Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003650
Esperanza Global Academy
5932 Farm Pond Lane, Charlotte, NC 28212 · (980) 343-6270 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
535 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 | 54 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
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
19.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Esperanza Global Academy
Esperanza Global Academy's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanza Global Academy this school | 538 | 99.4% | 32.6% |
| Briarwood Academy Charlotte | 649 | 99.5% | 45.0% |
| Holt Elementary Durham | 587 | 99.5% | 42.0% |
| Winterfield Elementary Charlotte | 461 | 99.3% | 29.6% |
| Windsor Park Elementary Charlotte | 470 | 99.4% | 51.9% |
| Newell Elementary Charlotte | 554 | 99.5% | 32.9% |
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 Esperanza Global Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,218 of 1,297 | #105 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #1,065 of 1,296 | #90 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #1,286 of 1,300 | #111 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #500 of 1,485 | #75 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,177 of 1,377 | #104 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #958 of 1,379 | #92 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #224 of 1,414 | #40 of 130 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 538 | 32.1 | 16.7:1 | 99% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 27.7 | 12.6:1 | 99% (346) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Esperanza Global Academy.
About Esperanza Global Academy
At 5932 Farm Pond Lane in Charlotte, North Carolina, Esperanza Global Academy operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 538 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Esperanza Global Academy is part of a district of 186 schools: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, with 145,014 students.
At Esperanza Global Academy, Hispanic students make up 66% of the student body. After that, the student body is 20% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% White. Census figures show Mecklenburg County is about 16% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 16.7:1 comes from the school's 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The lunch program counts 99% of students at Esperanza Global Academy as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 71%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Esperanza Global Academy would score about 48.5%. It scores 32.6%, 15.8 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Mecklenburg County show that the median household income is $87,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County, enrolling about 170,407 students in all.
The closest public school to Esperanza Global Academy is Albemarle Road Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 32.6% is below the 45.6% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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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- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
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- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
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- 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
Nearby schools
- Albemarle Road Elementary0.6 mi · 711
- Albemarle Road Middle0.6 mi · 945
- Idlewild Elementary0.8 mi · 850
- Charlotte East Language Academy0.9 mi · 594
- Movement School Eastland1.2 mi · 523
- Commonwealth High1.3 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Esperanza Global AcademyHow many students attend Esperanza Global Academy?
Esperanza Global Academy enrolls approximately 538 students in grades PK-05.
Is Esperanza Global Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Esperanza Global Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Esperanza Global Academy?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Esperanza Global Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Esperanza Global Academy?
At Esperanza Global Academy, the student body is approximately 6% White, 66% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Esperanza Global Academy public or private?
Esperanza Global Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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