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Briarwood Academy

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Mecklenburg County

Address
1001 Wilann Dr, Charlotte, NC 28215
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370297001198
649
Students
39.2
Teachers (FTE)
16.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
60
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
30.7%
Chronically absent
56.4%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools's traditional school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Briarwood Academy — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Briarwood AcademyElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. KIPP CharlotteElementary · Grades K-8 · KIPP: Charlotte · Charter0.2 mi
  2. Martin Luther King Jr MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.0 mi
  3. Cochrane Collegiate AcademyHigh · Grades 6-121.0 mi
  4. Devonshire ElementaryElementary · Grades K-51.3 mi
  5. Garinger High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-121.3 mi
  6. Hidden Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.5 mi
  7. Shamrock Gardens ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.8 mi
  8. Sugar Creek CharterOther · Grades K-12 · Sugar Creek Charter · Charter1.9 mi
  9. Grove Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-51.9 mi
  10. Northridge MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.0 mi

How Briarwood Academy compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 60 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools46th percentile
Higher than 46% · rank 1,267 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools48th percentile
Higher than 48% · rank 697 of 1,419
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools40th percentile
Higher than 40% · rank 103 of 177

Chronic absence is lower here than at 24% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 10 points since 2014 (50 → 60). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202560CExceeded51.8
202450DNot Met47.9
202359CExceeded51.4
202251DExceeded40.5
201957CExceeded49.7
201854DMet46.8
201750DMet43
201650DExceeded41
201545DMet38
201450DExceeded41

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 64.41%Black 25.58%Asian 4.78%Two+ Races 2.47%White 2.31%Pacific Isl. 0.31%Native Am. 0.15%
Hispanic: 64.41% (418) Black: 25.58% (166) Asian: 4.78% (31) Two+ Races: 2.47% (16) White: 2.31% (15) Pacific Isl.: 0.31% (2) Native Am.: 0.15% (1)
Hispanic64.41%
Black25.58%
Asian4.78%
Two+ Races2.47%
White2.31%
Pacific Isl.0.31%
Native Am.0.15%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 649
49.77%323 Female
50.23%326 Male

Student counts for Briarwood Academy, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 649 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 69.3%Chronically absent 30.7%
Regular attendance: 69.3% (488) Chronically absent: 30.7% (216)
Regular attendance69.3%
Chronically absent30.7%

Student Population

Students Counted: 704
56.4%Economically disadvantaged
36.83%239 English learners

Student indicators for Briarwood Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 704 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 75.96%Beginning 24.04%
Experienced: 75.96% (27) Beginning: 24.04% (8)
Experienced75.96%
Beginning24.04%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 34.9 FTE
93.7%Fully licensed
6.3%Emergency or provisional
2.86%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Briarwood Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 34.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)50.3%25.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)49.4%20.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)37.4%18.5%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)49.7%24.8%19.2%6.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)62.6%18.9%12.6%5.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)50.6%28.7%14.9%5.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth5.4592.4

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers34.94
Experienced teachers26.54 (76%)
Beginning teachers8.4 (24%)
Holding a standard license32.74 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.2 (6%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (216 of 704)30.7%
Economically disadvantaged56.4%
English learners making progress (of 239)61.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.88
Library books per student12.15
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.38

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Briarwood Academy report card PDF

Download this report card

Briarwood Academy's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.