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Cotswold Elementary

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Cotswold Elementary ranks 847 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 3-5

847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cotswold Elementary is a grades 3–5 elementary school in Charlotte, NC, serving 340 students as part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. It shares a campus and address with Billingsville Elementary, which serves grades K–2. Nearly all Cotswold students — over 99% — come from economically disadvantaged households, a figure that jumped sharply from under 50% in 2022–2023 and likely reflects a change in meal-eligibility reporting. Chronic absenteeism is 28.1%, above the district (26.8%) and state (24.2%) averages, and closer to the pattern at nearby high-poverty schools such as Winterfield Elementary (27.7%) and Rama Road Elementary (33.0%).

Cotswold ranks in the 43rd percentile of North Carolina elementary schools with a 2-star rating — far below highly ranked neighbors like Selwyn Elementary (97th percentile), Sharon Elementary (94th), Myers Park Traditional Elementary (94th), Eastover Elementary (92nd), and Lansdowne Elementary (82nd). Yet its performance is consistent with nearby schools serving similar student populations, including Rama Road Elementary (39th percentile) and Winterfield Elementary (17th percentile). Cotswold was not always in this position: it ranked in the 74th–75th percentile in 2016–2018. One clear asset is its student-teacher ratio of 11.4, the lowest among nearby schools, compared with 12.5 at Billingsville Elementary and 16.9 at Oakhurst STEAM Academy.

Cotswold's results also reveal an uneven picture. Fifth graders matched the state average in math (62.9% proficient) and exceeded it in reading (62.1% vs. 55.3% statewide), while 3rd and 4th graders trailed noticeably. Outcomes vary widely across student groups: some students perform among the highest in the state, while economically disadvantaged students and English language learners score in the lowest statewide ranges. Because Cotswold starts at grade 3, its scores depend heavily on the K–2 foundation students receive at Billingsville Elementary. Families should weigh the school's low student-teacher ratio and 5th-grade bright spot against its below-average rankings, high absenteeism, and persistent achievement gaps.

340

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

124 Skyland Ave
Charlotte, NC 28205

(980) 343-6720

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Cotswold Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alexander Graham Middle
High:	Myers Park High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.2%

White:

33.5%

Hispanic:

21.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

847^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 43% (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	43.9	847 of 1492	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	743 of 1490	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	818 of 1505	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	760 of 1502	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1066 of 1514	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	773 of 1489	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	741 of 1473	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.8	369 of 1434	74.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	364 of 1429	74.5%	★★★★☆
2016	67.4	437 of 1425	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.4	427 of 1440	70.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.4	336 of 1390	75.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	240 of 1403	82.9%	★★★★☆
2012	56.2	670 of 1388	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.1	629 of 1381	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.3	676 of 1363	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.4	847 of 1354	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.2	649 of 1324	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.9	823 of 1293	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.2	566 of 1276	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	490 of 903	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	512 of 918	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	621 of 924	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	645 of 933	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	848 of 927	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	758 of 896	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	697 of 949	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	510 of 927	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	39.8	355 of 646	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.2	823 of 878	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	484 of 519	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	482 of 563	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	458 of 533	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	487 of 514	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	426 of 485	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	356 of 385	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	249 of 497	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	283 of 421	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	794 of 1447	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.0	732 of 1451	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	732 of 1455	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	660 of 1459	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.6	1094 of 1458	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.2	692 of 1440	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	603 of 1424	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	378 of 1405	73.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	375 of 743	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	463 of 669	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.2	57 of 582	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	53.0	330 of 500	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	385 of 494	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.6	277 of 612	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	964 of 981	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	900 of 961	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	916 of 951	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	825 of 915	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	891 of 893	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	677 of 843	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	697 of 865	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	744 of 851	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	1064 of 1434	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	1067 of 1437	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1223 of 1450	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1170 of 1437	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1364 of 1366	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1200 of 1329	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1286 of 1361	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1129 of 1332	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	836 of 1451	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.7	712 of 1450	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	856 of 1464	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	817 of 1461	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	972 of 1464	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	849 of 1444	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	825 of 1430	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.3	402 of 1413	71.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	405 of 815	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	309 of 821	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	450 of 801	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	38 of 1146	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.0	53 of 1172	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	92 of 1166	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	134 of 1183	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	348 of 1194	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	195 of 1172	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	60 of 1183	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	53 of 1178	95.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)97th percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)45th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science63%-5 vs state

Mathematics57%-7 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

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by a parent
Sunday, June 15, 2014

This school has been declining on the last 2 years due to bulling. Several parents have pulled their kids out of this school for this very reason. Grades going down may be a reflection of the unsafe school environment. 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cotswold Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	124 Skyland Ave	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6720	340	30	11.4	—	114 (33.5%)	130 (38.2%)	72 (21.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	43.9	847^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.2%		50.4	743^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.1%	104	50.5	56.8	62.9		48.6	50.8	62.1		62.6	$10,328	$940	$9,388
Oakhurst STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	4511 Monroe Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6482	523	31	16.9	—	64 (12.2%)	197 (37.7%)	201 (38.4%)	31 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.4%)	54.3	663^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	55.6%		38.8	940^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.9%	277	73.3	62.0	68.8		46.5	49.4	50.0		78.8	$9,789	$1,264	$8,524
Billingsville Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-2	124 Skyland Ave	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5520	356	28	12.5	—	125 (35.1%)	131 (36.8%)	76 (21.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)								(n/a)										$12,298	$1,384	$10,915
Rama Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 Rama Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6730	560	32	17.3	—	143 (25.5%)	194 (34.6%)	180 (32.1%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	39.4	916^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.6%		39.4	929^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.7%	13	43.9	59.0	61.0		41.5	52.6	51.9		68.8	$11,718	$1,340	$10,377
Eastover Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Cherokee Rd	Charlotte	28207	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5505	385	26	14.7	32.2%	228 (59.2%)	102 (26.5%)	21 (5.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	90	113^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.4%		90.6	102^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	93.2%	11	88.5	81.1	84.5		72.1	67.9	82.8		94.8	$10,309	$835	$9,474
Chantilly Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	701 Briar Creek Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0692	316	24	13.0	14.9%	190 (60.1%)	44 (13.9%)	40 (12.7%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.5%)	85.3	177^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.1%		85.3	168^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.7%	9	71.1	80.6	81.5	86.2	68.4	83.3	81.5	79.3	74.1	$12,899	$609	$12,290
Sharon Elementary	Public	K-5	4330 Foxcroft Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6725	688	42	16.4	14.8%	505 (73.4%)	59 (8.6%)	65 (9.4%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.0%)	91.5	94^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.7%		93.9	63^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	95.8%	31	82.2	82.7	85.1		74.4	82.7	86.0		88.4	$8,028	$341	$7,688
Myers Park Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2132 Radcliffe Ave	Charlotte	28207	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5522	678	42	16.0	31.4%	344 (50.7%)	204 (30.1%)	60 (8.8%)	32 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.3%)	92	87^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.9	83^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	94.4%	4	90.1	90.9	77.6		80.4	85.5	73.8		86.0	$9,271	$521	$8,750
Selwyn Elementary	Public	K-5	2840 Colony Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5835	669	47	14.2	14.8%	509 (76.1%)	63 (9.4%)	49 (7.3%)	20 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	94.9	40^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.3%		96.7	26^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.3%	14	87.4	92.6	92.0		75.7	85.3	90.8		92.0	$9,008	$431	$8,577
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	—	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cotswold Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cotswold Elementary?

Students at Cotswold Elementary are 38% African American, 34% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Cotswold Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Cotswold Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cotswold Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cotswold Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alexander Graham Middle
High : Myers Park High School

What district is Cotswold Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Is Cotswold Elementary a good school?

Cotswold Elementary ranks 847^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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