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Starmount Academy of Excellence

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Starmount Academy of Excellence is a PK-5 elementary school in Charlotte, NC, serving 416 students as part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school ranks at the 5th percentile statewide — 1,415 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — and serves an extremely high-poverty population, with 98.8% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. Chronic absenteeism is 27.9%, above the district rate of 26.8% and state rate of 24.2%, though it has dropped from a peak of 40.7% in 2020-21. The student-teacher ratio is 14.6, similar to other nearby elementary schools.

Academically, Starmount trails district and state averages across nearly every grade and subject. Reading is the most urgent concern: proficiency in 2025-26 stood at just 23.3% in 3rd grade, 28.8% in 4th, and 21.2% in 5th — more than 29 points behind the state average in every grade. Third-grade math is a bright spot at 65.1%, nearly matching the 66.4% statewide rate, but falls to roughly 37% by 4th and 5th grades. Science is also low at 34.8% versus 67.7% statewide. Poverty alone doesn't explain these results. Montclaire Elementary, less than a mile away, serves an almost identical poverty population (99.4%) yet ranks at the 28th percentile with higher scores in most grades. Pinewood Elementary and Huntingtowne Farms Elementary, also high-poverty neighbors, outrank Starmount in most subjects.

There are encouraging signs of momentum. The school's statewide rank has climbed from the 1st–2nd percentile to the 5th, and 3rd grade math proficiency jumped from 27.8% in 2023-24 to 65.1% today. Chronic absenteeism also improved from 40.7% four years ago to 27.9%, though it remains roughly three times higher than at nearby Beverly Woods Elementary, Collinswood Language Academy, and South Academy of International Languages. For parents, Starmount offers a solid student-teacher ratio and recent gains in early math, but reading, upper-grade achievement, and attendance remain the key challenges to watch.

416

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Brookdale Ave
Charlotte, NC 28210-5312

(980) 343-3630

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Starmount Academy of Excellence usually attend:

Middle:

Carmel Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.6%

African American:

16.8%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2017 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

1,415^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^th of 246Charlotte-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
2026	10.5	1415 of 1492	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	1456 of 1490	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1484 of 1505	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1472 of 1502	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1459 of 1514	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	1458 of 1489	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1335 of 1473	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1233 of 1434	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	1326 of 1429	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	695 of 903	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	898 of 918	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	788 of 924	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	789 of 933	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	911 of 927	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	763 of 949	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	701 of 927	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	16.9	627 of 646	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	599 of 878	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	408 of 519	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	447 of 563	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	490 of 533	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	452 of 514	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	472 of 485	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	434 of 497	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	227 of 421	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	1278 of 1447	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	1375 of 1451	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1438 of 1455	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1425 of 1459	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1429 of 1458	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1396 of 1440	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1348 of 1424	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1236 of 1405	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	925 of 981	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	873 of 961	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	936 of 951	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	886 of 915	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	866 of 893	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	801 of 843	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	783 of 865	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	647 of 851	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	1313 of 1434	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	1351 of 1437	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1323 of 1450	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1390 of 1437	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1071 of 1366	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1237 of 1329	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1073 of 1361	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1065 of 1332	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	1426 of 1451	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	1432 of 1450	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1437 of 1464	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1426 of 1461	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1405 of 1464	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	1425 of 1444	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1247 of 1430	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1190 of 1413	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	807 of 815	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)23rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%-19 vs state

Science35%-33 vs state

Reading24%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Starmount Academy of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Brookdale Ave	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3630	416	28	14.6	98.8%	10 (2.4%)	70 (16.8%)	331 (79.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10.5	1415^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.2%		6.4	1456^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.3%	41	65.1	37.3	37.9				23.3	28.8	21.2				34.8		$9,766	$1,171	$8,595
Huntingtowne Farms Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2520 Huntingtowne Farms Ln	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3625	776	50	15.5	99.6%	88 (11.3%)	125 (16.1%)	535 (68.9%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	19.1	1291^st of 1492 public elementary schools	13.5%		16	1338^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.2%	47	46.9	46.2	47.6				40.7	46.2	35.0				46.1		$9,946	$1,015	$8,931
Montclaire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Farmbrook Dr	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3635	512	38	13.4	99.4%	31 (6.1%)	48 (9.4%)	422 (82.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	31.2	1070^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.3%		23.9	1205^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.1%	135	65.3	53.8	55.0				40.0	42.3	41.3				57.5		$11,179	$1,203	$9,976
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%)	89.8	117^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.2%		87.7	142^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	90.5%	25	93.5	93.2	88.2	72.3	68.6	66.9	81.5	87.4	69.3	66.5	70.2	67.7	88.2	82.0	$9,365	$441	$8,925
Collinswood Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	5621 Flagstaff Drive	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5820	893	55	16.2	42.1%	235 (26.3%)	91 (10.2%)	537 (60.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	91.6	93^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	93.8%		88.2	135^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.9%	42	95.3	91.4	88.0	72.9	66.7	69.3	79.2	75.9	82.0	72.9	67.9	82.4	84.0	90.7	$9,479	$487	$8,993
Movement School Southwest	Public, Charter	K-4	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%)	10.5	1414^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.2%					(n/a)	42.9	36.7					35.7	33.3
Pinewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Seneca Pl	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5825	521	35	14.9	99.4%	38 (7.3%)	152 (29.2%)	300 (57.6%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	21.9	1250^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.2%		18.7	1299^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.8%	49	68.3	32.5	45.6				35.4	41.3	30.4				57.0		$11,962	$1,640	$10,322
Beverly Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	6001 Quail Hollow Rd	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3627	645	44	14.5	18.9%	435 (67.4%)	70 (10.9%)	78 (12.1%)	36 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	92.8	76^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.9%		94.2	59^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.0%	17	85.3	91.1	87.7				78.9	84.8	74.1				85.2		$9,153	$556	$8,597
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 1492 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.2	1^st of 1490 public elementary schools	99.9%			97.7				97.8	97.7	100.0		99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0
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%)	7.2	1450^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.8%		4.9	1472^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	1.2%	22	44.8	35.8	35.7				26.4	26.6	25.3				45.2		$9,317	$1,154	$8,163

Frequently Asked Questions about Starmount Academy of Excellence

What district is Starmount Academy of Excellence in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

How many students attend Starmount Academy of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Starmount Academy of Excellence.

What is the racial makeup of Starmount Academy of Excellence?

Students at Starmount Academy of Excellence are 80% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Starmount Academy of Excellence attend?

Students who attend Starmount Academy of Excellence usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carmel Middle

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Starmount Academy of Excellence ranks in the bottom 5.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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