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Albemarle Road Elementary

Q: Is Albemarle Road Elementary a good school?

Albemarle Road Elementary ranks 1048 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1048^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Albemarle Road Elementary is a K-5 school in Charlotte, NC, serving 711 students in a high-poverty area where 99.58% qualify for free/reduced lunch. As part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, this school ranks at the 30th percentile statewide for 2025-2026, up sharply from the 12th-17th percentile range of recent years. While its overall rank is modest, the most striking finding is that outcomes for low-income students rank at the 77th percentile statewide, meaning Albemarle serves its economically disadvantaged students as well as or better than roughly three-quarters of North Carolina effective schools. That strength stands out in a neighborhood where nearly every nearby school also has over 99% poverty, yet few match this success for that group.

Albemarle has also made significant academic progress over the past year. Proficiency rates jumped dramatically in 5th grade science (from 35% to 54.5%), 5th grade reading (31% to 44%), and 4th grade math (45% to 56%). This rebound has brought the school back to near its pre-pandemic level, though gaps against state averages remain large—for example, 3rd grade reading sits at 45% versus 55% statewide. Compared to nearby campuses, Albemarle ranks below Charlotte East Language Academy (67th percentile) and Idlewild Elementary (61st percentile), but it outranks Hickory Grove Elementary and Winterfield Elementary, showing it is not the lowest-performing school in its cluster.

Two key challenges stand out. Chronic absenteeism affects 31.4% of students—down from over 37% but still far above the district average of 26.8% and noticeably worse than Charlotte East Language Academy's 7.5% rate. Additionally, students receiving special education services rank at the 14th percentile statewide, a clear area of concern that contrasts with the strong results for low-income students. If the school can apply its effective strategies for economically disadvantaged families to special education and attendance outreach, it is well positioned to keep climbing. For parents, this is a school showing real momentum, especially for low-income students, but one where asking about attendance support and special education programming makes sense.

711

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7800 Riding Trail Rd
Charlotte, NC 28212-4616

(980) 343-6414

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Albemarle Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Albemarle Road Middle
High:	Independence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

African American:

21.9%

Asian:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 61% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 24% North Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

1,048^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^th of 246Charlotte-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
2026	32.5	1048 of 1492	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1243 of 1490	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1329 of 1505	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1247 of 1502	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1333 of 1514	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1344 of 1489	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	975 of 1473	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	970 of 1434	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.6	1086 of 1429	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	1118 of 1425	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	1264 of 1440	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	1246 of 1390	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	1305 of 1403	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.1	1274 of 1388	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	1218 of 1381	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	1213 of 1363	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.2	1174 of 1354	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.0	1098 of 1324	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.9	1146 of 1293	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.9	1058 of 1276	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	372 of 903	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.6	532 of 918	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	756 of 924	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.3	306 of 933	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	560 of 927	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	720 of 896	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.1	307 of 949	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	215 of 927	76.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	114 of 134	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	116 of 131	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	112 of 130	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	113 of 114	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	95 of 107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	89 of 95	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	100 of 106	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	90 of 99	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	511 of 634	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	621 of 646	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	77.5	95 of 878	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.2	387 of 897	56.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	259 of 519	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.1	323 of 563	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	320 of 533	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	302 of 514	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	382 of 485	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	311 of 385	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.5	111 of 497	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	88 of 421	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	967 of 1447	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.0	1197 of 1451	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1245 of 1455	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1253 of 1459	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1211 of 1458	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1306 of 1440	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	950 of 1424	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1036 of 1405	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	660 of 981	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	731 of 961	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	785 of 951	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	779 of 915	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	817 of 893	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	754 of 843	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.7	325 of 865	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	389 of 851	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	65.3	9 of 30	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	326 of 1434	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	56.5	547 of 1437	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.0	1114 of 1450	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	961 of 1437	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	771 of 1366	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	938 of 1329	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	552 of 1361	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	604 of 1332	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	1036 of 1451	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	1201 of 1450	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1324 of 1464	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1183 of 1461	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1336 of 1464	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1290 of 1444	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	939 of 1430	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	893 of 1413	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	701 of 815	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	619 of 821	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+48 vs school

Homeless (2019)70th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics55%-8 vs state

Science55%-13 vs state

Reading47%-9 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, October 7, 2019

Albemarle Road Elementary is not a place where any child should attend school. The majority of children are children of color from impoverished families. These children, with high levels of trauma, are being institutionalized as the school mimics a prison.
Teachers screaming at children to remain perfectly silent in perfectly straight lines. The school Social Worker and EC Director are both white and with the school being majority children of color, you can see why the performance is so low. How can people who don’t understand marginalized populations actually service these children in an impactful way? Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Albemarle Road Elementary	Public	K-5	7800 Riding Trail Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6414	711	43	16.7	99.6%	18 (2.5%)	156 (21.9%)	449 (63.2%)	75 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	32.5	1048^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.8%		22.1	1243^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	16.6%	195	59.4	55.9	50.0				45.3	51.0	44.0				54.5		$10,415	$1,158	$9,257
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%)	24.9	1193^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	20.0%		13.8	1367^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.3%	174	61.0	47.0	63.3				23.4	25.3	32.9				60.8
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%)	59.8	584^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.9%		53.5	681^st of 1490 public elementary schools	54.3%	97	79.2	66.1	73.4				55.6	49.6	51.8				70.6		$10,358	$1,242	$9,115
Charlotte East Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	6108 Wilora Lake Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-0380	594	51	11.6	99.5%	43 (7.2%)	40 (6.7%)	496 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	66.1	491^st of 1492 public elementary schools	67.1%		61.6	536^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.0%	45	81.3	78.5	68.6	72.7	62.3	71.7	49.5	68.4	55.7	48.5	44.2	58.7	71.4	87.0	$12,246	$1,264	$10,982
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%)	45.8	807^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.9%		44	846^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.2%	39	59.7	62.3	63.2				47.4	50.7	54.4				66.7		$10,334	$1,041	$9,292
Movement School Eastland	Public, Charter	K-5	5249 Central Avenue	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Movement School Eastland	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 532-0640	523	31	16.8	99.2%	8 (1.5%)	322 (61.6%)	113 (21.6%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (13.2%)	47.5	774^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.1%		41.4	892^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.1%	118	67.6	66.7	43.2				47.9	60.0	56.8				54.5
Hickory Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6709 Pence Rd	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6464	643	32	20.2	99.5%	27 (4.2%)	230 (35.8%)	319 (49.6%)	45 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	25.4	1176^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.2%		16.6	1332^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	10.6%	156	61.2	40.9	46.7				49.0	41.9	42.2				50.0		$10,933	$1,524	$9,409
Lawrence Orr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4835 Shamrock Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-9919	751	50	15.1	99.6%	29 (3.9%)	230 (30.6%)	415 (55.3%)	54 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	44.9	830^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.4%		27.3	1123^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.6%	293	79.4	52.0	57.0				56.9	44.9	44.2				62.8		$10,043	$1,471	$8,571
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%)	22.1	1243^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	16.7%		8.3	1441^st of 1490 public elementary schools	3.3%	198	54.9	37.8	65.7				22.5	20.3	32.8				63.6		$10,757	$1,201	$9,556
Lebanon Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Lebanon Rd	Charlotte	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3640	488	34	14.3	99.4%	36 (7.4%)	109 (22.3%)	249 (51.0%)	67 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	43.2	856^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.6%		42.6	869^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.7%	13	65.1	55.4	57.0				57.1	42.2	57.3				60.5		$10,696	$1,260	$9,436

Frequently Asked Questions about Albemarle Road Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Albemarle Road Elementary?

Students at Albemarle Road Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Albemarle Road Elementary a good school?

Albemarle Road Elementary ranks 1048^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Albemarle Road Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Albemarle Road Middle
High : Independence High School

How many students attend Albemarle Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 711 students attended Albemarle Road Elementary.

What district is Albemarle Road Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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