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What's the biggest difference between Devonshire Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001210
Devonshire Elementary
6500 Barrington Dr, Charlotte, NC 28215 · (980) 343-6445 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
547 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
43%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
19.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
34.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Devonshire Elementary
Devonshire Elementary's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshire Elementary this school | 550 | 99.5% | 31.6% |
| Forest Park Elementary Winston Salem | 522 | 99.4% | 39.5% |
| Easton Elementary School Winston Salem | 504 | 99.4% | 27.3% |
| Merry Oaks International Academy Charlotte | 601 | 99.5% | 32.3% |
| Virginia Cross Elementary Siler City | 494 | 99.4% | 42.2% |
| Hall-Woodward Elementary Winston Salem | 532 | 99.4% | 38.7% |
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 Devonshire Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #1,231 of 1,297 | #108 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,215 of 1,296 | #108 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,285 of 1,300 | #110 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #463 of 1,485 | #71 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,235 of 1,377 | #111 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #1,122 of 1,379 | #115 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #205 of 1,414 | #38 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #515 of 937 | #49 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
550
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 760
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 99% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 29.4 | 19.1:1 | 99% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 29.1 | 18.0:1 | 99% (520) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 99% (588) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 40.7 | 15.3:1 | 99% (617) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 100% (621) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 98% (521) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 68% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 760 | 40 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Devonshire Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (624 to 550); teachers down 21% (40.7 to 32).
About Devonshire Elementary
Devonshire Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, administered by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school counted 550 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 186 schools; together they serve 145,014 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Devonshire Elementary is 72%, a majority. The remaining students are 23% Black and 3% White. Census figures show Mecklenburg County is about 16% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
Devonshire Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.2:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 2.3 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Devonshire Elementary. That rate is above the 71% average among public schools in Mecklenburg County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Devonshire Elementary, the prediction is 48.5% and the result is 31.6%.
Census data for Mecklenburg County show the median household earns about $87,005 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Mecklenburg County number 226, with about 170,407 students.
Measured in a straight line, Cochrane Collegiate Academy is about 0.3 miles from Devonshire Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 43.3% proficiency; Devonshire Elementary posts 31.6%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 591 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 550 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.1:1 to 17.2:1.
People who know Devonshire Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Charlotte
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- 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
Other Devonshire Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Devonshire Elementary. Devonshire Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Devonshire Elementary SchoolSkokie, IL · 417 students
Nearby schools
- Cochrane Collegiate Academy0.3 mi · 854
- KIPP Charlotte1.2 mi · 813
- Briarwood Academy1.3 mi · 649
- Grove Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 740
- Lawrence Orr Elementary1.3 mi · 751
- Northridge Middle1.3 mi · 1,014
Frequently asked questions
About Devonshire ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Devonshire Elementary?
Devonshire Elementary enrolls approximately 550 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Devonshire Elementary serve?
Devonshire Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Devonshire Elementary?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Devonshire Elementary.
How diverse is Devonshire Elementary?
Devonshire Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 72% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Devonshire Elementary?
Devonshire 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.