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Clear Creek Elementary

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Clear Creek Elementary ranks 876 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

876^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Clear Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 443 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.

Clear Creek Elementary has shown a mix of academic performance, with some strengths and areas for improvement. In 2023-2024, the school outperformed the district and state in 5th-grade Mathematics and Reading, as well as 3rd-grade Reading. However, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading were generally lower than the district and state, except for 5th-grade Mathematics. The school's performance in Science has been relatively stronger, with 5th-grade Science proficiency rates exceeding the district and state in both 2023-2024 and 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Clear Creek Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below other schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, such as Albemarle Road Elementary, Lebanon Road Elementary, and Hickory Grove Elementary. However, the school's performance lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Cabarrus County Schools district, such as Bethel Elementary and Hickory Ridge Elementary.

459

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,367

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13501 Albemarle Rd
Charlotte, NC 28227-6918

(980) 343-6922

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Clear Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle
High:	Independence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.6%

African American:

31.8%

White:

19.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (52% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

876^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^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	42.1	876 of 1490	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.4	535 of 1505	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	631 of 1502	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	718 of 1514	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.6	918 of 1489	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	756 of 1473	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.3	527 of 1434	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.4	519 of 1429	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.0	362 of 1425	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.6	424 of 1440	70.6%	★★★★☆
2014	70.7	375 of 1390	73.0%	★★★★☆
2013	64.1	452 of 1403	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.5	358 of 1388	74.2%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	209 of 1381	84.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.3	191 of 1363	86.0%	★★★★☆
2009	83.3	147 of 1354	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	80.5	176 of 1324	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	81.5	149 of 1293	88.5%	★★★★☆
2006	79.5	182 of 1276	85.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	473 of 918	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.9	127 of 924	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	121 of 933	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	129 of 927	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	50.6	345 of 896	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	174 of 949	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	129 of 927	86.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	42.6	310 of 634	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.0	461 of 646	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	359 of 878	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	282 of 897	68.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	260 of 563	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	174 of 533	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	212 of 514	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	108 of 485	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	36.1	233 of 385	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	255 of 497	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	198 of 421	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	793 of 1451	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	547 of 1455	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	622 of 1459	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	636 of 1458	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.7	1101 of 1440	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	782 of 1424	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.2	479 of 1405	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	62.6	264 of 669	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	352 of 582	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	418 of 500	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.5	292 of 494	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	477 of 612	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	404 of 961	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	389 of 951	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	355 of 915	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	380 of 893	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	435 of 843	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	491 of 865	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.1	200 of 851	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	654 of 1437	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	391 of 1450	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	394 of 1437	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	381 of 1366	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.7	553 of 1329	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	667 of 1361	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.8	179 of 1332	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	905 of 1450	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.2	545 of 1464	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	608 of 1461	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	790 of 1464	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	716 of 1444	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	693 of 1430	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	555 of 1413	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	640 of 801	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	702 of 1172	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.7	246 of 1166	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	383 of 1183	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	391 of 1194	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	556 of 1172	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	529 of 1183	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	381 of 1178	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)61st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile~ school

African American (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)20th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+3 vs state

Mathematics59%~ state avg

Reading41%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 20, 2012

When we first researched Clear Creek in 2007,we were trying to determine if we were going to send them to private school or not, until we were able to move out of the area. Unfortunately, the housing market crashed and we could not sell our house. We were initially impressed with Clear Creek, their scores, their tenured teaching staff and their principal Dr. Ritchie, and were comfortable with letting them transition there for Kindergarten, as it was one of the "better" elementary schools in CMS. However, upon entering kindergarten, we found that the school changed and Dr. Ritchie left. They lack modern day technology that places the students behind. The teachers are hit/or miss now, as several of the "tenured" teachers that impressed us, have gone. The classroom sizes are large (as with most CMS schools) and it seems that the focus is more on the kids who are behind, and not too much on those who are at or above grade level. It seems that I had to really be visible in order to get my child what was needed and not become behind. I must say the best teacher so far was the 1st grade teacher, Ms. Myles (now also gone), who was Excellent!!!!! Unfortunately, we are looking at moving our child again, because several other changes are occurring. As a historical staple in the community, I hope that Clear Creek has a chance to redeem itself soon. 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Reedy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10801 Plaza Rd Ext	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6480	850	55	15.3	99.6%	59 (6.9%)	408 (48.0%)	269 (31.6%)	56 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.7%)	41.9	882^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.8%		37.6	976^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.1%	94	63.4	51.3	55.3			39.4	50.4	45.7			58.6	$9,604	$751	$8,853
Hickory Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	9464 Hickory Ridge Rd	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-5950	927	65	14.3	15.0%	288 (31.1%)	149 (16.1%)	64 (6.9%)	360 (38.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.6%)	94	61^st of 1490 public elementary schools	95.9%		90.3	110^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.7%	49	89.9	86.9	84.7			73.0	80.0	79.0			85.4
American Leadership Academy Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-7	8000 Robinson Church Road	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	ALA Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 595-3012	277	17	16.2	94.6%	8 (2.9%)	207 (74.7%)	43 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	12.8	1381^st of 1490 public elementary schools	7.3%		11	1413^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.1%	32	39.5	26.5	36.8	20.5	38.9	37.2	41.2	42.1	25.0	50.0	31.6
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
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%)	16.6	1332^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.6	1395^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.3%	63	38.0	38.9	47.1			29.0	42.1	31.8			42.9	$10,933	$1,524	$9,409
Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 Midland Road	Midland	28107	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6070	611	46	13.3	43.4%	358 (58.6%)	90 (14.7%)	115 (18.8%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	81.6	230^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.6%		79.4	250^th of 1505 public elementary schools	83.4%	20	71.1	73.7	73.8			54.6	73.7	73.8			81.3	$9,140	$715	$8,425
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Clear Creek Elementary

How many students attend Clear Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Clear Creek Elementary.

What district is Clear Creek Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What schools do graduates of Clear Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clear Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeast Middle
High : Independence High School

Is Clear Creek Elementary a good school?

Clear Creek Elementary ranks 876^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Clear Creek Elementary?

Students at Clear Creek Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 32% African American, 20% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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