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Enrollment
1,259
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001273
South Academy of International Languages
8300 Nations Ford Rd, Charlotte, NC 28217 · (980) 343-5815 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,259 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
14.8:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
429 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 | 160 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 164 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (160) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (146).
Student demographics
73%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
73.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
76.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 South Academy of International Languages
South Academy of International Languages's state test result (75.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Academy of International Languages this school | 1,259 | 34.1% | 75.9% |
| Benhaven Elementary Sanford | 1,065 | 44.3% | 63.1% |
| Weddington Hills Elementary Concord | 1,038 | 53.9% | 62.7% |
| Palisades Park Elementary Charlotte | 940 | 41.0% | 72.2% |
| Barnette Elementary Huntersville | 818 | 33.7% | 70.8% |
| Willow Springs Elementary Willow Spring | 826 | 30.8% | 74.7% |
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 South Academy of International Languages ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #125 of 1,297 | #28 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #185 of 1,296 | #30 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #90 of 1,300 | #24 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,259 | #1 of 1,485 | #1 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #698 of 1,377 | #43 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #53 of 1,379 | #4 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #1,266 of 1,414 | #99 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #644 of 937 | #58 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
1,259
-37 (-3%) vs 2020
+131% since 1990-91, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,259 | 85.1 | 14.8:1 | 34% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 1,227 | 83 | 14.8:1 | 36% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 1,223 | 77.7 | 15.7:1 | 25% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 1,296 | 84 | 15.4:1 | 22% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 1,381 | 81.1 | 17.0:1 | 26% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 1,395 | 78 | 17.9:1 | 27% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 1,222 | 77 | 15.9:1 | 32% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 57 | 12.9:1 | 45% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Academy of International Languages.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,381 to 1,259); teachers up 5% (81.1 to 85.1).
About South Academy of International Languages
South Academy of International Languages is a high-enrollment elementary school with its address in Charlotte, North Carolina. It enrolled 1,259 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
South Academy of International Languages is one of 186 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which enrolls 145,014 students in total.
The most common group at South Academy of International Languages is White students, at 33%. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 18% Black, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among all residents of Mecklenburg County, the White share is about 45%. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 85.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at South Academy of International Languages in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. The lunch program counts 34% of students at South Academy of International Languages as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Mecklenburg County report 71%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, South Academy of International Languages 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.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 68.4% at South Academy of International Languages; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Mecklenburg County show that the median household income is $87,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County, enrolling about 170,407 students in all.
Nearest public school: Harper Middle College High, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.2%; South Academy of International Languages's is 75.9%, ranking 2nd of 6.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,259, a 3% decrease from 1,296 in 2020-21.
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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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- 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
- Harper Middle College High0.7 mi · 125
- Movement School Southwest1.0 mi · 284
- Elbert Edwin Waddell High School1.1 mi · 123
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School1.1 mi · 619
- Nations Ford Elementary1.3 mi · 610
- Starmount Academy of Excellence1.4 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About South Academy of International LanguagesHow many students attend South Academy of International Languages?
South Academy of International Languages enrolls approximately 1,259 students in grades KG-08.
Is South Academy of International Languages an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Academy of International Languages is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Academy of International Languages?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Academy of International Languages is approximately 14.8:1 (85 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Academy of International Languages?
Student demographics at South Academy of International Languages are roughly 33% White, 33% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is South Academy of International Languages public or private?
South Academy of International Languages is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.