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What's one thing Hawk Ridge Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
640
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002471
Hawk Ridge Elementary
9201 Bryant Farms Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277 · (980) 343-5927 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL640 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
14.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
125 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 | 48 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 50% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
66%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
76.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
88.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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
82.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Hawk Ridge Elementary
Hawk Ridge Elementary's state test result (82.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawk Ridge Elementary this school | 640 | 19.5% | 82.9% |
| Polo Ridge Elementary Charlotte | 634 | 18.5% | 91.0% |
| Baucom Elementary Apex | 675 | 21.2% | 77.7% |
| Ballantyne Elementary Charlotte | 745 | 26.2% | 79.0% |
| Harrisburg Elementary Harrisburg | 850 | 21.1% | 82.3% |
| Turner Creek Elementary Cary | 638 | 22.6% | 71.9% |
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 Hawk Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #46 of 1,297 | #13 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #38 of 1,296 | #10 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #69 of 1,300 | #18 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #281 of 1,485 | #55 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #663 of 1,377 | #41 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #411 of 1,379 | #32 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #1,359 of 1,414 | #117 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #126 of 937 | #23 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
640
-63 (-9%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 921
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
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 | 640 | 43.6 | 14.7:1 | 20% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 47 | 17.0:1 | 19% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 45.4 | 16.2:1 | 15% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 703 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 10% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 50.7 | 17.3:1 | 9% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 920 | 47 | 19.6:1 | 11% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 866 | 41 | 21.1:1 | 12% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 921 | N/A | N/A | 2% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawk Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (877 to 640); teachers down 14% (50.7 to 43.6).
About Hawk Ridge Elementary
Hawk Ridge Elementary serves students in Charlotte, North Carolina, as a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 640 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
Hawk Ridge Elementary is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, where 186 schools serve 145,014 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Hawk Ridge Elementary is White (48%). Enrollment also includes 30% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 45% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Hawk Ridge Elementary comes in at 66%.
Teachers at Hawk Ridge Elementary total 43.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.7:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. The school counts 125 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 20%. Among public schools in Mecklenburg County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
allk12 grades Hawk Ridge Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hawk Ridge Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 82.9% is 10.0 points above the 72.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Mecklenburg County show that median household income is about $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hawk Ridge Elementary is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County, which together enroll about 170,407 students.
Community House Middle is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Hawk Ridge Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Hawk Ridge Elementary comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Hawk Ridge Elementary saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Charlotte
- 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
- Community House Middle0.5 mi · 1,425
- Ardrey Kell High School0.9 mi · 3,036
- Knights View Elementary School1.1 mi · 511
- Endhaven Elementary1.7 mi · 790
- Polo Ridge Elementary1.7 mi · 634
- Elon Park Elementary1.7 mi · 732
Frequently asked questions
About Hawk Ridge ElementaryHow many students attend Hawk Ridge Elementary?
Hawk Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 640 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hawk Ridge Elementary serve?
Hawk Ridge Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hawk Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hawk Ridge Elementary is approximately 14.7:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hawk Ridge Elementary?
At Hawk Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 30% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hawk Ridge Elementary public or private?
Hawk Ridge 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.