📍 7242 Highland Creek Pkwy, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28269
Highland Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 439 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Creek Elementary enrolls 439 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 34% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 184 | 42% |
| White | 149 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 439 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Creek Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 106.
Highland Creek Elementary is one of 180 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The district serves 147,299 students district-wide and employs 8,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 439 students, Highland Creek Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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