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Rama Road Elementary

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Rama Road Elementary ranks 929 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

929^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rama Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 540 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rama Road Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 929 and 1245 out of 1490-1514 schools over the past 5 school years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranging from 47.7% to 63%, compared to 61.4% to 66.7% for the district and 58.9% to 64.1% for the state. However, the school performs relatively better for White students, ranking in the top 15% of North Carolina schools for this subgroup.

Rama Road Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. This is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's per-student spending of $11,718 in 2018-2019 is slightly higher than the district average, but the impact on student outcomes is not evident. The student-teacher ratio of 15.3 in 2023-2024 is also higher than the district's other nearby schools, which range from 12.2 to 16.0.

560

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,718

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1035 Rama Rd
Charlotte, NC 28211-4340

(980) 343-6730

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Rama Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McClintock Middle
High:	East Mecklenburg High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.6%

Hispanic:

32.1%

White:

25.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

929^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 109Elementary Schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

119^th of 242Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	929 of 1490	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1140 of 1505	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1013 of 1502	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	988 of 1514	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1245 of 1489	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1093 of 1473	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1076 of 1434	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	1166 of 1429	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	1163 of 1425	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.6	1170 of 1440	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	1047 of 1390	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	1272 of 1403	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.1	1264 of 1388	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	1231 of 1381	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.3	1079 of 1363	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	1122 of 1354	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	1006 of 1324	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.2	1127 of 1293	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.1	1065 of 1276	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	329 of 918	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	560 of 924	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	386 of 933	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	410 of 927	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.6	718 of 896	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	490 of 949	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	415 of 927	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	22.5	577 of 646	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	523 of 878	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	726 of 897	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	293 of 563	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	443 of 533	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	362 of 514	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	212 of 485	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.0	267 of 385	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	369 of 497	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	255 of 421	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	822 of 1451	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	986 of 1455	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1012 of 1459	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1003 of 1458	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1208 of 1440	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	979 of 1424	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1015 of 1405	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	124 of 710	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	390 of 582	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	815 of 961	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	870 of 951	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	734 of 915	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	557 of 893	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	713 of 843	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	754 of 865	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	670 of 851	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	924 of 1437	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1249 of 1450	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1077 of 1437	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	858 of 1366	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1114 of 1329	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1054 of 1361	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	978 of 1332	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	977 of 1450	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1214 of 1464	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	958 of 1461	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	884 of 1464	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1192 of 1444	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1180 of 1430	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1134 of 1413	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	752 of 821	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	492 of 801	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	154 of 1172	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	74 of 1166	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	67.5	348 of 1183	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	227 of 1194	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	34.3	806 of 1172	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.6	336 of 1183	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	41.7	759 of 1178	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)87th percentile+49 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)83rd percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2021)11th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science59%-3 vs state

Mathematics54%-7 vs state

Reading46%-7 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, September 19, 2011

Rama Road Elementary is an amazing little school. Despite its Title 1 status and high free & reduced lunch numbers, great strides are being made. The teachers are highly educated, experienced and enthusiastic. Rama has one of the best principals in the district. Many neighborhoods that opted out of Rama about a decade ago are coming back. The PTA is energized and gaining membership numbers exponentially. My children are thriving at Rama. We are so lucky to have such a great school right around the corner! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rama Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 Rama Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6730	560	32	17.3	99.5%	143 (25.5%)	194 (34.6%)	180 (32.1%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	39.4	929^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.7%		27.9	1140^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.3%	211	63.0	47.7	51.3	43.8	48.8	43.6	59.0	$11,718	$1,340	$10,377
Cotswold Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	300 Greenwich Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6720	340	30	11.4	99.1%	114 (33.5%)	130 (38.2%)	72 (21.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	50.4	743^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.1%		46	818^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.6%	75	54.6	57.5	56.9	43.8	64.6	53.4	60.8	$10,328	$940	$9,388
Greenway Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8301 Monroe Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5060	511	43	11.8	99.4%	57 (11.2%)	173 (33.9%)	242 (47.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	27.2	1128^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.3%		21	1268^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.7%	140	63.0	60.9	47.6	19.2	36.8	28.0	47.6	$11,123	$1,196	$9,927
Oakhurst STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	4511 Monroe Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6482	523	31	16.9	99.2%	64 (12.2%)	197 (37.7%)	201 (38.4%)	31 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.4%)	38.8	940^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.9%		25.8	1182^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	21.5%	242	67.6	58.2	47.9	35.2	48.1	42.6	56.4	$9,789	$1,264	$8,524
Lansdowne Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	6400 Prett Ct	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6733	573	37	15.4	37.2%	289 (50.4%)	135 (23.6%)	102 (17.8%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.4%)	70.1	391^st of 1490 public elementary schools	73.8%		79.9	242^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	83.9%	149	70.4	65.8	70.3	51.9	63.3	61.5	71.4	$10,426	$730	$9,695
Idlewild Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7101 Idlewild Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6411	850	50	16.9	99.6%	67 (7.9%)	215 (25.3%)	432 (50.8%)	114 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	53.5	681^st of 1490 public elementary schools	54.3%		46.9	801^st of 1505 public elementary schools	46.8%	120	68.7	57.9	71.5	40.5	44.2	52.8	65.9	$10,358	$1,242	$9,115
Piney Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 Eaglewind Dr	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6470	441	34	13.0	99.3%	25 (5.7%)	101 (22.9%)	225 (51.0%)	74 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	44	846^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.2%		23.7	1217^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.1%	371	68.1	64.6	48.6	41.7	66.2	34.7	45.8	$10,334	$1,041	$9,292
Esperanza Global Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	5932 Farm Pond Lane	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-6270	538	32	16.7	99.4%	33 (6.1%)	107 (19.9%)	355 (66.0%)	34 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	13.8	1367^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.3%					(n/a)	64.6	36.5	33.8	17.5	22.4	19.5	36.8
Winterfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Winterfield Pl	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6400	461	31	15.0	99.3%	28 (6.1%)	68 (14.8%)	335 (72.7%)	24 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	8.3	1441^st of 1490 public elementary schools	3.3%		20.5	1277^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.1%	164	26.7	37.1	42.6	10.5	18.6	23.5	42.6	$10,757	$1,201	$9,556
Sharon Elementary	Public	K-5	4330 Foxcroft Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6725	688	42	16.4	14.8%	505 (73.4%)	59 (8.6%)	65 (9.4%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.0%)	93.9	63^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.3	55^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.3%	8	87.3	83.7	85.7	73.6	79.7	85.7	84.9	$8,028	$341	$7,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Rama Road Elementary

How many students attend Rama Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Rama Road Elementary.

Is Rama Road Elementary a good school?

Rama Road Elementary ranks 929^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Rama Road Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What schools do graduates of Rama Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rama Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McClintock Middle
High : East Mecklenburg High School

What is the racial makeup of Rama Road Elementary?

Students at Rama Road Elementary are 35% African American, 32% Hispanic, 26% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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