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TMSA Charlotte
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 3% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 1% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 80% larger than its 8th grade class (51).
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 760 | 51.3 | 14.8:1 | 94% (715) |
| 2023-24 | 745 | 43.1 | 17.3:1 | 92% (687) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 25.5 | 31.0:1 | 41% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 802 | 24 | 33.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 31.6 | 16.6:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (522 to 760); teachers up 62% (31.6 to 51.3).
About TMSA Charlotte
TMSA Charlotte is a school serving multiple grade levels with a street address in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is open to students in kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 760 students.
The Math and Science Academy of Charlott is responsible for TMSA Charlotte.
Black students are 62% of those enrolled at TMSA Charlotte. Next come 16% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% White. That compares with about 30% Black among all Mecklenburg County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at TMSA Charlotte are from different groups.
The school has 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.8 students per teacher. The average for combined schools in North Carolina is 16.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
In Mecklenburg County, the median household earns about $87,005 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Mecklenburg County, 226 public schools serve about 170,407 students.
Measured in a straight line, Mallard Creek Elementary is about 0.6 miles from TMSA Charlotte. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 42 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 33.4 to 14.8 over 4 years.
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