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What's one thing University Meadows Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
737
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297000652
University Meadows Elementary
1600 Pavilion Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28262 · (980) 343-3685 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL737 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
19.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
734 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 | 119 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
59%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
36.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 University Meadows Elementary
University Meadows Elementary's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Meadows Elementary this school | 737 | 99.6% | 42.0% |
| Paw Creek Elementary Charlotte | 784 | 99.6% | 73.2% |
| Clara J Peck Elementary Greensboro | 638 | 99.5% | 37.4% |
| Mountain Island Lake Academy Charlotte | 766 | 99.6% | 40.6% |
| Blythe Elementary Huntersville | 902 | 99.7% | 58.5% |
| Kimmel Farm Elementary Winston-Salem | 760 | 99.6% | 51.3% |
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 University Meadows Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,046 of 1,297 | #87 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #1,105 of 1,296 | #95 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,052 of 1,300 | #88 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 737 | #143 of 1,485 | #34 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,336 of 1,377 | #127 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #742 of 1,379 | #64 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #54 of 1,414 | #18 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.9% | #131 of 369 | #13 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
737
+24 (+3%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 851
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 737 | 38.4 | 19.2:1 | 100% (734) |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 39.4 | 19.1:1 | 99% (742) |
| 2022-23 | 757 | 42.4 | 17.9:1 | 100% (754) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 41 | 17.4:1 | 100% (710) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 38.3 | 16.6:1 | 100% (633) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 100% (625) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 68% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 851 | 51 | 16.7:1 | 41% (345) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Meadows Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (636 to 737); teachers unchanged (38.3 to 38.4).
About University Meadows Elementary
Federal records list University Meadows Elementary as an elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina. Its enrollment is 737 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 58% above average.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is responsible for 186 schools, University Meadows Elementary included, with 145,014 students in all.
The share of Black students at University Meadows Elementary is 57%, a majority. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Mecklenburg County is about 30% Black. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at University Meadows Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at University Meadows Elementary is 19.2:1, based on 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 71%.
University Meadows Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For University Meadows Elementary, the prediction is 48.4% and the result is 42.0%.
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 people live in poverty. There are 226 public schools in the county, enrolling about 170,407, University Meadows Elementary among them.
About 1.4 miles separate University Meadows Elementary from the closest public school, United Community School. The five-mile area around University Meadows Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: University Meadows Elementary ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 42.0% versus a 55.9% average.
University Meadows Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 713 to 737. The school's ratio increased from 17.4:1 to 19.2:1 between 2020-21 and 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
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Frequently asked questions
About University Meadows ElementaryHow large is University Meadows Elementary?
University Meadows Elementary enrolls approximately 737 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does University Meadows Elementary serve?
University Meadows Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at University Meadows Elementary?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at University Meadows Elementary.
What is the student diversity at University Meadows Elementary?
Student demographics at University Meadows Elementary are roughly 6% White, 29% Hispanic, 57% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is University Meadows Elementary public or private?
University Meadows 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.