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Hidden Valley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1458^th

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of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hidden Valley Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Charlotte, NC, serving 808 students in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district. After several years as a consistently low-performing 1-star school—generally in the 12th–24th percentile during 2015–2022—Hidden Valley has fallen into 0-star territory in recent years. Its most recent statewide rank is 1,458 out of 1,492 schools, putting it in the 2nd percentile. That is the lowest standing among all nearby schools in this comparison set, including Devonshire Elementary at the 8th percentile and Briarwood Academy at the 29th percentile.

Test scores lag far behind district averages in every subject and grade. For example, 3rd-grade reading proficiency is just 19.7% at Hidden Valley, compared with 57.6% across Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Similar gaps appear in 4th- and 5th-grade math and reading, as well as 5th-grade science. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern: 39.1% of students missed enough school to be considered chronically absent in 2024–25, well above the district rate of 26.8%. Nearby Briarwood Academy, located just 1.5 miles away, has a nearly identical poverty profile (99.54% free/reduced lunch) and a similar student-teacher ratio, yet posts dramatically higher scores—such as 41.4% versus 19.7% for 3rd-grade reading.

Hidden Valley's decline has been abrupt rather than gradual. After sitting near the 20th percentile for years, the school dropped to the 3rd percentile in 2023–24. For instance, 4th-grade math proficiency fell from 45.7% in 2022–23 to 31.1% in 2025–26. The most urgent warning sign is early literacy: roughly 80% of 3rd graders are not reading proficiently. Nearby Villa Heights Elementary, which also serves a very high-poverty population, ranks in the 35th percentile and achieves 5th-grade reading proficiency of 45.5%—far above Hidden Valley's 28.7%. This suggests Hidden Valley's outcomes are not simply explained by student poverty. The data point to early-literacy support, reducing chronic absenteeism, and learning from successful high-poverty nearby schools as critical priorities.

808

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

5100 Snow White Ln
Charlotte, NC 28213-6126

(980) 343-6810

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Hidden Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	Julius L. Chambers High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

African American:

31.2%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (32% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

1,458^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 2% (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	6.1	1458 of 1492	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	1478 of 1490	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	1457 of 1505	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1164 of 1502	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1214 of 1514	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1316 of 1489	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1206 of 1473	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1093 of 1434	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	1149 of 1429	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	1176 of 1425	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	1238 of 1440	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.6	1177 of 1390	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	1262 of 1403	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	1239 of 1388	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	1112 of 1381	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.5	993 of 1363	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	1024 of 1354	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.7	1100 of 1324	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.0	1049 of 1293	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.9	993 of 1276	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	765 of 903	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	870 of 918	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	827 of 924	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	466 of 933	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	530 of 927	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	595 of 896	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	494 of 949	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	464 of 927	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	13.8	629 of 634	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	617 of 646	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	851 of 897	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	470 of 519	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	520 of 563	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	425 of 533	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	215 of 514	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	223 of 485	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	214 of 385	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	196 of 497	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	155 of 421	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	1402 of 1447	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	1438 of 1451	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1426 of 1455	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1158 of 1459	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1193 of 1458	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	1282 of 1440	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1204 of 1424	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1047 of 1405	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	951 of 981	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	942 of 961	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	874 of 951	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	556 of 915	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	552 of 893	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	671 of 843	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	529 of 865	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	422 of 851	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	36.6	18 of 30	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	1382 of 1434	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	1414 of 1437	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1357 of 1450	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	816 of 1437	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	818 of 1366	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1071 of 1329	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	925 of 1361	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	772 of 1332	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	1432 of 1451	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	1438 of 1450	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1391 of 1464	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1127 of 1461	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1183 of 1464	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1260 of 1444	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1147 of 1430	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1121 of 1413	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	19.2	743 of 801	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2024)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science39%-29 vs state

Mathematics37%-26 vs state

Reading24%-32 vs state

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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 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
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Snow White Ln	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6810	808	49	16.4	—	16 (2.0%)	252 (31.2%)	522 (64.6%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	6.1	1458^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.3%		3.8	1478^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.8%	20	48.2	31.1	29.9				19.7	25.0	28.7				39.0		$10,096	$1,186	$8,910
Highland Renaissance Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	125 W Craighead Rd	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5511	443	30	14.9	—	20 (4.5%)	184 (41.5%)	219 (49.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	21.9	1248^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.4%		29	1104^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.9%	144	56.2	63.8	30.5				34.2	39.7	32.2				54.2		$12,308	$1,987	$10,321
Briarwood Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Wilann Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6475	649	39	16.5	—	15 (2.3%)	166 (25.6%)	418 (64.4%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	31.6	1063^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	28.8%		27.1	1132^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.0%	69	62.6	60.9	53.5				41.4	46.7	41.6				50.5		$10,516	$1,259	$9,257
KIPP Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-8	931 Wilann Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	KIPP: Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 537-2044	813	50	16.3	—	5 (0.6%)	661 (81.3%)	103 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.0%)	18.5	1310^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.2%		18.6	1306^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.3%	4	48.7	36.5	35.9	52.4	26.0	26.7	34.6	40.4	33.3	43.4	37.7	51.7	55.3	73.3
Highland Mill Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	3201 Clemson Ave	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5525	341	23	14.8	22.0%	155 (45.5%)	113 (33.1%)	32 (9.4%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	92.1	84^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.4%		89.3	118^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.1%	34	88.4	85.7	82.1	76.0			86.0	88.6	71.8	76.0			89.7		$13,792	$1,243	$12,549
Newell Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Rocky River Road West	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6820	554	42	13.2	—	12 (2.2%)	159 (28.7%)	362 (65.3%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	15	1363^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	8.6%		11.7	1397^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.2%	34	47.3	34.3	47.6				35.1	29.3	37.0				57.3		$9,891	$1,089	$8,802
Gov's Village STEM (Lower)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	7910 Neal Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5268	784	47	16.6	—	22 (2.8%)	420 (53.6%)	204 (26.0%)	112 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.2%)	22.1	1242^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	16.8%		22.1	1242^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	16.6%		48.3	44.7					47.7	39.8							$9,622	$1,382	$8,241
Druid Hills Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 Lucena Ave	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5515	288	30	9.7	—	7 (2.4%)	172 (59.7%)	90 (31.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	42.7	864^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.1%		27.4	1120^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.8%	256	89.2	73.7	50.0	59.5	55.6	65.7	59.5	34.2	32.3	40.5	29.6	40.0	46.7	65.7	$15,769	$2,330	$13,439
Shamrock Gardens Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3301 Country Club Drive	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6440	532	38	14.0	32.1%	295 (55.5%)	93 (17.5%)	92 (17.3%)	17 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	75.2	317^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.8%		70.9	375^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.8%	58	70.2	80.5	76.7				56.6	73.2	71.7				73.3		$10,846	$1,193	$9,653
Villa Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Everett Place	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3666	153	15	10.3	—	32 (20.9%)	81 (52.9%)	29 (19.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	36.5	967^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.2%		43.8	855^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.6%	112	65.0	42.9	63.6				35.0	50.0	45.5				68.2		$14,935	$566	$14,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Hidden Valley Elementary

What district is Hidden Valley Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Is Hidden Valley Elementary a good school?

Hidden Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hidden Valley Elementary?

Students at Hidden Valley Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 31% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Hidden Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 808 students attended Hidden Valley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hidden Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hidden Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High : Julius L. Chambers High School

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