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Enrollment
818
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003023
Barnette Elementary
13659 Beatties Ford Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078 · (980) 343-0372 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL818 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- B-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
16.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
276 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 | 70 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
65%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
64.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
73.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Barnette Elementary
Barnette Elementary's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnette Elementary this school | 818 | 33.7% | 70.8% |
| Poplin Elementary Indian Trail | 756 | 35.6% | 77.2% |
| Abbotts Creek Elementary Raleigh | 805 | 37.5% | 75.0% |
| North Ridge Elementary Raleigh | 730 | 35.5% | 69.8% |
| Herbert Akins Rd Elementary Fuquay-Varina | 988 | 32.0% | 68.8% |
| Lincoln Heights Elementary Fuquay-Varina | 667 | 35.8% | 66.8% |
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 Barnette Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #212 of 1,297 | #34 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #258 of 1,296 | #36 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #229 of 1,300 | #35 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 818 | #69 of 1,485 | #17 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,133 of 1,377 | #91 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #454 of 1,379 | #36 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #1,270 of 1,414 | #100 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #219 of 369 | #25 of 41 |
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
818
+100 (+14%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 720
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 818 | 49.5 | 16.5:1 | 34% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 43.5 | 18.8:1 | 33% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 750 | 39.9 | 18.8:1 | 25% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 20% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 762 | 43.2 | 17.6:1 | 19% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 24% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 40 | 18.0:1 | 18% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barnette Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (762 to 818); teachers up 15% (43.2 to 49.5).
About Barnette Elementary
Barnette Elementary is a large elementary school in Huntersville, North Carolina, under Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school counted 818 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 75% larger than the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has a total of 186 schools and 145,014 students, Barnette Elementary among them.
The largest group at Barnette Elementary is White students, at 53%. Other groups make up 20% Black, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The school had 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.7 students per teacher. The school reported 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 37 points below the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Barnette Elementary outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Barnette Elementary is +2.2 points: 70.8% actual, 68.5% predicted.
Census data for Mecklenburg County show median household income comes to about $87,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 226 public schools in the county, enrolling about 170,407, Barnette Elementary among them.
Barnette Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Francis Bradley Middle, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Barnette Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Barnette Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 718 (2020-21) to 818 (2024-25).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Huntersville
- Lake Norman CharterCombined · 2,222 students
- North Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 1,854 students
- Hopewell High SchoolHigh · 1,851 students
- Bonnie Cone Leadership AcademyCombined · 1,269 students
- Francis Bradley MiddleMiddle · 1,089 students
- Blythe ElementaryElementary · 902 students
Nearby schools
- Francis Bradley Middle0.2 mi · 1,089
- Hopewell High School1.7 mi · 1,851
- Aspire Trade High1.8 mi · 270
- Torrence Creek Elementary3.1 mi · 653
- Grand Oak Elementary3.5 mi · 549
- Long Creek Elementary4.0 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Barnette ElementaryHow many students attend Barnette Elementary?
Barnette Elementary enrolls approximately 818 students in grades PK-05.
Is Barnette Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barnette Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barnette Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barnette Elementary is approximately 16.5:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barnette Elementary?
At Barnette Elementary, the student body is approximately 53% White, 15% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Barnette Elementary?
Barnette Elementary is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.