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Collinswood Language Academy

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Mecklenburg County

Address
5621 Flagstaff Drive, Charlotte, NC 28210
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Grades served
K-8
NCES school ID
370297001204
893
Students
55.0
Teachers (FTE)
16.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
76
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
8%
Chronically absent
43.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Collinswood Language Academy's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — 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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Collinswood Language AcademyElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Pinewood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-50.5 mi
  2. Montclaire ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-50.7 mi
  3. Metrolina Reg Scholars AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy · Charter1.0 mi
  4. Movement School SouthwestElementary · Grades K-3 · Movement School Southwest · Charter1.4 mi
  5. Starmount Academy of ExcellenceElementary · Grades PK-51.5 mi
  6. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual SchoolHigh · Grades 5-121.7 mi
  7. Elbert Edwin Waddell High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-121.7 mi
  8. South Academy of International LanguagesElementary · Grades K-82.0 mi
  9. Nations Ford ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.0 mi
  10. Sedgefield MontessoriElementary · Grades PK-62.0 mi

How Collinswood Language Academy compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 76 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools84th percentile
Higher than 84% · rank 363 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools87th percentile
Higher than 87% · rank 154 of 1,419
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools70th percentile
Higher than 70% · rank 50 of 177

Chronic absence is lower here than at 93% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 7 points since 2014 (83 → 76). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202576BExceeded73.9
202467CMet65.9
202368CMet63.8
202256CNot Met54.2
201976BMet74.1
201875BExceeded72.3
201771BNot Met72
201673BNot Met76
201577BMet79
201483BExceeded81

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 60.13%White 26.32%Black 10.19%Two+ Races 2.91%Asian 0.45%
Hispanic: 60.13% (537) White: 26.32% (235) Black: 10.19% (91) Two+ Races: 2.91% (26) Asian: 0.45% (4)
Hispanic60.13%
White26.32%
Black10.19%
Two+ Races2.91%
Asian0.45%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 893
51.51%460 Female
48.49%433 Male

Student counts for Collinswood Language Academy, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 893 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 92%Chronically absent 8%
Regular attendance: 92% (831) Chronically absent: 8% (72)
Regular attendance92%
Chronically absent8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 903
43.1%Economically disadvantaged
23.74%212 English learners

Student indicators for Collinswood Language Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 903 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 70.54%Beginning 29.46%
Experienced: 70.54% (34) Beginning: 29.46% (14)
Experienced70.54%
Beginning29.46%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 48.8 FTE
94.47%Fully licensed
5.53%Emergency or provisional
8.19%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Collinswood Language 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 48.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)79.9%60.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)79.2%55.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)72.1%49.3%

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)20.1%19.7%35.1%25.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)27.9%22.9%28.2%21%
Science (grades 5 & 8)20.8%23.4%43.5%12.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth2.0685.1

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers48.84
Experienced teachers34.45 (71%)
Beginning teachers14.39 (29%)
Holding a standard license46.14 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.7 (6%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (72 of 903)8%
Economically disadvantaged43.1%
English learners making progress (of 212)58.5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.93
Library books per student13.25
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.41

Federal & state designations

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

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

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First page of the Collinswood Language Academy report card PDF

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Collinswood Language 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.