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What's the most underrated thing about Bain Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
766
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001193
Bain Elementary
11540 Bain School Rd, Mint Hill, NC 28227 · (980) 343-6915 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL766 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
17.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
218 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
63%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
77.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
85.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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
83.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Bain Elementary
Bain Elementary's state test result (83.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bain Elementary this school | 766 | 28.5% | 83.7% |
| Sycamore Creek Elementary Raleigh | 778 | 25.6% | 74.8% |
| Vienna Elementary Pfafftown | 755 | 30.9% | 78.6% |
| Heritage Elementary Wake Forest | 634 | 30.4% | 72.3% |
| EP Pearce Elementary Greensboro | 653 | 27.3% | 81.4% |
| Willow Springs Elementary Willow Spring | 826 | 30.8% | 74.7% |
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 Bain Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #40 of 1,297 | #10 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #54 of 1,296 | #14 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #61 of 1,300 | #15 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 766 | #112 of 1,485 | #27 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,238 of 1,377 | #112 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #564 of 1,379 | #47 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #1,314 of 1,414 | #108 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #337 of 937 | #37 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
766
-134 (-15%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 830
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 766 | 44.4 | 17.3:1 | 28% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 754 | 42.7 | 17.7:1 | 32% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 789 | 41.9 | 18.8:1 | 22% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 900 | 54 | 16.7:1 | 16% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 931 | 51.5 | 18.1:1 | 20% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 941 | 48 | 19.6:1 | 23% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 1,009 | 52 | 19.4:1 | 19% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 39 | 20.1:1 | 9% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 830 | 42 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bain Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (931 to 766); teachers down 14% (51.5 to 44.4).
About Bain Elementary
Bain Elementary is a public elementary school in Mint Hill, North Carolina. School enrollment was 766 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Bain Elementary is a school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The district has 186 schools and 145,014 students.
By race and ethnicity, Bain Elementary is 56% White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Mecklenburg County's population at about 45%. The chance that two students picked at random at Bain Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.3:1, with 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 28% of enrollment. Across public schools in Mecklenburg County, the average is 71%.
Bain Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bain Elementary is 13.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 83.7%. Predicted: 70.2%.
Federal survey data for Mecklenburg County show that median household income is about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bain Elementary is among the 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Nearest public school: Queen's Grant Community School, about 1.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Bain Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Bain Elementary's average proficiency of 83.7% compares with 45.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Bain Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 15%, from 900 to 766.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Bain Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
Other schools in Mint Hill
- Rocky River High SchoolHigh · 1,562 students
- Queen's Grant Community SchoolCombined · 1,335 students
- Northeast MiddleMiddle · 594 students
Other Bain Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bain Elementary. Bain Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Bain ElementaryCheyenne, WY · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Queen's Grant Community School1.1 mi · 1,335
- Lebanon Road Elementary2.4 mi · 488
- Independence High School2.7 mi · 2,024
- Rocky River High School2.8 mi · 1,562
- Northeast Middle2.9 mi · 594
- Mint Hill Middle3.2 mi · 878
Frequently asked questions
About Bain ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bain Elementary?
Bain Elementary enrolls approximately 766 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bain Elementary serve?
Bain Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bain Elementary?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Bain Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bain Elementary?
At Bain Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 13% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bain Elementary public or private?
Bain Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.