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Montclaire Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Montclaire Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 509 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.

Montclaire Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 43.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in mathematics, compared to 64.1% statewide and 66.7% in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg district. The school's performance has been consistently poor, with proficiency rates often below 50% in core subjects and grades.

Interestingly, the nearby South Academy of International Languages, Park Road Montessori, and Collinswood Language Academy significantly outperform Montclaire Elementary in academic achievement, with proficiency rates often exceeding 70% in core subjects. These magnet schools serve a more diverse student population, yet they are able to achieve much higher levels of academic success.

512

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,179

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5801 Farmbrook Dr
Charlotte, NC 28210-4101

(980) 343-3635

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Montclaire Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alexander Graham Middle
High:	Myers Park High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

African American:

9.4%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Reading scores 21 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

1,205^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^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	23.9	1205 of 1490	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1388 of 1505	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1391 of 1502	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1453 of 1514	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1415 of 1489	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	1406 of 1473	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1313 of 1434	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	1190 of 1429	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	1296 of 1425	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	1269 of 1440	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.5	1242 of 1390	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	1229 of 1403	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.3	1043 of 1388	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.5	954 of 1381	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.4	1132 of 1363	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	1095 of 1354	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	1034 of 1324	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.2	948 of 1293	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.6	1018 of 1276	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	54.9	376 of 927	59.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	318 of 563	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	379 of 533	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	389 of 514	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	462 of 485	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	340 of 385	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	467 of 497	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	360 of 421	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1159 of 1451	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1359 of 1455	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1372 of 1459	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1379 of 1458	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1318 of 1440	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	1393 of 1424	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1282 of 1405	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	698 of 961	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	848 of 951	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	859 of 915	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	879 of 893	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	825 of 843	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	853 of 865	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	778 of 851	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	751 of 1437	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1225 of 1450	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1198 of 1437	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1192 of 1366	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1257 of 1329	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1265 of 1361	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1084 of 1332	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1194 of 1450	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1307 of 1464	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1347 of 1461	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1425 of 1464	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	1403 of 1444	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1313 of 1430	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1284 of 1413	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	779 of 821	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)59th percentile+51 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science51%-11 vs state

Mathematics51%-10 vs state

Reading31%-21 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
Montclaire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Farmbrook Dr	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3635	512	38	13.4	99.4%	31 (6.1%)	48 (9.4%)	422 (82.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	23.9	1205^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.1%		13.3	1388^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.8%	183	43.3	53.6	55.7				20.7	36.9	36.7				50.6		$11,179	$1,203	$9,976
Collinswood Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	5621 Flagstaff Drive	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5820	893	55	16.2	42.1%	235 (26.3%)	91 (10.2%)	537 (60.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	88.2	135^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.9%		85.2	177^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.2%	42	91.4	83.7	79.5	68.2	72.5	78.9	66.4	78.8	73.5	64.8	73.8	77.5	79.5	78.9	$9,479	$487	$8,993
Starmount Academy of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Brookdale Ave	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3630	416	28	14.6	98.8%	10 (2.4%)	70 (16.8%)	331 (79.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	6.4	1456^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.3%		4.3	1484^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.4%	28	43.4	27.0	37.7				11.3	18.9	16.4				36.1		$9,766	$1,171	$8,595
Pinewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Seneca Pl	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5825	521	35	14.9	99.4%	38 (7.3%)	152 (29.2%)	300 (57.6%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	18.7	1299^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.8%		19.7	1290^th of 1505 public elementary schools	14.3%	9	59.7	47.2	30.8				19.4	40.3	32.5				42.3		$11,962	$1,640	$10,322
Huntingtowne Farms Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2520 Huntingtowne Farms Ln	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3625	776	50	15.5	99.6%	88 (11.3%)	125 (16.1%)	535 (68.9%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	16	1338^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.2%		17.7	1315^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.6%	23	48.0	38.7	43.0				26.8	28.8	30.6				47.5		$9,946	$1,015	$8,931
Movement School Southwest	Public, Charter	K-3	150 Osprey Point Dr.	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Movement School Southwest	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 420-7980	284	18	15.5	96.8%	4 (1.4%)	193 (68.0%)	66 (23.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)								(n/a)	57.1						28.6
Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5225 Seventy-seven Center Dr	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 503-1112	396	27	14.4		61 (15.4%)	18 (4.5%)	12 (3.0%)	281 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	99.2	1^st of 1490 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.3	2^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	99.9%	1					100.0	100.0	97.7	93.2		95.0	93.6		97.7
South Academy of International Languages	Public, Magnet	K-8	8300 Nations Ford Rd	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5815	1,259	85	14.7	34.1%	421 (33.4%)	230 (18.3%)	418 (33.2%)	72 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (9.4%)	87.7	142^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	90.5%		77.9	281^st of 1505 public elementary schools	81.3%	139	89.3	80.6	79.3	70.1	66.0	75.9	74.6	72.2	70.2	76.8	64.5	82.8	73.6	84.8	$9,365	$441	$8,925
Selwyn Elementary	Public	K-5	2840 Colony Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5835	669	47	14.2	14.8%	509 (76.1%)	63 (9.4%)	49 (7.3%)	20 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	96.7	26^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.3%		94.5	52^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	96.5%	26	91.0	92.2	91.8				77.5	86.7	86.7				89.8		$9,008	$431	$8,577
Nations Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7050 Nations Ford Rd	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5838	610	37	16.5	99.5%	21 (3.4%)	106 (17.4%)	472 (77.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4.9	1472^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	1.2%		14.9	1365^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.3%	107	38.6	30.6	29.1				16.5	18.4	22.1				24.4		$9,317	$1,154	$8,163

Frequently Asked Questions about Montclaire Elementary

Is Montclaire Elementary a good school?

Montclaire Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Montclaire Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What schools do graduates of Montclaire Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montclaire Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alexander Graham Middle
High : Myers Park High School

What is the racial makeup of Montclaire Elementary?

Students at Montclaire Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Montclaire Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Montclaire Elementary.

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