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What's the biggest difference between Huntersville Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
867
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001226
Huntersville Elementary
200 Gilead Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078 · (980) 343-3835 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL867 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
202 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 152 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 163 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 149 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
65%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Huntersville Elementary→Bailey Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
70.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
80.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% 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 Huntersville Elementary
Huntersville Elementary's state test result (77.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntersville Elementary this school | 867 | 23.3% | 77.6% |
| Coddle Creek Elementary Mooresville | 808 | 29.1% | 64.9% |
| Stallings Elementary Stallings | 766 | 27.7% | 78.5% |
| Bain Elementary Mint Hill | 766 | 28.5% | 83.7% |
| Holly Springs Elementary Holly Springs | 751 | 20.4% | 82.2% |
| Willow Springs Elementary Willow Spring | 826 | 30.8% | 74.7% |
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 Huntersville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #105 of 1,297 | #24 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #113 of 1,296 | #21 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #134 of 1,300 | #28 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 867 | #43 of 1,485 | #10 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #863 of 1,377 | #57 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #458 of 1,379 | #37 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #1,337 of 1,414 | #111 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #224 of 369 | #26 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
867
+133 (+18%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 829
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 867 | 56.4 | 15.4:1 | 23% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 893 | 54 | 16.5:1 | 23% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 868 | 47.4 | 18.3:1 | 18% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 734 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 20% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 810 | 48.7 | 16.6:1 | 26% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 31% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 23% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 42% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 829 | 36 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huntersville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (810 to 867); teachers up 16% (48.7 to 56.4).
About Huntersville Elementary
Huntersville Elementary is an elementary school in Huntersville, North Carolina, according to federal school records. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 867 students. Against the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 86% higher.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is the local district for Huntersville Elementary. It runs 186 schools with 145,014 students.
Huntersville Elementary's enrollment is 53% White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Mecklenburg County, the White share is about 45%. Huntersville Elementary has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.4:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 14.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 23% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
allk12 grades Huntersville Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 71.7%. Huntersville Elementary scores 77.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Mecklenburg County, 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. Huntersville Elementary is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County, which together enroll about 170,407 students.
Merancas Middle College-CPCC is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Huntersville Elementary at 2nd of 7.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 867, 18% above the 734 of 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
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- 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 Huntersville
- Lake Norman CharterCombined · 2,222 students
- North Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 1,854 students
- Hopewell High SchoolHigh · 1,851 students
- Bonnie Cone Leadership AcademyCombined · 1,269 students
- Francis Bradley MiddleMiddle · 1,089 students
- Blythe ElementaryElementary · 902 students
Nearby schools
- Merancas Middle College-CPCC1.3 mi · 176
- Torrence Creek Elementary1.5 mi · 653
- Lake Norman Charter1.6 mi · 2,222
- Grand Oak Elementary1.7 mi · 549
- North Academy of World Languages2.4 mi · 668
- J. M. Alexander Middle2.5 mi · 799
Frequently asked questions
About Huntersville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Huntersville Elementary?
Huntersville Elementary enrolls approximately 867 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Huntersville Elementary serve?
Huntersville Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Huntersville Elementary have?
Huntersville Elementary employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is Huntersville Elementary?
Huntersville Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Huntersville Elementary public or private?
Huntersville 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.