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Enrollment
940
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003310
Palisades Park Elementary
15321 York Rd, Charlotte, NC 28278 · (980) 343-9895 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL940 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
15.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
385 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 | 150 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 147 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 163 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 173 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 171 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (150) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
71%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
64.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
77.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Palisades Park Elementary
Palisades Park Elementary's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palisades Park Elementary this school | 940 | 41.0% | 72.2% |
| Harris Creek Elementary Raleigh | 827 | 51.6% | 53.8% |
| North Academy of World Languages Huntersville | 668 | 40.1% | 77.5% |
| Winget Park Elementary Charlotte | 677 | 44.3% | 69.7% |
| Wake Forest Charter Academy Wake Forest | 650 | 44.8% | N/A |
| Pitts School Road Elementary Concord | 885 | 51.0% | 67.7% |
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 Palisades Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #182 of 1,297 | #31 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #164 of 1,296 | #29 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #239 of 1,300 | #36 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 940 | #20 of 1,485 | #5 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #952 of 1,377 | #64 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #110 of 1,379 | #11 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #1,219 of 1,414 | #93 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.5% | #72 of 369 | #5 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
940
+167 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 940 | 59.6 | 15.8:1 | 41% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 929 | 56 | 16.6:1 | 41% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 901 | 50.4 | 17.9:1 | 29% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | 46 | 16.8:1 | 24% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 44.2 | 16.7:1 | 35% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 39 | 18.6:1 | 37% (269) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palisades Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (737 to 940); teachers up 35% (44.2 to 59.6).
About Palisades Park Elementary
Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, Palisades Park Elementary is a large elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 940 students. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 101% larger than average.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools operates 186 schools. Combined enrollment is 145,014 students.
At Palisades Park Elementary, Black students make up the biggest share, 41%. Other groups include 27% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Mecklenburg County residents are about 30% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
Palisades Park Elementary has 59.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. At Palisades Park Elementary, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Mecklenburg County average 71%.
On the allk12 Grade, Palisades Park Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 77% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Palisades Park Elementary is 5.9 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.2% actual, 66.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
The county, Mecklenburg County, is where the school is located. 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%. The county's public schools total 226, with about 170,407 students.
Palisades High School sits about 0.3 miles from Palisades Park Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Palisades Park Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 773 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 940 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.8:1, from 16.8:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Palisades High School0.3 mi · 2,332
- Unity Classical Charter School2.0 mi · 928
- Southwest Middle School2.2 mi · 1,205
- River Gate Elementary2.8 mi · 693
- Winget Park Elementary2.9 mi · 677
- Tega Cay Elementary3.1 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About Palisades Park ElementaryHow large is Palisades Park Elementary?
Palisades Park Elementary enrolls approximately 940 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Palisades Park Elementary serve?
Palisades Park Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Palisades Park Elementary have?
Palisades Park Elementary employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
How diverse is Palisades Park Elementary?
Palisades Park Elementary reports a student body of 27% White, 18% Hispanic, 41% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Palisades Park Elementary?
Palisades Park 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.