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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Oaklawn Language Academy administration to hear?
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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002737
Oaklawn Language Academy
1810 Oaklawn Ave, Charlotte, NC 28216 · (980) 343-0400 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
517 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 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 57% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
49%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
65.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Oaklawn Language Academy
Oaklawn Language Academy's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Language Academy this school | 531 | 97.4% | 67.1% |
| Virginia Cross Elementary Siler City | 494 | 99.4% | 42.2% |
| R Homer Andrews Elementary Burlington | 498 | 99.4% | 34.6% |
| Hall-Woodward Elementary Winston Salem | 532 | 99.4% | 38.7% |
| Forest Park Elementary Winston Salem | 522 | 99.4% | 39.5% |
| Easton Elementary School Winston Salem | 504 | 99.4% | 27.3% |
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 Oaklawn Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #295 of 1,297 | #40 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #242 of 1,296 | #34 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #206 of 1,300 | #33 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #524 of 1,485 | #79 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #150 of 1,377 | #10 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #1,004 of 1,379 | #102 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #977 of 1,414 | #81 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #788 of 937 | #63 of 72 |
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
531
-43 (-7%) vs 2020
+37% since 2010-11, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 531 | 42.4 | 12.5:1 | 97% (517) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 39.6 | 13.0:1 | 99% (513) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 40 | 12.7:1 | 51% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 36% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 42.5 | 13.2:1 | 99% (556) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 98% (512) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 66% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oaklawn Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (559 to 531); teachers unchanged (42.5 to 42.4).
About Oaklawn Language Academy
In Charlotte, North Carolina, part of Mecklenburg County, Oaklawn Language Academy is an elementary school. Federal data show 531 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25.
Oaklawn Language Academy is one school in a 186-school district, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which enrolls 145,014 students.
The student body at Oaklawn Language Academy is 68% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Black and 9% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 16%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
There are about 12.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Oaklawn Language Academy, which has 42.4. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Oaklawn Language Academy is about 97%. That is 26 points above the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Oaklawn Language Academy holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
In North Carolina, Oaklawn Language Academy is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.1% compared with a predicted 49.1%.
Mecklenburg County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $87,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools enroll about 170,407 students and include Oaklawn Language Academy.
Oaklawn Language Academy's nearest public school is Northwest School of the Arts (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Oaklawn Language Academy places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Oaklawn Language Academy falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Oaklawn Language Academy had a net loss of 43 students, or 7%.
The allk12 page for Oaklawn Language Academy lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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- 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
- Northwest School of the Arts0.5 mi · 993
- Lincoln Heights Montessori0.7 mi · 244
- Walter G. Byers School0.7 mi · 303
- University Park Creative Arts0.8 mi · 212
- Irwin Academic Center0.9 mi · 371
- West Charlotte High School1.1 mi · 2,008
Frequently asked questions
About Oaklawn Language AcademyHow large is Oaklawn Language Academy?
Oaklawn Language Academy enrolls approximately 531 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Oaklawn Language Academy serve?
Oaklawn Language Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oaklawn Language Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oaklawn Language Academy is approximately 12.5:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oaklawn Language Academy?
Oaklawn Language Academy reports a student body of 9% White, 68% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Oaklawn Language Academy in?
Oaklawn Language Academy is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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