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Pineville Elementary

204 Lowry St, Pineville, NC 28134 · (980) 343-3920 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
  • A-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

Enrollment
742
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
739 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten11015%
Grade 113418%
Grade 212717%
Grade 314119%
Grade 411716%
Grade 511315%

This year's kindergarten class (110) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (113).

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%
White
22630%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
29339%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
15421%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
223%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
456%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
37450%
Female
36850%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Pineville Elementary→Quail Hollow Middle→South Mecklenburg High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
56.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.0%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% 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 Pineville Elementary

Pineville Elementary's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Pineville Elementary this school74299.6%61.8%
West Clayton Elementary
Clayton
74298.5%55.9%
Lincoln Elementary
Leland
73899.6%48.7%
Wolf Meadow Elementary
Concord
65599.5%31.8%
Saint Stephens Elementary
Conover
71199.6%37.7%
Benson Elementary
Benson
71999.6%64.0%
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 Pineville Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Mecklenburg County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
61.8%#450 of 1,297#47 of 115
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.0%#538 of 1,296#55 of 115
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.6%#420 of 1,300#46 of 116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
742#135 of 1,485#32 of 136
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#443 of 1,377#27 of 133
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.4%#179 of 1,379#16 of 133
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.6%#49 of 1,414#16 of 130
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.5%#837 of 937#68 of 72
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 2024-25
Enrollment
742
+81 (+12%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2574253.513.9:1100% (739)
2023-2477552.614.7:1100% (772)
2022-2377149.115.7:148% (372)
2020-216614813.8:145% (295)
2017-1876946.516.5:1100% (766)
2015-168234617.9:160% (491)
2010-117124216.9:162% (442)
2000-017804417.7:129% (226)
1990-917873920.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pineville Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (769 to 742); teachers up 15% (46.5 to 53.5).

About Pineville Elementary

Pineville Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school with its address in Pineville, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 742 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools counts 186 schools and 145,014 students, including Pineville Elementary.

Hispanic students account for 39% of enrollment at Pineville Elementary, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 30% White, 21% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Mecklenburg County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pineville Elementary scores 70%.

Its staff includes 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 100% of students at Pineville Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 71%.

Pineville Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of North Carolina public elementary schools.

Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.4%. Pineville Elementary scores 61.8%.

The school is in Mecklenburg County, where median household income comes to about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mecklenburg County counts 226 public schools with about 170,407 students.

About 1.7 miles separate Pineville Elementary from the closest public school, Sterling Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Pineville Elementary ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 61.8% versus a 51.0% average.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% rise, from 661 to 742.

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Mecklenburg County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Pineville Elementary
District
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Address
204 Lowry St, Pineville, NC 28134
Phone
(980) 343-3920
County
Mecklenburg County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
742
Teachers (FTE)
53
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
739 (100%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
370297001260
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Other schools in Pineville
Other Pineville Elementary schools

4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pineville Elementary. Pineville Elementary is the largest of the 5.

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Frequently asked questions

About Pineville Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Pineville Elementary?
Pineville Elementary enrolls approximately 742 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pineville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pineville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Pineville Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Pineville Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Pineville Elementary?
Student demographics at Pineville Elementary are roughly 30% White, 39% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pineville Elementary in?
Pineville Elementary is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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