Mallard Creek STEM Academy

Mallard Creek STEM Academy is an elementary campus of well-populated scale in Charlotte, North Carolina, operated by Mallard Creek STEM Academy, hosting 961 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 106% above typical.

Mallard Creek STEM Academy is a school of Mallard Creek STEM Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Mallard Creek STEM Academy lists that 77% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Mallard Creek STEM Academy has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Mallard Creek STEM Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Mecklenburg County's rate of about 71%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Mecklenburg County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $87,005 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), Mallard Creek STEM Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bonnie Cone Classical Academy, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. Mallard Creek STEM Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mallard Creek STEM Academy has grew 49%, going from 645 students in 2018 to 961 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 46% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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