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Mountain Island Lake Academy

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

1215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mountain Island Lake Academy is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Charlotte, North Carolina, with 802 students. The school 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.

Despite being a magnet school, Mountain Island Lake Academy has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 53.8%, compared to 66.7% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 21.9, compared to lower ratios at nearby schools like Tuckaseegee Elementary (13.5) and Allenbrook Elementary (16.2).

Additionally, Mountain Island Lake Academy has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.63% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools in the same district. The school's per-student spending of $10,304 in the 2018-2019 school year is also lower than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Tuckaseegee Elementary ($10,356) and Allenbrook Elementary ($12,622).

766

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,304

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7905 Pleasant Grove Rd
Charlotte, NC 28216-6108

(980) 343-6948

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.1%

Hispanic:

22.7%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,215^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

585^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^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	23.3	1215 of 1490	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1327 of 1505	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1237 of 1502	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1072 of 1514	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	1054 of 1489	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	812 of 1473	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	889 of 1434	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	961 of 1429	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	881 of 1425	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.2	623 of 1440	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.5	368 of 1390	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	38.3	879 of 1403	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.1	672 of 1388	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.3	643 of 1381	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.6	340 of 1363	75.1%	★★★★☆
2009	66.5	472 of 1354	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	523 of 1324	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.4	316 of 1293	75.6%	★★★★☆
2006	75.8	237 of 1276	81.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	466 of 918	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	676 of 924	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	562 of 933	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	359 of 927	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	335 of 896	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	238 of 949	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	282 of 927	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.8	553 of 634	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	547 of 878	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	787 of 897	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	408 of 563	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	393 of 533	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.9	129 of 485	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	113 of 385	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1088 of 1451	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1147 of 1455	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1230 of 1459	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1002 of 1458	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	867 of 1440	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	853 of 1424	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	941 of 1405	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	703 of 961	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	697 of 951	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	564 of 915	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	528 of 893	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	473 of 843	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.2	205 of 865	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	314 of 851	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	1038 of 1437	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1363 of 1450	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1126 of 1437	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	742 of 1366	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	496 of 1329	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	691 of 1361	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	649 of 1332	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1257 of 1450	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1375 of 1464	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1176 of 1461	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1090 of 1464	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1160 of 1444	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	737 of 1430	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	844 of 1413	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	535 of 821	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.1	850 of 1194	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	796 of 1172	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	607 of 1183	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	512 of 1178	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	585 of 773	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	678 of 793	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	649 of 784	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	580 of 786	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	599 of 741	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	520 of 737	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	488 of 691	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	554 of 694	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.4	396 of 692	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	248 of 546	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	417 of 560	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	407 of 559	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	303 of 550	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	321 of 533	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	158 of 519	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	192 of 494	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	37.8	301 of 478	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	558 of 733	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	624 of 738	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	541 of 731	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	470 of 733	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	529 of 706	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	484 of 684	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	454 of 656	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	446 of 562	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	446 of 564	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	322 of 553	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	206 of 541	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	162 of 522	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	290 of 493	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	261 of 472	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	399 of 729	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	666 of 743	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	542 of 735	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	425 of 689	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	382 of 633	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	488 of 639	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	309 of 604	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	564 of 733	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	662 of 751	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	671 of 747	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	621 of 748	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	609 of 711	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	500 of 697	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	525 of 665	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	441 of 478	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Gifted and Talented (2019)81st percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

White (2022)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)55th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2021)37th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science48%-13 vs state

Reading40%-12 vs state

Mathematics37%-20 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
Mountain Island Lake Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7905 Pleasant Grove Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6948	766	41	18.6	99.6%	41 (5.4%)	491 (64.1%)	174 (22.7%)	36 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	23.3	1215^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.5%		16.8	1327^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.8%	112	53.8	39.5	34.4	49.3	28.1	21.0	28.4	49.4	35.6	41.7	43.2	43.2	46.6	50.6	$10,304	$897	$9,407
Movement School Northwest	Public, Charter	K-2	8015 Bellhaven Boulevard	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Movement School Northwest	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 431-5330	208	14	15.1	98.6%	2 (1.0%)	168 (80.8%)	22 (10.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Paw Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 Cathey Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6088	784	45	17.3	99.6%	51 (6.5%)	400 (51.0%)	263 (33.5%)	37 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.8%)	79.1	260^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.6%		69.6	415^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.4%	155	83.1	81.7	77.1				50.0	64.9	60.8				80.4		$10,851	$1,377	$9,474
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Oakdale Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6076	497	31	16.2	98.8%	20 (4.0%)	270 (54.3%)	151 (30.4%)	30 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	24.1	1202^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	19.3%		11.9	1400^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.0%	198	67.5	31.0	40.0				37.3	31.0	28.3				48.3		$11,247	$2,019	$9,228
River Oaks Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 344-1020	555	31	17.8	99.5%	47 (8.5%)	333 (60.0%)	144 (25.9%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	11.9	1395^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.4%		15.9	1348^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.4%	47	32.9	36.0	31.4				25.6	34.7	40.7				36.9		$10,288	$1,014	$9,274
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
Long Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	9213-A Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6095	527	38	13.8	99.4%	45 (8.5%)	348 (66.0%)	87 (16.5%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.1%)	30.2	1089^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.9%		18.7	1302^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	13.5%	213	35.3	27.7	59.4				25.0	45.7	55.2				63.5		$11,169	$798	$10,372
Hornets Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Beatties Ford Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6110	601	31	19.4	99.5%	25 (4.2%)	375 (62.4%)	146 (24.3%)	32 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	14	1363^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	8.5%		13.9	1379^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.4%	16	41.8	30.1	31.4				33.7	44.6	38.2				23.8		$9,876	$1,339	$8,537
Whitewater Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 White Rapids Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0003	832	47	17.6	99.6%	70 (8.4%)	381 (45.8%)	305 (36.7%)	35 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	34 (4.1%)	41.8	883^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.7%		40.7	921^st of 1505 public elementary schools	38.8%	38	68.3	52.6	58.9				36.4	41.5	45.1				60.4		$9,291	$1,057	$8,234
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

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

How many students attend Mountain Island Lake Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended Mountain Island Lake Academy.

Is Mountain Island Lake Academy a good school?

Mountain Island Lake Academy ranks in the bottom 18.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Island Lake Academy?

Students at Mountain Island Lake Academy are 64% African American, 23% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

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