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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001261
Pinewood Elementary
805 Seneca Pl, Charlotte, NC 28210 · (980) 343-5825 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
518 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 | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
58%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
30.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Pinewood Elementary
Pinewood Elementary's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Elementary this school | 521 | 99.4% | 39.1% |
| Mineral Springs Elementary Winston Salem | 545 | 99.4% | 40.6% |
| Hunter Elementary Greensboro | 505 | 99.4% | 33.2% |
| Glenn Elementary Durham | 455 | 99.3% | 50.2% |
| Walter Bickett Elementary Monroe | 444 | 99.3% | 31.5% |
| Eastlawn Elementary Burlington | 528 | 99.4% | 22.3% |
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 Pinewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #1,117 of 1,297 | #93 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #1,032 of 1,296 | #88 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #1,185 of 1,300 | #100 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #558 of 1,485 | #86 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #736 of 1,377 | #49 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #783 of 1,379 | #68 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #254 of 1,414 | #45 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #283 of 369 | #35 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
521
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 521 | 34.9 | 14.9:1 | 99% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 31.6 | 18.3:1 | 99% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 32.7 | 17.5:1 | 99% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 99% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 34.1 | 14.7:1 | 99% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 99% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 39 | 13.8:1 | 84% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 39 | 12.7:1 | 64% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 28 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (501 to 521); teachers up 2% (34.1 to 34.9).
About Pinewood Elementary
Pinewood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school's 521 students are in pre-K through 5.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools enrolls 145,014 students, and its 186 schools include Pinewood Elementary.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Pinewood Elementary, at 58%. The next largest groups are 29% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Mecklenburg County overall, about 16% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Pinewood Elementary total 34.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. The school counts 518 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%. Across public schools in Mecklenburg County, the average is 71%.
allk12 grades Pinewood Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Pinewood Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (39.1%) and its predicted rate (48.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
In the county around the school, Mecklenburg County, the median household income is $87,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Mecklenburg County is home to 226 public schools and about 170,407 public school students.
Collinswood Language Academy is the public school closest to Pinewood Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Pinewood Elementary ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
Pinewood Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 541 in 2020-21 to 521 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Pinewood Elementary. 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 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
Other Pinewood Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 10 states are named Pinewood Elementary. Pinewood Elementary is the 8th largest of the 17.
- Pinewood ElementaryMount Holly, NC · 508 students
- Pinewood ElementaryMONTICELLO, MN · 794 students
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEAGLE LAKE, FL · 740 students
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTUART, FL · 658 students
- Pinewood ElementaryTimonium, MD · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Collinswood Language Academy0.5 mi · 893
- Montclaire Elementary1.0 mi · 512
- Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy1.2 mi · 396
- Selwyn Elementary1.7 mi · 669
- Sedgefield Montessori1.7 mi · 485
- Alexander Graham Middle1.8 mi · 1,187
Frequently asked questions
About Pinewood ElementaryHow many students attend Pinewood Elementary?
Pinewood Elementary enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pinewood Elementary serve?
Pinewood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pinewood Elementary?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Pinewood Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pinewood Elementary?
At Pinewood Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 58% Hispanic, 29% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Pinewood Elementary public or private?
Pinewood 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.