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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001236
Long Creek Elementary
9213-A Beatties Ford Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078 · (980) 343-6095 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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
13.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
524 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 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
53%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
40.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Long Creek Elementary
Long Creek Elementary's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Creek Elementary this school | 527 | 99.4% | 45.7% |
| Reedy Fork Elementary Greensboro | 538 | 99.4% | 53.3% |
| Brightwood Elementary Greensboro | 488 | 99.4% | 42.3% |
| Mallard Creek Elementary Charlotte | 490 | 97.1% | 61.8% |
| Benjamin J Martin Elementary Fayetteville | 522 | 97.7% | 38.2% |
| William T Brown Elementary Spring Lake | 562 | 98.2% | 40.5% |
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 Long Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #944 of 1,297 | #78 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #1,129 of 1,296 | #99 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #923 of 1,300 | #73 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #538 of 1,485 | #81 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #438 of 1,377 | #25 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #940 of 1,379 | #88 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #241 of 1,414 | #42 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.6% | #134 of 369 | #14 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
527
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 527 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 99% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 36.8 | 13.5:1 | 99% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 53% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 45% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 51% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 53% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 44% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 52% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 39 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (456 to 527); teachers up 23% (31 to 38).
About Long Creek Elementary
Long Creek Elementary serves students in Huntersville, North Carolina, as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 527 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
Long Creek Elementary is one of 186 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which enrolls 145,014 students in total.
A majority of students at Long Creek Elementary, 66%, are Black. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Mecklenburg County's residents are about 30% Black, 36 points below the school's share. Long Creek Elementary has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Long Creek Elementary, 38 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.9:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 99% of enrollment. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Long Creek Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Long Creek Elementary would score about 48.5%. It scores 45.7%, 2.8 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Mecklenburg County, median household income is about $87,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 226 public schools operate in Mecklenburg County, serving about 170,407 students.
Aspire Trade High is the public school closest to Long Creek Elementary, about 2.2 miles away. Long Creek Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Long Creek Elementary's average proficiency of 45.7% compares with 41.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Long Creek Elementary went from 512 students to 527.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 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
Other Long Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Long Creek Elementary. Long Creek Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Long Creek Elementary SchoolSallis, MS · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Aspire Trade High2.2 mi · 270
- Hornets Nest Elementary2.2 mi · 601
- Hopewell High School2.3 mi · 1,851
- Oakdale Elementary3.4 mi · 497
- J. M. Alexander Middle3.5 mi · 799
- Mountain Island Lake Academy3.6 mi · 766
Frequently asked questions
About Long Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Long Creek Elementary?
Long Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 527 students in grades KG-05.
Is Long Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Long Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Long Creek Elementary have?
Long Creek Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Long Creek Elementary?
Long Creek Elementary reports a student body of 9% White, 17% Hispanic, 66% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Long Creek Elementary public or private?
Long Creek 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.