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Piney Grove Elementary

8801 Eaglewind Dr, Charlotte, NC 28212 · (980) 343-6470 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
438 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
Pre-K297%
Kindergarten4711%
Grade 15512%
Grade 28620%
Grade 37317%
Grade 47617%
Grade 57517%
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
256%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
22551%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
10123%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
7417%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
143%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
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
22651%
Female
21549%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Piney Grove ElementaryAlbemarle Road Middle
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
46.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.8%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →

Where Piney Grove Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Mecklenburg County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.8%#761 of 1,297#66 of 115
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.8%#644 of 1,296#63 of 115
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.3%#747 of 1,300#59 of 116
Enrollment
ranked largest first
441#780 of 1,485#102 of 136
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.0:1#227 of 1,377#14 of 133
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.5%#448 of 1,379#34 of 133
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-44.2%#14 of 937#6 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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
441
-349 (-44%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.0:1
% White
6%
was 8%
% Hispanic
51%
was 46%
% Black
23%
was 34%
% Asian
17%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2544133.913.0:199% (438)
2023-2447438.612.3:199% (471)
2022-235553814.6:199% (552)
2017-1879052.815.0:1100% (787)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piney Grove Elementary.

About Piney Grove Elementary

This page covers Piney Grove Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school enrolls 441 students in pre-K through 5.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is responsible for 186 schools, Piney Grove Elementary included, with 145,014 students in all.

More than half of enrollment at Piney Grove Elementary is Hispanic: 51%. Other groups make up 23% Black, 17% Asian, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Mecklenburg County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Piney Grove Elementary scores 65%.

Staffing at Piney Grove Elementary comes to 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.0:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. Piney Grove Elementary counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Mecklenburg County average 71%.

Piney Grove Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.8% is 3.3 points above the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Looking at the county, Mecklenburg County, median household income comes to about $87,005, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 226, with about 170,407 students.

Idlewild Elementary is about 1.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Piney Grove Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Piney Grove Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.8% against a local average of 44.0%.

Under the NCES locale system, Piney Grove Elementary is City: Large.

Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 790 to 441. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Black share, which decreased from 34% to 23%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.0:1.

The allk12 page for Piney Grove Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

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
Piney Grove Elementary
District
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Address
8801 Eaglewind Dr, Charlotte, NC 28212
Phone
(980) 343-6470
County
Mecklenburg County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
441
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
438 (99%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
370297001262
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Piney Grove Elementary
How many students attend Piney Grove Elementary?
Piney Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-05.
Is Piney Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Piney Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Piney Grove Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Piney Grove Elementary is approximately 13.0:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Piney Grove Elementary?
At Piney Grove Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 51% Hispanic, 23% Black, 17% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Piney Grove Elementary in?
Piney Grove Elementary is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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