Collinswood Language Academy, 5621 Flagstaff Drive: CMS, grades K-8, 889 students in 2024-25 and a B (78) in the 2025-26 state grades.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its principal page, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ 2026-27 bell schedule, 2026-27 calendar (PDF), Student Placement and School Choice pages, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and 2024-25 report card data, and the federal NCES school directory.

Collinswood Language Academy is a K-8 school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), the countywide district, at 5621 Flagstaff Drive. It serves kindergarten to eighth grade. It has no attendance zone: it is a CMS choice school under the World Languages and Language Immersion theme, and students apply through the district’s School Choice lottery.

Who to call
Address 5621 Flagstaff Drive, Charlotte, NC 28210
Phone 980-343-5820
Grades K to 8
District Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
CMS magnet theme World Languages and Language Immersion
State school code 600344

Principal

Principal Dina Modine, according to the school’s principal page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: an average daily membership of 889 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 839 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school A to F. The score is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report says.

School year Grade and score Growth
2025-26 B (78) Met
2024-25 B (76) Exceeded

The 2025-26 grades come from the state’s accountability data, released in September. From the same data:

  • At grade level or above, all state tests: 80.3% (CMS: 60.9%; state: 59.2%)
  • College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 62.4%
  • Growth: met expected growth

The full report card, with attendance, teacher and course data, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site. On Oct. 11 it still showed the 2024-25 edition.

How students get in

Collinswood Language Academy has no attendance zone of its own in CMS’s zone maps. Students apply through the CMS School Choice lottery; students have priority for magnet programs in their own transportation zone, the district’s Themes & Schools page says.

For 2027-28, the School Choice lottery application period runs Nov. 2 to Dec. 11, and results come out Jan. 5, 2027, according to the district’s key dates. Future registration opens Oct. 19.

Calendar and bell times

  • School day: 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in 2026-27, according to the CMS bell schedule.
  • Wednesday, Oct. 14: early release day.
  • Nov. 2-3: teacher workdays, no school for students; Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, no school.
  • Thanksgiving: teacher workday Wednesday, Nov. 25, and break Nov. 26-27.
  • Winter break: Dec. 21 to Jan. 1. The last day of school is Wednesday, June 9, 2027.

The dates come from the CMS 2026-27 traditional calendar (PDF).

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Collinswood Language Academy serve?

Kindergarten to eighth grade, according to the state’s school data. It is a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools K-8 school.

What is Collinswood Language Academy’s school grade?

Collinswood Language Academy earned a B, with a score of 78, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 School Performance Grades, after a B (76) in 2024-25. In 2025-26, 80.3% of its state tests were at grade level or above.

What time does Collinswood Language Academy start?

The school day runs 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in 2026-27, according to the CMS bell schedule.

How do you get into Collinswood Language Academy?

Through the CMS School Choice lottery. For 2027-28, applications are open Nov. 2 to Dec. 11, 2026, and results come out Jan. 5, 2027.

Who is the principal of Collinswood Language Academy?

Principal Dina Modine, according to the school’s website.