📍 8701 Moores Chapel Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28214
Turning Point Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 269 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Turning Point Academy enrolls 269 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 227 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.1% |
| White | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
266 of the school's 269 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Turning Point Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 101.
Turning Point Academy is one of 180 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The district serves 147,299 students district-wide and employs 8,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 269 students, Turning Point Academy is smaller than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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