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Lake Wylie Elementary

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Lake Wylie Elementary ranks 834 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lake Wylie Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 584 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.

Lake Wylie Elementary has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 58.7% to 66.3%, which were slightly below the district and state averages. However, in Reading, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower, ranging from 36.8% to 47.1%, compared to the district and state averages. The school's performance on state assessments has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 721 to 1105 out of over 1,500 North Carolina elementary schools. Nearby schools, such as Nations Ford Elementary and Berewick Elementary, have generally lower performance on state assessments compared to Lake Wylie Elementary, particularly in Reading proficiency.

The school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 34.36% in 2021-2022 to 99.49% in 2023-2024, suggesting a shift in the school's demographic and socioeconomic composition. This could be a contributing factor to the school's fluctuating academic performance. Lake Wylie Elementary's spending per student ($10,023 in 2018-2019) is higher than the nearby schools, which range from $8,319 to $9,518 per student.

633

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,023

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13620 Erwin Rd
Charlotte, NC 28273-6643

(980) 343-3680

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Lake Wylie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southwest Middle School
High:	Olympic High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.3%

African American:

31.4%

White:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

834^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^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	44.8	834 of 1490	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1105 of 1505	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.0	733 of 1502	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	869 of 1514	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	948 of 1489	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	748 of 1473	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	802 of 1434	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.7	721 of 1429	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.0	752 of 1425	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.3	729 of 1440	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.5	746 of 1390	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	663 of 1403	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	30.5	1082 of 1388	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.6	968 of 1381	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.6	741 of 1363	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.4	583 of 1354	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.6	477 of 1324	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.3	255 of 1293	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	69.4	351 of 1276	72.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	128 of 918	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	219 of 924	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	216 of 933	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	345 of 927	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	251 of 896	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	131 of 949	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	213 of 927	77.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	42.0	328 of 646	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	626 of 878	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	380 of 897	57.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	224 of 563	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	392 of 533	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.4	153 of 514	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	164 of 485	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	147 of 385	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	94 of 497	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	94 of 421	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	707 of 1451	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	921 of 1455	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	728 of 1459	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	845 of 1458	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	994 of 1440	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	896 of 1424	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	943 of 1405	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	574 of 961	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	712 of 951	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.7	244 of 915	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	281 of 893	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	546 of 843	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	392 of 865	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	371 of 851	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	492 of 1437	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	667 of 1450	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	290 of 1437	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	368 of 1366	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	631 of 1329	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	437 of 1361	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	990 of 1332	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	893 of 1450	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1191 of 1464	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.5	699 of 1461	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	835 of 1464	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	857 of 1444	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	513 of 1430	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	635 of 1413	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	630 of 821	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	578 of 801	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	373 of 1172	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	567 of 1183	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	423 of 1183	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	386 of 1178	67.2%	★★★☆☆

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+42 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2021)49th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics62%~ state avg

Science60%~ state avg

Reading43%-10 vs state

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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
Lake Wylie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13620 Erwin Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3680	633	38	16.6	99.5%	86 (13.6%)	199 (31.4%)	274 (43.3%)	34 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.8%)	44.8	834^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.0%		29.7	1105^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.6%	271	66.3	59.7	58.7				36.8	47.1	45.2				59.6		$10,023	$931	$9,092
Unity Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	14613 Steele Creek Rd.	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Unity Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 504-8460	928	39	23.9		220 (23.7%)	361 (38.9%)	177 (19.1%)	66 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	102 (11.0%)	65.4	478^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.9%		59.7	589^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.9%	111	74.3	53.4	64.6	60.6	42.9	29.2	56.6	62.1	53.5	60.6	53.1	59.2	72.7	65.3
River Gate Elementary	Public	K-5	15340 Smith Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-1000	693	46	15.1	99.6%	105 (15.2%)	274 (39.5%)	198 (28.6%)	66 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.6%)	64.2	493^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	66.9%		54.2	682^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	54.7%	189	70.8	71.4	66.9				43.8	66.7	52.9				62.8		$8,319	$509	$7,811
Winget Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12235 Winget Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-1063	677	41	16.7	44.3%	154 (22.7%)	264 (39.0%)	157 (23.2%)	65 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	77.7	283^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.0%		70	399^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.5%	116	80.2	67.0	75.0				58.5	64.2	68.5				71.6		$9,518	$859	$8,659
South Pine Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2541 Sandy Porter Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-0765	765	40	18.9	99.6%	29 (3.8%)	264 (34.5%)	433 (56.6%)	21 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	6	1462^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	1.9%		12.5	1397^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.2%	65	37.5	37.5	31.6				17.0	22.3	19.7				24.8
Steele Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Gallant Ln	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3810	525	32	16.3	99.4%	29 (5.5%)	178 (33.9%)	272 (51.8%)	23 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	46	817^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.2%		44.8	838^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.3%	21	74.5	60.8	60.5				30.6	44.3	40.7				65.4		$9,484	$699	$8,785
Palisades Park Elementary	Public	K-5	15321 York Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9895	940	60	15.7	41.0%	252 (26.8%)	389 (41.4%)	172 (18.3%)	49 (5.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.8%)	81.9	219^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.3%		81.9	218^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.5%	1	83.5	70.7	76.7				62.5	65.7	65.4				78.2		$8,645	$512	$8,133
Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5203 Shopton Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 505-8344	884	55	16.0	97.9%	51 (5.8%)	554 (62.7%)	177 (20.0%)	36 (4.1%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.6%)	62.3	526^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.7%		65.2	485^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.8%	41	72.8	63.3	57.9	61.5	37.4	27.5	48.4	60.8	52.1	64.4	46.7	67.9	63.2	85.2
Berewick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5910 Dixie River Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-1010	717	45	15.9	99.6%	75 (10.5%)	295 (41.1%)	238 (33.2%)	66 (9.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.2%)	38.4	947^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.4%		19.4	1296^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.9%	349	65.4	48.4	55.2				33.9	49.6	42.3				58.9		$8,840	$767	$8,073
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Shopton Road	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 243-5580	335	8	41.8	89.9%	6 (1.8%)	220 (65.7%)	82 (24.5%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	21.6	1251^st of 1490 public elementary schools	16.0%		16.3	1337^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.2%	86	40.0	28.9	34.6	34.6	33.3	5.0	28.9	52.6	57.7	46.2	57.1	30.0	28.0	15.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Wylie Elementary

What district is Lake Wylie Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Is Lake Wylie Elementary a good school?

Lake Wylie Elementary ranks 834^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Wylie Elementary?

Students at Lake Wylie Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 31% African American, 14% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lake Wylie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Wylie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwest Middle School
High : Olympic High School

How many students attend Lake Wylie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Lake Wylie Elementary.

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