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Bradford Preparatory School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
387th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools
Better than 74% of North Carolina alternative schools
Summary

Bradford Preparatory School is a public charter school serving 1,534 students in grades K-12 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has consistently maintained a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.4% to 90.2% over the past few years.

Bradford Preparatory School outperforms the state average in most subject areas and grade levels, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 67% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 64.1%. The school also excels in end-of-course exams, with 86.2% of students proficient or better in Math III, compared to the state average of 66.4%. While the school's reading proficiency rates are generally higher than the state, the difference is not as pronounced as in math and science. Bradford Preparatory School maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.9 to 14.1 over the past few years, which is lower than many nearby Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy, Valor Preparatory Academy, and Carolina International School.

While Bradford Preparatory School outperforms many nearby charter schools, some like Lake Norman Charter and Corvian Community School also demonstrate strong academic performance, often exceeding Bradford Preparatory School's results. However, it is difficult to make a direct comparison to the nearby traditional public school district, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, due to the limited data available for those schools.

1,566
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
4.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2502 Salome Church Rd
       Charlotte, NC  28262

(704) 549-0080

District: Bradford Preparatory School

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.5%
African American:
34.6%
Hispanic:
10.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2022 → 76th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 55% meeting standards)
90% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (86%)
Above the North Carolina median (74th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school65%
North Carolina avg55%
Elementary school
387th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Top 26%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From top 18% (2015) to top 26% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
194th of 773
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Top 25%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From top 16% (2015) to top 25% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
151st of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Top 24%▼ down 4 pts since 2019
From top 20% (2019) to top 24% (2025)
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
202570.3387 of 149074.0%★★★★☆
202477.4289 of 150580.8%★★★★☆
202376.2296 of 150280.3%★★★★☆
202277.3287 of 151481.0%★★★★☆
202188.1151 of 148989.9%★★★★☆
201974.4316 of 147378.5%★★★★☆
201872.1363 of 143474.7%★★★★☆
201770.6392 of 142972.6%★★★★☆
201672.2358 of 142574.9%★★★★☆
201579.3253 of 144082.4%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202567.9212 of 91876.9%★★★★☆
202479.3114 of 92487.7%★★★★☆
202379.6115 of 93387.7%★★★★☆
202283.477 of 92791.7%★★★★★
202192.835 of 89696.1%★★★★★
201970.9189 of 94980.1%★★★★☆
201876.4120 of 92787.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202272.095 of 63485.0%★★★★☆
202177.270 of 64689.2%★★★★☆
201872.3134 of 89785.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202567.9398 of 145172.6%★★★★☆
202472.3332 of 145577.2%★★★★☆
202374.3308 of 145978.9%★★★★☆
202270.5369 of 145874.7%★★★★☆
202185.9151 of 144089.5%★★★★☆
201965.0473 of 142466.8%★★★☆☆
201863.0519 of 140563.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202549.9482 of 96149.8%★★☆☆☆
202476.8149 of 95184.3%★★★★☆
202369.6191 of 91579.1%★★★★☆
202277.4126 of 89385.9%★★★★☆
202178.8108 of 84387.2%★★★★☆
201979.2102 of 86588.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202551.9648 of 143754.9%★★★☆☆
202455.0602 of 145058.5%★★★☆☆
202361.8463 of 143767.8%★★★☆☆
202275.6195 of 136685.7%★★★★☆
202186.386 of 132993.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202570.2379 of 145073.9%★★★★☆
202478.5258 of 146482.4%★★★★☆
202375.9284 of 146180.6%★★★★☆
202280.5223 of 146484.8%★★★★☆
202187.9134 of 144490.7%★★★★★
201978.3237 of 143083.4%★★★★☆
201877.6249 of 141382.4%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202455.177 of 15951.6%★★★☆☆
202353.666 of 15457.1%★★★☆☆
202252.160 of 13354.9%★★★☆☆
202178.417 of 9782.5%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202555.7260 of 82168.3%★★★☆☆
202454.4275 of 80165.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202566.6366 of 117268.8%★★★☆☆
202471.8300 of 116674.3%★★★★☆
202373.0286 of 118375.8%★★★★☆
202271.7302 of 119474.7%★★★★☆
202184.3133 of 117288.7%★★★★☆
201967.6353 of 118370.2%★★★★☆
201857.1519 of 117855.9%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202570.6194 of 77374.9%★★★★☆
202470.6204 of 79374.3%★★★★☆
202379.4145 of 78481.5%★★★★☆
202279.9141 of 78682.1%★★★★☆
202184.988 of 74188.1%★★★★☆
201975.7152 of 73779.4%★★★★☆
201877.2134 of 69180.6%★★★★☆
201781.4105 of 69484.9%★★★★☆
201677.6130 of 69281.2%★★★★☆
201580.8111 of 70584.3%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202560.3163 of 54670.1%★★★★☆
202479.278 of 56086.1%★★★★☆
202383.859 of 55989.4%★★★★☆
202278.178 of 55085.8%★★★★☆
202182.946 of 53391.4%★★★★★
201979.160 of 51988.4%★★★★☆
201882.551 of 49489.7%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202246.0185 of 44958.8%★★★☆☆
202177.933 of 47893.1%★★★★★
201980.642 of 50491.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202568.4201 of 73372.6%★★★★☆
202464.9235 of 73868.2%★★★☆☆
202377.0142 of 73180.6%★★★★☆
202277.8145 of 73380.2%★★★★☆
202179.6116 of 70683.6%★★★★☆
201966.4215 of 68468.6%★★★☆☆
201877.7122 of 65681.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202558.5196 of 56265.1%★★★☆☆
202468.2119 of 56478.9%★★★★☆
202376.481 of 55385.4%★★★★☆
202269.8106 of 54180.4%★★★★☆
202190.827 of 52294.8%★★★★★
201990.721 of 49395.7%★★★★★
201869.997 of 47279.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202563.0206 of 72971.7%★★★★☆
202441.8422 of 74343.2%★★☆☆☆
202371.8143 of 73580.5%★★★★☆
202274.8101 of 68985.3%★★★★☆
202192.019 of 63397.0%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202569.3194 of 73373.5%★★★★☆
202472.7175 of 75176.7%★★★★☆
202379.4135 of 74781.9%★★★★☆
202279.8131 of 74882.5%★★★★☆
202185.180 of 71188.7%★★★★☆
201981.8101 of 69785.5%★★★★☆
201876.1134 of 66579.8%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202554.5135 of 32858.8%★★★☆☆
202456.7120 of 30660.8%★★★☆☆
202362.890 of 30270.2%★★★★☆
202272.846 of 28383.7%★★★★☆
202168.653 of 24878.6%★★★★☆
201979.528 of 23788.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202580.0111 of 64982.9%★★★★☆
202461.0232 of 65264.4%★★★☆☆
202373.4160 of 65675.6%★★★★☆
202272.6168 of 65874.5%★★★★☆
202184.184 of 63286.7%★★★★☆
201967.1193 of 62469.1%★★★☆☆
201863.3210 of 59664.8%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202576.2151 of 64176.4%★★★★☆
202484.4116 of 64081.9%★★★★☆
202385.0106 of 62683.1%★★★★☆
202277.2141 of 62177.3%★★★★☆
202176.1122 of 59479.5%★★★★☆
201969.5101 of 51480.4%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202577.478 of 44082.3%★★★★☆
202481.969 of 43784.2%★★★★☆
202390.447 of 43489.2%★★★★☆
202290.147 of 43089.1%★★★★☆
202179.225 of 36493.1%★★★★★
201967.152 of 36985.9%★★★★☆
201888.222 of 35993.9%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202193.710 of 33497.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202576.5137 of 61077.5%★★★★☆
202482.8116 of 60280.7%★★★★☆
202374.1151 of 58874.3%★★★★☆
202270.1167 of 59471.9%★★★★☆
202177.360 of 47587.4%★★★★☆
201966.5108 of 47577.3%★★★★☆
201862.6145 of 44967.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202570.1114 of 46275.3%★★★★☆
202495.334 of 45492.5%★★★★★
202391.549 of 44989.1%★★★★☆
202286.265 of 43685.1%★★★★☆
202183.921 of 37094.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202559.9189 of 60668.8%★★★☆☆
202472.5142 of 61376.8%★★★★☆
202380.3106 of 59782.2%★★★★☆
202277.096 of 54482.4%★★★★☆
202181.921 of 43295.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202575.1154 of 60174.4%★★★★☆
202485.3112 of 60781.5%★★★★☆
202390.679 of 60286.9%★★★★☆
202279.8127 of 58578.3%★★★★☆
202173.461 of 48187.3%★★★★☆
201968.989 of 48881.8%★★★★☆
201885.241 of 46391.1%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202585.923 of 25390.9%★★★★★
202481.237 of 26185.8%★★★★☆
202376.045 of 24981.9%★★★★☆
202276.438 of 22683.2%★★★★☆
202179.026 of 19986.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202585.487 of 54283.9%★★★★☆
202485.789 of 55383.9%★★★★☆
202384.489 of 53783.4%★★★★☆
202272.6152 of 53471.5%★★★★☆
202180.439 of 43991.1%★★★★★
201969.090 of 44479.7%★★★★☆
201865.9120 of 42771.9%★★★★☆
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
Disabled (2022)85th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)74th percentile~ school
Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school
White (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-19 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)52nd percentile-29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-24 vs school
Middle school
White (2025)83rd percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)74th percentile~ school
Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school
African American (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-10 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile-16 vs school
Disabled (2022)59th percentile-23 vs school
High school
Disabled (2021)97th percentile+18 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile+14 vs school
White (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school
African American (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)78th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)75th percentile~ school
Male (2025)74th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Math III86%+20 vs state
English II76%+17 vs state
Science70%+9 vs state
Biology66%+18 vs state
Mathematics64%+7 vs state
Reading61%+8 vs state
Math I54%+20 vs state

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Students at Bradford Preparatory School are 43% White, 35% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Bradford Preparatory School ranks 387th of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,566 students attended Bradford Preparatory School.

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2016–17 through 2024–25 graduation ratesSep 3, 2025
2024–25 EOC & EOG test scoresSep 3, 2025
2023–24 EOC & EOG test scoresSep 4, 2024


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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