Ballantyne Elementary

Ballantyne Elementary is a heavily attended elementary-level community in Charlotte, North Carolina, operated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school works with 745 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 60% above the state mean of about 467.

Within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which oversees 186 schools and 145,014 students, Ballantyne Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ballantyne Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 31% Asian, 15% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Ballantyne Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Mecklenburg County (around 71%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Ballantyne Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.9%; this one delivers 79.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Mecklenburg County indicate median household income runs about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Ballantyne Elementary is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students).

Nearest neighbor: Elon Park Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ballantyne Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 74.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ballantyne Elementary has contracted 11%, going from 836 students in 2018 to 745 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 45% to 38% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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