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Best kept secret at Shamrock Gardens Elementary?
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Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001271
Shamrock Gardens Elementary
3301 Country Club Drive, Charlotte, NC 28205 · (980) 343-6440 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
171 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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
63%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
63.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Shamrock Gardens Elementary
Shamrock Gardens Elementary's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary this school | 532 | 32.1% | 65.5% |
| McDougle Elementary Chapel Hill | 497 | 31.4% | 70.2% |
| McAlpine Elementary Charlotte | 535 | 29.9% | 71.7% |
| Penny Road Elementary Cary | 509 | 36.9% | 63.0% |
| Joyner Elementary Raleigh | 569 | 33.7% | 64.6% |
| Sanford Creek Elementary Rolesville | 599 | 34.4% | 65.5% |
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 Shamrock Gardens Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #328 of 1,297 | #41 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #401 of 1,296 | #46 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #265 of 1,300 | #40 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #522 of 1,485 | #78 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #494 of 1,377 | #29 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #591 of 1,379 | #49 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #1,282 of 1,414 | #103 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #211 of 369 | #23 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
532
+74 (+16%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 532 | 37.8 | 14.1:1 | 32% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 36.6 | 14.2:1 | 99% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 28.6 | 17.4:1 | 99% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 99% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 33.3 | 14.8:1 | 99% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 99% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 85% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 82% (426) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 25 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shamrock Gardens Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (492 to 532); teachers up 14% (33.3 to 37.8).
About Shamrock Gardens Elementary
Shamrock Gardens Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 532 students.
Shamrock Gardens Elementary is run by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, whose 186 schools enroll 145,014 students.
A majority of students at Shamrock Gardens Elementary, 55%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 17% Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Mecklenburg County, the White share is about 45%. By the diversity index, Shamrock Gardens Elementary comes in at 63%.
Federal staffing data show 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Shamrock Gardens Elementary and a ratio of 14.1:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 32% of students. The rate at public schools in Mecklenburg County averages 71%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Shamrock Gardens Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Shamrock Gardens Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.5%, compared with a predicted 69.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Mecklenburg County has about 1,154,681 residents, and median household income is about $87,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Mecklenburg County number 226 and enroll about 170,407.
Nearby, Garinger High School is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Shamrock Gardens Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 458 in 2020-21 and 532 in 2024-25, a 16% gain.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
Nearby schools
- Garinger High School0.6 mi · 1,877
- Highland Mill Montessori1.1 mi · 341
- Merry Oaks International Academy1.1 mi · 601
- Villa Heights Elementary1.4 mi · 153
- Military and Global Leadership1.5 mi · 71
- Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences1.5 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Shamrock Gardens ElementaryHow large is Shamrock Gardens Elementary?
Shamrock Gardens Elementary enrolls approximately 532 students in grades PK-05.
Is Shamrock Gardens Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shamrock Gardens Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Shamrock Gardens Elementary have?
Shamrock Gardens Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shamrock Gardens Elementary?
At Shamrock Gardens Elementary, the student body is approximately 55% White, 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Shamrock Gardens Elementary public or private?
Shamrock Gardens 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.