Enrollment
153
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003466
Villa Heights Elementary
800 Everett Place, Charlotte, NC 28205 · (980) 343-3666 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- 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
10.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
150 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
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
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
48.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Villa Heights Elementary
Villa Heights Elementary's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Heights Elementary this school | 153 | 98.0% | 52.7% |
| J W Coon Elementary Fayetteville | 186 | 98.4% | 40.5% |
| Madison Elementary McLeansville | 204 | 98.5% | 40.3% |
| E O Young Jr Elementary Henderson | 174 | 93.7% | 39.0% |
| Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington Wilmington | 140 | 85.7% | N/A |
| Bethel Elementary Bethel | 232 | 98.7% | 45.0% |
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 Villa Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #736 of 1,297 | #62 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #695 of 1,296 | #64 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #664 of 1,300 | #55 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #1,428 of 1,485 | #134 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #898 of 1,414 | #77 of 130 |
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
153
+46 (+43%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 153 | 14.8 | 10.3:1 | 98% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 151 | 11.6 | 13.0:1 | 98% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 12.8 | 10.2:1 | 98% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 107 | 11 | 9.7:1 | 97% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Villa Heights Elementary.
About Villa Heights Elementary
Villa Heights Elementary is a public very small elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina. It reported 153 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 67% lower.
Villa Heights Elementary is one of the 186 schools that make up Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (145,014 students in total).
The largest group at Villa Heights Elementary is Black students, at 53%. Other groups make up 21% White, 19% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 30% of Mecklenburg County residents are Black. The diversity index for Villa Heights Elementary is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.3:1. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Villa Heights Elementary outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Villa Heights Elementary are 3.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.7% actual, 48.9% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Mecklenburg County show that median household income comes to about $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 226, with about 170,407 students.
Military and Global Leadership sits about 0.6 miles from Villa Heights Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 55.1% proficiency; Villa Heights Elementary posts 52.7%.
Villa Heights Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Villa Heights Elementary enrolled 107 in 2020-21 and 153 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
On allk12, people connected to Villa Heights Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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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
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- 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
- Military and Global Leadership0.6 mi · 71
- Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences0.6 mi · 239
- Highland Mill Montessori0.7 mi · 341
- Piedmont Middle School1.1 mi · 1,108
- VERITAS Community School CFA1.2 mi · 147
- First Ward Creative Arts Academy1.2 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Villa Heights ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Villa Heights Elementary?
Villa Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 153 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Villa Heights Elementary serve?
Villa Heights Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Villa Heights Elementary?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Villa Heights Elementary.
How diverse is Villa Heights Elementary?
Villa Heights Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 19% Hispanic, 53% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Villa Heights Elementary?
Villa Heights 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.