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Thomasboro Academy

Public Grades K-8

1393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Thomasboro Academy is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Charlotte, North Carolina, with 550 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, Thomasboro Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomasboro Academy significantly underperforms the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.3% of 3rd graders at Thomasboro were proficient in reading, compared to 46.5% in the district and 46.7% statewide. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite these challenges, Thomasboro Academy has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.8 in 2023-2024, which is better than the district average but does not seem to translate to improved academic outcomes.

The nearby Oaklawn Language Academy and Irwin Academic Center, both part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, significantly outperform Thomasboro Academy on test scores and other metrics, highlighting the stark disparities in educational opportunities within the same district. Addressing the root causes of Thomasboro Academy's underperformance, such as resource inequities, teacher support, and community engagement, will be crucial for improving outcomes at the school.

569

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,153

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

538 Bradford Dr
Charlotte, NC 28208-2265

(980) 343-6000

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Thomasboro Academy usually attend:

High:

West Charlotte High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.2%

Hispanic:

37.4%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (31% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,393^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

718^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 109Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1393 of 1490	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1442 of 1505	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1417 of 1502	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1428 of 1514	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1454 of 1489	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1422 of 1473	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1395 of 1434	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	1375 of 1429	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	1317 of 1425	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1335 of 1440	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.6	1297 of 1390	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	1267 of 1403	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.2	1301 of 1388	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.7	1305 of 1381	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.8	1264 of 1363	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.8	1336 of 1354	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.8	1311 of 1324	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.8	1242 of 1293	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.5	1229 of 1276	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	737 of 918	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	821 of 924	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	701 of 933	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	723 of 927	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	857 of 896	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	865 of 949	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	881 of 927	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	24.8	87 of 106	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	87 of 99	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	287 of 563	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	472 of 533	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	363 of 514	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	321 of 485	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	320 of 385	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	395 of 497	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	264 of 421	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1343 of 1451	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1382 of 1455	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1221 of 1459	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1308 of 1458	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1374 of 1440	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1379 of 1424	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1351 of 1405	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	824 of 961	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	925 of 951	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	879 of 915	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	801 of 893	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	829 of 843	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	821 of 865	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	677 of 851	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	55.2	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2019	35.3	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1222 of 1437	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1327 of 1450	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1255 of 1437	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1247 of 1366	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1221 of 1329	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1283 of 1361	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	1290 of 1332	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1373 of 1450	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	1430 of 1464	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1436 of 1461	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1407 of 1464	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1418 of 1444	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1390 of 1430	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1377 of 1413	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	273 of 821	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	718 of 773	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	734 of 793	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	737 of 784	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	633 of 786	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	652 of 741	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	692 of 737	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	662 of 691	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	618 of 694	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	582 of 692	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	566 of 705	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	518 of 627	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	508 of 673	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	532 of 662	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	434 of 546	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	414 of 560	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	519 of 559	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	309 of 550	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	413 of 533	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	476 of 519	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	472 of 494	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	65.0	49 of 109	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.4	358 of 449	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	295 of 371	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	309 of 356	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	122 of 318	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	87 of 312	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	29.0	191 of 236	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	645 of 733	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	675 of 738	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	698 of 731	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	624 of 733	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	662 of 706	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	642 of 684	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	642 of 656	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	557 of 562	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	556 of 564	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	517 of 553	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	450 of 541	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	420 of 522	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	41.9	34 of 71	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	616 of 729	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	665 of 743	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	685 of 735	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	496 of 689	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	510 of 633	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	601 of 639	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	574 of 604	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	702 of 733	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	711 of 751	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	718 of 747	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	575 of 748	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	586 of 711	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	659 of 697	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	640 of 665	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	317 of 473	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+60 vs school

Homeless (2024)60th percentile+56 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Asian (2019)18th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

Asian (2022)55th percentile+36 vs school

Homeless (2019)52nd percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2024)33rd percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-26 vs state

Reading30%-23 vs state

Science30%-31 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tuckaseegee Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2028 Little Rock Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6055	544	40	13.6	99.4%	12 (2.2%)	232 (42.6%)	234 (43.0%)	50 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	57.1	606^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.3%		46	820^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.5%	214	69.1	69.0	68.4				35.4	56.3	48.7				67.2		$10,356	$1,167	$9,190
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomasboro Academy

What is the racial makeup of Thomasboro Academy?

Students at Thomasboro Academy are 49% African American, 37% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 2% White.

How many students attend Thomasboro Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Thomasboro Academy.

What district is Thomasboro Academy in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Is Thomasboro Academy a good school?

Thomasboro Academy ranks in the bottom 6.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Thomasboro Academy attend?

Students who attend Thomasboro Academy usually go on to attend:

High : West Charlotte High School

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