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Enrollment
816
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462002740
Antioch Elementary
3101 Antioch Church Road, Matthews, NC 28104 · (704) 296-3005 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL816 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
73 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 139 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 154 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 162 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (162).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
86.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
90.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
87.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Antioch Elementary
Antioch Elementary's state test result (87.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch Elementary this school | 816 | 8.9% | 87.5% |
| Holly Grove Elementary Holly Springs | 889 | 13.3% | 83.2% |
| Oakview Elementary Apex | 873 | 11.9% | 80.5% |
| Laurel Park Elementary Apex | 694 | 12.7% | 76.0% |
| Kensington Elementary Waxhaw | 901 | 12.0% | 83.5% |
| Weddington Elementary Matthews | 652 | 4.8% | 84.4% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Antioch Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #20 of 1,297 | #5 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.8% | #17 of 1,296 | #3 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #9 of 1,300 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #70 of 1,485 | #2 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,038 of 1,377 | #27 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #888 of 1,379 | #20 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.9% | #1,405 of 1,414 | #26 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.6% | #174 of 369 | #7 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
816
-12 (-1%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 805
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 816 | 50.8 | 16.1:1 | 9% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 842 | 52.8 | 15.9:1 | 8% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 51.8 | 16.6:1 | 9% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 828 | 49 | 16.9:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 43.8 | 16.7:1 | 8% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 6% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 11% (85) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Antioch Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (731 to 816); teachers up 16% (43.8 to 50.8).
About Antioch Elementary
Antioch Elementary serves students in Matthews, North Carolina, as a large elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 816 students. That is 75% bigger than the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Union County Public Schools is the local district for Antioch Elementary. It runs 52 schools with 41,272 students.
Federal enrollment data show Antioch Elementary is 65% White. Other groups make up 15% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Antioch Elementary is 16.1:1, based on 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Lunch program data show 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Union County average 41%.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 76.1%. Antioch Elementary scores 87.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Union County show that the median household earns about $102,900 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Union County, 58 public schools serve about 45,934 students.
Union Day School sits about 0.7 miles from Antioch Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Antioch Elementary comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Antioch Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 828 in 2020-21, 816 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Antioch Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,958
Census ACS
Median income
$102,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
45,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County Public Schools
- Marvin Ridge HighHigh · 1,961 students
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Cuthbertson HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
Other schools in Matthews
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 1,791 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
- Socrates AcademyCombined · 1,039 students
- Crestdale MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Mint Hill MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Other Antioch Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Antioch Elementary. Antioch Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- ANTIOCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 931 students
- Antioch Elementary SchoolDalton, GA · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Union Day School0.7 mi · 638
- Socrates Academy1.0 mi · 1,039
- McKee Road Elementary1.9 mi · 534
- Telra Institute2.0 mi · 621
- Providence Spring Elementary2.8 mi · 586
- Indian Trail Elementary2.9 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About Antioch ElementaryHow many students attend Antioch Elementary?
Antioch Elementary enrolls approximately 816 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Antioch Elementary serve?
Antioch Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Antioch Elementary have?
Antioch Elementary employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Antioch Elementary?
Student demographics at Antioch Elementary are roughly 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Antioch Elementary in?
Antioch Elementary is part of Union County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.