Steele Creek Preparatory Academy

Steele Creek Preparatory Academy operates as a compact elementary campus in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the schools within Steele Creek Preparatory Academy. Current enrollment sits at 335 students spanning grades K through 8. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Steele Creek Preparatory Academy sits 28% below that benchmark.

Operationally, Steele Creek Preparatory Academy answers to Steele Creek Preparatory Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Steele Creek Preparatory Academy shows that 66% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Steele Creek Preparatory Academy shows 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 41.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Steele Creek Preparatory Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mecklenburg County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mecklenburg County put median household earnings sit near $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), Steele Creek Preparatory Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Nations Ford Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site. Steele Creek Preparatory Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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