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Mallard Creek STEM Academy

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Mallard Creek STEM Academy ranks 914 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

914^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mallard Creek STEM Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 952 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the Mallard Creek STEM Academy District, which is ranked 146 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Mallard Creek STEM Academy's performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across most grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 8th-grade math proficiency rate was 28.7%, compared to the state average of 48.7%. However, the school performs better in certain subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, where it ranks in the top 25-30% of North Carolina elementary schools. Compared to nearby public schools like Huntersville Elementary and North Academy of World Languages, Mallard Creek STEM Academy's academic performance is significantly lower, particularly in math and reading proficiency rates.

Mallard Creek STEM Academy has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.1, which is lower than nearby public schools. However, the school's performance on measures of special education and disabled students is significantly below the state average, with rankings in the bottom 25-40% of North Carolina elementary schools, indicating a need for improvement in supporting these student populations.

961

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9142 Browne Rd
Charlotte, NC 28269

(980) 288-4811

District: Mallard Creek STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.7%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2022 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

914^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 46% (2019) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

408^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From top 44% (2019) to bottom 47% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^th of 242Mallard Creek STEM Academy 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	40.1	914 of 1490	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	932 of 1505	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	848 of 1502	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1032 of 1514	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	863 of 1489	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	793 of 1473	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	268 of 918	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	293 of 924	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	259 of 933	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	444 of 927	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	301 of 896	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	292 of 949	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	325 of 927	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	55.9	61 of 106	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	567 of 634	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	598 of 646	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	764 of 1451	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	869 of 1455	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	882 of 1459	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1092 of 1458	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	887 of 1440	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	778 of 1424	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	681 of 1405	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	178 of 961	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	231 of 951	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	153 of 915	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.8	379 of 893	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	449 of 843	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.4	152 of 865	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	912 of 1437	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	715 of 1450	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	736 of 1437	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	928 of 1366	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	839 of 1329	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	713 of 1361	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	793 of 1332	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	975 of 1450	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	937 of 1464	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	789 of 1461	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	913 of 1464	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	764 of 1444	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	768 of 1430	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	763 of 1413	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	614 of 821	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	710 of 801	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	72.3	285 of 1172	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	258 of 1183	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	447 of 1178	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	408 of 773	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	376 of 793	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	421 of 784	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	562 of 786	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	473 of 741	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	327 of 737	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	114 of 546	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	130 of 560	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	147 of 559	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	49.3	229 of 550	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	140 of 533	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	62 of 519	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	68 of 494	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	423 of 733	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	412 of 738	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	487 of 731	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	547 of 733	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	440 of 706	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	234 of 684	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	401 of 656	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	102 of 562	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	197 of 553	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	356 of 541	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	226 of 522	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	388 of 729	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	287 of 743	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	388 of 735	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	379 of 689	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	281 of 633	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	398 of 639	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.0	128 of 604	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	347 of 733	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	292 of 751	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	360 of 747	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.5	522 of 748	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	462 of 711	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	346 of 697	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	256 of 665	61.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	48.4	307 of 632	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	401 of 596	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+43 vs school

White (2021)76th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+32 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2019)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2021)51st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading55%+3 vs state

Science49%-12 vs state

Mathematics46%-11 vs state

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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 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
Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9142 Browne Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 288-4811	961	72	13.4	97.1%	18 (1.9%)	737 (76.7%)	106 (11.0%)	23 (2.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.4%)	40.1	914^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.7%		40.2	932^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	38.1%	18	65.1	45.4	40.0	46.1	46.6	28.7	52.3	53.7	45.7	55.9	66.0	59.6	45.7	52.1
Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	10700 Asbury Chapel Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 948-4439	642	35	18.3	62.6%	65 (10.1%)	398 (62.0%)	91 (14.2%)	34 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	59.5	573^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	61.5%		56.3	643^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	57.3%	70	62.4	83.2	47.8	42.1			50.5	78.2	50.7	68.4			46.4
Croft Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	4911 Hucks Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0370	459	27	16.9	99.3%	49 (10.7%)	302 (65.8%)	63 (13.7%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.7%)	53.4	684^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.1%		56.3	642^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	57.3%	42	53.3	83.6	61.9				38.7	67.2	54.0				53.2		$9,720	$854	$8,867
David Cox Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4215 David Cox Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6540	604	36	16.6	99.5%	26 (4.3%)	400 (66.2%)	130 (21.5%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	18.7	1301^st of 1490 public elementary schools	12.7%		15.5	1355^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.0%	54	55.0	41.1	35.2				40.0	44.4	28.8				29.5		$9,445	$1,098	$8,347
Highland Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	7242 Highland Creek Pkwy	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1065	477	29	16.7	42.1%	149 (31.2%)	196 (41.1%)	65 (13.6%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	74.1	332^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.7%		67.7	448^th of 1505 public elementary schools	70.2%	116	74.2	65.6	66.2				63.4	66.7	58.0				73.5		$9,491	$658	$8,833
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2945 Johnston-Oehler Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9915	437	27	16.1	99.3%	36 (8.2%)	284 (65.0%)	60 (13.7%)	27 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	65.2	482^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	67.7%		53.9	686^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.4%	204	77.3	57.6	76.3				60.6	54.2	64.4				50.8		$10,513	$809	$9,704
Blythe Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12202 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5770	902	56	15.9	99.7%	94 (10.4%)	480 (53.2%)	229 (25.4%)	52 (5.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	56.3	628^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.9%		43.4	865^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.5%	237	70.9	65.0	49.3				55.3	64.1	48.6				55.2		$9,814	$778	$9,035
North Academy of World Languages	Public, Magnet	K-8	12201 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0743	668	45	14.9	40.1%	172 (25.7%)	279 (41.8%)	160 (24.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	91.8	84^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.4%		82.1	215^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.7%	131	96.4	94.1	85.1	68.2	61.6	61.7	75.9	92.2	74.5	76.1	73.3	73.3	84.8	83.3
Mallard Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	9801 Mallard Creek Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3980	490	30	16.1	97.1%	29 (5.9%)	342 (69.8%)	74 (15.1%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	59.8	567^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.9%		47.6	785^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.8%	218	51.2	61.6	78.8				32.1	67.4	60.0				75.0		$9,661	$734	$8,927
Cox Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1450 Cox Mill Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6170	1,086	79	13.7	10.6%	285 (26.2%)	122 (11.2%)	53 (4.9%)	581 (53.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.9%)	96.6	28^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.1%		96.1	33^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	97.8%	5	89.2	93.3	89.6				77.5	85.4	90.7				91.2		$8,388	$334	$8,054

Frequently Asked Questions about Mallard Creek STEM Academy

How many students attend Mallard Creek STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 961 students attended Mallard Creek STEM Academy.

What district is Mallard Creek STEM Academy in?

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What is the racial makeup of Mallard Creek STEM Academy?

Students at Mallard Creek STEM Academy are 77% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% White.

Is Mallard Creek STEM Academy a good school?

Mallard Creek STEM Academy ranks 914^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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