Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003034
Croft Community School
4911 Hucks Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269 · (980) 343-0370 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% 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
16.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
456 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
53%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
49.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
62.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
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 Croft Community School
Croft Community School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croft Community School this school | 459 | 99.3% | 56.5% |
| Vinson-Bynum Elementary Wilson | 458 | 99.3% | 59.4% |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elem Charlotte | 409 | 99.3% | 65.1% |
| Parkside Elementary Charlotte | 437 | 99.3% | 60.5% |
| Mallard Creek Elementary Charlotte | 490 | 97.1% | 61.8% |
| Long Creek Elementary Huntersville | 527 | 99.4% | 45.7% |
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 Croft Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #620 of 1,297 | #55 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #546 of 1,296 | #56 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #643 of 1,300 | #53 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #726 of 1,485 | #100 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,213 of 1,377 | #108 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #924 of 1,379 | #85 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #343 of 1,414 | #54 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #434 of 937 | #43 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
459
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 459 | 27.1 | 16.9:1 | 99% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 26.7 | 15.2:1 | 99% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 27.4 | 14.3:1 | 56% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 43% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 33.8 | 15.9:1 | 44% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 33 | 18.4:1 | 47% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | 39 | 18.8:1 | 31% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Croft Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (536 to 459); teachers down 20% (33.8 to 27.1).
About Croft Community School
Croft Community School is a mid-sized elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are 459 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools runs Croft Community School along with 185 other schools, enrolling 145,014 students in total.
The student body at Croft Community School is 66% Black. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Mecklenburg County's residents are about 30% Black, 36 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
With 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.9:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Croft Community School, 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Croft Community School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.5%. Croft Community School scores 56.5%.
In the wider Mecklenburg County area, the median household earns about $87,005 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Croft Community School shares Mecklenburg County with 225 other public schools.
The closest school to Croft Community School is David Cox Road Elementary, located about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Croft Community School is ahead of the 47.5% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 4.
NCES describes the area around Croft Community School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Croft Community School had a net gain of 25 students, or 6%. The school's ratio increased from 15.5:1 to 16.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Croft Community School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- David Cox Road Elementary0.7 mi · 604
- Pioneer Springs Community School1.0 mi · 558
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- Mallard Creek Elementary1.9 mi · 490
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Frequently asked questions
About Croft Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Croft Community School?
Croft Community School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-05.
Is Croft Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Croft Community School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Croft Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Croft Community School is approximately 16.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Croft Community School?
At Croft Community School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 14% Hispanic, 66% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Croft Community School public or private?
Croft Community School 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.