6464	643	32	20.2	99.5%	27 (4.2%)	230 (35.8%)	319 (49.6%)	45 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	16.6	1332^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.6	1395^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.3%	63	38.0	38.9	47.1			29.0	42.1	31.8			42.9	$10,933	$1,524	$9,409
J. H. Gunn Elementary	Public	K-5	7400 Harrisburg Rd	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6477	616	37	16.4	99.5%	33 (5.4%)	210 (34.1%)	322 (52.3%)	36 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	27.2	1130^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.2%		23.7	1218^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.1%	88	54.3	47.2	53.2			31.4	40.7	38.5			49.5	$10,183	$1,341	$8,842
Reedy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10801 Plaza Rd Ext	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6480	850	55	15.3	99.6%	59 (6.9%)	408 (48.0%)	269 (31.6%)	56 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.7%)	41.9	882^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.8%		37.6	976^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.1%	94	63.4	51.3	55.3			39.4	50.4	45.7			58.6	$9,604	$751	$8,853
Grove Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7515 The Plaza	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-6900	740	42	17.6	99.6%	57 (7.7%)	252 (34.1%)	360 (48.6%)	42 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	27.1	1134^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.9%					(n/a)	49.6	44.0	47.1			30.2	46.8	47.1			48.5
Lawrence Orr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4835 Shamrock Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-9919	751	50	15.1	99.6%	29 (3.9%)	230 (30.6%)	415 (55.3%)	54 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	27.3	1123^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.6%		41.1	909^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.6%	214	68.8	48.4	44.6			29.0	45.1	39.3			37.5	$10,043	$1,471	$8,571
Joseph W Grier Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	8330 Grier Rd	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5671	529	33	16.2	99.4%	30 (5.7%)	239 (45.2%)	223 (42.2%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	19.1	1294^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.2%		19.3	1297^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.8%	3	37.2	44.7	48.8			33.3	41.7	34.1			39.0	$10,343	$1,072	$9,271
Devonshire Elementary	Public	K-5	6500 Barrington Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6445	550	32	17.2	99.5%	17 (3.1%)	125 (22.7%)	394 (71.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9.8	1425^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.4%		3.9	1486^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.3%	61	25.8	32.9	45.5			8.1	30.2	23.4			48.1	$9,844	$1,144	$8,700
Albemarle Road Elementary	Public	K-5	7800 Riding Trail Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6414	711	43	16.7	99.6%	18 (2.5%)	156 (21.9%)	449 (63.2%)	75 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	22.1	1243^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	16.6%		16.7	1329^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.7%	86	62.3	45.0	38.2			34.0	45.0	30.9			35.2	$10,415	$1,158	$9,257
Charlotte East Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	6108 Wilora Lake Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-0380	594	51	11.6	99.5%	43 (7.2%)	40 (6.7%)	496 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	61.6	536^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.0%		32.1	1064^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.3%	528	77.2	65.8	74.2	60.3	65.4	46.8	54.8	54.5	47.9	53.8	66.7	$12,246	$1,264	$10,982

Frequently Asked Questions about American Leadership Academy Charlotte

Is American Leadership Academy Charlotte a good school?

American Leadership Academy Charlotte ranks in the bottom 7.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is American Leadership Academy Charlotte in?

ALA Charlotte

How many students attend American Leadership Academy Charlotte?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended American Leadership Academy Charlotte.

What is the racial makeup of American Leadership Academy Charlotte?

Students at American Leadership Academy Charlotte are 75% African American, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

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