Torrence Creek Elementary

Torrence Creek Elementary operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in Huntersville, North Carolina, one of the schools within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Current enrollment sits at 653 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 40% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Torrence Creek Elementary is one of 186 schools operated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a district that enrolls 145,014 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Torrence Creek Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Torrence Creek Elementary has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 40% of students at Torrence Creek Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Mecklenburg County's rate of about 71%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Torrence Creek Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.5%.

In the broader community, Mecklenburg County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), Torrence Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Grand Oak Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Torrence Creek Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Torrence Creek Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 66.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Torrence Creek Elementary has grew 8%, going from 602 students in 2018 to 653 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 12% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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