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If you had an hour of school board time for Grand Oak Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003273
Grand Oak Elementary
15410 Stumptown Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078 · (980) 343-2063 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% 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.
- ABeats 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
15.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
117 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 | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
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
84.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
89.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 84 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
88.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Grand Oak Elementary
Grand Oak Elementary's state test result (88.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Oak Elementary this school | 549 | 21.3% | 88.6% |
| Pleasant Union Elementary Raleigh | 530 | 21.1% | 79.0% |
| Beverly Woods Elementary Charlotte | 645 | 18.9% | 82.3% |
| Pinehurst Elementary Pinehurst | 584 | 18.7% | 87.0% |
| Northern Guilford Elementary Greensboro | 622 | 18.0% | 84.1% |
| Leesville Road Elementary Raleigh | 528 | 27.7% | 81.4% |
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 Grand Oak Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.6% | #9 of 1,297 | #4 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.5% | #29 of 1,296 | #8 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #14 of 1,300 | #5 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #468 of 1,485 | #72 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #828 of 1,377 | #56 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #954 of 1,379 | #91 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #1,347 of 1,414 | #115 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #650 of 937 | #59 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
549
+68 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 549 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 21% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 34.5 | 15.3:1 | 20% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 33.8 | 14.2:1 | 15% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 35.4 | 17.0:1 | 12% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 33 | 17.0:1 | 16% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Oak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (601 to 549); teachers up 2% (35.4 to 36).
About Grand Oak Elementary
Grand Oak Elementary is an elementary school in Huntersville, North Carolina, according to federal school records. It enrolled 549 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
The 186 schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, including Grand Oak Elementary, enroll 145,014 students.
White students are the majority at Grand Oak Elementary, with 67% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Mecklenburg County, the White share is about 45%. 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.
At Grand Oak Elementary, 36 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 21% of enrollment. That rate is below the 71% average among public schools in Mecklenburg County.
The allk12 Grade for Grand Oak Elementary is A+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 72.3% at Grand Oak Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 88.6%.
Across Mecklenburg County, the median household income is $87,005, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools and roughly 170,407 students.
The next-closest public school is Torrence Creek Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Grand Oak Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Grand Oak Elementary's enrollment climbed 14%, to 549. By 2024-25, the school had 15.3 students per teacher, compared with 13.7 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Grand Oak Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Torrence Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 653
- Huntersville Elementary1.7 mi · 867
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- J.V. Washam Elementary2.8 mi · 818
- Merancas Middle College-CPCC2.9 mi · 176
- Lake Norman Charter3.2 mi · 2,222
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Oak ElementaryHow many students attend Grand Oak Elementary?
Grand Oak Elementary enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Grand Oak Elementary serve?
Grand Oak Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Grand Oak Elementary have?
Grand Oak Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Grand Oak Elementary?
Grand Oak Elementary reports a student body of 67% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Grand Oak Elementary in?
Grand Oak Elementary is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.