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Barnette Elementary

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Barnette Elementary ranks 268 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Barnette Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Huntersville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 817 students. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Barnette Elementary's academic performance is particularly strong, with students consistently outperforming the state and district averages in mathematics, reading, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 80.9% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 62.9% for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and 59.3% for the state. The school's performance is also noteworthy in science, with 78.6% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 63.3% for the district and 62% for the state. Barnette Elementary's strong academic performance extends across various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learners.

While Barnette Elementary's academic achievements are impressive, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 12.86% in 2021-2022 to 32.93% in 2023-2024. This increase in the percentage of economically disadvantaged students may present some challenges in maintaining the school's high academic performance. Nonetheless, Barnette Elementary's status as a magnet school and its strong performance compared to nearby schools, such as Hornets Nest Elementary and Long Creek Elementary, make it a standout choice for families in the Huntersville area.

818

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,779

Per pupil spending ?

33.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13659 Beatties Ford Rd
Huntersville, NC 28078-8326

(980) 343-0372

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Barnette Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Francis Bradley Middle
High:	Hopewell High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

African American:

19.9%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

268^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	78.6	268 of 1490	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	253 of 1505	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	347 of 1502	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	339 of 1514	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	386 of 1489	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	275 of 1473	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	322 of 1434	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	69.3	420 of 1429	70.6%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	220 of 1425	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	276 of 1440	80.8%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	183 of 1390	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	83.4	177 of 1403	87.4%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	206 of 1388	85.2%	★★★★☆
2011	72.9	339 of 1381	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	80.8	179 of 1363	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	76.5	269 of 1354	80.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	131 of 918	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	115 of 924	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	228 of 933	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	111 of 927	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	131 of 896	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	92 of 949	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	109 of 927	88.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	44.2	308 of 646	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	319 of 878	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	210 of 897	76.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	157 of 563	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	101 of 533	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	318 of 1451	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	380 of 1455	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	417 of 1459	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	497 of 1458	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	427 of 1440	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	321 of 1424	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	381 of 1405	72.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	252 of 710	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	276 of 669	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	415 of 582	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.4	346 of 500	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	276 of 494	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	450 of 612	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	191 of 961	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	209 of 951	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	435 of 915	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	532 of 893	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	277 of 843	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	191 of 865	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	119 of 851	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	316 of 1437	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	261 of 1450	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.5	841 of 1437	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	670 of 1366	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	621 of 1329	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	491 of 1361	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	450 of 1332	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	219 of 1450	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	174 of 1464	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	286 of 1461	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	216 of 1464	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	349 of 1444	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	267 of 1430	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	271 of 1413	80.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	91 of 159	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	543 of 821	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	451 of 801	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	207 of 1172	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	212 of 1166	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	225 of 1183	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	250 of 1194	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	300 of 1172	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	371 of 1183	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	484 of 1178	58.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2021)52nd percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)43rd percentile-40 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science79%+17 vs state

Mathematics73%+12 vs state

Reading65%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Sunday, November 6, 2011

Barnette is an amzing school! I use to go there and I loved all of the teachers! The teahcers help so much! I never made lower than a B in any class because of my teachers! I LOVE BARNETTE ELEMENTARY! Close Quote

Schools Near Barnette Elementary

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barnette Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13659 Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0372	818	49	16.5	33.7%	430 (52.6%)	163 (19.9%)	124 (15.2%)	46 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	78.6	268^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.0%		79.3	253^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	83.2%	15	71.5	66.7	80.9				51.2	68.3	74.0				78.6		$8,779	$466	$8,313
Torrence Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	14550 Ranson Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0695	653	45	14.5	39.5%	338 (51.8%)	86 (13.2%)	170 (26.0%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.7%)	78.5	270^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.9%		67.4	452^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	70.0%	182	74.2	68.5	84.5				59.2	65.1	68.2				70.9		$9,633	$652	$8,981
Grand Oak Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15410 Stumptown Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-2063	549	36	15.2	21.3%	368 (67.0%)	61 (11.1%)	69 (12.6%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	97.1	19^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.7%		97	20^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.7%	1	90.4	86.9	97.2				84.0	84.5	91.5				97.2		$9,599	$758	$8,841
Long Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	9213-A Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6095	527	38	13.8	99.4%	45 (8.5%)	348 (66.0%)	87 (16.5%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.1%)	30.2	1089^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.9%		18.7	1302^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	13.5%	213	35.3	27.7	59.4				25.0	45.7	55.2				63.5		$11,169	$798	$10,372
Huntersville Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Gilead Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3835	867	56	15.3	23.3%	462 (53.3%)	104 (12.0%)	154 (17.8%)	107 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.5%)	89.4	117^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.1%		90.6	107^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.9%	10	80.8	79.3	84.2				64.1	77.9	71.4				85.7		$9,728	$667	$9,061
North Academy of World Languages	Public, Magnet	K-8	12201 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0743	668	45	14.9	40.1%	172 (25.7%)	279 (41.8%)	160 (24.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	91.8	84^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.4%		82.1	215^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.7%	131	96.4	94.1	85.1	68.2	61.6	61.7	75.9	92.2	74.5	76.1	73.3	73.3	84.8	83.3
Blythe Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12202 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5770	902	56	15.9	99.7%	94 (10.4%)	480 (53.2%)	229 (25.4%)	52 (5.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	56.3	628^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.9%		43.4	865^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.5%	237	70.9	65.0	49.3				55.3	64.1	48.6				55.2		$9,814	$778	$9,035
J.V. Washam Elementary	Public	K-5	9611 Westmoreland Rd	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1071	818	47	17.5	23.2%	550 (67.2%)	66 (8.1%)	130 (15.9%)	29 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.1%)	88.6	127^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.5%		87.9	143^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	90.5%	16	87.0	92.7	81.8				60.1	76.8	70.3				77.1		$8,082	$405	$7,677
Lakeside Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	17609 Old Statesville Rd	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Lakeside Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 896-9500	221	15	14.9		77 (34.8%)	62 (28.1%)	66 (29.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	38.6	944^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.6%		7.5	1453^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	3.5%	509	58.3	44.0		30.8		30.0	62.5	48.0		38.5		60.0		60.0
Hornets Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Beatties Ford Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6110	601	31	19.4	99.5%	25 (4.2%)	375 (62.4%)	146 (24.3%)	32 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	14	1363^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	8.5%		13.9	1379^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.4%	16	41.8	30.1	31.4				33.7	44.6	38.2				23.8		$9,876	$1,339	$8,537

Frequently Asked Questions about Barnette Elementary

Is Barnette Elementary a good school?

Barnette Elementary ranks 268^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Barnette Elementary?

Students at Barnette Elementary are 53% White, 20% African American, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Barnette Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barnette Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Francis Bradley Middle
High : Hopewell High School

How many students attend Barnette Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 818 students attended Barnette Elementary.

What district is Barnette Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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