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Sugar Creek Charter

Sugar Creek Charter · Mecklenburg County

Address
4101 N Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28206
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Grades served
K-12
NCES school ID
370008902472
1,591
Students
68.0
Teachers (FTE)
23.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
60
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
29.3%
Chronically absent
65.5%
Economically disadvantaged

Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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  1. Highland Renaissance AcademyElementary · Grades PK-5 · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools0.4 mi
  2. Hidden Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1.0 mi
  3. Highland Mill MontessoriElementary · Grades PK-6 · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1.1 mi
  4. Martin Luther King Jr MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1.2 mi
  5. Druid Hills AcademyElementary · Grades PK-8 · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1.5 mi
  6. Garinger High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-12 · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1.5 mi
  7. Villa Heights ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1.7 mi
  8. Shamrock Gardens ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1.8 mi
  9. KIPP CharlotteElementary · Grades K-8 · KIPP: Charlotte · Charter1.9 mi
  10. Briarwood AcademyElementary · Grades PK-5 · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1.9 mi

How Sugar Creek Charter 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 schools40th percentile
Higher than 40% · rank 49 of 88

Chronic absence is lower here than at 28% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score unchanged since 2014 (60 → 60). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 7. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202560CExceeded50.5
202460CExceeded52.8
202357CExceeded50.4
202257CExceeded49.8
201963CExceeded56.7
201870BExceeded64.3
201763CMet60
201664CMet61
201562CNot Met61
201460CExceeded53

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 Sugar Creek Charter for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 69.77%Hispanic 26.71%Two+ Races 2.45%Asian 0.82%White 0.19%Native Am. 0.06%
Black: 69.77% (1,110) Hispanic: 26.71% (425) Two+ Races: 2.45% (39) Asian: 0.82% (13) White: 0.19% (3) Native Am.: 0.06% (1)
Black69.77%
Hispanic26.71%
Two+ Races2.45%
Asian0.82%
White0.19%
Native Am.0.06%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,591
59.08%940 Female
40.92%651 Male

Student counts for Sugar Creek Charter, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,591 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 70.7%Chronically absent 29.3%
Regular attendance: 70.7% (1,137) Chronically absent: 29.3% (472)
Regular attendance70.7%
Chronically absent29.3%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,609
65.5%Economically disadvantaged
10.5%167 English learners

Student indicators for Sugar Creek Charter, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,609 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 73.39%Beginning 26.61%
Experienced: 73.39% (15) Beginning: 26.61% (5)
Experienced73.39%
Beginning26.61%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 20.4 FTE
95.11%Fully licensed
4.89%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Sugar Creek Charter, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 20.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II77.2%35.6%
NC Math 366.2%33.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)55.7%30.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)47.4%21%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)47.2%20.4%
NC Math 145.1%5%
Biology34.8%14.1%

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
Biology65.2%20.7%10.9%--
English II22.8%41.6%33.7%--
NC Math 154.9%40.2%----
NC Math 333.8%32.5%27.3%6.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)52.8%26.8%18.8%--
Reading (grades 3–8)52.6%26.4%17.8%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)44.3%25.1%25.9%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth8.9698.2

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers20.44
Experienced teachers15 (73%)
Beginning teachers5.44 (27%)
Holding a standard license19.44 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1 (5%)

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (472 of 1,609)29.3%
Economically disadvantaged65.5%
English learners making progress (of 167)31.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.76
Library books per student8.17
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.15

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
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 Sugar Creek Charter report card PDF

Download this report card

Sugar Creek Charter'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.