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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297000614
Lake Wylie Elementary
13620 Erwin Rd, Charlotte, NC 28273 · (980) 343-3680 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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.
- 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
16.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
630 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 | 102 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
69%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
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
42.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Lake Wylie Elementary
Lake Wylie Elementary's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Wylie Elementary this school | 633 | 99.5% | 53.5% |
| Hillandale Elementary Durham | 586 | 99.5% | 35.9% |
| Smith Elementary Raleigh | 596 | 99.5% | 39.7% |
| Forestville Road Elementary Knightdale | 570 | 99.5% | 47.7% |
| Beaverdam Elementary Raleigh | 678 | 99.6% | 47.9% |
| Grove Park Elementary School Charlotte | 740 | 99.6% | 44.6% |
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 Lake Wylie Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #717 of 1,297 | #60 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #592 of 1,296 | #58 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #874 of 1,300 | #67 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #298 of 1,485 | #57 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,163 of 1,377 | #98 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #261 of 1,379 | #26 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #116 of 1,414 | #26 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #905 of 937 | #72 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
633
+40 (+7%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 990
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 633 | 37.9 | 16.7:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 41.1 | 14.2:1 | 99% (581) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 40.4 | 14.2:1 | 53% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 50% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 42.6 | 15.0:1 | 100% (637) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 100% (642) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 56% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 52 | 19.0:1 | 24% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Wylie Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (640 to 633); teachers down 11% (42.6 to 37.9).
About Lake Wylie Elementary
Lake Wylie Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 633 students enrolled. That is 36% bigger than the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Lake Wylie Elementary is a school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The district has 186 schools and 145,014 students.
The student body at Lake Wylie Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 43%. Enrollment also includes 31% Black, 14% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 27 points above the 16% share among Mecklenburg County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Wylie Elementary is 16.7:1, based on 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is lower. Lake Wylie Elementary counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 71%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Lake Wylie Elementary outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lake Wylie Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 53.5% actual against 48.5% predicted.
For Mecklenburg County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $87,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 226 public schools in the county, enrolling about 170,407, Lake Wylie Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Lake Wylie Elementary is closest to Southwest Middle School, about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Lake Wylie Elementary is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Lake Wylie Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment increased by 7% across 4 years, from 593 in 2020-21 to 633 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.5:1 to 16.7:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Lake Wylie Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Southwest Middle School1.2 mi · 1,205
- Unity Classical Charter School1.8 mi · 928
- River Gate Elementary1.9 mi · 693
- Winget Park Elementary2.0 mi · 677
- South Pine Academy2.2 mi · 765
- Kennedy Middle2.8 mi · 990
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Wylie ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Wylie Elementary?
Lake Wylie Elementary enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lake Wylie Elementary serve?
Lake Wylie Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lake Wylie Elementary have?
Lake Wylie Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Lake Wylie Elementary?
Student demographics at Lake Wylie Elementary are roughly 14% White, 43% Hispanic, 31% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Wylie Elementary?
Lake Wylie Elementary 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.