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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001881
Elizabeth Lane Elementary
121 Elizabeth Ln, Matthews, NC 28105 · (980) 343-5700 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+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
17.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
109 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 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
52%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
76.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
89.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Elizabeth Lane Elementary
Elizabeth Lane Elementary's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Lane Elementary this school | 702 | 15.5% | 83.9% |
| Laurel Park Elementary Apex | 694 | 12.7% | 76.0% |
| Oak Ridge Elementary Oak Ridge | 712 | 15.7% | 85.9% |
| Jones Dairy Elementary Wake Forest | 627 | 15.0% | 81.8% |
| New Town Elementary Waxhaw | 691 | 10.9% | 87.0% |
| Kensington Elementary Waxhaw | 901 | 12.0% | 83.5% |
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 Elizabeth Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #39 of 1,297 | #9 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #26 of 1,296 | #6 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #77 of 1,300 | #21 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #178 of 1,485 | #40 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,292 of 1,377 | #120 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #944 of 1,379 | #89 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #1,380 of 1,414 | #123 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.5% | #44 of 937 | #12 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
702
-205 (-23%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 1,027
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 702 | 39.3 | 17.9:1 | 16% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 44 | 15.0:1 | 13% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 44.7 | 15.9:1 | 9% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 907 | 60 | 15.1:1 | 6% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 1,088 | 59.6 | 18.3:1 | 9% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 1,000 | 51 | 19.6:1 | 9% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 1,022 | 53 | 19.3:1 | 11% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 1,027 | 42 | 24.4:1 | 2% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elizabeth Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (1,088 to 702); teachers down 34% (59.6 to 39.3).
About Elizabeth Lane Elementary
Elizabeth Lane Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Matthews, North Carolina. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 702 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 50% bigger than that.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is made up of 186 schools with 145,014 students in all.
White students make up a majority at Elizabeth Lane Elementary, at 66%. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Mecklenburg County's population at about 45%. Elizabeth Lane Elementary's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 39.3 full-time equivalents, or about 17.9 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 17.9:1 here. About 16% of students, or 109, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Mecklenburg County average 71%.
allk12 grades Elizabeth Lane Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Elizabeth Lane Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 83.9%, compared with a predicted 74.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Mecklenburg County this way: the median household income is $87,005, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools and roughly 170,407 students.
The closest other public school is Providence High School, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Elizabeth Lane Elementary is ahead of the 73.8% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
Elizabeth Lane Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Elizabeth Lane Elementary's enrollment dropped 23%, to 702. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.1:1 to 17.9:1.
The Elizabeth Lane Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Matthews
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 1,791 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
- Socrates AcademyCombined · 1,039 students
- Crestdale MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Mint Hill MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Providence High School0.9 mi · 2,167
- Matthews Elementary1.4 mi · 726
- Crestdale Middle2.0 mi · 989
- Charlotte Secondary2.7 mi · 157
- Lansdowne Elementary2.9 mi · 573
- Olde Providence Elementary2.9 mi · 687
Frequently asked questions
About Elizabeth Lane ElementaryHow large is Elizabeth Lane Elementary?
Elizabeth Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 702 students in grades KG-05.
Is Elizabeth Lane Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elizabeth Lane Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Elizabeth Lane Elementary?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Elizabeth Lane Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elizabeth Lane Elementary?
At Elizabeth Lane Elementary, the student body is approximately 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Elizabeth Lane Elementary public or private?
Elizabeth Lane 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.