Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001206
Cotswold Elementary
300 Greenwich Rd, Charlotte, NC 28211 · (980) 343-6720 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-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
11.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
337 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 132 | 39% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 29% |
Student demographics
69%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
54.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Cotswold Elementary
Cotswold Elementary's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold Elementary this school | 340 | 99.1% | 56.8% |
| Billingsville Elementary Charlotte | 356 | 99.2% | N/A |
| Brunson Elementary Winston Salem | 355 | 99.2% | 57.4% |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary Wilson | 339 | 98.5% | 63.8% |
| Alma O Easom Elementary Fayetteville | 301 | 99.0% | N/A |
| Stovall-Shaw Elementary Stovall | 336 | 99.1% | 48.3% |
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 Cotswold Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #607 of 1,297 | #54 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #701 of 1,296 | #66 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #479 of 1,300 | #50 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #1,080 of 1,485 | #115 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #47 of 1,377 | #4 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #231 of 1,379 | #22 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #575 of 1,414 | #65 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -56.7% | #2 of 937 | #1 of 72 |
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
340
-82 (-19%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 340 | 29.8 | 11.4:1 | 99% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 24.2 | 13.5:1 | 99% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 24.6 | 13.9:1 | 47% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 42% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 785 | 47.4 | 16.6:1 | 34% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 842 | 49 | 17.2:1 | 37% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 38% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 55% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 30 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cotswold Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 57% (785 to 340); teachers down 37% (47.4 to 29.8).
About Cotswold Elementary
Cotswold Elementary is a small elementary school for students in Charlotte, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 340 students, in grades 3 through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Cotswold Elementary is one of 186 schools. The district enrolls 145,014 students.
Enrollment at Cotswold Elementary is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 38%. The school is also 34% White, 21% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 30% Black share among all Mecklenburg County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Cotswold Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.4:1, with 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Cotswold Elementary is 99%. The 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 28 points lower.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Cotswold Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Cotswold Elementary would be expected to post about 48.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.8%.
In Mecklenburg County (population about 1,154,681), median household income is about $87,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Cotswold Elementary is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County, which together enroll about 170,407 students.
The next-closest public school is Randolph Middle, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Cotswold Elementary's average proficiency of 56.8% compares with 61.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Cotswold Elementary went from 422 students to 340. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 11.4:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Cotswold Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
- Julius L. Chambers High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
Nearby schools
- Randolph Middle0.4 mi · 1,215
- Oakhurst STEAM Academy1.3 mi · 523
- Billingsville Elementary1.4 mi · 356
- Rama Road Elementary1.6 mi · 560
- McClintock Middle1.6 mi · 1,056
- Eastover Elementary1.8 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Cotswold ElementaryHow large is Cotswold Elementary?
Cotswold Elementary enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Cotswold Elementary serve?
Cotswold Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cotswold Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cotswold Elementary is approximately 11.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cotswold Elementary?
At Cotswold Elementary, the student body is approximately 34% White, 21% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cotswold Elementary public or private?
Cotswold Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.