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How has Lansdowne Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001234
Lansdowne Elementary
6400 Prett Ct, Charlotte, NC 28270 · (980) 343-6733 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
213 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 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
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
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
58.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
69.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Lansdowne Elementary
Lansdowne Elementary's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Elementary this school | 573 | 37.2% | 65.3% |
| Central Park School For Children Durham | 585 | 35.6% | N/A |
| Rolesville Elementary Rolesville | 538 | 38.8% | 65.8% |
| Sanford Creek Elementary Rolesville | 599 | 34.4% | 65.5% |
| Joyner Elementary Raleigh | 569 | 33.7% | 64.6% |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary Charlotte | 532 | 32.1% | 65.5% |
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 Lansdowne Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #340 of 1,297 | #42 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #359 of 1,296 | #41 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #373 of 1,300 | #45 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #409 of 1,485 | #66 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #890 of 1,377 | #59 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #449 of 1,379 | #35 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #1,242 of 1,414 | #97 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #287 of 369 | #36 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
573
+67 (+13%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 917
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 573 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 37% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 39.6 | 13.8:1 | 42% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 39.7 | 14.1:1 | 38% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 36% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 35.9 | 15.4:1 | 44% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 45% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 44% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 38 | 16.5:1 | 37% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 917 | 44 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lansdowne Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (552 to 573); teachers up 3% (35.9 to 37).
About Lansdowne Elementary
Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lansdowne Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 573 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 23% above the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Lansdowne Elementary belongs to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a district of 186 schools and 145,014 students.
Of every 100 students at Lansdowne Elementary, about 50 are White. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lansdowne Elementary scores 65%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The school has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. In all, 37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Lansdowne Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lansdowne Elementary is 67.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Mecklenburg County show that median household income comes to about $87,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Mecklenburg County counts 226 public schools with about 170,407 students.
Carmel Middle, about 1.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Lansdowne Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Lansdowne Elementary places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The school's student count rose 13% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.5:1, from 14.1:1.
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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
Other Lansdowne Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lansdowne Elementary. Lansdowne Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Lansdowne Elementary SchoolLexington, KY · 610 students
- Lansdowne ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 603 students
Nearby schools
- Carmel Middle1.6 mi · 1,004
- Rama Road Elementary1.9 mi · 560
- Charlotte Secondary2.0 mi · 157
- Sharon Elementary2.1 mi · 688
- Greenway Park Elementary2.3 mi · 511
- Olde Providence Elementary2.4 mi · 687
Frequently asked questions
About Lansdowne ElementaryHow large is Lansdowne Elementary?
Lansdowne Elementary enrolls approximately 573 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lansdowne Elementary serve?
Lansdowne Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lansdowne Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Lansdowne Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lansdowne Elementary?
At Lansdowne Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 18% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lansdowne Elementary public or private?
Lansdowne 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.