Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001212
Reid Park Academy
4108 W Tyvola Rd, Charlotte, NC 28208 · (980) 343-5035 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
314 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
56%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
28.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Reid Park Academy
Reid Park Academy's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Park Academy this school | 317 | 99.1% | 31.9% |
| Ashley Park PreK-8 School Charlotte | 338 | 99.1% | 38.5% |
| Druid Hills Academy Charlotte | 288 | 99.0% | 48.4% |
| W G Pearson Elementary Durham | 319 | 97.2% | 48.7% |
| Marie G Davis School Charlotte | 328 | 98.8% | 37.3% |
| Bugg Elementary Raleigh | 345 | 98.8% | 35.0% |
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 Reid Park Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #1,227 of 1,297 | #107 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,254 of 1,296 | #112 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #1,215 of 1,300 | #104 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #1,147 of 1,485 | #120 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #119 of 1,377 | #9 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #835 of 1,379 | #72 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #622 of 1,414 | #67 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -54.3% | #3 of 937 | #2 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
317
-28 (-8%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
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 | 317 | 25.7 | 12.3:1 | 99% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 17.4 | 19.7:1 | 99% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 22.3 | 13.7:1 | 99% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 55.6 | 12.5:1 | 100% (690) |
| 2015-16 | 815 | 51 | 16.0:1 | 96% (781) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 38 | 11.4:1 | 92% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 36% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reid Park Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 54% (693 to 317); teachers down 54% (55.6 to 25.7).
About Reid Park Academy
Reid Park Academy is the name of a small elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina. Federal data show 317 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Reid Park Academy is part of a district of 186 schools: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, with 145,014 students.
The largest group at Reid Park Academy is Black students, at 57%. Other groups make up 34% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% White. County-wide, 30% of Mecklenburg County residents are Black. The diversity index for Reid Park Academy is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 12.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Reid Park Academy, which has 25.7. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. For comparison, public schools in Mecklenburg County average 71%.
Reid Park Academy holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.6%. Reid Park Academy scores 31.9%.
Looking at the county, Mecklenburg County, the median household earns about $87,005 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools with about 170,407 students, including Reid Park Academy.
Niner University Elementary is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Reid Park Academy at 6th of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 345 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 317 by 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
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
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
- Niner University Elementary0.1 mi · 125
- Renaissance West STEAM Academy0.9 mi · 737
- Charles H. Parker Academic Center1.0 mi · 472
- Marie G Davis School1.6 mi · 328
- Westerly Hills Academy1.9 mi · 522
- Ashley Park PreK-8 School2.1 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Reid Park AcademyHow many students attend Reid Park Academy?
Reid Park Academy enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Reid Park Academy serve?
Reid Park Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reid Park Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Reid Park Academy is approximately 12.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reid Park Academy?
At Reid Park Academy, the student body is approximately 3% White, 34% Hispanic, 57% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Reid Park Academy?
Reid Park Academy is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
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