Turning Point Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Turning Point Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina enrolled 144 students in 2024-25 with 22.0 full-time teachers, 6.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 4-13% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 46% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%

269 students in 2022-23, 123 students in 2023-24, 144 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.4 to 22.0.

Students enrolled at Turning Point Academy by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 14401002003002022-232692023-241232024-25144
Students enrolled at Turning Point Academy by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 14401002003002022-232692023-241232024-25144
Students enrolled at Turning Point Academy by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 14401002003002022-232692023-241232024-25144
Students enrolled at Turning Point Academy by school year2022-23: 269, 2023-24: 123, 2024-25: 14401002003002022-232692023-241232024-25144
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326926.410.2
2023-2412321.05.9
2024-2514422.06.5

6.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Turning Point Academy 6.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherTurning Point Academy 6.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Turning Point Academy 6.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherTurning Point Academy 6.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Turning Point Academy 6.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherTurning Point Academy 6.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Turning Point Academy 6.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherTurning Point Academy 6.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 94 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Turning Point Academy enrolled 376 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 285 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 94 of the 376 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions285
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

86.8% of students were Black, 4.9% Hispanic, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black86.8%
  2. Hispanic4.9%
  3. Two or more races4.2%
  4. White2.8%
  5. Asian1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Turning Point Academy scored proficient or above: 4-13% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math4‑13%50%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Charlotte

30 public high schools in Charlotte report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Myers Park High School3,22520.933.1%
Ardrey Kell High School3,03620.813.8%
South Mecklenburg High School2,53417.844.0%
East Mecklenburg High School2,42218.599.9%
Palisades High School2,33221.448.5%
Julius L. Chambers High School2,22518.999.9%
Providence High School2,16720.614.1%
Mallard Creek High School2,06819.099.9%

All public schools in Charlotte →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Turning Point Academy

  1. West Mecklenburg High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 1,290 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Harding University High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 1,204 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  3. Compare Turning Point Academy with West Mecklenburg High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spends per student$12,198 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,198
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaTurning Point Academy is the number 512 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#512 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher6.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.6.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Turning Point Academy

  1. How many students attend Turning Point Academy?
    144 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 269 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Charlotte, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Turning Point Academy?
    6.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Turning Point Academy a Title I school?
    Turning Point Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Turning Point Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Turning Point Academy scored proficient or above: 4-13% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Turning Point Academy in?
    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NCES district ID 3702970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370297000871 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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