Cornelius Elementary

Cornelius Elementary is a primary school of moderately sized scale in Cornelius, North Carolina, part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, caters to 542 students in grades K through 5.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools comprises 186 schools with combined enrollment of 145,014 students; Cornelius Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Cornelius Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 45% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Mecklenburg County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cornelius Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.0%, the actual is 75.0%, a residual of +5.0 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Mecklenburg County indicate median household income runs about $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cornelius Elementary is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students).

Nearest neighbor: Davidson K-8 School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cornelius Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 75.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 614 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.