Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001192
Ashley Park PreK-8 School
2401 Belfast Dr, Charlotte, NC 28208 · (980) 343-6018 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
335 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
30.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Ashley Park PreK-8 School
Ashley Park PreK-8 School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Park PreK-8 School this school | 338 | 99.1% | 38.5% |
| Reid Park Academy Charlotte | 317 | 99.1% | 31.9% |
| Druid Hills Academy Charlotte | 288 | 99.0% | 48.4% |
| W G Pearson Elementary Durham | 319 | 97.2% | 48.7% |
| Bugg Elementary Raleigh | 345 | 98.8% | 35.0% |
| Northwest Elementary Greenville | 361 | 99.2% | 46.0% |
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 Ashley Park PreK-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #1,135 of 1,297 | #95 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #1,053 of 1,296 | #89 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,195 of 1,300 | #101 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #1,087 of 1,485 | #116 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #23 of 1,377 | #3 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #848 of 1,379 | #76 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #580 of 1,414 | #66 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.6% | #38 of 937 | #10 of 72 |
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
338
-45 (-12%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 338 | 32 | 10.6:1 | 99% (335) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 30.2 | 11.5:1 | 99% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 30.5 | 11.5:1 | 99% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 37 | 10.3:1 | 99% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 44.9 | 11.9:1 | 99% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 99% (596) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 95% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 61% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 36 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashley Park PreK-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (533 to 338); teachers down 29% (44.9 to 32).
About Ashley Park PreK-8 School
Ashley Park PreK-8 School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 338 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
In Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 186 schools enroll a combined 145,014 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ashley Park PreK-8 School is 58% Black. Enrollment also includes 33% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The school's Black share is 28 points above the 30% share among Mecklenburg County residents. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Ashley Park PreK-8 School are from different groups.
Staffing at Ashley Park PreK-8 School comes to 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.6:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. On the income side, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Mecklenburg County average 71%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Ashley Park PreK-8 School outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Ashley Park PreK-8 School sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.5% and a predicted 48.6%.
Looking at the county, Mecklenburg County, the median household earns about $87,005 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools with about 170,407 students, including Ashley Park PreK-8 School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Movement Charter School, is about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ashley Park PreK-8 School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 383 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 338 by 2024-25.
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Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
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- Movement Charter School0.4 mi · 625
- Stewart Creek High0.4 mi · 342
- Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology0.5 mi · 1,533
- Harding University High School0.7 mi · 1,204
- Westerly Hills Academy1.2 mi · 522
- Charlotte Lab School1.2 mi · 807
Frequently asked questions
About Ashley Park PreK-8 SchoolHow large is Ashley Park PreK-8 School?
Ashley Park PreK-8 School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-08.
Is Ashley Park PreK-8 School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ashley Park PreK-8 School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashley Park PreK-8 School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ashley Park PreK-8 School is approximately 10.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ashley Park PreK-8 School?
Student demographics at Ashley Park PreK-8 School are roughly 4% White, 33% Hispanic, 58% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Ashley Park PreK-8 School public or private?
Ashley Park PreK-8 School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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