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What advice would you give to incoming students at Winding Springs Elementary?
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Enrollment
786
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001601
Winding Springs Elementary
6601 Horace Mann Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269 · (980) 343-5140 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL786 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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
15.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
783 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 | 82 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
58%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
31.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Winding Springs Elementary
Winding Springs Elementary's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winding Springs Elementary this school | 786 | 99.6% | 46.4% |
| Warsaw Elementary Warsaw | 808 | 99.6% | 31.4% |
| Rogers Lane Elementary Raleigh | 763 | 98.4% | 37.7% |
| Beaverdam Elementary Raleigh | 678 | 99.6% | 47.9% |
| Forsyth Academy Winston-Salem | 729 | 99.5% | N/A |
| Grove Park Elementary School Charlotte | 740 | 99.6% | 44.6% |
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 Winding Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #923 of 1,297 | #77 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #797 of 1,296 | #75 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,156 of 1,300 | #96 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 786 | #91 of 1,485 | #22 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #948 of 1,377 | #63 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #760 of 1,379 | #65 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #32 of 1,414 | #9 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #598 of 937 | #56 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
786
+73 (+10%) vs 2020
+31% since 2000-01, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 786 | 49.9 | 15.8:1 | 100% (783) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 47.1 | 16.3:1 | 100% (767) |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 44.5 | 16.6:1 | 100% (735) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 100% (710) |
| 2017-18 | 871 | 58 | 15.0:1 | 100% (868) |
| 2015-16 | 892 | 59 | 15.1:1 | 100% (889) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 42 | 15.3:1 | 70% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 41% (246) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winding Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (871 to 786); teachers down 14% (58 to 49.9).
About Winding Springs Elementary
Winding Springs Elementary is a large elementary school found in Charlotte, North Carolina. A federal count lists 786 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in North Carolina) has about 467 students.
Winding Springs Elementary is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, where 186 schools serve 145,014 students.
Enrollment at Winding Springs Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 43% Black, 5% White, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Mecklenburg County overall, about 16% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Winding Springs Elementary comes in at 58%.
With 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Winding Springs Elementary was 15.8:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. Public schools in Mecklenburg County average 71%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Winding Springs Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Winding Springs Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.4%, compared with a predicted 48.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Mecklenburg County census figures show that median household income is about $87,005, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 226 public schools operate in Mecklenburg County, serving about 170,407 students.
The closest public school, Ranson Middle, is about 0.7 miles from Winding Springs Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Winding Springs Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Winding Springs Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 713 to 786.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Ranson Middle0.7 mi · 757
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy1.1 mi · 91
- Statesville Road Elementary1.2 mi · 482
- Turning Point Middle2.0 mi · 62
- Hornets Nest Elementary2.4 mi · 601
- David Cox Road Elementary2.6 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Winding Springs ElementaryHow many students attend Winding Springs Elementary?
Winding Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 786 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Winding Springs Elementary serve?
Winding Springs Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winding Springs Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winding Springs Elementary is approximately 15.8:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Winding Springs Elementary?
Student demographics at Winding Springs Elementary are roughly 5% White, 47% Hispanic, 43% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Winding Springs Elementary?
Winding Springs 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.