Briarwood Academy

Summary:

Briarwood Academy is an elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. With a diverse student population, the school faces significant challenges in improving academic performance, particularly for its Hispanic, Special Education, and low-income students.

Briarwood Academy's academic proficiency rates are generally lower than the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 28.8% in 4th grade reading to 49.6% in 5th grade science, compared to the district's 47.4%-65.9% and the state's 48.7%-66.2% in the same subjects and grades. Briarwood Academy's performance has been consistently low, earning it a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, Briarwood Academy's nearby schools, such as Hidden Valley Elementary, Shamrock Gardens Elementary, and Windsor Park Elementary, generally perform better on academic measures, despite also serving predominantly low-income student populations. Additionally, the local KIPP Charlotte charter school has mixed performance, with some grades performing better and others performing worse than Briarwood Academy. These comparisons highlight the importance of considering the broader context and student demographics when evaluating school performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1001 Wilann Dr
       Charlotte, NC  28215-2149


(980) 343-6475

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1209th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,516 Help


Students who attend Briarwood Academy usually attend:

Middle:    Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:    Garinger High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  655

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.5%
African American:
26.1%
Asian:
7.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Briarwood Academy ranks worse than 80.3% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 71st among 109 ranked elementary schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.93. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.5%), African American (26.1%), Asian (7.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Briarwood Academy is 14.7, which is the 35th best among 109 elementary schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Briarwood Academy is $10,516, which is the 38th highest among 109 elementary schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Briarwood Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Briarwood Academy 1209th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Briarwood Academy in the ranking list.)

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 140th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Briarwood Academy

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Rank History for all students at Briarwood Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 7.67 1242nd 1276 2.7%
2007 3.63 1282nd 1293 0.9%
2008 6.68 1276th 1324 3.6%
2009 5.87 1308th 1354 3.4%
2010 13.14 1247th 1363 8.5%
2011 17.00 1237th 1381 10.4%
2012 4.59 1361st 1388 1.9%
2013 8.90 1340th 1403 4.5%
2014 17.14 1200th 1390 13.7%
2015 15.46 1274th 1440 11.5%
2016 16.10 1255th 1425 11.9%
2017 17.79 1239th 1429 13.3%
2018 16.71 1255th 1434 12.5%
2019 29.96 1102nd 1473 25.2%
2021 18.43 1236th 1489 17.0%
2022 32.15 1048th 1514 30.8%
2023 41.12 914th 1502 39.1%
2024 23.93 1209th 1505 19.7%
See the entire list of North Carolina Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Briarwood Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.33 277th 421 34.2%
2019 54.46 164th 497 67.0%
2021 34.73 247th 385 35.8%
2022 47.09 220th 485 54.6%
2023 58.65 147th 514 71.4%
2024 49.55 220th 533 58.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Briarwood Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 24.19 692nd 801 13.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Briarwood Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.01 899th 1332 32.5%
2019 45.59 779th 1361 42.8%
2021 40.71 766th 1329 42.4%
2022 61.21 424th 1366 69.0%
2023 65.47 405th 1437 71.8%
2024 52.42 651st 1450 55.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Briarwood Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.51 1210th 1405 13.9%
2019 39.44 918th 1424 35.5%
2021 24.95 1095th 1440 24.0%
2022 29.30 1077th 1458 26.1%
2023 35.37 960th 1459 34.2%
2024 20.57 1249th 1455 14.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Briarwood Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.65 761st 897 15.2%
2019 20.66 800th 878 8.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Briarwood Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.32 1263rd 1413 10.6%
2019 22.65 1200th 1430 16.1%
2021 15.18 1273rd 1444 11.8%
2022 36.42 952nd 1464 35.0%
2023 45.22 834th 1461 42.9%
2024 29.00 1099th 1464 24.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Briarwood Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 7.51 86th 95 9.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Briarwood Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.59 538th 927 42.0%
2019 55.18 371st 949 60.9%
2021 37.95 530th 896 40.8%
2022 75.98 130th 927 86.0%
2023 75.18 150th 933 83.9%
2024 57.02 331st 924 64.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Briarwood Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.29 663rd 851 22.1%
2019 48.50 437th 865 49.5%
2021 28.19 662nd 843 21.5%
2022 37.93 580th 893 35.1%
2023 47.80 470th 915 48.6%
2024 32.01 703rd 951 26.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Briarwood Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 362 512 5 5 4 n/a n/a 0 888
1989 333 379 2 8 3 n/a n/a 0 725
1990 302 432 36 15 1 n/a n/a 0 786
1991 267 439 54 14 0 n/a n/a 0 774
1992 267 497 62 16 2 n/a n/a 0 844
1993 201 512 63 16 3 n/a n/a 0 795
1994 109 513 60 20 3 n/a n/a 0 705
1995 68 595 51 49 3 n/a n/a 0 766
1996 68 595 51 49 3 n/a n/a 0 766
1997 63 546 36 53 5 n/a n/a 0 703
1998 60 535 25 35 5 n/a n/a 0 660
1999 32 522 21 45 3 n/a n/a 0 623
2000 27 495 21 52 1 n/a n/a 0 596
2001 14 508 17 75 2 n/a n/a 0 616
2002 6 444 17 83 3 n/a n/a 0 553
2003 6 444 17 83 3 n/a n/a 0 553
2004 12 426 15 93 6 n/a n/a 0 552
2005 15 422 15 99 3 n/a n/a 0 554
2006 17 412 12 138 4 n/a n/a 0 583
2007 12 343 10 174 1 n/a n/a 8 548
2008 11 361 13 219 3 n/a n/a 21 628
2009 19 406 16 233 4 n/a n/a 0 678
2010 25 376 20 253 5 n/a n/a 0 679
2011 17 363 19 257 5 0 18 0 679
2012 17 394 20 282 4 0 6 0 723
2013 18 419 20 248 4 0 12 0 721
2014 26 382 17 244 6 0 10 0 685
2015 28 376 18 299 9 0 8 0 738
2016 24 361 19 319 8 0 11 0 742
2017 17 318 29 344 5 0 8 0 721
2018 26 284 43 378 7 0 11 0 749
2019 14 270 43 378 7 0 7 0 719
2020 16 221 57 403 2 0 5 0 704
2021 14 216 68 389 0 0 7 0 694
2022 24 192 68 384 0 0 11 0 679
2023 23 171 48 403 0 0 10 0 655

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Briarwood Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 888 36.0 24.6 14.3
1989 725 36.0 20.1 22.3
1990 786 37.0 21.2 20.7
1991 774 35.0 22.1 21.1
1992 844 35.0 24.1 19.3
1993 795 36.0 22.1 34.3
1994 705 36.0 19.6 45.4
1995 766 44.0 17.4 49.6
1996 766 44.0 17.4 49.6
1997 703 40.0 17.6 58.9
1998 660 42.0 15.7 58.9
1999 623 42.0 14.8 80.6
2000 596 42.0 14.2 78.4
2001 616 42.0 14.7 70.5
2002 553 42.0 13.2 82.5
2003 553 42.0 13.2 82.5
2004 552 42.0 13.1 87.3
2005 554 42.0 13.2 91.3
2006 583 42.0 13.9 84
2007 548 n/a n/a 71.9
2008 628 46.1 13.6 82.4
2009 678 52.8 12.8 87.2
2010 679 50.4 13.4 91.3
2011 679 48.9 13.8 92.5
2012 723 50.7 14.2 94.5
2013 721 50.6 14.2 97.4
2014 685 43.4 15.7 92.3
2015 738 48.0 15.3 99.6
2016 742 46.0 16.1 98.5
2017 721 49.5 14.5 99.6
2018 749 48.5 15.4 99.6
2019 719 49.0 14.6 99.6
2020 704 47.1 14.9 99.1
2021 694 43.8 15.8 97.7
2022 679 41.6 16.3 99.6
2023 655 44.3 14.7 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Briarwood Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 888 36.0 24.6 14.3
1989 725 36.0 20.1 22.3
1990 786 37.0 21.2 20.7
1991 774 35.0 22.1 21.1
1992 844 35.0 24.1 19.3
1993 795 36.0 22.1 34.3
1994 705 36.0 19.6 45.4
1995 766 44.0 17.4 49.6
1996 766 44.0 17.4 49.6
1997 703 40.0 17.6 58.9
1998 660 42.0 15.7 58.9
1999 623 42.0 14.8 80.6
2000 596 42.0 14.2 78.4
2001 616 42.0 14.7 70.5
2002 553 42.0 13.2 82.5
2003 553 42.0 13.2 82.5
2004 552 42.0 13.1 87.3
2005 554 42.0 13.2 91.3
2006 583 42.0 13.9 84
2007 548 n/a n/a 71.9
2008 628 46.1 13.6 82.4
2009 678 52.8 12.8 87.2
2010 679 50.4 13.4 91.3
2011 679 48.9 13.8 92.5
2012 723 50.7 14.2 94.5
2013 721 50.6 14.2 97.4
2014 685 43.4 15.7 92.3
2015 738 48.0 15.3 99.6
2016 742 46.0 16.1 98.5
2017 721 49.5 14.5 99.6
2018 749 48.5 15.4 99.6
2019 719 49.0 14.6 99.6
2020 704 47.1 14.9 99.1
2021 694 43.8 15.8 97.7
2022 679 41.6 16.3 99.6
2023 655 44.3 14.7 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Briarwood Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,259 (12.0%) $9,257 (88.0%) $10,516

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Briarwood Academy

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1102nd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 914th of 1502 Elementary schools
 14%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Briarwood Academy)71.367
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)69.661.3
 8.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Briarwood Academy)43.530.7
 12.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)57.346.4
 10.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Briarwood Academy)55.763.9
 8.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)63.255.2
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Briarwood Academy)28.752.1
 23.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)52.551.5
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Briarwood Academy)5255
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)65.457.9
 7.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Briarwood Academy)3535.8
 0.8%
   5th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)5045.8
 4.2%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Briarwood Academy)55.739.5
 16.2%
   5th Grade Science (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)72.862.2
 10.6%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students719655
 8.9%
African American270171
 36.7%
American Indian70
 100%
Asian4348
 11.6%
Hispanic378403
 6.6%
Pacific Islander00
White1423
 64.3%
Two or More Races710
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.6%99.4%
 0.2%


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Students who attend Briarwood Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High : Garinger High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 655 students attended Briarwood Academy.

Briarwood Academy ranks in the bottom 19.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at Briarwood Academy are 62% Hispanic, 26% African American, 7% Asian, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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