Barnette Elementary

Located at 13659 Beatties Ford Rd, in Huntersville, North Carolina, Barnette Elementary is a roomy elementary-level community that caters to 818 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 75% larger than the state mean of about 467.

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

Looking at the student body, Barnette Elementary shows that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% Black, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Barnette Elementary reports 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Mecklenburg County's rate of about 71%.

After controlling for student poverty, Barnette Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.5%, the actual is 70.8%, a residual of +2.2 points.

Around the school, Mecklenburg County reports that median household income runs about $87,005, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), Barnette Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Francis Bradley Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Barnette Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.6%.

Barnette Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Barnette Elementary's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 762 (now 818). Over the same period, the White share fell from 66% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.