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Alumni: what's one memory from Torrence Creek Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002785
Torrence Creek Elementary
14550 Ranson Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078 · (980) 343-0695 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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
14.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
258 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 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
64%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
63.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.4%
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 74 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Torrence Creek Elementary
Torrence Creek Elementary's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torrence Creek Elementary this school | 653 | 39.5% | 69.5% |
| North Forest Pines Elementary Raleigh | 536 | 41.6% | 65.0% |
| Brassfield Elementary Raleigh | 613 | 41.9% | 54.8% |
| Douglas Elementary Raleigh | 562 | 44.0% | 57.0% |
| Bethel Elementary Midland | 611 | 43.4% | 72.2% |
| Banks Road Elementary Raleigh | 651 | 45.8% | 57.7% |
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 Torrence Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #244 of 1,297 | #36 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #238 of 1,296 | #33 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #257 of 1,300 | #38 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #254 of 1,485 | #50 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #605 of 1,377 | #37 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #511 of 1,379 | #43 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #1,228 of 1,414 | #95 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #205 of 369 | #22 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
653
-84 (-11%) vs 2020
-48% since 2010-11, when it was 1,251
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
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 | 653 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 40% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 47.5 | 14.2:1 | 39% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 32% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 737 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 26% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 36.9 | 16.3:1 | 19% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 21% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 1,251 | 67 | 18.7:1 | 14% (169) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Torrence Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (602 to 653); teachers up 22% (36.9 to 45).
About Torrence Creek Elementary
Torrence Creek Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Huntersville, North Carolina, one of the schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. There are 653 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 145,014 students in 186 schools, and Torrence Creek Elementary is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Torrence Creek Elementary is 52% White. Other groups make up 26% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Torrence Creek Elementary are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Torrence Creek Elementary totals 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Torrence Creek Elementary is about 40%. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Torrence Creek Elementary outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 66.8% for a school in North Carolina with Torrence Creek Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Torrence Creek Elementary posts 69.5%.
The school's county is Mecklenburg County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Torrence Creek Elementary, Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools.
Grand Oak Elementary, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Torrence Creek Elementary is 4th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 11% across 4 years, from 737 in 2020-21 to 653 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Torrence Creek Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
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- Hopewell High SchoolHigh · 1,851 students
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Nearby schools
- Grand Oak Elementary1.0 mi · 549
- Huntersville Elementary1.5 mi · 867
- Merancas Middle College-CPCC2.2 mi · 176
- Lake Norman Charter2.6 mi · 2,222
- Aspire Trade High3.0 mi · 270
- Barnette Elementary3.1 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About Torrence Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Torrence Creek Elementary?
Torrence Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 653 students in grades KG-05.
Is Torrence Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Torrence Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Torrence Creek Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Torrence Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Torrence Creek Elementary?
Torrence Creek Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 26% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Torrence Creek Elementary?
Torrence Creek 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.