Mountain Island Lake Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Mountain Island Lake Academy is an urban public school in Charlotte, North Carolina that is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District. It serves 730 students in grades K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 14.0:1. Its teachers have had 68 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 8

730 Students

52 Teachers

7905 Pleasant Grove Rd

Charlotte, NC 28216 View local requests

http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/mountainislandlakeacademyes/pages/default.aspx

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Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

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Ms. Nicholson (Dean of Students & Instruction)

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Mountain Island Lake Academy Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

87%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Mountain Island Lake Academy Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 2025

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