Oakhurst STEAM Academy

Oakhurst STEAM Academy operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in Charlotte, North Carolina, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Current enrollment sits at 523 students spanning grades K through 5.

Oakhurst STEAM Academy is one of 186 schools operated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a district that teaches 145,014 students overall.

On demographics, Oakhurst STEAM Academy shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% Black, 12% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Oakhurst STEAM Academy reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Mecklenburg County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oakhurst STEAM Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Mecklenburg County indicate median household income runs about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), Oakhurst STEAM Academy is one campus in the mix.

Randolph Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oakhurst STEAM Academy ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakhurst STEAM Academy has ticked down 18%, going from 639 students in 2018 to 523 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 30% to 38% across the same window.

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