Steele Creek Preparatory Academy

Steele Creek Preparatory Academy is an open, independent public charter district operating out of a single academic facility located at 2200 Shopton Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. Situated in a large city setting within the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metropolitan region, the academy offers focused educational programming spanning kindergarten through eighth grade. As a fully operational local educational agency operating under IDEA guidelines, the institution serves as a dedicated learning environment tailored specifically to elementary and middle school students in the surrounding urban community.

The district supports a student body of 335 enrolled pupils, comprising 175 female and 160 male students across its primary and middle grades. Steele Creek Preparatory Academy fosters a diverse student population, which includes 220 Black, 82 Hispanic, 19 multiracial, 8 Asian, and 6 White students, with class cohorts spread across grades K–8. To meet the academic needs of its student population, the school maintains a staffing structure centered on direct instruction, employing 16 full-time equivalent teachers dedicated to delivering the district's core educational curriculum.