Pinewood Elementary

Pinewood Elementary, a mid-sized K-5 school in Charlotte, North Carolina, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, hosts 521 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools runs 186 schools in total, collectively educating 145,014 students. Pinewood Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Pinewood Elementary logs that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 29% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Mecklenburg County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pinewood Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 39.1%, a residual of -9.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Mecklenburg County) shows that median household income runs about $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Pinewood Elementary is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students).

The closest other public school is Collinswood Language Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pinewood Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 501 students in 2018 compared to 521 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 38% to 29% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.