Merry Oaks International Academy

Set in Charlotte, North Carolina, Merry Oaks International Academy is a reasonably sized elementary school, one of the schools within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. It teaches 601 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% above the state mean of about 467.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools comprises 186 schools with combined enrollment of 145,014 students; Merry Oaks International Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, Merry Oaks International Academy reports that 70% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 22% Black, 4% White, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Merry Oaks International Academy has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at Merry Oaks International Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mecklenburg County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Merry Oaks International Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 32.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mecklenburg County put median household income runs about $87,005, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Mecklenburg County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), of which Merry Oaks International Academy is one.

Eastway Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Merry Oaks International Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Merry Oaks International Academy at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Merry Oaks International Academy's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 617 (now 601). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 64% to 70% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.