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Bain Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bain Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mint Hill, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 754 students. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and has consistently performed well, ranking among the top 15% of North Carolina elementary schools in recent years.

Bain Elementary has a strong track record of academic excellence, consistently outperforming the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 75th out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bain Elementary's performance is particularly noteworthy in mathematics, reading, and science, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages. The school also has a strong gifted and talented program, ranking 2nd out of 710 North Carolina elementary schools in this category.

While Bain Elementary outperforms nearby schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, such as Piney Grove Elementary and J.H. Gunn Elementary, another school in the region, Stallings Elementary in the Union County Public Schools district, also demonstrates strong academic performance, ranking among the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools, similar to Bain Elementary.

766

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,795

Per pupil spending ?

28.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11540 Bain School Rd
Mint Hill, NC 28227-7552

(980) 343-6915

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Bain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mint Hill Middle
High:	Independence High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

African American:

15.5%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (83% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

75^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	92.9	75 of 1490	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	135 of 1505	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	95 of 1502	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	202 of 1514	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	164 of 1489	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	54 of 1473	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	85 of 1434	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	93.5	44 of 1429	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.5	68 of 1425	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	94.8	27 of 1440	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	94.2	47 of 1390	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	95.4	37 of 1403	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.1	38 of 1388	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	89.3	44 of 1381	96.8%	★★★★★
2010	88.0	65 of 1363	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	89.1	63 of 1354	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	90.1	65 of 1324	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	86 of 1293	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	84.7	112 of 1276	91.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	30 of 918	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	17 of 924	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	32 of 933	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	36 of 927	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	59 of 896	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	21 of 949	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	84 of 927	90.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	86 of 131	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	70 of 130	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.6	40 of 106	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	42.2	316 of 634	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.6	723 of 897	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	42 of 563	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	28 of 514	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	68.4	73 of 485	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	77 of 1451	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	129 of 1455	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	109 of 1459	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	202 of 1458	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	89.6	105 of 1440	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	37 of 1424	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	47 of 1405	96.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	2 of 710	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	63.5	241 of 669	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	196 of 582	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	238 of 500	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	183 of 494	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	9 of 612	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	101 of 961	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	154 of 951	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	94.2	25 of 915	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	59.2	286 of 893	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.4	97 of 843	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	66 of 865	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	30 of 851	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	50 of 1437	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	119 of 1450	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	55 of 1437	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	67.3	323 of 1366	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	264 of 1329	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	67 of 1361	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	96 of 1332	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	80 of 1450	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	137 of 1464	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	96 of 1461	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	194 of 1464	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	227 of 1444	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	90.2	87 of 1430	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	127 of 1413	91.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	16 of 175	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	215 of 821	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	30.2	598 of 801	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	83 of 1172	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	217 of 1166	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	132 of 1183	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	277 of 1194	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	198 of 1172	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	66 of 1183	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	94 of 1178	92.0%	★★★★★

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)100th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science91%+29 vs state

Mathematics86%+25 vs state

Reading77%+25 vs state

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by a citizen
Sunday, October 31, 2021

Dedicated, hardworking, & professional staff- Outstanding PTA- Volunteers welcomed- Attention to individual student needs- Challenging, yet nurturing environment- Staff strives to make learning fun & holds students to high expectations- Participation in community involvement- Encourages student interests & leadership skills Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, February 8, 2014

Wonderful school! 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 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
Bain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11540 Bain School Rd	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6915	766	44	17.2	28.5%	430 (56.1%)	119 (15.5%)	99 (12.9%)	67 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.5%)	92.9	75^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.0%		88.4	135^th of 1505 public elementary schools	91.0%	60	88.2	79.4	91.5				72.3	74.2	87.7				90.6		$8,795	$527	$8,268
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%)	42.6	869^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.7%		32.3	1062^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	29.4%	193	61.8	59.0	50.0				42.7	60.3	42.2				43.8		$10,696	$1,260	$9,436
Mint Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11615 Idlewild Road	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-0926	864	52	16.5	99.7%	261 (30.2%)	244 (28.2%)	260 (30.1%)	52 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.2%)	38.7	943^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	36.7%		27.5	1152^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	23.5%	209	57.6	55.4	53.1				36.0	46.4	46.2				59.4
J. H. Gunn Elementary	Public	K-5	7400 Harrisburg Rd	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6477	616	37	16.4	99.5%	33 (5.4%)	210 (34.1%)	322 (52.3%)	36 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	27.2	1130^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.2%		23.7	1218^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.1%	88	54.3	47.2	53.2				31.4	40.7	38.5				49.5		$10,183	$1,341	$8,842
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13501 Albemarle Rd	Charlotte	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6922	459	29	15.9	99.3%	90 (19.6%)	146 (31.8%)	177 (38.6%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	42.1	876^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.2%		62.4	535^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.5%	341	54.7	60.5	63.2				35.1	47.4	41.2				64.7		$10,367	$653	$9,714
Crown Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3335 Sam Newell Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6535	657	40	16.3	99.5%	108 (16.4%)	229 (34.9%)	202 (30.7%)	82 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	48.4	767^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.5%		32.4	1059^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.6%	292	55.7	59.6	61.6				36.8	56.6	52.0				61.3		$9,807	$712	$9,095
Stallings Elementary	Public	K-5	3501 Stallings Rd	Stallings	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1558	766	46	16.6	27.7%	445 (58.1%)	53 (6.9%)	98 (12.8%)	121 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.1%)	89.1	120^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.9%		88.7	133^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	91.2%	13	80.8	83.2	86.5				60.5	70.5	78.9				88.0		$9,041	$346	$8,695
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
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%)	22.1	1243^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	16.6%		16.7	1329^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.7%	86	62.3	45.0	38.2				34.0	45.0	30.9				35.2		$10,415	$1,158	$9,257
Matthews Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2332 Mount Harmony Church Rd.	Matthews	28104	Mecklenburg County	Matthews Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 339-5449	771	34	22.3	57.5%	288 (37.4%)	217 (28.1%)	174 (22.6%)	30 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.5%)	61.6	537^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.0%		54.7	668^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.6%	131	80.5	49.4	41.7	75.6	48.2	60.0	59.8	66.3	47.6	64.6	54.1	53.8	63.1	58.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Bain Elementary

Is Bain Elementary a good school?

Yes. Bain Elementary ranks in the top 5.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bain Elementary?

Students at Bain Elementary are 56% White, 16% African American, 13% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Bain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bain Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mint Hill Middle
High : Independence High School

How many students attend Bain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended Bain Elementary.

What district is Bain Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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