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Steele Creek Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Steele Creek Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 407 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Steele Creek Preparatory Academy District, which is ranked 222 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Steele Creek Preparatory Academy consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in mathematics and reading significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 8th grade mathematics, only 5% of Steele Creek Preparatory Academy students were proficient, compared to 48.7% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with the school's rankings for subgroups such as female students, male students, and economically disadvantaged students consistently in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 42.41% in 2021-2022 to 78.38% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When comparing Steele Creek Preparatory Academy to nearby schools, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For example, Renaissance West STEAM Academy, a public school in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg district, outperforms Steele Creek Preparatory Academy across multiple academic measures, including higher proficiency rates in mathematics and reading. However, one notable exception in the surrounding area is Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy, a public charter school that consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in North Carolina, with proficiency rates often exceeding 90%.

335

Students ?

41.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 Shopton Road
Charlotte, NC 28217

(980) 243-5580

District: Steele Creek Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.7%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2021 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,251^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 14 pts since 2021

From bottom 30% (2021) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

624^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 12 pts since 2021

From bottom 31% (2021) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

222^nd of 242Steele Creek Preparatory 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	21.6	1251 of 1490	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1337 of 1505	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1433 of 1502	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1183 of 1514	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	1037 of 1489	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	593 of 918	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	726 of 924	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	855 of 933	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	60.5	283 of 927	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	308 of 896	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	979 of 1451	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1181 of 1455	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1354 of 1459	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1310 of 1458	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1136 of 1440	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	32.2	699 of 951	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	662 of 915	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	806 of 893	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	392 of 843	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1105 of 1437	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1196 of 1450	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1353 of 1437	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	831 of 1366	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	856 of 1329	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1363 of 1450	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1354 of 1464	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1379 of 1461	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1011 of 1464	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	879 of 1444	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	624 of 773	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	590 of 793	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	638 of 784	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	593 of 786	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	508 of 741	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	399 of 546	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	326 of 560	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	286 of 559	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	321 of 550	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	204 of 533	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	547 of 733	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	597 of 738	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	665 of 731	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	543 of 733	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	539 of 706	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	34.8	393 of 564	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	245 of 541	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	149 of 522	71.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	527 of 729	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	482 of 743	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	510 of 735	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	405 of 689	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	396 of 633	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	525 of 751	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	571 of 747	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	573 of 748	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	444 of 711	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2024)26th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)30th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)30th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-8 vs state

Mathematics31%-26 vs state

Science22%-39 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
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Shopton Road	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 243-5580	335	8	41.8	89.9%	6 (1.8%)	220 (65.7%)	82 (24.5%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	21.6	1251^st of 1490 public elementary schools	16.0%		16.3	1337^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.2%	86	40.0	28.9	34.6	34.6	33.3	5.0	28.9	52.6	57.7	46.2	57.1	30.0	28.0	15.0
Nations Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7050 Nations Ford Rd	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5838	610	37	16.5	99.5%	21 (3.4%)	106 (17.4%)	472 (77.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4.9	1472^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	1.2%		14.9	1365^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.3%	107	38.6	30.6	29.1				16.5	18.4	22.1				24.4		$9,317	$1,154	$8,163
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	99.4%	29 (5.5%)	178 (33.9%)	272 (51.8%)	23 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	46	817^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.2%		44.8	838^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.3%	21	74.5	60.8	60.5				30.6	44.3	40.7				65.4		$9,484	$699	$8,785
Movement School Southwest	Public, Charter	K-3	150 Osprey Point Dr.	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Movement School Southwest	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 420-7980	284	18	15.5	96.8%	4 (1.4%)	193 (68.0%)	66 (23.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)								(n/a)	57.1						28.6
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	99.6%	29 (3.8%)	264 (34.5%)	433 (56.6%)	21 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	6	1462^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	1.9%		12.5	1397^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.2%	65	37.5	37.5	31.6				17.0	22.3	19.7				24.8
Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5225 Seventy-seven Center Dr	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 503-1112	396	27	14.4		61 (15.4%)	18 (4.5%)	12 (3.0%)	281 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	99.2	1^st of 1490 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.3	2^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	99.9%	1					100.0	100.0	97.7	93.2		95.0	93.6		97.7
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%)	62.3	526^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.7%		65.2	485^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.8%	41	72.8	63.3	57.9	61.5	37.4	27.5	48.4	60.8	52.1	64.4	46.7	67.9	63.2	85.2
South Academy of International Languages	Public, Magnet	K-8	8300 Nations Ford Rd	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5815	1,259	85	14.7	34.1%	421 (33.4%)	230 (18.3%)	418 (33.2%)	72 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (9.4%)	87.7	142^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	90.5%		77.9	281^st of 1505 public elementary schools	81.3%	139	89.3	80.6	79.3	70.1	66.0	75.9	74.6	72.2	70.2	76.8	64.5	82.8	73.6	84.8	$9,365	$441	$8,925
Renaissance West STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3241 New Renaissance Way	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0049	737	52	14.2	99.6%	23 (3.1%)	505 (68.5%)	172 (23.3%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	48.2	778^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.8%		34.1	1025^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.9%	247	71.4	67.1	64.6	53.8	36.1	23.6	26.3	43.8	47.4	45.6	30.1	45.1	67.9	60.6	$10,213	$1,562	$8,650
Niner University Elementary	Public	K-5	2414 Lester Street	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Niner University Elementary School	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0733	125	0	1108.3	97.6%	2 (1.6%)	112 (89.6%)	5 (4.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	11.6	1399^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.1%		7.6	1449^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.7%	50	18.2	39.1	26.7				22.7	39.1	40.0				40.0

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Steele Creek Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 16.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Steele Creek Preparatory Academy.

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What is the racial makeup of Steele Creek Preparatory Academy?

Students at Steele Creek Preparatory Academy are 66% African American, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% White.

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