Grades PK-8Elementary schoolOpen

Druid Hills Academy

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Mecklenburg County

Address
2801 Lucena Ave, Charlotte, NC 28206
Open in Maps →
Grades served
PK-8
NCES school ID
370297001213
288
Students
29.6
Teachers (FTE)
9.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
58
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
30.9%
Chronically absent
72.6%
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 Druid Hills Academy — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

View the calendar →

Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

Loading the map…

Druid Hills AcademyElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Lincoln Heights MontessoriElementary · Grades PK-61.0 mi
  2. Williams Secondary MontessoriHigh · Grades 7-121.2 mi
  3. Highland Renaissance AcademyElementary · Grades PK-51.2 mi
  4. Walter G. Byers SchoolElementary · Grades PK-81.3 mi
  5. Sugar Creek CharterOther · Grades K-12 · Sugar Creek Charter · Charter1.5 mi
  6. Highland Mill MontessoriElementary · Grades PK-61.5 mi
  7. Oaklawn Language AcademyElementary · Grades K-81.5 mi
  8. Villa Heights ElementaryElementary · Grades K-51.6 mi
  9. Northwest School of the ArtsHigh · Grades 6-121.8 mi
  10. University Park Creative ArtsElementary · Grades K-52.0 mi

How Druid Hills Academy compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 58 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools40th percentile
Higher than 40% · rank 1,424 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools42nd percentile
Higher than 42% · rank 783 of 1,419
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools33rd percentile
Higher than 33% · rank 115 of 177

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

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score up 13 points since 2014 (45 → 58). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202558CExceeded49
202446DExceeded33.7
202330FMet18.1
202226FMet13.9
201936FNot Met28.3
201841DMet33.6
201745DMet35
201641DMet32
201534FNot Met27
201445DExceeded32

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

Black 59.72%Hispanic 31.25%Two+ Races 4.86%White 2.43%Asian 1.74%
Black: 59.72% (172) Hispanic: 31.25% (90) Two+ Races: 4.86% (14) White: 2.43% (7) Asian: 1.74% (5)
Black59.72%
Hispanic31.25%
Two+ Races4.86%
White2.43%
Asian1.74%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 288
44.44%128 Female
55.56%160 Male

Student counts for Druid Hills Academy, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 288 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 69.1%Chronically absent 30.9%
Regular attendance: 69.1% (237) Chronically absent: 30.9% (106)
Regular attendance69.1%
Chronically absent30.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 343
72.6%Economically disadvantaged
18.06%52 English learners

Student indicators for Druid Hills Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 343 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 85.52%Beginning 14.48%
Experienced: 85.52% (20) Beginning: 14.48% (3)
Experienced85.52%
Beginning14.48%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 23.5 FTE
95.32%Fully licensed
4.68%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Druid Hills 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 23.5 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)56%28%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)54.1%32.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)38.3%18%

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)45.9%21.5%27.1%5.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)61.7%20.2%13.7%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)44%28%28%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth7.495.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers23.48
Experienced teachers20.08 (86%)
Beginning teachers3.4 (14%)
Holding a standard license22.38 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.1 (5%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (106 of 343)30.9%
Economically disadvantaged72.6%
English learners making progress (of 52)40.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.65
Library books per student38.46
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.95

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingYes
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.

Official school website →

First page of the Druid Hills Academy report card PDF

Download this report card

Druid Hills 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.