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Unity Classical Charter School

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Unity Classical Charter School ranks 500 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Unity Classical Charter School is a K–8 public charter school in the Steele Creek area of southwest Charlotte serving 928 students. The school currently ranks #500 of 1,492 North Carolina schools (66th percentile, 3 stars), while its district-level rating is stronger — #59 of 246, 76th percentile, 4 stars. Over the last five years, Unity has climbed meaningfully in statewide rankings, from the 59th percentile in 2020-21 up to the 68th percentile in 2024-25 before settling at 66th percentile in 2025-26.

Unity's clearest strengths show up in the early grades. Third-grade reading proficiency is 78.1% versus a 55.6% statewide average — the highest among all nearby schools, topping Palisades Park (73.1%) and Winget Park (72.6%). Third-grade math is essentially tied with those same leaders at 86.0%. Chronic absenteeism is also remarkably low at 10.0%, far better than the 24.2% state average and lower than every nearby school in the comparison set. Statewide subgroup results are encouraging as well: African American students at Unity have consistently ranked in the 85th–87th percentile, Hispanic students have climbed from the 47th to the 74th percentile over three years, and English language learners have held steady in the 65th–68th percentile range.

The watch items appear in the upper grades. Fifth-grade results fall below state averages in reading, math, and science, while 8th-grade math proficiency sits at 37.0% against the 53.0% state average — though other K–8 charters in the area also struggle with middle-school math. Compared with nearby options, Unity outranks most neighborhood schools within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, including Berewick Elementary, South Pine Academy, and Steele Creek Preparatory Academy, as well as Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy and Lake Wylie Elementary. However, it remains slightly behind Winget Park, Palisades Park, and River Gate Elementary. With exceptional attendance and standout primary-grade results, Unity is a solid mid-to-upper-tier choice that appears close to becoming a top regional school if it can carry that success through 5th to 8th grade.

928

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

14613 Steele Creek Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28273

(704) 504-8460

District: Unity Classical Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.9%

White:

23.7%

Hispanic:

19.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2021 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the North Carolina median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

500^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 8 pts since 2021

From top 41% (2021) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

272^nd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From top 40% (2023) to top 35% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^th of 246Unity Classical Charter School 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
2026	65.3	500 of 1492	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.4	478 of 1490	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	589 of 1505	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	607 of 1502	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	609 of 1514	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	613 of 1489	58.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	120 of 903	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	137 of 918	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	139 of 924	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	178 of 933	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	115 of 927	87.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	93 of 131	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	181 of 519	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	188 of 563	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	169 of 533	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	542 of 1447	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.6	454 of 1451	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	531 of 1455	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	524 of 1459	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	660 of 1458	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.8	881 of 1440	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	258 of 981	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.5	293 of 961	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	506 of 951	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	347 of 915	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.7	834 of 893	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	688 of 1434	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.6	318 of 1437	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	621 of 1450	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	679 of 1437	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	408 of 1451	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	491 of 1450	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	621 of 1464	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	680 of 1461	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	504 of 1464	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.8	352 of 1444	75.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	98 of 181	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.8	58 of 175	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	37 of 159	76.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	568 of 821	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	621 of 1146	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.9	479 of 1172	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	593 of 1166	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	419 of 1183	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	314 of 1194	73.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	272 of 778	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	319 of 773	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	471 of 793	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	312 of 784	60.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	120 of 553	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	59.3	172 of 546	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	325 of 560	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.2	100 of 559	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	235 of 731	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	254 of 733	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	417 of 738	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	299 of 731	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	213 of 566	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	243 of 562	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	126 of 564	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	220 of 725	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	216 of 729	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	37.8	473 of 743	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.5	201 of 735	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	281 of 736	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	368 of 733	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	464 of 751	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	317 of 747	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	225 of 644	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	265 of 649	59.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)87th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-39 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)78th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Reading66%+10 vs state

Mathematics66%+6 vs state

Science59%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
Unity Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	14613 Steele Creek Rd.	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Unity Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 504-8460	928	39	23.9	—	220 (23.7%)	361 (38.9%)	177 (19.1%)	66 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	102 (11.0%)	65.3	500^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.5%		65.4	478^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.9%	22	86.0	64.0	58.4	62.4	68.7	37.0	78.1	74.8	49.5	59.1	68.7	63.0	60.4	56.5
River Gate Elementary	Public	K-5	15340 Smith Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-1000	693	46	15.1	—	105 (15.2%)	274 (39.5%)	198 (28.6%)	66 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.6%)	68.7	445^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.2%		64.2	493^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	66.9%	48	80.8	66.7	73.7				64.4	58.3	62.3				68.4		$8,319	$509	$7,811
Lake Wylie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13620 Erwin Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3680	633	38	16.6	—	86 (13.6%)	199 (31.4%)	274 (43.3%)	34 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.8%)	51.9	693^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	53.6%		44.8	834^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.0%	141	62.2	63.9	67.1				52.2	54.1	49.4				72.2		$10,023	$931	$9,092
Palisades Park Elementary	Public	K-5	15321 York Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9895	940	60	15.7	41.0%	252 (26.8%)	389 (41.4%)	172 (18.3%)	49 (5.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.8%)	78.4	262^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	82.4%		81.9	219^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.3%	43	86.5	82.1	68.7				73.1	73.5	61.7				68.9		$8,645	$512	$8,133
Winget Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12235 Winget Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-1063	677	41	16.7	44.3%	154 (22.7%)	264 (39.0%)	157 (23.2%)	65 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	80.9	231^st of 1492 public elementary schools	84.5%		77.7	283^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.0%	52	86.9	78.8	68.8				72.6	76.9	63.5				75.0		$9,518	$859	$8,659
South Pine Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2541 Sandy Porter Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-0765	765	40	18.9	—	29 (3.8%)	264 (34.5%)	433 (56.6%)	21 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	22	1245^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.6%		6	1462^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	1.9%	217	53.0	61.9	41.7				28.7	42.9	36.9				51.5
Steele Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Gallant Ln	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3810	525	32	16.3	—	29 (5.5%)	178 (33.9%)	272 (51.8%)	23 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	38	942^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	36.9%		46	817^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.2%	125	56.5	67.0	59.8				43.0	43.0	40.2				66.7		$9,484	$699	$8,785
Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5203 Shopton Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 505-8344	884	55	16.0	97.9%	51 (5.8%)	554 (62.7%)	177 (20.0%)	36 (4.1%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.6%)	46.7	789^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.1%		62.3	526^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.7%	263	50.9	66.3	53.3	65.5	55.7	54.4	41.9	59.6	48.4	68.9	67.9	53.3	51.6	58.4
Berewick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5910 Dixie River Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-1010	717	45	15.9	—	75 (10.5%)	295 (41.1%)	238 (33.2%)	66 (9.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.2%)	36	984^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.0%		38.4	947^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.4%	37	74.4	48.8	50.8				51.6	44.8	44.9				55.1		$8,840	$767	$8,073
Pineville Elementary	Public	K-5	204 Lowry St	Pineville	28134	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3920	742	53	13.8	—	226 (30.5%)	154 (20.8%)	293 (39.5%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.1%)	61.2	561^st of 1492 public elementary schools	62.4%		62.7	515^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.4%	46	63.6	66.9	65.7				52.1	62.9	68.7				73.5		$9,354	$542	$8,812

Frequently Asked Questions about Unity Classical Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Unity Classical Charter School?

Students at Unity Classical Charter School are 39% African American, 24% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

How many students attend Unity Classical Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 928 students attended Unity Classical Charter School.

Is Unity Classical Charter School a good school?

Unity Classical Charter School ranks 500^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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