Gov's Village STEM (Lower)

Gov's Village STEM (Lower) is a roomy elementary-level community in Charlotte, North Carolina, operated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school caters to 784 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Gov's Village STEM (Lower) sits 68% larger than that benchmark.

Within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which oversees 186 schools and 145,014 students, Gov's Village STEM (Lower) is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Gov's Village STEM (Lower) records that 54% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Mecklenburg County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Gov's Village STEM (Lower) has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mecklenburg County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Gov's Village STEM (Lower) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 41.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Mecklenburg County shows median household earnings sit near $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Gov's Village STEM (Lower) is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students).

The closest other public school is Gov's Village STEM (Upper), roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Gov's Village STEM (Lower) comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gov's Village STEM (Lower) has stayed largely flat, going from 776 students in 2018 to 784 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 64% to 54% across the same window.

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