Summary:
The city of Pineville, North Carolina is home to two elementary schools: Pineville Elementary and Sterling Elementary. While both schools serve students in the Pineville area, they exhibit stark differences in academic performance and student demographics.
Pineville Elementary is the higher-performing school, consistently scoring above the district and state averages on standardized tests. It has a diverse student population and a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 48.25%. In contrast, Sterling Elementary is a lower-performing school, with significantly lower test scores and a student body that is predominantly Hispanic (70.07%). Sterling Elementary also has an extremely high free/reduced lunch rate of 99.57%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.
Despite the performance gap, both schools have similar student-teacher ratios, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spends more per student at Sterling Elementary than at Pineville Elementary. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as resource allocation, teaching quality, and socioeconomic status, may be contributing to the performance disparities between the two schools.
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