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Cochrane Collegiate Academy

Public Grades 6-12

485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Cochrane Collegiate Academy is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Charlotte, North Carolina, with 851 students. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Cochrane Collegiate Academy has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the recent school years.

Cochrane Collegiate Academy significantly underperforms the district and state in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.3% of 6th graders were proficient or better in Math compared to 59.3% for the district and 57.2% for the state. The school's 4-year graduation rate has been around 87-92% in recent years, which is on par with the district and state averages. Cochrane Collegiate Academy has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools.

The nearby East Mecklenburg High, Char Eng Early College-UNCC, and Charlotte Teacher Early College significantly outperform Cochrane Collegiate Academy on test scores and other metrics. These schools have more selective admissions and serve a more advantaged student population. Despite Cochrane Collegiate Academy's higher per-student spending compared to some nearby schools, the school appears to be underperforming compared to other high-poverty schools in the area, suggesting that targeted interventions and support for both students and teachers may be necessary to improve the school's performance and outcomes.

854

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,602

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6200 Starhaven Dr
Charlotte, NC 28215-2406

(980) 343-6460

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Feeder schools for Cochrane Collegiate Academy:

Elementary:	Devonshire Elementary
	Hickory Grove Elementary
	Lawrence Orr Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.4%

African American:

23.8%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2018 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (25% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Science scores 32 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg54%

Middle school

739^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

485^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 29High Schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

119^th of 242Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	739 of 773	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	746 of 793	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	733 of 784	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	739 of 786	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	718 of 741	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	681 of 737	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	642 of 691	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	617 of 694	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	615 of 692	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	603 of 705	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.0	602 of 627	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	617 of 673	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	588 of 662	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.5	568 of 648	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	539 of 640	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	560 of 630	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	563 of 620	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	556 of 606	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.9	537 of 598	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	452 of 546	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	460 of 560	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	488 of 559	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	490 of 550	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	525 of 533	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	468 of 519	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	466 of 494	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	104 of 109	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	73 of 99	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	10.3	496 of 504	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	465 of 475	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	336 of 371	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	340 of 356	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	306 of 318	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	310 of 312	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	212 of 236	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	107 of 211	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	56 of 151	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	715 of 733	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	713 of 738	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	708 of 731	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	698 of 733	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	689 of 706	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	652 of 684	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	617 of 656	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	555 of 562	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	551 of 564	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	544 of 553	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	528 of 541	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	514 of 522	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	464 of 493	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	417 of 472	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	40 of 44	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	46 of 50	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	668 of 729	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	656 of 743	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	657 of 735	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	596 of 689	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	604 of 633	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	542 of 639	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	524 of 604	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	705 of 733	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	709 of 751	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	708 of 747	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	718 of 748	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	689 of 711	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	644 of 697	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	641 of 665	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	463 of 478	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	416 of 473	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	485 of 641	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	415 of 640	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	478 of 626	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	534 of 621	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	486 of 594	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	419 of 514	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	404 of 469	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	336 of 476	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.0	196 of 507	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.2	231 of 531	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	8.6	418 of 451	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	365 of 505	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.2	417 of 502	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	59.2	150 of 453	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.5	270 of 431	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	48.9	167 of 437	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.5	335 of 434	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.3	151 of 430	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	231 of 364	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	292 of 369	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	294 of 359	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	47 of 273	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	86 of 262	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	56 of 226	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	24.6	136 of 156	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	124 of 124	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	43 of 173	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	31.3	101 of 147	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	544 of 610	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	419 of 602	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	466 of 588	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	514 of 594	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	364 of 475	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	398 of 475	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	427 of 449	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	357 of 462	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	248 of 454	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	323 of 449	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	401 of 436	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	248 of 370	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	288 of 354	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	292 of 340	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	256 of 606	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	222 of 613	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	445 of 597	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	435 of 544	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	206 of 432	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	288 of 446	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	327 of 424	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	343 of 601	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	397 of 607	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	453 of 602	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	518 of 585	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	403 of 481	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	427 of 488	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	371 of 463	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

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

Asian (2022)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+58 vs school

African American (2024)62nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III69%+3 vs state

English II46%-13 vs state

Biology35%-13 vs state

Science28%-32 vs state

Mathematics24%-30 vs state

Reading23%-30 vs state

Math I18%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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	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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Public	6-12	6200 Starhaven Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6460	854	44	19.3	99.6%	20 (2.3%)	203 (23.8%)	593 (69.4%)	24 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	26.2	485^th of 641 public high schools	24.3%		33.6	415^th of 640 public high schools	35.2%	70	35.2	46.4	18.0	69.2	32.3	18.4	19.9	19.1	18.8	29.8	28.0	$10,602	$1,223	$9,379
Cato Middle College High School	Public	11-12	8120 Grier Rd Suite 171-B	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1452	173	5	34.6	46.8%	23 (13.3%)	79 (45.7%)	43 (24.9%)	15 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)								(n/a)				68.0								$6,516	$289	$6,226
Garinger High School	Public	9-12	1100 Eastway Dr	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6450	1,877	106	17.7	99.8%	68 (3.6%)	578 (30.8%)	1,146 (61.1%)	52 (2.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (1.5%)	10.9	595^th of 641 public high schools	7.2%		8.3	607^th of 640 public high schools	5.2%	12	21.8	24.5	9.0	45.0								$10,714	$1,102	$9,612
Commonwealth High	Public, Charter	9-12	5112 Central Ave	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Commonwealth High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 899-4998	377	12	32.2		22 (5.8%)	166 (44.0%)	158 (41.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	3.8	627^th of 641 public high schools	2.2%					(n/a)	5.1	25.8		16.7
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences	Public, Magnet	9-12	1411 Hawthorne Ln	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6011	239	18	13.2	98.3%	12 (5.0%)	98 (41.0%)	109 (45.6%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	28.1	472^nd of 641 public high schools	26.4%		29.1	459^th of 640 public high schools	28.3%	13	32.6	54.3	24.0	52.1								$15,697	$1,485	$14,213
Military and Global Leadership	Public, Magnet	9-12	1411 Hawthorne Lane Ste A	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6011	71	9	7.8	95.8%	4 (5.6%)	27 (38.0%)	39 (54.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12	585^th of 641 public high schools	8.7%		11	585^th of 640 public high schools	8.6%		29.4	34.8		22.2								$12,227	$794	$11,434
Julius L. Chambers High School	Public	9-12	7600 IBM Dr	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5284	2,225	117	18.9	99.9%	50 (2.2%)	1,208 (54.3%)	869 (39.1%)	34 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	54 (2.4%)	15.8	555^th of 641 public high schools	13.4%		13.3	566^th of 640 public high schools	11.6%	11	21.3	36.9	18.4	47.3								$9,360	$974	$8,387
Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Public	9-12	9000 Robert Snyder Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9898	313	16	19.5	35.5%	63 (20.1%)	109 (34.8%)	87 (27.8%)	41 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	90.1	77^th of 641 public high schools	88.0%		88.7	92^nd of 640 public high schools	85.6%	15	78.5	91.8	75.0	92.8								$9,174	$376	$8,798
Charlotte Teacher Early College	Public	9-12	9000 Robert D. Snyder Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9898	192	5	36.2	45.8%	25 (13.0%)	93 (48.4%)	58 (30.2%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	69.5	177^th of 641 public high schools	72.4%		65.7	201^st of 640 public high schools	68.6%	24	58.1	78.0	45.8	79.5								$10,149	$473	$9,676
East Mecklenburg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6800 Monroe Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6430	2,422	131	18.5	99.9%	491 (20.3%)	743 (30.7%)	981 (40.5%)	141 (5.8%)	4 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	54 (2.2%)	50.2	294^th of 641 public high schools	54.1%		52.1	287^th of 640 public high schools	55.2%	7	46.7	67.4	20.6	71.4								$9,101	$501	$8,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Cochrane Collegiate Academy

What district is Cochrane Collegiate Academy in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

How many students attend Cochrane Collegiate Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 854 students attended Cochrane Collegiate Academy.

What schools feed into Cochrane Collegiate Academy?

Cochrane Collegiate Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Devonshire Elementary
Elementary : Hickory Grove Elementary
Elementary : Lawrence Orr Elementary

Is Cochrane Collegiate Academy a good school?

Cochrane Collegiate Academy ranks in the bottom 24.3% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cochrane Collegiate Academy?

Students at Cochrane Collegiate Academy are 69% Hispanic, 24% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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