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Matthews Elementary

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Matthews Elementary ranks 223 rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Matthews Elementary is a public elementary school located in Matthews, North Carolina, serving 738 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and has consistently ranked in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 223 out of 1,490 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Matthews Elementary excels in academic performance, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in proficiency rates for EOG (End-of-Grade) tests in Mathematics, Reading, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 74.4%, compared to 66.7% for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and 64.1% for the state of North Carolina. The school's 5th-grade Reading proficiency rate was also significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Matthews Elementary demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, with high rankings in the state for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

Compared to nearby schools, Matthews Elementary's academic performance is significantly stronger than Mint Hill Elementary School and Greenway Park Elementary, which are both ranked in the bottom 25% of North Carolina elementary schools. However, the nearby McKee Road Elementary and Providence Spring Elementary are also high-performing schools, with rankings in the top 5% and top 1% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively. As Matthews Elementary navigates changes in its student population and funding, it will be important to monitor its ability to sustain its impressive academic outcomes.

726

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,250

Per pupil spending ?

31%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 E McDowell St
Matthews, NC 28105-5773

(980) 343-3940

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Matthews Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crestdale Middle
High:	Butler High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Hispanic:

17.2%

African American:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 78th percentile in 2022 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 85th (2025) from a 78th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

223^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th 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	81.8	223 of 1490	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	267 of 1505	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	261 of 1502	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	338 of 1514	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	257 of 1489	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	285 of 1473	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	250 of 1434	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	178 of 1429	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	85.4	150 of 1425	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	88.6	110 of 1440	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	86.7	146 of 1390	89.5%	★★★★☆
2013	88.3	123 of 1403	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	87.4	74 of 1388	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	59 of 1381	95.7%	★★★★★
2010	87.5	77 of 1363	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	86.9	94 of 1354	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	91.7	45 of 1324	96.6%	★★★★★
2007	89.9	32 of 1293	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	91.4	31 of 1276	97.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	135 of 918	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	144 of 924	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	171 of 933	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	94 of 927	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	118 of 896	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	57 of 949	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	69.5	204 of 927	78.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	10.0	103 of 114	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	68 of 99	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.3	184 of 634	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	43.9	315 of 646	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	428 of 878	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	455 of 897	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	136 of 563	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	41.8	284 of 533	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	168 of 514	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	148 of 485	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	157 of 385	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	106 of 497	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	101 of 421	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	197 of 1451	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	271 of 1455	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	284 of 1459	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	394 of 1458	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	300 of 1440	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	210 of 1424	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	265 of 1405	81.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	206 of 710	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	229 of 669	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	270 of 582	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	401 of 500	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.1	199 of 494	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	492 of 612	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	268 of 961	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	428 of 951	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	220 of 915	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	214 of 893	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	244 of 843	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	218 of 865	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	103 of 851	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	353 of 1437	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	450 of 1450	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	458 of 1437	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	427 of 1366	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	434 of 1329	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	282 of 1361	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	222 of 1332	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	245 of 1450	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	253 of 1464	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	244 of 1461	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	292 of 1464	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	229 of 1444	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	388 of 1430	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	265 of 1413	81.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	202 of 821	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	43.5	401 of 801	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	181 of 1172	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	175 of 1166	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	233 of 1183	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	320 of 1194	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	262 of 1172	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	379 of 1183	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.9	254 of 1178	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

African American (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)71st percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)10th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+14 vs state

Mathematics73%+12 vs state

Reading70%+17 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 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
Matthews Elementary	Public	K-5	200 E McDowell St	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3940	726	44	16.5	31.0%	445 (61.3%)	86 (11.8%)	125 (17.2%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	81.8	223^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	85.0%		78.7	267^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.3%	44	74.4	68.6	76.3				68.6	66.1	74.1				75.6		$8,250	$417	$7,833
Elizabeth Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Elizabeth Ln	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5700	702	39	17.8	15.5%	466 (66.4%)	32 (4.6%)	95 (13.5%)	84 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	94.5	54^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.4%		94.5	54^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.5	81.4	92.4				69.9	82.4	77.1				88.2		$8,285	$358	$7,927
Matthews Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2332 Mount Harmony Church Rd.	Matthews	28104	Mecklenburg County	Matthews Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 339-5449	771	34	22.3	57.5%	288 (37.4%)	217 (28.1%)	174 (22.6%)	30 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.5%)	61.6	537^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.0%		54.7	668^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.6%	131	80.5	49.4	41.7	75.6	48.2	60.0	59.8	66.3	47.6	64.6	54.1	53.8	63.1	58.8
Mint Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11615 Idlewild Road	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-0926	864	52	16.5	99.7%	261 (30.2%)	244 (28.2%)	260 (30.1%)	52 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.2%)	38.7	943^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	36.7%		27.5	1152^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	23.5%	209	57.6	55.4	53.1				36.0	46.4	46.2				59.4
Crown Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3335 Sam Newell Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6535	657	40	16.3	99.5%	108 (16.4%)	229 (34.9%)	202 (30.7%)	82 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	48.4	767^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.5%		32.4	1059^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.6%	292	55.7	59.6	61.6				36.8	56.6	52.0				61.3		$9,807	$712	$9,095
Greenway Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8301 Monroe Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5060	511	43	11.8	99.4%	57 (11.2%)	173 (33.9%)	242 (47.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	27.2	1128^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.3%		21	1268^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.7%	140	63.0	60.9	47.6				19.2	36.8	28.0				47.6		$11,123	$1,196	$9,927
Stallings Elementary	Public	K-5	3501 Stallings Rd	Stallings	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1558	766	46	16.6	27.7%	445 (58.1%)	53 (6.9%)	98 (12.8%)	121 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.1%)	89.1	120^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.9%		88.7	133^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	91.2%	13	80.8	83.2	86.5				60.5	70.5	78.9				88.0		$9,041	$346	$8,695
McKee Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3970	534	34	15.7	27.3%	259 (48.5%)	53 (9.9%)	58 (10.9%)	136 (25.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	96.1	38^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.8	40^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.3%	2	96.4	90.1	91.1				73.5	85.2	82.2				87.1		$9,115	$850	$8,265
Antioch Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Antioch Church Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3005	816	51	16.0	8.9%	528 (64.7%)	41 (5.0%)	81 (9.9%)	119 (14.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	97.4	15^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.0%		96.8	25^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.3%	10	96.7	89.9	88.1				85.1	87.2	88.1				96.2		$8,494	$443	$8,051
Providence Spring Elementary	Public	K-5	10045 Providence Church Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6935	586	36	16.1	5.3%	448 (76.5%)	29 (4.9%)	34 (5.8%)	35 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	98.1	6^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.4	13^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.1%	7	94.9	95.3	89.7				85.5	94.3	87.4				97.7		$8,184	$407	$7,776

Frequently Asked Questions about Matthews Elementary

How many students attend Matthews Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended Matthews Elementary.

What district is Matthews Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Is Matthews Elementary a good school?

Matthews Elementary ranks 223^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Matthews Elementary attend?

Students who attend Matthews Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crestdale Middle
High : Butler High School

What is the racial makeup of Matthews Elementary?

Students at Matthews Elementary are 61% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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