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What's the most underrated thing about Sharon Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
688
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001272
Sharon Elementary
4330 Foxcroft Rd, Charlotte, NC 28211 · (980) 343-6725 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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.
- 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
16.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
102 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 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
44%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
79.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
85.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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
83.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% 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 Sharon Elementary
Sharon Elementary's state test result (83.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Elementary this school | 688 | 14.8% | 83.1% |
| Selwyn Elementary Charlotte | 669 | 14.8% | 88.5% |
| Chatham Grove Elementary Pittsboro | 683 | 18.0% | 77.7% |
| Northern Guilford Elementary Greensboro | 622 | 18.0% | 84.1% |
| Sherwood Forest Elementary Winston Salem | 670 | 19.0% | 87.5% |
| 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 Sharon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #44 of 1,297 | #12 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #55 of 1,296 | #15 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #46 of 1,300 | #13 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #197 of 1,485 | #42 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,103 of 1,377 | #85 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #1,110 of 1,379 | #114 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.8% | #1,386 of 1,414 | #126 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #291 of 937 | #33 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
688
-170 (-20%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
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 | 688 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 15% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 43.8 | 16.1:1 | 13% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 721 | 42.5 | 17.0:1 | 11% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 858 | 58 | 14.8:1 | 8% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 857 | 47 | 18.3:1 | 12% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 818 | 44 | 18.6:1 | 14% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 39 | 19.1:1 | 17% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 46% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 736 | 43 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (857 to 688); teachers down 11% (47 to 42).
About Sharon Elementary
Sharon Elementary is an elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 688 students. By comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll about 467 students on average.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools includes 186 schools. Together they enroll 145,014 students.
The student body at Sharon Elementary is 73% White. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Mecklenburg County, the White share is about 45%. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Sharon Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 42 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 15%. That is 56 points below the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
On the allk12 Grade, Sharon Elementary lands at A, ahead of 88% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 74.3%. Sharon Elementary scores 83.1%.
Census data for Mecklenburg County show the median household earns about $87,005 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Mecklenburg County number 226, with about 170,407 students.
Alexander Graham Middle sits about 1.3 miles from Sharon Elementary. Sharon Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Sharon Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Sharon Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 170 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 14.8:1 in 2020-21 and 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
Sharon Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
Other Sharon Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Sharon Elementary. Sharon Elementary is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Sharon ElementaryStatesville, NC · 251 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 865 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolNewburgh, IN · 724 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolLoganville, GA · 712 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolWadsworth, OH · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Alexander Graham Middle1.3 mi · 1,187
- Selwyn Elementary1.4 mi · 669
- Myers Park High School1.5 mi · 3,225
- Carmel Middle1.8 mi · 1,004
- Beverly Woods Elementary1.8 mi · 645
- Lansdowne Elementary2.1 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Sharon ElementaryHow many students attend Sharon Elementary?
Sharon Elementary enrolls approximately 688 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sharon Elementary serve?
Sharon Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sharon Elementary have?
Sharon Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Sharon Elementary?
Student demographics at Sharon Elementary are roughly 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sharon Elementary in?
Sharon Elementary is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.