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Enrollment
784
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001886
Gov's Village STEM (Lower)
7910 Neal Rd, Charlotte, NC 28262 · (980) 343-5268 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL784 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
781 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 68 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 151 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (146).
Student demographics
62%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
40.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Gov's Village STEM (Lower)
Gov's Village STEM (Lower)'s state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gov's Village STEM (Lower) this school | 784 | 99.6% | 41.3% |
| Rankin Elementary Greensboro | 673 | 99.6% | 35.0% |
| Julius I Foust Elementary Greensboro | 661 | 99.5% | 34.9% |
| River Bend Elementary Raleigh | 709 | 99.6% | 47.9% |
| River Gate Elementary Charlotte | 693 | 99.6% | 62.3% |
| Berewick Elementary Charlotte | 717 | 99.6% | 51.1% |
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 Gov's Village STEM (Lower) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #1,057 of 1,297 | #88 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,102 of 1,296 | #94 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #934 of 1,300 | #75 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 784 | #95 of 1,485 | #24 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,159 of 1,377 | #97 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #611 of 1,379 | #51 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #34 of 1,414 | #11 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #352 of 369 | #41 of 41 |
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
784
-156 (-17%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 891
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 784 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 100% (781) |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 48.5 | 16.6:1 | 100% (804) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 48.8 | 15.6:1 | 66% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 940 | 64 | 14.7:1 | 48% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 776 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 100% (773) |
| 2015-16 | 803 | 49 | 16.4:1 | 100% (800) |
| 2010-11 | 1,049 | 67 | 15.7:1 | 82% (864) |
| 2000-01 | 891 | 59 | 15.1:1 | 90% (798) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gov's Village STEM (Lower).
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (776 to 784); teachers down 4% (49 to 47).
About Gov's Village STEM (Lower)
Gov's Village STEM (Lower) is a public large elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school enrolls 784 students in pre-K through 4. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
In Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 186 schools enroll a combined 145,014 students.
The largest group at Gov's Village STEM (Lower) is Black students, at 54%. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. By comparison, Mecklenburg County residents are about 30% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
Gov's Village STEM (Lower) reports a ratio of 16.7 students per teacher, from 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.8 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Gov's Village STEM (Lower), 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County, the school's rate is higher.
Gov's Village STEM (Lower) holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Gov's Village STEM (Lower) would be expected to post about 48.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.3%.
In the wider Mecklenburg County area, median household income comes to about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mecklenburg County counts 226 public schools with about 170,407 students.
Of the public schools around it, Gov's Village STEM (Lower) is closest to Gov's Village STEM (Upper), about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Gov's Village STEM (Lower) ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.3% against a local average of 46.8%.
The NCES locale for Gov's Village STEM (Lower) is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 784 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 940. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.7:1 to 16.7:1.
Gov's Village STEM (Lower) has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
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Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
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- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 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
- Gov's Village STEM (Upper)0.1 mi · 684
- Julius L. Chambers High School0.3 mi · 2,225
- James Martin Middle0.4 mi · 659
- Turning Point Middle1.3 mi · 62
- Newell Elementary1.5 mi · 554
- Charlotte Teacher Early College1.9 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Gov's Village STEM (Lower)What is the total enrollment at Gov's Village STEM (Lower)?
Gov's Village STEM (Lower) enrolls approximately 784 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Gov's Village STEM (Lower) serve?
Gov's Village STEM (Lower) serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Gov's Village STEM (Lower)?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Gov's Village STEM (Lower).
How diverse is Gov's Village STEM (Lower)?
Gov's Village STEM (Lower) reports a student body of 3% White, 26% Hispanic, 54% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Gov's Village STEM (Lower)?
Gov's Village STEM (Lower) 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.