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Joseph W Grier Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Joseph W Grier Academy is an elementary school located in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 593 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.

Joseph W Grier Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with performance on state standardized tests significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Compared to the nearby schools in the same district, Joseph W Grier Academy's academic performance is the lowest, with the exception of Hickory Grove Elementary and Devonshire Elementary, which also have low proficiency rates.

The school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and per-student spending that is comparable to other schools in the district, Joseph W Grier Academy's persistent low performance suggests that significant and sustained efforts will be required to drive meaningful change and address the unique challenges facing the school's predominantly low-income student population.

529

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,343

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8330 Grier Rd
Charlotte, NC 28215-8701

(980) 343-5671

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Joseph W Grier Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Northridge Middle
High:	Rocky River High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.2%

Hispanic:

42.2%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 51 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

1,294^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 51 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	1294 of 1490	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1297 of 1505	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1228 of 1502	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1287 of 1514	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1124 of 1489	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1069 of 1473	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.2	725 of 1434	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	939 of 1429	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.5	723 of 1425	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.9	517 of 1440	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	539 of 1390	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.7	647 of 1403	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.1	973 of 1388	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.3	916 of 1381	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	940 of 1363	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.8	1034 of 1354	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.2	903 of 1324	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.9	862 of 1293	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.0	1027 of 1276	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	492 of 918	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	490 of 924	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	369 of 933	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	518 of 927	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	488 of 896	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	478 of 949	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.0	159 of 927	82.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	45.9	285 of 646	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	383 of 878	56.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	210 of 563	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	313 of 533	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	296 of 514	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	398 of 485	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	152 of 385	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	150 of 497	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	129 of 421	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1212 of 1451	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1270 of 1455	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1083 of 1459	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1155 of 1458	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	976 of 1440	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	938 of 1424	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	612 of 1405	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	35.2	562 of 612	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	799 of 961	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	782 of 951	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	682 of 915	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	702 of 893	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	500 of 843	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	278 of 865	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	171 of 851	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1214 of 1437	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1126 of 1450	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1201 of 1437	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1145 of 1366	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1003 of 1329	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	898 of 1361	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.7	330 of 1332	75.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1296 of 1450	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1253 of 1464	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1265 of 1461	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1330 of 1464	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1215 of 1444	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1150 of 1430	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.6	851 of 1413	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+50 vs school

Disabled (2021)56th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)8th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics43%-17 vs state

Science39%-23 vs state

Reading36%-16 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
Joseph W Grier Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	8330 Grier Rd	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5671	529	33	16.2	99.4%	30 (5.7%)	239 (45.2%)	223 (42.2%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	19.1	1294^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.2%		19.3	1297^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.8%	3	37.2	44.7	48.8				33.3	41.7	34.1				39.0		$10,343	$1,072	$9,271
Grove Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7515 The Plaza	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-6900	740	42	17.6	99.6%	57 (7.7%)	252 (34.1%)	360 (48.6%)	42 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)	27.1	1134^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.9%					(n/a)	49.6	44.0	47.1				30.2	46.8	47.1				48.5
Vaughan Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	K-5	8601 Old Concord Rd	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0030	309	20	15.2	99.0%	18 (5.8%)	195 (63.1%)	76 (24.6%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	72.6	352^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	76.4%		72.6	362^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	75.9%	10	81.6	58.6	71.4				67.3	56.9	71.4				65.7		$9,792	$720	$9,072
Devonshire Elementary	Public	K-5	6500 Barrington Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6445	550	32	17.2	99.5%	17 (3.1%)	125 (22.7%)	394 (71.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9.8	1425^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.4%		3.9	1486^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.3%	61	25.8	32.9	45.5				8.1	30.2	23.4				48.1		$9,844	$1,144	$8,700
Newell Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Rocky River Road West	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6820	554	42	13.2	99.5%	12 (2.2%)	159 (28.7%)	362 (65.3%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	11.7	1397^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.2%		10.1	1424^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.4%	27	36.8	45.6	43.9				22.2	34.4	25.5				25.8		$9,891	$1,089	$8,802
United Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1406 Suther Road	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	United Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 819-0555	250	19	13.0		16 (6.4%)	135 (54.0%)	69 (27.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)	33.5	1028^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.0%		29.6	1107^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.4%	79	50.0	10.7	50.0	33.3	25.0	27.3	46.7	46.4	59.1	33.3	37.5	45.5	68.2	45.5
Reedy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10801 Plaza Rd Ext	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6480	850	55	15.3	99.6%	59 (6.9%)	408 (48.0%)	269 (31.6%)	56 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.7%)	41.9	882^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.8%		37.6	976^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.1%	94	63.4	51.3	55.3				39.4	50.4	45.7				58.6		$9,604	$751	$8,853
Briarwood Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Wilann Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6475	649	39	16.5	99.5%	15 (2.3%)	166 (25.6%)	418 (64.4%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	27.1	1132^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.0%		23.9	1209^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.7%	77	46.8	50.5	54.0				24.5	42.9	44.8				49.4		$10,516	$1,259	$9,257
American Leadership Academy Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-7	8000 Robinson Church Road	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	ALA Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 595-3012	277	17	16.2	94.6%	8 (2.9%)	207 (74.7%)	43 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	12.8	1381^st of 1490 public elementary schools	7.3%		11	1413^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.1%	32	39.5	26.5	36.8	20.5	38.9		37.2	41.2	42.1	25.0	50.0		31.6
KIPP Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-8	931 Wilann Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	KIPP: Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 537-2044	813	50	16.3	98.9%	5 (0.6%)	661 (81.3%)	103 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.0%)	18.6	1306^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.3%		17.2	1322^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	12.2%	16	44.6	44.4	37.2	25.6	28.2	13.3	26.5	37.8	47.4	33.7	38.5	34.7	51.3	65.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph W Grier Academy

Is Joseph W Grier Academy a good school?

Joseph W Grier Academy ranks in the bottom 13.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Joseph W Grier Academy?

Students at Joseph W Grier Academy are 45% African American, 42% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Joseph W Grier Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Joseph W Grier Academy.

What district is Joseph W Grier Academy in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What schools do graduates of Joseph W Grier Academy attend?

Students who attend Joseph W Grier Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northridge Middle
High : Rocky River High School

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