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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Rea Farms STEAM Academy this year?
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Enrollment
1,098
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003517
Rea Farms STEAM Academy
11532 Golf Links Drive, Charlotte, NC 28277 · (980) 343-0723 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,098 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% 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
16.3:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
140 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 | 98 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 150 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 126 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (135).
Student demographics
70%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
85.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
91.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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
89.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Rea Farms STEAM Academy
Rea Farms STEAM Academy's state test result (89.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rea Farms STEAM Academy this school | 1,098 | 12.8% | 89.3% |
| Olive Chapel Elementary Apex | 1,066 | 11.6% | 86.2% |
| Harrisburg Elementary Harrisburg | 850 | 21.1% | 82.3% |
| Hickory Ridge Elementary Harrisburg | 927 | 15.0% | 82.6% |
| Ballantyne Elementary Charlotte | 745 | 26.2% | 79.0% |
| Hawk Ridge Elementary Charlotte | 640 | 19.5% | 82.9% |
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 Rea Farms STEAM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #7 of 1,297 | #3 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.4% | #14 of 1,296 | #5 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #11 of 1,300 | #4 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,098 | #6 of 1,485 | #3 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,091 of 1,377 | #82 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #181 of 1,379 | #17 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.8% | #1,393 of 1,414 | #128 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
1,098
+314 (+40%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 1,098 | 67.2 | 16.3:1 | 13% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 1,105 | 67.8 | 16.3:1 | 13% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 1,109 | 66 | 16.8:1 | 10% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 784 | 53 | 14.8:1 | 12% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rea Farms STEAM Academy.
About Rea Farms STEAM Academy
Rea Farms STEAM Academy is a large elementary school found in Charlotte, North Carolina. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 1,098 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 145,014 students spread across 186 schools.
White students are the largest group at Rea Farms STEAM Academy, with 42% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 31% Asian, 11% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 45% White share among all Mecklenburg County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Rea Farms STEAM Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Federal staffing data show 67.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rea Farms STEAM Academy and a ratio of 16.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 13% of enrollment. The gap from the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 58 points.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Rea Farms STEAM Academy receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Rea Farms STEAM Academy is 14.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
In the county around the school, Mecklenburg County, median household income is about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rea Farms STEAM Academy is among the 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County.
The closest public school, Jay M. Robinson Middle, is about 0.6 miles from Rea Farms STEAM Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Rea Farms STEAM Academy is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Rea Farms STEAM Academy falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Rea Farms STEAM Academy went from 784 students to 1,098. The ratio was 14.8:1 in 2020-21 and 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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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Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
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- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
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- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
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Other schools in Charlotte
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- 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
- Jay M. Robinson Middle0.6 mi · 1,333
- Polo Ridge Elementary1.0 mi · 634
- Providence Spring Elementary1.4 mi · 586
- McKee Road Elementary1.7 mi · 534
- Telra Institute1.7 mi · 621
- Union Day School2.6 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Rea Farms STEAM AcademyHow many students attend Rea Farms STEAM Academy?
Rea Farms STEAM Academy enrolls approximately 1,098 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Rea Farms STEAM Academy serve?
Rea Farms STEAM Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Rea Farms STEAM Academy?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Rea Farms STEAM Academy.
What is the student diversity at Rea Farms STEAM Academy?
Student demographics at Rea Farms STEAM Academy are roughly 42% White, 10% Hispanic, 11% Black, 31% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rea Farms STEAM Academy?
Rea Farms STEAM Academy is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.