The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in Math. The lowest is 48% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Movement School Eastland
Movement School Eastland is a chartered K-4 elementary school in east Charlotte serving a student body that is substantially low-income and predominantly Black and Hispanic. The school sits within a fast-growing metro area and a district that has recently restructured, and it has expanded its grade reach to full elementary scope, meaning families can now remain through fourth grade rather than moving after early grades.
The school enrolled a small number of students across its grade band in 2024-25, with the youngest grades (kindergarten through second) having steady enrollment and third and fourth grades smaller. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of economic hardship. The racial composition is majority Black, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of students identifying as two or more races, Asian, or white.
On state end-of-grade tests administered to grades three and four, Math proficiency was just above the midpoint, while English Language Arts proficiency sat just below it. Science proficiency, administered to a smaller tested population, fell near the middle as well. These are the school's first cohorts taking state assessments; the school only began offering tested grades in recent years. Available context suggests early outcomes for low-income Black and Hispanic third-graders at Eastland have exceeded those of demographically matched peers in the broader Charlotte-Mecklenburg district, though the sample remains limited. State testing data from earlier school years was not available, so trend cannot yet be assessed.
The school belongs to Movement Schools, a network of charter schools anchored in the Charlotte area. The network underwent significant restructuring in late 2023, approved by the state charter review board. A key change: Movement's middle school at Freedom Drive will close to new enrollments, meaning fifth-graders now leaving Eastland will not feed into a Movement middle school in Charlotte. Instead, families will need to identify a transition pathway outside the network. This is a material consideration for families planning longer-term enrollment. Movement has secured approval to open additional schools in neighboring areas and to operate across multiple states under a reorganized governance model.
The zipcode housing market around Central Avenue in east Charlotte, where Eastland is located, sits modestly below state home value medians, with rental costs also slightly below state levels, though both markets have softened slightly year over year. The broader Charlotte region is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States, adding residents at a significant annual pace, and the Mecklenburg County area is expanding rapidly.
Staffing numbers, attendance patterns, discipline data, English learner enrollment, and special-education enrollment were not available in the data received. No prior-year trend in academic results can be drawn. A parent weighing this school may want to discuss with the school directly the transition pipeline for fifth-graders, the specific curriculum and instructional approach the school uses, and how it supports students who are economically disadvantaged or still acquiring English.
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