Socrates Academy
Matthews · NC · Socrates Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Charlotte Latin School → United Faith Christian Academy → Abundant Life Christian Academy → Covenant Day School → Providence High School → Butler High School → The Fletcher School → Metrolina Christian Academy →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Socrates Academy compares for families
What families should know about Socrates Academy.
- ▸ LocallyNC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Charlotte Latin School, United Faith Christian Academy, Abundant Life Christian Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +8.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,039 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $9,195 per student in district revenue, the 490 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $4,505,550/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Latin School Charlotte |
Private | 2.6 | 1,514 | +6.5% |
| United Faith Christian Academy Charlotte |
Private | 2.8 | 141 | -2.1% |
| Abundant Life Christian Academy Indian Trail |
Private | 3.1 | 57 | -14.9% |
| Covenant Day School Matthews |
Private | 3.1 | 996 | +16.2% |
| Providence High School Charlotte |
Public | 3.3 | 2,167 | +7.0% |
| Butler High School Matthews |
Public | 3.9 | 1,791 | -8.9% |
| The Fletcher School Charlotte |
Private | 4.1 | 283 | +2.9% |
| Metrolina Christian Academy Indian Trail |
Private | 4.1 | 1,124 | — |