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Hickory Grove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hickory Grove Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 597 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.

Hickory Grove Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading significantly lower than the averages. The school has been ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina, receiving a 0 or 1 out of 5 stars rating from SchoolDigger. Hickory Grove also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools.

The nearby schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, such as Lawrence Orr Elementary, J.H. Gunn Elementary, and Albemarle Road Elementary, generally outperform Hickory Grove Elementary in academic achievement. The high poverty concentration and low academic performance at Hickory Grove suggest the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students, and targeted interventions and support could lead to meaningful improvements in student outcomes.

643

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,933

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6709 Pence Rd
Charlotte, NC 28215-4231

(980) 343-6464

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Hickory Grove Elementary usually attend:

High:	Cochrane Collegiate Academy
	Garinger High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.6%

African American:

35.8%

Asian:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

1,332^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd 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	16.6	1332 of 1490	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1395 of 1505	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1421 of 1502	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1478 of 1514	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1427 of 1489	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1008 of 1473	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1028 of 1434	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.8	930 of 1429	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.7	1121 of 1425	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.3	1078 of 1440	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	1031 of 1390	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	1152 of 1403	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	1114 of 1388	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	1288 of 1381	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	1224 of 1363	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.3	1276 of 1354	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	1228 of 1324	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	1194 of 1293	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	1167 of 1276	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	710 of 918	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	712 of 924	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	661 of 933	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	893 of 927	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	800 of 896	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	415 of 949	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	413 of 927	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	16.7	860 of 897	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	232 of 563	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	359 of 533	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	431 of 514	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	387 of 485	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	359 of 385	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	99 of 497	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	39.5	259 of 421	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1296 of 1451	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1216 of 1455	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1370 of 1459	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1437 of 1458	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1379 of 1440	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	945 of 1424	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	802 of 1405	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	748 of 961	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	853 of 951	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	870 of 915	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	855 of 893	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	785 of 843	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	348 of 865	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	312 of 851	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1051 of 1437	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1154 of 1450	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1298 of 1437	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1321 of 1366	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1119 of 1329	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	543 of 1361	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	547 of 1332	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1277 of 1450	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1402 of 1464	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1364 of 1461	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	1408 of 1464	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1372 of 1444	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1028 of 1430	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1113 of 1413	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	593 of 821	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science43%-19 vs state

Mathematics41%-20 vs state

Reading34%-18 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 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
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
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
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%)	27.3	1123^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.6%		41.1	909^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.6%	214	68.8	48.4	44.6			29.0	45.1	39.3			37.5	$10,043	$1,471	$8,571
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
Devonshire Elementary	Public	K-5	6500 Barrington Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6445	550	32	17.2	99.5%	17 (3.1%)	125 (22.7%)	394 (71.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9.8	1425^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.4%		3.9	1486^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.3%	61	25.8	32.9	45.5			8.1	30.2	23.4			48.1	$9,844	$1,144	$8,700
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%)	61.6	536^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.0%		32.1	1064^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.3%	528	77.2	65.8	74.2	60.3	65.4	46.8	54.8	54.5	47.9	53.8	66.7	$12,246	$1,264	$10,982
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
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%)	13.8	1367^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.3%					(n/a)	64.6	36.5	33.8			17.5	22.4	19.5			36.8
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%)	41.4	892^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.1%		50.4	738^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.0%	154	61.3	36.1	65.0			38.8	55.7	55.0			52.5
Windsor Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3910 Sudbury Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6405	470	29	16.0	99.4%	19 (4.0%)	62 (13.2%)	343 (73.0%)	27 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.6%)	43.1	863^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	42.1%		35.6	1003^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	33.4%	140	70.5	62.9	67.8			24.4	51.4	39.0			49.2	$10,837	$1,304	$9,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickory Grove Elementary

What district is Hickory Grove Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hickory Grove Elementary?

Students at Hickory Grove Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 36% African American, 7% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Hickory Grove Elementary a good school?

Hickory Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hickory Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hickory Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cochrane Collegiate Academy
High : Garinger High School

How many students attend Hickory Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Hickory Grove Elementary.

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