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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001278
Steele Creek Elementary
4100 Gallant Ln, Charlotte, NC 28273 · (980) 343-3810 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% 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.
- BBeats 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
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
522 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 | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
61%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
38.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Steele Creek Elementary
Steele Creek Elementary's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Creek Elementary this school | 525 | 99.4% | 54.6% |
| Hunter Elementary Greensboro | 505 | 99.4% | 33.2% |
| J. H. Gunn Elementary Charlotte | 616 | 99.5% | 45.3% |
| Wilburn Elementary Raleigh | 593 | 99.5% | 35.6% |
| Greenway Park Elementary Charlotte | 511 | 99.4% | 43.6% |
| Pinewood Elementary Charlotte | 521 | 99.4% | 39.1% |
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 Steele Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #678 of 1,297 | #59 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #449 of 1,296 | #49 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,012 of 1,300 | #81 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #541 of 1,485 | #82 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,096 of 1,377 | #83 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #667 of 1,379 | #57 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #242 of 1,414 | #43 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #106 of 937 | #20 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
525
-60 (-10%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 958
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
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 | 525 | 32.1 | 16.4:1 | 99% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 32.6 | 13.3:1 | 99% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 31.4 | 14.1:1 | 55% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 46% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 48 | 15.4:1 | 99% (730) |
| 2015-16 | 783 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 100% (780) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 72% (524) |
| 2000-01 | 883 | 29 | 30.4:1 | 42% (367) |
| 1990-91 | 958 | 48 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steele Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (741 to 525); teachers down 33% (48 to 32.1).
About Steele Creek Elementary
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Steele Creek Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 525 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools runs 186 schools with a combined 145,014 students. Steele Creek Elementary is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Steele Creek Elementary is 52% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 34% Black, 6% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 36 points above the 16% share among Mecklenburg County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
The school lists 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 522 students, or 99%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Mecklenburg County report 71%.
Steele Creek Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Steele Creek Elementary is 6.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 54.6%. Predicted: 48.5%.
In Mecklenburg County, home to about 1,154,681 people, median household income comes to about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 226 public schools in the county, enrolling about 170,407, Steele Creek Elementary among them.
About 0.2 miles separate Steele Creek Elementary from the closest public school, Olympic High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Steele Creek Elementary is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Steele Creek Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment fell by 10% across 4 years, from 585 in 2020-21 to 525 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.9:1 in 2020-21 to 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Olympic High School0.2 mi · 1,483
- Kennedy Middle0.2 mi · 990
- Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy1.2 mi · 884
- South Pine Academy1.6 mi · 765
- Steele Creek Preparatory Academy1.7 mi · 335
- Berewick Elementary1.8 mi · 717
Frequently asked questions
About Steele Creek ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Steele Creek Elementary?
Steele Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 525 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Steele Creek Elementary serve?
Steele Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Steele Creek Elementary?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Steele Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Steele Creek Elementary?
Steele Creek Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 52% Hispanic, 34% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Steele Creek Elementary public or private?
Steele Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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