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C+

New Directions Academy

PublicOtherGrades 3–12Alternative Education School

4000 Highway 48 North, Charlotte, TN 37036 · (615) 740-6070 · Part of Dickson County School District

Charlotte’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
61
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–12
The gist

What stands out about New Directions Academy

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 94.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4000 Highway 48 North, Charlotte

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 41
Grade 53
Grade 63
Grade 716
Grade 81
Grade 910
Grade 1015
Grade 1110
Grade 122
Enrollment over time
1,094’20
19’21
18’22
36’23
61’24

Down 94.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 13%Black 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Directions Academy from Charlotte families.

Other schools in Dickson County School District

The district →
Centennial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dickson
A
713 students
Stuart Burns Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burns
A
706 students
Charlotte Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charlotte
B
601 students
Oakmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dickson
A−
482 students
White Bluff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White Bluff
B+
479 students
Vanleer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vanleer
B+
269 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Charlotte’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.