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Enrollment
864
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003623
Mint Hill Elementary School
11615 Idlewild Road, Matthews, NC 28105 · (980) 343-0926 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL864 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- B-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
16.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
861 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 | 36 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 165 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
73%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
43.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Mint Hill Elementary School
Mint Hill Elementary School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mint Hill Elementary School this school | 864 | 99.7% | 51.2% |
| Saint Stephens Elementary Conover | 711 | 99.6% | 37.7% |
| Forest View Elementary Durham | 662 | 99.5% | 49.4% |
| West View Elementary Garner | 969 | 98.5% | 65.6% |
| West Clayton Elementary Clayton | 742 | 98.5% | 55.9% |
| W M Irvin Elementary Concord | 760 | 99.6% | 47.9% |
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 Mint Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #783 of 1,297 | #69 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #745 of 1,296 | #70 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #840 of 1,300 | #66 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 864 | #46 of 1,485 | #11 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,128 of 1,377 | #89 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #54 of 1,379 | #5 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #12 of 1,414 | #2 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 864 | 52.3 | 16.5:1 | 100% (861) |
| 2023-24 | 826 | 51.7 | 16.0:1 | 100% (823) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 39.2 | 13.5:1 | 50% (265) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mint Hill Elementary School.
About Mint Hill Elementary School
Mint Hill Elementary School is a large elementary school in Matthews, North Carolina. The school's 864 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 85% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 186 schools; together they serve 145,014 students.
Mint Hill Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 30%. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 28% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Mecklenburg County residents are about 45% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Mint Hill Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Federal staffing data show 52.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mint Hill Elementary School and a ratio of 16.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Mecklenburg County averages 71%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Mint Hill Elementary School is C+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Mint Hill Elementary School scores 51.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.4%.
Census estimates describe Mecklenburg County this way: median household income is about $87,005, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County, with a combined enrollment of about 170,407.
Nearest public school: Mint Hill Middle, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Mint Hill Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Mint Hill Elementary School's average proficiency of 51.2% compares with 54.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Mint Hill Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
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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 Matthews
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 1,791 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
- Socrates AcademyCombined · 1,039 students
- Crestdale MiddleMiddle · 989 students
- Mint Hill MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Mint Hill Middle0.2 mi · 878
- Crown Point Elementary1.2 mi · 657
- Crestdale Middle1.9 mi · 989
- Butler High School2.1 mi · 1,791
- Queen's Grant Community School2.2 mi · 1,335
- Lebanon Road Elementary2.3 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Mint Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Mint Hill Elementary School?
Mint Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 864 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mint Hill Elementary School serve?
Mint Hill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mint Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mint Hill Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mint Hill Elementary School?
At Mint Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 30% Hispanic, 28% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mint Hill Elementary School in?
Mint Hill Elementary School is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.