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Rea Farms STEAM Academy

Public, Magnet Grades K-8

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rea Farms STEAM Academy is a high-performing public magnet elementary and middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 1,105 students in grades K-8. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 5 years.

Rea Farms STEAM Academy's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 92.1% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 66.7% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also excels across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25 for female students, top 11 for male students, and top 5-22 for African American and Hispanic students.

While Rea Farms STEAM Academy's overall performance is exceptional, the school's relatively low free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 7.18% to 12.94% over the past 3 years, suggest it may not be serving a representative cross-section of the local community. The school's strong academic performance is further highlighted by its ability to outperform most of the nearby schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, as well as the high-performing Rea View Elementary and Antioch Elementary in the Union County Public Schools district. The only school that appears to match or exceed Rea Farms STEAM Academy's performance is the charter school Telra Institute.

1,098

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

12.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11532 Golf Links Drive
Charlotte, NC 28277-8200

(980) 343-0723

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Rea Farms STEAM Academy usually attend:

High:

Ardrey Kell High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.8%

Asian:

31.2%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2021 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (90% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school90%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

18^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

15^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2022

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	97.2	18 of 1490	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	42 of 1505	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	16 of 1502	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	42 of 1514	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	30 of 1489	98.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	22 of 918	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	5 of 924	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	4 of 933	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	46 of 927	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	33 of 896	96.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	17 of 131	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	41 of 130	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	28 of 114	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	19 of 107	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	9 of 95	90.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	12 of 563	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	39 of 533	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	16 of 514	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	18 of 485	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	9 of 385	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	25 of 1451	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	58 of 1455	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	15 of 1459	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	50 of 1458	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	32 of 1440	97.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	24 of 710	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	69.2	131 of 669	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	202 of 582	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	305 of 500	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.8	114 of 494	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	10 of 961	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	6 of 951	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	17 of 915	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	44 of 893	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	70 of 843	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	45 of 1437	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	133 of 1450	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	149 of 1437	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	99 of 1366	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	67.7	287 of 1329	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	11 of 1450	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	24 of 1464	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	27 of 1461	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	36 of 1464	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	33 of 1444	97.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	17 of 821	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	73.1	109 of 801	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	52 of 1172	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	129 of 1166	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	50 of 1183	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	91 of 1194	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	66 of 1172	94.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	15 of 773	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	13 of 793	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	17 of 784	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	15 of 786	98.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	12 of 546	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	12 of 560	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	8 of 559	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	16 of 550	97.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	17 of 111	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	21 of 110	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	15 of 110	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	26 of 109	76.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	17 of 371	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	64.6	59 of 356	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	22 of 733	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	16 of 738	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	16 of 731	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	37 of 733	95.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	3 of 458	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	75.8	23 of 461	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	70.4	91 of 452	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	3 of 450	99.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	4 of 562	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	11 of 564	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	14 of 553	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	9 of 541	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	40 of 729	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	39 of 743	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	39 of 735	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	11 of 733	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	8 of 751	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	17 of 747	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	10 of 748	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	46 of 649	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	31 of 652	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	49 of 656	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	33 of 658	95.0%	★★★★★

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

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Gifted and Talented (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science93%+32 vs state

Mathematics92%+35 vs state

Reading86%+34 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 7, 2022

Great school - very good teachers. Lot of activities for student development in STEAM space. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 6, 2022

Great school overall and in all aspects. Good diversity. Close Quote

Schools Near Rea Farms STEAM Academy

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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
Rea Farms STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	11532 Golf Links Drive	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0723	1,098	67	16.3	12.8%	459 (41.8%)	117 (10.7%)	108 (9.8%)	343 (31.2%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	62 (5.6%)	97.2	18^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.8%		95.7	42^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	97.2%	24	92.1	91.3	93.2	91.1	90.9	93.1	85.1	89.3	90.2	79.5	86.4	89.3	92.4	93.1
Polo Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11830 Tom Short Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0749	634	37	17.1	18.5%	311 (49.1%)	43 (6.8%)	60 (9.5%)	176 (27.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.6%)	97.8	7^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.1	47^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.9%	40	92.2	93.9	95.2				80.2	93.0	89.6				94.3		$8,446	$380	$8,066
Providence Spring Elementary	Public	K-5	10045 Providence Church Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6935	586	36	16.1	5.3%	448 (76.5%)	29 (4.9%)	34 (5.8%)	35 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	98.1	6^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.4	13^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.1%	7	94.9	95.3	89.7				85.5	94.3	87.4				97.7		$8,184	$407	$7,776
McKee Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3970	534	34	15.7	27.3%	259 (48.5%)	53 (9.9%)	58 (10.9%)	136 (25.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	96.1	38^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.8	40^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.3%	2	96.4	90.1	91.1				73.5	85.2	82.2				87.1		$9,115	$850	$8,265
Rea View Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Reid Dairy Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1524	629	40	15.7	5.4%	452 (71.9%)	18 (2.9%)	36 (5.7%)	98 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	97.5	14^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.1	17^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.9%	3	92.3	91.1	95.5				80.3	90.2	89.3				92.0		$8,855	$523	$8,331
Hawk Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9201 Bryant Farms Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5927	640	44	14.6	19.5%	307 (48.0%)	51 (8.0%)	59 (9.2%)	193 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	93.7	64^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.7%		93.9	61^st of 1505 public elementary schools	95.9%	3	88.3	85.9	89.1				73.4	84.7	73.7				84.7		$8,540	$389	$8,151
Antioch Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Antioch Church Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3005	816	51	16.0	8.9%	528 (64.7%)	41 (5.0%)	81 (9.9%)	119 (14.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	97.4	15^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.0%		96.8	25^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.3%	10	96.7	89.9	88.1				85.1	87.2	88.1				96.2		$8,494	$443	$8,051
Endhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6815 Endhaven Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5436	790	49	16.0	36.1%	251 (31.8%)	111 (14.1%)	217 (27.5%)	170 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.1%)	73.6	337^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.4%		72.8	360^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.1%	23	67.2	71.2	70.6				48.2	73.7	65.1				75.4		$9,386	$489	$8,897
McAlpine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9100 Carswell Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3750	535	39	13.7	29.9%	294 (55.0%)	73 (13.6%)	116 (21.7%)	26 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	84.4	185^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.6%		78.9	259^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.8%	74	83.1	74.3	76.2				68.7	77.0	67.9				69.0		$10,386	$944	$9,443
Knights View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11000 Beau Riley Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-7442	511	35	14.5	19.4%	202 (39.5%)	44 (8.6%)	57 (11.2%)	182 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)								(n/a)	96.5	97.3					86.0	95.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Rea Farms STEAM Academy

How many students attend Rea Farms STEAM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,098 students attended Rea Farms STEAM Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Rea Farms STEAM Academy?

Students at Rea Farms STEAM Academy are 42% White, 31% Asian, 11% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Rea Farms STEAM Academy in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What schools do graduates of Rea Farms STEAM Academy attend?

Students who attend Rea Farms STEAM Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Ardrey Kell High School

Is Rea Farms STEAM Academy a good school?

Yes! Rea Farms STEAM Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

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