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J. H. Gunn Elementary

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J. H. Gunn Elementary ranks 1034 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1034^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

J. H. Gunn Elementary is a K–5 school in northeastern Charlotte serving 616 students in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, where 99.5 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — one of the highest poverty levels among area elementary schools. Academically, Gunn ranked at the 31st percentile statewide in 2025–2026 with a 2-star rating, still below district and state proficiency averages in every grade and subject. But that ranking marks a meaningful turnaround: the school improved from the 11th percentile in 2022–2023, to the 19th in 2023–2024, the 24th in 2024–2025, and now the 31st — its strongest performance in nearly a decade.

What most distinguishes Gunn is how it serves historically underserved students. In 2025–2026, special education students ranked at the 81st percentile statewide — a dramatic jump from the 48th percentile two years earlier. Low-income students ranked at the 66th percentile, African American students at the 61st percentile, and English language learners at the 49th percentile. These subgroup rankings show a more encouraging picture than the school's overall percentile suggests. Concrete gains back that up: 3rd grade reading proficiency jumped from 26.2 percent in 2023–2024 to 52.2 percent in 2025–2026, and 5th grade science nearly doubled from 31.7 percent to 61.3 percent over the same three-year period.

Gunn now outperforms several of its closest demographic neighbors, including Hickory Grove Elementary, just 1.9 miles away at the 21st percentile, and Albemarle Road Elementary at the 30th percentile. It still trails Charlotte East Language Academy, which serves an almost identical poverty rate but ranks at the 67th percentile, and it sits far behind Bain Elementary, 3.5 miles away, where a far lower poverty rate and a 93rd percentile ranking illustrate how sharply school outcomes in this part of Charlotte divide along socioeconomic lines. Chronic absenteeism also remains a serious challenge: 27.7 percent of Gunn students missed significant school time in 2024–2025, though that is improved from 31.5 percent the prior year. With attendance trending upward and third-grade reading surging, J. H. Gunn appears to be a school in genuine turnaround — but one that still has significant ground to cover.

616

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

91.9%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.4% (any vaccine)

7400 Harrisburg Rd
Charlotte, NC 28215-4312

(980) 343-6477

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend J. H. Gunn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Albemarle Road Middle
High:	Rocky River High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.3%

African American:

34.1%

Asian:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (52% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

1,034^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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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	33.6	1034 of 1492	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.2	1130 of 1490	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1218 of 1505	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1340 of 1502	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1336 of 1514	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1272 of 1489	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1240 of 1473	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1066 of 1434	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	1230 of 1429	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	1024 of 1425	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	1079 of 1440	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.4	1079 of 1390	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.8	1118 of 1403	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	1184 of 1388	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.5	1210 of 1381	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.0	1023 of 1363	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	1044 of 1354	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	1119 of 1324	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.3	1186 of 1293	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.5	1075 of 1276	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	353 of 903	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	495 of 918	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	286 of 924	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	610 of 933	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	606 of 927	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	553 of 896	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	485 of 949	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	374 of 927	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	2.2	106 of 107	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	91 of 95	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	507 of 634	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	624 of 878	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	652 of 897	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	265 of 519	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	331 of 563	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	413 of 533	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	384 of 514	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	367 of 485	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	315 of 385	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	224 of 497	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	131 of 421	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	958 of 1447	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	1192 of 1451	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1260 of 1455	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1343 of 1459	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1293 of 1458	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	1139 of 1440	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1096 of 1424	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	959 of 1405	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	630 of 981	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	596 of 961	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	743 of 951	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	804 of 915	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	741 of 893	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	610 of 843	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	642 of 865	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	437 of 851	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	490 of 1434	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	647 of 1437	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	875 of 1450	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1219 of 1437	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1156 of 1366	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1022 of 1329	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	907 of 1361	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	814 of 1332	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	1043 of 1451	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	988 of 1450	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1094 of 1464	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1281 of 1461	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1295 of 1464	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1308 of 1444	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1269 of 1430	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1144 of 1413	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	158 of 815	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	42.8	414 of 801	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	8.3	1153 of 1183	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1148 of 1178	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)61st percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile+8 vs school

White (2019)3rd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2022)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science61%-6 vs state

Mathematics52%-11 vs state

Reading48%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	—	33 (5.4%)	210 (34.1%)	322 (52.3%)	36 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	33.6	1034^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.7%		27.2	1130^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.2%	96	58.7	52.1	46.8				52.2	51.5	41.4				61.3		91.9%	1.4%	$10,183	$1,341	$8,842
American Leadership Academy Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-8	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%)	19	1293^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	13.3%		12.8	1381^st of 1490 public elementary schools	7.3%	88	62.5	35.1	42.4	28.6	25.6	26.1	22.5	54.1	39.4	39.3	39.5	34.8	34.4	43.5	95.3%	2.3%
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	—	27 (4.2%)	230 (35.8%)	319 (49.6%)	45 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	25.4	1176^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.2%		16.6	1332^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	10.6%	156	61.2	40.9	46.7				49.0	41.9	42.2				50.0		98.8%	0%	$10,933	$1,524	$9,409
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	—	36 (7.4%)	109 (22.3%)	249 (51.0%)	67 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	43.2	856^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.6%		42.6	869^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.7%	13	65.1	55.4	57.0				57.1	42.2	57.3				60.5		98.3%	0%	$10,696	$1,260	$9,436
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	—	18 (2.5%)	156 (21.9%)	449 (63.2%)	75 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	32.5	1048^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.8%		22.1	1243^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	16.6%	195	59.4	55.9	50.0				45.3	51.0	44.0				54.5		82.9%	1%	$10,415	$1,158	$9,257
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	—	59 (6.9%)	408 (48.0%)	269 (31.6%)	56 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.7%)	45.5	816^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.3%		41.9	882^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.8%	66	62.9	62.9	56.1				53.0	50.0	51.3				64.3		91.5%	3.1%	$9,604	$751	$8,853
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	—	33 (6.1%)	107 (19.9%)	355 (66.0%)	34 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	24.9	1193^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	20.0%		13.8	1367^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.3%	174	61.0	47.0	63.3				23.4	25.3	32.9				60.8		92.8%	1%
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	—	29 (3.9%)	230 (30.6%)	415 (55.3%)	54 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	44.9	830^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.4%		27.3	1123^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.6%	293	79.4	52.0	57.0				56.9	44.9	44.2				62.8		95%	0%	$10,043	$1,471	$8,571
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	—	90 (19.6%)	146 (31.8%)	177 (38.6%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	55	653^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	56.2%		42.1	876^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.2%	223	75.7	54.4	59.0				63.5	51.9	55.1				70.5				$10,367	$653	$9,714
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%)	90.7	106^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.9%		92.9	75^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.0%	31	82.0	84.0	82.5				77.3	84.8	78.3				83.9		94.2%	1.9%	$8,795	$527	$8,268

Frequently Asked Questions about J. H. Gunn Elementary

Is J. H. Gunn Elementary a good school?

J. H. Gunn Elementary ranks 1034^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of J. H. Gunn Elementary?

Students at J. H. Gunn Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 34% African American, 6% Asian, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend J. H. Gunn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended J. H. Gunn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of J. H. Gunn Elementary attend?

Students who attend J. H. Gunn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albemarle Road Middle
High : Rocky River High School

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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