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Long Creek Elementary

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Long Creek Elementary ranks 872 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

872^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Long Creek Elementary is a K-5 school in Huntersville, NC, serving about 527 students as part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, where nearly every student (99.4%) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has historically trailed its district, but the last two years tell a more hopeful story: after ranking in the 13th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, Long Creek climbed to the 27th in 2024-2025 and now sits at the 42nd percentile in the most recent 2025-2026 cycle. Third-grade math proficiency jumped from 35.3% to 63.2%, and third-grade reading went from 25.0% to 53.9%, bringing those scores much closer to state averages.

The school's recent data also shows notable strengths for specific student groups. In the 2025-2026 ranking cycle, Long Creek's English Learner students performed at the 84th percentile and its African American students at the 79th percentile compared with the same groups across North Carolina — both four-star results. That said, clear areas for improvement remain. Fourth-grade math stands out as the biggest academic gap, with only 43.9% of students proficient — roughly 17 points below the state and 22 points below the district. Low-income students and female students also trail their statewide peers, so the school's progress has not been even across every group.

Like many high-poverty schools, Long Creek faces a serious attendance challenge. Its chronic absenteeism rate rose to 32.6% in 2024-2025, more than double the rates at nearby Blythe Elementary (15.7%) or Torrence Creek Elementary (13.9%), even though those schools serve similar poverty levels. Blythe, for instance, also serves a roughly 99% low-income population yet ranks in the 71st percentile statewide. Long Creek's recent test-score gains suggest real momentum, but the school has not yet reached the level of its strongest neighborhood peers. Its student-teacher ratio is favorable at 13.8:1, meaning the path forward likely depends less on additional resources than on improving attendance and sustaining the instructional progress of the last two years.

527

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9213-A Beatties Ford Rd
Huntersville, NC 28078-8464

(980) 343-6095

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Long Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Francis Bradley Middle
High:	Hopewell High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.0%

Hispanic:

16.5%

White:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2024 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2026) from a 13th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (55% vs 61% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

872^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 42% (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	42.3	872 of 1492	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	1089 of 1490	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1302 of 1505	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1027 of 1502	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1124 of 1514	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1221 of 1489	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	903 of 1473	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	759 of 1434	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.9	524 of 1429	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.9	531 of 1425	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.5	744 of 1440	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.9	649 of 1390	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.5	577 of 1403	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.2	724 of 1388	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.2	537 of 1381	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.1	700 of 1363	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.1	545 of 1354	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.1	492 of 1324	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.1	666 of 1293	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.6	813 of 1276	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	189 of 903	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	51.1	407 of 918	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	618 of 924	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	310 of 933	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	440 of 927	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	492 of 896	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	264 of 949	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	221 of 927	76.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	20.2	597 of 646	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	608 of 897	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	83 of 519	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	59.6	149 of 563	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	40.4	302 of 533	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	312 of 514	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	207 of 485	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	258 of 385	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	939 of 1447	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	1169 of 1451	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1360 of 1455	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1030 of 1459	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1111 of 1458	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1290 of 1440	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	851 of 1424	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	849 of 1405	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	380 of 710	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	532 of 981	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	583 of 961	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	805 of 951	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	637 of 915	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	358 of 893	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	515 of 843	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	303 of 865	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	219 of 851	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	945 of 1434	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.5	1177 of 1437	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1199 of 1450	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	989 of 1437	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	783 of 1366	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	1084 of 1329	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	692 of 1361	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	656 of 1332	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	777 of 1451	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	981 of 1450	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1134 of 1464	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	976 of 1461	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1079 of 1464	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1068 of 1444	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	928 of 1430	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	646 of 1413	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	536 of 815	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.1	556 of 821	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	632 of 801	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	53.4	560 of 1183	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	391 of 1178	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)84th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile+38 vs school

White (2019)53rd percentile+14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2021)8th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science68%~ state avg

Mathematics55%-8 vs state

Reading51%-5 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Long Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	9213-A Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6095	527	38	13.8	99.4%	45 (8.5%)	348 (66.0%)	87 (16.5%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.1%)	42.3	872^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	41.6%		30.2	1089^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.9%	217	63.2	43.9	61.5				53.9	49.1	51.0				68.0		$11,169	$798	$10,372
Hornets Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Beatties Ford Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6110	601	31	19.4	99.5%	25 (4.2%)	375 (62.4%)	146 (24.3%)	32 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	15.3	1358^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.0%		14	1363^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	8.5%	5	34.7	48.0	34.4				35.5	44.0	39.6				46.3		$9,876	$1,339	$8,537
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Oakdale Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6076	497	31	16.2	98.8%	20 (4.0%)	270 (54.3%)	151 (30.4%)	30 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	25	1190^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.2%		24.1	1202^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	19.3%	12	41.9	59.3	44.6				37.8	51.1	39.2				50.0		$11,247	$2,019	$9,228
Mountain Island Lake Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7905 Pleasant Grove Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6948	766	41	18.6	99.6%	41 (5.4%)	491 (64.1%)	174 (22.7%)	36 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	42.7	863^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.2%		23.3	1215^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.5%	352	40.3	50.0	77.2	47.5	36.5	28.0	38.8	51.4	59.5	46.3	46.0	56.6	73.4	57.9	$10,304	$897	$9,407
Blythe Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12202 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5770	902	56	15.9	99.7%	94 (10.4%)	480 (53.2%)	229 (25.4%)	52 (5.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	69.2	430^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.2%		56.3	628^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.9%	198	66.7	71.9	62.0				61.4	68.0	66.2				78.2		$9,814	$778	$9,035
North Academy of World Languages	Public, Magnet	K-8	12201 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0743	668	45	14.9	40.1%	172 (25.7%)	279 (41.8%)	160 (24.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	94	58^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.1%		91.8	84^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.4%	26	100.0	94.1	100.0	75.0	79.5	68.3	91.8	80.4	85.1	76.0	80.7	76.8	93.8	92.6
Barnette Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13659 Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0372	818	49	16.5	33.7%	430 (52.6%)	163 (19.9%)	124 (15.2%)	46 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	71.6	388^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.0%		78.6	268^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.0%	120	73.8	72.2	74.4				58.7	59.8	63.2				80.8		$8,779	$466	$8,313
Movement School Northwest	Public, Charter	K-3	8015 Bellhaven Boulevard	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Movement School Northwest	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 431-5330	208	14	15.1	98.6%	2 (1.0%)	168 (80.8%)	22 (10.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.3%)								(n/a)	64.3						53.5
Statesville Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5521 Milhaven Ln	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6815	482	39	12.2	99.4%	12 (2.5%)	290 (60.2%)	140 (29.0%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	44.4	838^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.8%		30.5	1081^st of 1490 public elementary schools	27.4%	243	82.1	56.9	56.1				46.2	39.7	43.9				69.5		$10,250	$1,249	$9,001
Torrence Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	14550 Ranson Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0695	653	45	14.5	39.5%	338 (51.8%)	86 (13.2%)	170 (26.0%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.7%)	76.4	298^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.0%		78.5	270^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.9%	28	78.1	74.8	73.7				65.1	71.2	59.6				75.8		$9,633	$652	$8,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Long Creek Elementary

How many students attend Long Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Long Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Long Creek Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Francis Bradley Middle
High : Hopewell High School

What is the racial makeup of Long Creek Elementary?

Students at Long Creek Elementary are 66% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Long Creek Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Is Long Creek Elementary a good school?

Long Creek Elementary ranks 872^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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