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Movement Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Movement Charter School is an elementary school serving 745 students in grades K-8 in the 28208 zip code of Charlotte, North Carolina. The school is part of the Movement Charter School District, which is ranked 191 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite serving a high-needs student population, with 97.58% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Movement Charter School consistently underperforms compared to the state and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district averages across various grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading were significantly lower than the state and district averages, with some grades performing 30-40 percentage points below. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 809 and 1424 out of 1490-1514 schools over the past 5 years.

While the overall student population at Movement Charter School struggles academically, the school's African American students perform relatively better compared to their peers at the school. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's African American students ranked 201 out of 924 NC elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating. This suggests there may be promising practices or programs in place that could be leveraged to improve outcomes for the broader student population. However, the extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch at Movement Charter School indicates the school serves a community with significant economic challenges, which likely contributes to the school's academic struggles and underscores the need for targeted, well-resourced interventions.

625

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2701-B Freedom Dr
Charlotte, NC 28208

(704) 585-1356

District: Movement Freedom

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.2%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2021 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (39% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,424^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 15 pts since 2021

From bottom 19% (2021) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

358^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 34 pts since 2023

From bottom 20% (2023) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

191^st of 242Movement Freedom 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	9.9	1424 of 1490	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	809 of 1505	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	1007 of 1502	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	879 of 1514	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	1199 of 1489	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	774 of 918	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.0	201 of 924	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	251 of 933	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	176 of 927	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.9	433 of 896	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.3	578 of 634	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	580 of 646	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1341 of 1451	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.4	777 of 1455	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	873 of 1459	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	744 of 1458	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	1149 of 1440	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1321 of 1437	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	58.8	539 of 1450	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	787 of 1437	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	533 of 1366	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.2	990 of 1329	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1401 of 1450	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	799 of 1464	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1072 of 1461	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	951 of 1464	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1177 of 1444	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	358 of 773	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	415 of 793	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	628 of 784	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	87 of 546	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	121 of 560	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	248 of 559	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	237 of 733	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	387 of 738	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	570 of 731	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	180 of 729	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	185 of 743	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	30.4	544 of 735	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	454 of 733	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	407 of 751	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	616 of 747	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)16th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)84th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science46%-15 vs state

Reading40%-12 vs state

Mathematics35%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 21, 2020

I think Movement is an excellent school that teachers leadership. The staff really pour into the children and don't just treat them like another number. I loved best that in his formative years, my son had teachers that looked just like him that weren't just coaches. What I disliked about the school was that the testing scores do rank low and I don't feel like my son was pushed to his best abilities education wise. But otherwise I have no complaints. They have an abundance of resources. 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 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
Movement Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2701-B Freedom Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Movement Freedom	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 585-1356	625	37	17.0	99.5%	10 (1.6%)	539 (86.2%)	50 (8.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	9.9	1424^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.4%		46.6	809^th of 1505 public elementary schools	46.2%	615	36.6	23.3	25.8		55.8	42.2	29.2	39.2	34.4		46.2	62.2	34.4	62.2
Ashley Park PreK-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2401 Belfast Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6018	338	32	10.5	99.1%	13 (3.8%)	195 (57.7%)	111 (32.8%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	23.7	1207^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.0%		8.6	1437^th of 1505 public elementary schools	4.5%	230	63.0	55.9	46.4	40.0	22.9	43.6	25.9	47.1	10.7	27.5	28.6	35.9	44.4	43.6	$12,028	$1,804	$10,224
Bruns Avenue Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	501 S. Bruns Ave	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5495	415	23	18.2	99.3%	10 (2.4%)	304 (73.3%)	86 (20.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	6.1	1458^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.1%		6	1472^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	2.2%	14	26.4	23.9	41.0				17.6	26.9	21.9				34.4		$14,397	$3,116	$11,281
Thomasboro Academy	Public	K-8	538 Bradford Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6000	569	39	14.5	99.5%	12 (2.1%)	280 (49.2%)	213 (37.4%)	58 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	12	1393^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	6.5%		8.3	1442^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	4.2%	49	51.4	47.1	28.8	16.2	29.6	14.5	24.3	40.6	24.2	27.5	40.8	22.1	24.2	34.8	$12,153	$1,283	$10,870
Westerly Hills Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4420 Denver Ave	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6021	522	32	16.4	99.4%	11 (2.1%)	337 (64.6%)	147 (28.2%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	40.2	912^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.8%		23.9	1212^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.5%	300	70.7	52.9	43.0				36.8	57.1	36.0				59.2		$11,283	$1,792	$9,491
Charles H. Parker Academic Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	1546 Walton Rd	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5533	472	37	12.7	99.4%	35 (7.4%)	219 (46.4%)	110 (23.3%)	86 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	48.2	776^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.9%		57.4	627^th of 1505 public elementary schools	58.3%	149	70.1	53.8	56.7				48.1	50.6	48.9				56.7		$11,666	$1,055	$10,611
Irwin Academic Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	329 N. Irwin Ave	Charlotte	28202	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5480	371	27	13.9	33.4%	80 (21.6%)	196 (52.8%)	36 (9.7%)	30 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.8%)	88.9	122^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	91.8%		76.3	306^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.7%	184	92.1	77.4	70.3				69.8	85.5	73.4				77.8		$11,169	$603	$10,566
Oaklawn Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	1810 Oaklawn Ave	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0400	531	42	12.5	97.4%	49 (9.2%)	110 (20.7%)	360 (67.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	71.4	368^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.3%		60.8	570^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.1%	202	78.7	67.4	55.6	80.7	72.3	91.1	60.7	68.1	63.0	70.2	59.6	73.3	48.1	59.1	$10,283	$656	$9,627
University Park Creative Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	2400 Hildebrand St	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5178	212	24	8.7	97.6%	10 (4.7%)	143 (67.5%)	55 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	48.7	764^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.7%		36.9	980^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.9%	216	73.5	58.5	65.1				17.6	46.3	48.8				67.4		$12,569	$1,100	$11,469
Allenbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1430 Allenbrook Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6004	267	16	16.6	98.9%	10 (3.7%)	122 (45.7%)	97 (36.3%)	26 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	60.4	560^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.4%		60.2	578^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.6%	18	68.8	57.5	67.3				52.1	55.0	40.8				85.7		$12,622	$1,851	$10,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Movement Charter School

Is Movement Charter School a good school?

Movement Charter School ranks in the bottom 4.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Movement Charter School in?

Movement Freedom

What is the racial makeup of Movement Charter School?

Students at Movement Charter School are 86% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Movement Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Movement Charter School.

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