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TMSA Charlotte

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TMSA Charlotte ranks 740 th of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

740^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 50% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

TMSA Charlotte is a public charter school in Charlotte, North Carolina that serves 745 students in grades K-12. The school has a focus on mathematics and science education.

TMSA Charlotte stands out for its consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 86.5% to 87.7% over the past 3 school years, on par with or exceeding nearby charter schools. The school also excels in mathematics, with students outperforming the state average in proficiency across most grade levels. However, TMSA Charlotte's reading proficiency lags behind the state average, an area for potential improvement. When compared to other nearby charter schools like Lake Norman Charter, Corvian Community School, and Bradford Preparatory School, TMSA Charlotte performs well in mathematics but trails in both math and reading proficiency.

An interesting finding is the sharp increase in free/reduced lunch recipients at TMSA Charlotte, going from 40.05% in 2021-2022 to 92.21% in 2023-2024. This suggests the school is serving a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to the lower reading proficiency. Additionally, while TMSA Charlotte students excel in 5th grade science, their 8th grade science proficiency falls behind the state, indicating a potential need to strengthen science instruction in the upper grades.

760

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9108 Mallard Creek Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28262

(980) 321-7744

District: The Math and Science Academy of Charlott

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.0%

Asian:

15.5%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (67% vs 88%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

740^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 36 pts since 2017

From top 14% (2017) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

591^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 50 pts since 2017

From top 26% (2017) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

504^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

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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	50.6	740 of 1490	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	599 of 1505	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	801 of 1502	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1042 of 1514	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	683 of 1489	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	271 of 1473	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	286 of 1434	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	193 of 1429	86.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	239 of 918	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	226 of 924	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	49.3	439 of 933	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	646 of 927	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	420 of 896	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.8	96 of 949	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	115 of 927	87.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	106 of 131	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	95 of 130	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	81 of 114	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	88 of 107	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.8	58 of 95	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	48 of 106	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	39 of 99	60.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	97.5	13 of 533	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	15 of 514	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	7 of 385	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	626 of 1451	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	513 of 1455	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	667 of 1459	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	900 of 1458	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	546 of 1440	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.7	216 of 1424	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	501 of 1405	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	560 of 961	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	620 of 915	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	727 of 1437	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	808 of 1450	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	797 of 1437	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	974 of 1366	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	968 of 1329	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	831 of 1450	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	670 of 1464	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	894 of 1461	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1097 of 1464	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	777 of 1444	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.9	363 of 1430	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	166 of 1413	88.3%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	591 of 773	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	483 of 793	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	604 of 784	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	625 of 786	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	551 of 741	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.9	258 of 737	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.4	116 of 691	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	71.1	183 of 694	73.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	367 of 546	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	245 of 560	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	363 of 559	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	311 of 550	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	380 of 533	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.0	96 of 519	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	82 of 494	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	662 of 733	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	523 of 738	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	522 of 731	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	510 of 733	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	583 of 706	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.3	176 of 684	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	273 of 656	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	65.3	120 of 522	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	677 of 729	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	509 of 743	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	511 of 735	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	535 of 689	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	328 of 633	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	473 of 733	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	395 of 751	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	586 of 747	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	657 of 748	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	484 of 711	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	233 of 697	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.2	52 of 665	92.2%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	504 of 641	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	379 of 640	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	498 of 626	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	356 of 440	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	197 of 437	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.4	308 of 434	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	24.9	452 of 588	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	422 of 606	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	472 of 597	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	482 of 601	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.5	326 of 607	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	419 of 602	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)98th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-31 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2021)77th percentile+51 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-16 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2023)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

African American (2025)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III60%-6 vs state

English II59%~ state avg

Science54%-7 vs state

Mathematics51%-6 vs state

Reading50%-3 vs state

Biology24%-25 vs state

Math I14%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
TMSA Charlotte	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9108 Mallard Creek Rd.	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	The Math and Science Academy of Charlott	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 321-7744	760	51	14.8	94.1%	30 (3.9%)	471 (62.0%)	83 (10.9%)	118 (15.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)								(n/a)	23.5	58.8	14.3	60.0	71.8	56.2	53.2	30.8	52.0	23.8	42.3	65.8	56.5	34.6	50.0	42.9	71.0	30.2
Corvian Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4041 Johnston Oehler Road	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Corvian Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 717-7550	1,376	73	18.8		549 (39.9%)	456 (33.1%)	176 (12.8%)	101 (7.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	88 (6.4%)								(n/a)	71.1	85.5	69.6	78.4	76.0	64.7	69.0	56.9	88.6	74.0	71.0	75.5	60.0	61.8	70.5	78.8	63.0	85.6
Pioneer Springs Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9232 Bob Beatty Rd.	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Pioneer Springs Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 494-0777	558	47	11.8		336 (60.2%)	70 (12.5%)	92 (16.5%)	16 (2.9%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.6%)								(n/a)	52.6	82.4	20.0	52.0	50.0	46.5	48.6	59.1	46.7	18.2	52.3	55.8	70.3	65.9	60.0	65.9	67.6	56.8
Bradford Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2502 Salome Church Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Bradford Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 549-0080	1,566	107	14.6		666 (42.5%)	542 (34.6%)	163 (10.4%)	74 (4.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (7.5%)								(n/a)	65.9	76.5	54.0	86.2	67.0	56.6	67.7	74.0	69.7	48.8	50.9	54.0	63.7	70.7	57.4	65.0	82.3	57.7
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	5833 Millhaven Lane	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0680	91	21	4.3	96.7%	14 (15.4%)	57 (62.6%)	14 (15.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)								(n/a)	10.0	23.1													30.0	7.7		15.4	$60,725	$16,356	$44,369
Sugar Creek Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4101 N Tryon Street	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Sugar Creek Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 509-5470	1,591	68	23.3	96.6%	3 (0.2%)	1,110 (69.8%)	425 (26.7%)	13 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.5%)								(n/a)	33.3	76.8	45.1	66.2	41.0	42.9	49.2	50.3	47.1	44.0	22.2	56.7	40.2	48.8	51.6	56.3	49.6	60.4
Lake Norman Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12435 Old Statesville Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Lake Norman Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 948-8600	2,222	125	17.7		1,218 (54.8%)	244 (11.0%)	144 (6.5%)	449 (20.2%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (7.3%)								(n/a)	84.2	93.3	76.8	91.0	87.2	89.1	90.3	93.0	89.8	89.9	74.4	94.5	74.4	87.0	85.3	80.3	90.3	86.4
Carolina International School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9545 Poplar Tent Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Carolina International School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 455-3847	744	47	15.6		166 (22.3%)	323 (43.4%)	170 (22.8%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)								(n/a)	46.8	72.7	35.3	46.1	38.3	32.4	50.0	53.6	39.7	35.3	28.3	56.8	48.0	58.9	36.8	45.6	42.0	48.5
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16115 Poplar Tent Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 755-6800	1,269	77	16.4	41.6%	306 (24.1%)	481 (37.9%)	200 (15.8%)	158 (12.5%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (8.3%)								(n/a)	19.8	48.3	32.3	37.0	83.5	64.4	54.3	57.3	31.0	25.2	57.1	68.3	55.6	57.3	52.1	46.2	56.8	39.4
Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4511 Weddington Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 260-6820	107	4	26.7	42.1%	61 (57.0%)	15 (14.0%)	17 (15.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.3%)								(n/a)	50.0	66.7	53.8	43.5					52.4	58.3					47.6	68.0		92.0

Frequently Asked Questions about TMSA Charlotte

What is the racial makeup of TMSA Charlotte?

Students at TMSA Charlotte are 62% African American, 16% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% White.

What district is TMSA Charlotte in?

The Math and Science Academy of Charlott

Is TMSA Charlotte a good school?

TMSA Charlotte ranks 740^th of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend TMSA Charlotte?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended TMSA Charlotte.

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