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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001231
J. H. Gunn Elementary
7400 Harrisburg Rd, Charlotte, NC 28215 · (980) 343-6477 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
613 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 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
60%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
37.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 J. H. Gunn Elementary
J. H. Gunn Elementary's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. H. Gunn Elementary this school | 616 | 99.5% | 45.3% |
| Wilburn Elementary Raleigh | 593 | 99.5% | 35.6% |
| Hickory Grove Elementary Charlotte | 643 | 99.5% | 38.8% |
| Steele Creek Elementary Charlotte | 525 | 99.4% | 54.6% |
| Grove Park Elementary School Charlotte | 740 | 99.6% | 44.6% |
| Hunter Elementary Greensboro | 505 | 99.4% | 33.2% |
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 J. H. Gunn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #948 of 1,297 | #79 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #856 of 1,296 | #80 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,048 of 1,300 | #87 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #324 of 1,485 | #59 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,121 of 1,377 | #88 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #695 of 1,379 | #60 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #131 of 1,414 | #28 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #356 of 937 | #38 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
616
-36 (-6%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 616 | 37.4 | 16.5:1 | 100% (613) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 41.1 | 14.9:1 | 100% (608) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 40.2 | 15.5:1 | 100% (620) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 99% (647) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 44.4 | 16.7:1 | 100% (738) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 41 | 19.0:1 | 100% (776) |
| 2010-11 | 701 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 81% (570) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 34 | 18.4:1 | 51% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 750 | 39 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. H. Gunn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (741 to 616); teachers down 16% (44.4 to 37.4).
About J. H. Gunn Elementary
In Charlotte, North Carolina, part of Mecklenburg County, J. H. Gunn Elementary is an elementary school. Enrollment totals 616 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (186 schools, 145,014 students) runs J. H. Gunn Elementary.
Of every 100 students at J. H. Gunn Elementary, about 52 are Hispanic. It is also 34% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White, and 2% multiracial. Mecklenburg County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 36 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, J. H. Gunn Elementary scores 60%.
J. H. Gunn Elementary reports a ratio of 16.5 students per teacher, from 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at J. H. Gunn Elementary, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 29 points above the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
J. H. Gunn Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for J. H. Gunn Elementary is 48.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.3%.
Looking at the county, Mecklenburg County, the median household earns about $87,005 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools with about 170,407 students, including J. H. Gunn Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Northeast Middle, is about 1.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, J. H. Gunn Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 616, from 652 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.9:1 to 16.5:1 over the same years.
On allk12, people connected to J. H. Gunn Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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Frequently asked questions
About J. H. Gunn ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at J. H. Gunn Elementary?
J. H. Gunn Elementary enrolls approximately 616 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does J. H. Gunn Elementary serve?
J. H. Gunn Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J. H. Gunn Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J. H. Gunn Elementary is approximately 16.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is J. H. Gunn Elementary?
J. H. Gunn Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 52% Hispanic, 34% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is J. H. Gunn Elementary in?
J. H. Gunn Elementary is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.