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What's one thing Selwyn Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
669
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001270
Selwyn Elementary
2840 Colony Rd, Charlotte, NC 28211 · (980) 343-5835 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL669 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+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
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
99 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
40%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
83.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
92.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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
88.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Selwyn Elementary
Selwyn Elementary's state test result (88.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selwyn Elementary this school | 669 | 14.8% | 88.5% |
| Sharon Elementary Charlotte | 688 | 14.8% | 83.1% |
| Sherwood Forest Elementary Winston Salem | 670 | 19.0% | 87.5% |
| Northern Guilford Elementary Greensboro | 622 | 18.0% | 84.1% |
| Pinehurst Elementary Pinehurst | 584 | 18.7% | 87.0% |
| Olde Providence Elementary Charlotte | 687 | 19.1% | 83.3% |
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 Selwyn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.5% | #11 of 1,297 | #5 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #9 of 1,296 | #4 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #18 of 1,300 | #8 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 669 | #221 of 1,485 | #47 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #530 of 1,377 | #31 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #1,167 of 1,379 | #121 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.8% | #1,387 of 1,414 | #127 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #327 of 937 | #36 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
669
+77 (+13%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 669 | 47.1 | 14.2:1 | 15% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 40.6 | 16.5:1 | 17% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 39.8 | 16.4:1 | 15% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 10% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 817 | 47.8 | 17.1:1 | 13% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 859 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 16% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 43 | 18.0:1 | 22% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 34% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selwyn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (817 to 669); teachers down 2% (47.8 to 47.1).
About Selwyn Elementary
Selwyn Elementary serves students in Charlotte, North Carolina, as a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 669 students. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 145,014 students in 186 schools, and Selwyn Elementary is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Selwyn Elementary is 76% White. Other groups make up 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Mecklenburg County as a whole is about 45% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 14.2:1 is based on 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 15%. That is lower than the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Selwyn Elementary holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Selwyn Elementary would score about 74.3%. It scores 88.5%, 14.1 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Mecklenburg County, the median household earns about $87,005 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 226 public schools and about 170,407 students.
Alexander Graham Middle sits about 0.1 miles from Selwyn Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Selwyn Elementary places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Selwyn Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 592 to 669, a 13% rise.
Selwyn Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Alexander Graham Middle0.1 mi · 1,187
- Myers Park High School0.3 mi · 3,225
- Sharon Elementary1.4 mi · 688
- Myers Park Traditional Elem1.5 mi · 678
- Pinewood Elementary1.7 mi · 521
- Collinswood Language Academy2.1 mi · 893
Frequently asked questions
About Selwyn ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Selwyn Elementary?
Selwyn Elementary enrolls approximately 669 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Selwyn Elementary serve?
Selwyn Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Selwyn Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Selwyn Elementary.
How diverse is Selwyn Elementary?
Selwyn Elementary reports a student body of 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Selwyn Elementary?
Selwyn Elementary is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.