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A.C.E. Academy
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 44% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Schools most like A.C.E. Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.C.E. Academy this school | 421 | 97.9% | N/A |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy Charlotte | 421 | 99.3% | 51.7% |
| Stocks Elementary Tarboro | 389 | 96.1% | 32.3% |
| Bruns Avenue Elementary Charlotte | 415 | 99.3% | 27.9% |
| Lucile Souders Elementary Fayetteville | 399 | 99.2% | 38.6% |
| Ferguson-Easley Elementary Fayetteville | 392 | 95.9% | 32.5% |
Where A.C.E. Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #832 of 1,485 | #24 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #694 of 1,377 | #18 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #1,198 of 1,379 | #27 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.9% | #922 of 1,414 | #13 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #922 of 937 | #12 of 12 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 421 | 28.5 | 14.8:1 | 98% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 29.3 | 14.9:1 | 98% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 24.7 | 17.0:1 | 59% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 16 | 24.8:1 | 59% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 24.5 | 17.3:1 | 48% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 14 | 22.2:1 | 34% (107) |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (423 to 421); teachers up 16% (24.5 to 28.5).
About A.C.E. Academy
A.C.E. Academy is an elementary school in Harrisburg, North Carolina, reachable at (704) 456-7153. The school counted 421 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 8.
A.C.E. Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
More than half of the students at A.C.E. Academy are Black (77%). The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Cabarrus County's population at about 19%. The diversity index for A.C.E. Academy is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. A.C.E. Academy has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 98%. Across public schools in Cabarrus County, the average is 56%.
American Community Survey estimates for Cabarrus County show that median household income comes to about $89,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Cabarrus County counts 56 public schools with about 43,278 students.
The closest school to A.C.E. Academy is Hickory Ridge Middle, located about 1.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES assigns A.C.E. Academy the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. A.C.E. Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school's student count rose 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 24.8:1 to 14.8:1.
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