Berryhill School

Berryhill School is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Charlotte, North Carolina, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, educateing 423 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Berryhill School is one of 186 schools operated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a district that serves 145,014 students overall.

Demographically, Berryhill School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%; the rest consists of 11% Black, 7% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Mecklenburg County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Berryhill School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mecklenburg County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Berryhill School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 43.9%.

In the surrounding 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%. Berryhill School is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students).

Nearest neighbor: Belmont Middle, around 2.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Berryhill School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 47.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Berryhill School has shrank 20%, going from 531 students in 2018 to 423 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 65% to 78% across the same window.

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