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If you could change one rule at Rama Road Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001265
Rama Road Elementary
1035 Rama Rd, Charlotte, NC 28211 · (980) 343-6730 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
557 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 | 74 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
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
44.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 Rama Road Elementary
Rama Road Elementary's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rama Road Elementary this school | 560 | 99.5% | 50.4% |
| Gardner Park Elementary Gastonia | 560 | 99.5% | 40.7% |
| Vandora Springs Elementary Garner | 582 | 99.5% | 60.8% |
| Green Elementary Raleigh | 534 | 98.9% | 53.1% |
| Ward Elementary Winston-Salem | 489 | 99.4% | 47.7% |
| Third Creek Elementary Statesville | 526 | 99.2% | 32.4% |
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 Rama Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #802 of 1,297 | #72 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #837 of 1,296 | #78 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #805 of 1,300 | #64 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #436 of 1,485 | #68 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,242 of 1,377 | #113 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #150 of 1,379 | #12 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #191 of 1,414 | #35 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #825 of 937 | #66 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 2024-25Enrollment
560
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 560 | 32.3 | 17.3:1 | 99% (557) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 35.2 | 15.3:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 34.4 | 15.4:1 | 99% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 99% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 41.5 | 14.0:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2015-16 | 598 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 99% (590) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 87% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 49% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 35 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rama Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (582 to 560); teachers down 22% (41.5 to 32.3).
About Rama Road Elementary
Rama Road Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Charlotte, North Carolina. Enrollment totals 560 students across pre-K through 5.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools enrolls 145,014 students, and its 186 schools include Rama Road Elementary.
The student body at Rama Road Elementary has no majority group. Black students lead at 35%. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 26% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.3 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Rama Road Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County, the school's rate is higher.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Rama Road Elementary outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Rama Road Elementary are 2.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.4% actual, 48.5% predicted).
Census data for Mecklenburg County show the median household earns about $87,005 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Rama Road Elementary, Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools.
Rama Road Elementary's nearest public school is McClintock Middle (about 0.7 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Rama Road Elementary is 6th among 8 schools close by.
NCES assigns Rama Road Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 549 in 2020-21, 560 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.8:1 to 17.3:1.
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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
- McClintock Middle0.7 mi · 1,056
- East Mecklenburg High School0.9 mi · 2,422
- Cotswold Elementary1.6 mi · 340
- Randolph Middle1.6 mi · 1,215
- Greenway Park Elementary1.7 mi · 511
- Charlotte Secondary1.8 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About Rama Road ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rama Road Elementary?
Rama Road Elementary enrolls approximately 560 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rama Road Elementary serve?
Rama Road Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rama Road Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rama Road Elementary is approximately 17.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rama Road Elementary?
At Rama Road Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 32% Hispanic, 35% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Rama Road Elementary in?
Rama Road Elementary is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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