Olympic Renaissance

4301 Sandy Porter Road

Charlotte, NC 28273

6 Reviews

School District

Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

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Submitted by parent on August 27, 2014

My daughter is a junior and she loves her school. She is a honors student and an athlete (Swim team). Olympic offers AP level courses and opportunities to attend cato or Levine college. A new field has been added. The school is going through a renovation process and will soon have additional space. Families with children at this school should voulunteer and get more involved. It's a personal responsibility issue. Olympic renaissance recently lost some outstanding teachers. They moved on to pursue other opportunities....the new teachers will have some big shoes to fill.
Submitted by parent on November 28, 2010

Strange school. The campus is shared by 4 other schools and it is supposed to be the drama and leadership school. It is the only one who has kept its principal which seems to be a rare achievement. The scores are way up but parent participation is terrible and student discipline is weak. Its a trade off but better than most.
Submitted by parent on August 18, 2010

This school cannot get anymore. the teachers really care for there students and so does the principal!! :)
Submitted by parent on April 27, 2010

For a FOCUS school (mid level poverty) this school has made enormous gains. Led by a strong and compassionate principal (Ms. Melody Sears), the school has raised EOC scores in every subject and most recently posted 100% pass rates in Biology, US History and Civics/Economics in the fall of 2009. What I find more impressive is the amazing survey results by both students and teachers in the past CMS surveys. They posted the best school environmental results for any conventional high school in their school system. Clearly, this is a school on the upswing, with a friendly, accepting atmosphere.
Submitted by parent on March 03, 2010

My son attended OHS for 2 years before they split into 5 schools. It was a nightmare back then, but once they split into 5 schools and Ms. Sears became the principal of Renaissance, his motivation, morale, and grades improved tremendously. I've never known a principal who cared more about her students. My son said that there was 'positive' peer pressure among students (that acting out was frowned upon by both the majority of students as well as faculty), which made the environment pleasant for everyone. Now my daughter is a sophomore at Renaissance, and she speaks highly of many of her teachers. Her grades also reflect her enthusiasm. How many parents can say that both of their kids genuinely love their high school? Sadly, in CMS, not many.
Submitted by parent on March 03, 2010

This school has the most amazing and dedicated teachers. However, the student body in general is unambitious and uninterested in their education. Classes are consistently disrupted by bad behavior and the teachers hands are tied with the CMS slap on the wrist style disciplinary guidelines. Kids who want to learn will always be held back by losing valuable instructional time because of the bad behavior.