Merry Oaks International Academy

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Merry Oaks International Academy is an elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 642 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 140 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Merry Oaks International Academy consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages in standardized test scores for mathematics, reading, and science. The school has ranked in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking of 1428 out of 1505 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. When analyzing the performance of specific student subgroups, the school shows significant disparities, with African American and Hispanic students performing significantly worse than their White and Asian peers. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to nearby Highland Mill Montessori and Chantilly Montessori schools.

The extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Merry Oaks International Academy (over 99%) suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which likely contributes to the academic struggles observed at the school. Despite the school's low performance, the data shows little to no improvement in academic outcomes over the past several years, indicating the need for a comprehensive approach to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 3508 Draper Ave
       Charlotte, NC  28205-3836


(980) 343-6422

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1428th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,588 Help


Students who attend Merry Oaks International Academy usually attend:

Middle:    Eastway Middle
High:    Garinger High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  642

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.5%
African American:
28.8%
White:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.5% Help


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Compare Details Merry Oaks International Academy ranks worse than 94.9% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 99th 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 9.63. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.5%), African American (28.8%), White (4.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Merry Oaks International Academy is 14.6, which is the 32nd 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 Merry Oaks International Academy is $11,588, which is the 23rd highest among 109 elementary schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Merry Oaks International Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Merry Oaks International Academy 1428th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Merry Oaks International 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 Merry Oaks International Academy

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Rank History for all students at Merry Oaks International Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 34.42 945th 1276 25.9%
2007 41.90 861st 1293 33.4%
2008 23.27 1094th 1324 17.4%
2009 39.66 924th 1354 31.8%
2010 30.28 1050th 1363 23.0%
2011 27.16 1106th 1381 19.9%
2012 16.16 1263rd 1388 9.0%
2013 15.71 1249th 1403 11.0%
2014 16.79 1208th 1390 13.1%
2015 16.58 1259th 1440 12.6%
2016 37.23 967th 1425 32.1%
2017 39.61 916th 1429 35.9%
2018 36.03 990th 1434 31.0%
2019 31.30 1078th 1473 26.8%
2021 5.59 1460th 1489 1.9%
2022 12.98 1391st 1514 8.1%
2023 12.46 1377th 1502 8.3%
2024 9.63 1428th 1505 5.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Merry Oaks International Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.82 70th 421 83.4%
2019 58.81 141st 497 71.6%
2022 25.63 411th 485 15.3%
2023 32.58 360th 514 30.0%
2024 33.18 381st 533 28.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Merry Oaks International Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.55 691st 1332 48.1%
2019 50.51 670th 1361 50.8%
2021 12.92 1284th 1329 3.4%
2022 30.86 1016th 1366 25.6%
2023 28.48 1121st 1437 22.0%
2024 30.94 1101st 1450 24.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Merry Oaks International Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.24 1004th 1405 28.5%
2019 29.27 1091st 1424 23.4%
2021 8.40 1391st 1440 3.4%
2022 19.70 1261st 1458 13.5%
2023 10.71 1378th 1459 5.6%
2024 11.59 1377th 1455 5.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Merry Oaks International Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.27 952nd 1413 32.6%
2019 33.77 1044th 1430 27.0%
2021 5.11 1422nd 1444 1.5%
2022 9.59 1399th 1464 4.4%
2023 17.95 1272nd 1461 12.9%
2024 10.29 1398th 1464 4.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Merry Oaks International Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.53 266th 927 71.3%
2019 52.47 407th 949 57.1%
2021 20.45 805th 896 10.2%
2022 31.98 671st 927 27.6%
2023 22.62 791st 933 15.2%
2024 44.55 505th 924 45.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Merry Oaks International Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.45 401st 851 52.9%
2019 41.94 516th 865 40.3%
2021 9.24 837th 843 0.7%
2022 20.29 814th 893 8.8%
2023 23.43 775th 915 15.3%
2024 17.13 885th 951 6.9%
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 Merry Oaks International Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 240 266 10 4 2 n/a n/a 0 522
1989 269 176 38 10 4 n/a n/a 0 497
1990 284 185 53 13 2 n/a n/a 0 537
1991 264 206 57 17 3 n/a n/a 0 547
1992 261 244 51 25 4 n/a n/a 0 585
1993 209 282 75 29 4 n/a n/a 0 599
1994 183 283 67 22 3 n/a n/a 0 558
1995 125 302 43 38 4 n/a n/a 0 512
1996 125 302 43 38 4 n/a n/a 0 512
1997 127 278 26 59 4 n/a n/a 0 494
1998 101 294 12 57 1 n/a n/a 0 465
1999 95 355 16 73 0 n/a n/a 0 539
2000 87 274 17 110 0 n/a n/a 0 488
2001 99 285 18 108 3 n/a n/a 0 513
2002 73 275 17 138 3 n/a n/a 0 506
2003 73 275 17 138 3 n/a n/a 0 506
2004 65 297 17 178 8 n/a n/a 0 565
2005 49 252 14 210 4 n/a n/a 0 529
2006 31 265 18 233 1 n/a n/a 0 548
2007 29 221 24 273 3 n/a n/a 25 575
2008 19 228 57 305 1 n/a n/a 31 641
2009 21 228 53 302 2 n/a n/a 0 606
2010 17 208 43 286 1 n/a n/a 0 555
2011 15 187 60 327 0 0 22 0 611
2012 31 214 71 352 0 0 14 0 682
2013 21 250 69 363 2 0 14 0 719
2014 22 253 70 355 2 2 18 0 722
2015 16 236 74 362 2 1 9 0 700
2016 14 210 58 391 2 1 3 0 679
2017 15 187 43 415 2 2 2 0 666
2018 18 169 27 397 2 1 3 0 617
2019 20 128 11 354 0 3 5 0 521
2020 19 157 13 427 1 0 9 0 626
2021 26 166 14 428 2 0 6 0 642
2022 24 172 8 409 0 0 3 0 616
2023 28 185 7 414 3 0 5 0 642

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Merry Oaks International Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 522 23.0 22.6 39.3
1989 497 25.0 19.8 45.5
1990 537 27.0 19.8 34.3
1991 547 27.0 20.2 33.6
1992 585 27.0 21.6 32.3
1993 599 31.0 19.3 44.7
1994 558 31.0 18.0 54.1
1995 512 31.0 16.5 64.1
1996 512 31.0 16.5 64.1
1997 494 29.0 17.0 68
1998 465 33.0 14.1 67.3
1999 539 33.0 16.3 64.7
2000 488 33.0 14.8 82
2001 513 33.0 15.5 78.9
2002 506 33.0 15.3 99.4
2003 506 33.0 15.3 99.4
2004 565 33.0 17.1 99.5
2005 529 33.0 16.0 94
2006 548 33.0 16.6 87.4
2007 575 n/a n/a 75.3
2008 641 48.6 13.2 85.2
2009 606 54.0 11.2 86.3
2010 555 45.3 12.2 94.1
2011 611 44.8 13.6 96.9
2012 682 52.9 12.8 98.4
2013 719 48.2 14.8 94.9
2014 722 54.4 13.2 91.1
2015 700 49.0 14.2 99.6
2016 679 44.0 15.4 97.3
2017 666 47.4 14.0 99.1
2018 617 43.9 14.0 97.7
2019 521 38.9 13.3 99.4
2020 626 36.0 17.3 99.5
2021 642 39.4 16.2 99.5
2022 616 39.7 15.4 99.5
2023 642 43.9 14.6 99.5

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 Merry Oaks International Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 522 23.0 22.6 39.3
1989 497 25.0 19.8 45.5
1990 537 27.0 19.8 34.3
1991 547 27.0 20.2 33.6
1992 585 27.0 21.6 32.3
1993 599 31.0 19.3 44.7
1994 558 31.0 18.0 54.1
1995 512 31.0 16.5 64.1
1996 512 31.0 16.5 64.1
1997 494 29.0 17.0 68
1998 465 33.0 14.1 67.3
1999 539 33.0 16.3 64.7
2000 488 33.0 14.8 82
2001 513 33.0 15.5 78.9
2002 506 33.0 15.3 99.4
2003 506 33.0 15.3 99.4
2004 565 33.0 17.1 99.5
2005 529 33.0 16.0 94
2006 548 33.0 16.6 87.4
2007 575 n/a n/a 75.3
2008 641 48.6 13.2 85.2
2009 606 54.0 11.2 86.3
2010 555 45.3 12.2 94.1
2011 611 44.8 13.6 96.9
2012 682 52.9 12.8 98.4
2013 719 48.2 14.8 94.9
2014 722 54.4 13.2 91.1
2015 700 49.0 14.2 99.6
2016 679 44.0 15.4 97.3
2017 666 47.4 14.0 99.1
2018 617 43.9 14.0 97.7
2019 521 38.9 13.3 99.4
2020 626 36.0 17.3 99.5
2021 642 39.4 16.2 99.5
2022 616 39.7 15.4 99.5
2023 642 43.9 14.6 99.5

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Merry Oaks International Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,304 (11.3%) $10,284 (88.7%) $11,588

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Merry Oaks International Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1078th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1377th of 1502 Elementary schools
 18.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Merry Oaks International Academy)62.835.1
 27.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)69.661.3
 8.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Merry Oaks International Academy)3415.6
 18.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)57.346.4
 10.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Merry Oaks International Academy)57.130
 27.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)63.255.2
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Merry Oaks International Academy)17.616.7
 0.9%
   4th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)52.551.5
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Merry Oaks International Academy)55.641.5
 14.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)65.457.9
 7.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Merry Oaks International Academy)34.619.5
 15.1%
   5th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)5045.8
 4.2%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Merry Oaks International Academy)71.653.7
 17.9%
   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 Students521642
 23.2%
African American128185
 44.5%
American Indian03
Asian117
 36.4%
Hispanic354414
 16.9%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White2028
 40%
Two or More Races55
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.4%99.5%
 0.1%


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Students who attend Merry Oaks International Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastway Middle
High : Garinger High School

Students at Merry Oaks International Academy are 64% Hispanic, 29% African American, 4% White, 1% Asian.

Merry Oaks International Academy ranks in the bottom 5.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 642 students attended Merry Oaks International Academy.


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