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How has Charlotte East Language Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003467
Charlotte East Language Academy
6108 Wilora Lake Rd, Charlotte, NC 28212 · (980) 343-0380 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
591 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 63% larger than its 7th grade class (52).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
51.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Charlotte East Language Academy
Charlotte East Language Academy's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte East Language Academy this school | 594 | 99.5% | 61.0% |
| Montclaire Elementary Charlotte | 512 | 99.4% | 43.0% |
| Nations Ford Elementary Charlotte | 610 | 99.5% | 25.6% |
| Berryhill School Charlotte | 423 | 99.3% | 43.9% |
| Starmount Academy of Excellence Charlotte | 416 | 98.8% | 27.8% |
| Siler City Elementary Siler City | 591 | 99.5% | 46.3% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Charlotte East Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #469 of 1,297 | #49 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #369 of 1,296 | #44 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #568 of 1,300 | #52 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #360 of 1,485 | #64 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #65 of 1,377 | #5 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.3% | #1,295 of 1,379 | #132 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #151 of 1,414 | #33 of 130 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
594
-84 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 594 | 50.9 | 11.7:1 | 99% (591) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 55.9 | 11.2:1 | 99% (619) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 62.7 | 12.2:1 | 100% (763) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 56 | 12.1:1 | 100% (675) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charlotte East Language Academy.
About Charlotte East Language Academy
The public elementary school Charlotte East Language Academy is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school counts 594 students across kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 27% larger than the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 186 schools and 145,014 students, and Charlotte East Language Academy is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up 84% of enrollment at Charlotte East Language Academy. The remaining students are 7% White and 7% Black. Census figures show Mecklenburg County is about 16% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligible students account for 99% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
The allk12 Grade for Charlotte East Language Academy is B+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Charlotte East Language Academy is 48.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.0%.
Mecklenburg County census figures show that the median household income is $87,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Mecklenburg County is home to 226 public schools and about 170,407 public school students.
Nearby, Movement School Eastland is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Charlotte East Language Academy at 1st of 7.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 678 in 2020-21 to 594 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
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- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
- Julius L. Chambers High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
Nearby schools
- Movement School Eastland0.4 mi · 523
- Commonwealth High0.6 mi · 377
- Esperanza Global Academy0.9 mi · 538
- Winterfield Elementary1.1 mi · 461
- Lawrence Orr Elementary1.2 mi · 751
- Windsor Park Elementary1.2 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Charlotte East Language AcademyHow large is Charlotte East Language Academy?
Charlotte East Language Academy enrolls approximately 594 students in grades KG-08.
Is Charlotte East Language Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charlotte East Language Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charlotte East Language Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charlotte East Language Academy is approximately 11.7:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charlotte East Language Academy?
At Charlotte East Language Academy, the student body is approximately 7% White, 84% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Charlotte East Language Academy public or private?
Charlotte East Language Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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