Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003311
Lincoln Heights Montessori
1900 New Castle St, Charlotte, NC 28216 · (980) 343-9442 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
95 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 51 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 194% larger than its 6th grade class (17).
Student demographics
70%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
Lincoln Heights Montessori→Williams Secondary Montessori
Based on grade levels within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
83.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
79.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Lincoln Heights Montessori
Lincoln Heights Montessori's state test result (79.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Heights Montessori this school | 244 | 38.9% | 79.7% |
| Irwin Academic Center Charlotte | 371 | 33.4% | 78.0% |
| The Experiential School of Greensboro Greensboro | 191 | 50.3% | N/A |
| Poe Elementary Raleigh | 324 | 49.1% | 61.4% |
| Powell Elementary Raleigh | 335 | 47.5% | 52.4% |
| Partnership Elementary Raleigh | 276 | 38.8% | 72.9% |
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 Lincoln Heights Montessori ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #78 of 1,297 | #18 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #134 of 1,296 | #26 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #22 of 1,300 | #9 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #1,307 of 1,485 | #129 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #243 of 1,377 | #16 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #199 of 1,379 | #18 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #1,229 of 1,414 | #96 of 130 |
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
244
+36 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
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 | 244 | 18.7 | 13.1:1 | 39% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 15.4 | 13.3:1 | 38% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 14.4 | 14.6:1 | 22% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 15 | 13.9:1 | 13% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 12.4 | 13.5:1 | 17% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 152 | 9 | 16.9:1 | 21% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Heights Montessori.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (167 to 244); teachers up 50% (12.4 to 18.7).
About Lincoln Heights Montessori
Lincoln Heights Montessori sits in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 244 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 48% smaller than that.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is responsible for 186 schools, Lincoln Heights Montessori included, with 145,014 students in all.
Enrollment at Lincoln Heights Montessori is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 45%. The rest of enrollment is 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Mecklenburg County's population at about 30%. Lincoln Heights Montessori has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.1 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 39% of students. Among public schools in Mecklenburg County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lincoln Heights Montessori, the prediction is 67.0% and the result is 79.7%.
Federal survey data for Mecklenburg County show that median household income is about $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Lincoln Heights Montessori is among the 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County.
The closest other public school is Williams Secondary Montessori, about 0.6 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lincoln Heights Montessori is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Lincoln Heights Montessori saw enrollment rise 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
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- 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
- Williams Secondary Montessori0.6 mi · 401
- Oaklawn Language Academy0.7 mi · 531
- Northwest School of the Arts0.8 mi · 993
- University Park Creative Arts1.0 mi · 212
- Walter G. Byers School1.0 mi · 303
- West Charlotte High School1.0 mi · 2,008
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Heights MontessoriHow many students attend Lincoln Heights Montessori?
Lincoln Heights Montessori enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Lincoln Heights Montessori serve?
Lincoln Heights Montessori serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Heights Montessori?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Heights Montessori.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Heights Montessori?
At Lincoln Heights Montessori, the student body is approximately 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 45% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Heights Montessori public or private?
Lincoln Heights Montessori is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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