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Pinewood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pinewood Elementary is a PK–5 school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 521 students as part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school has faced significant academic challenges, ranking in the 16th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating in 2025–2026. Nearly all of its students (99.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making it one of the highest-poverty elementary schools in the area. Its state ranking has remained persistently low for a decade, though it has shown modest improvement — climbing from the 5th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 16th percentile in 2025–2026.

The data shows some bright spots alongside real challenges. Pinewood's 3rd-grade math proficiency (68.3%) is right at the state average, and its English Learner students rank in the 54th percentile statewide — a genuine strength. Special education students also rank relatively well, in the 77th percentile in 2023–2024. However, proficiency drops sharply in upper grades: 4th-grade math proficiency is just 32.5% compared with 66.5% districtwide, and 5th-grade reading is 30.4% versus a 57.9% district average. This drop-off pattern has persisted across multiple years. Notably, Pinewood is geographically close to some of North Carolina's top elementary schools — Collinswood Language Academy (0.51 miles away, 94th percentile) and Selwyn Elementary (1.65 miles away, 98th percentile) — yet the gap in outcomes is stark.

Chronic absenteeism appears to be one of the school's most urgent challenges. At 32.9%, Pinewood's rate is the highest among nearby CMS elementary schools and well above the district average of 26.8%. Nearby high-poverty schools like Montclaire Elementary (19.8%) and Huntingtowne Farms Elementary (21.6%) have meaningfully lower absenteeism and generally outperform Pinewood on end-of-grade tests. When compared with other schools serving similar poverty levels, Pinewood sits in the middle — stronger than Starmount Academy of Excellence and Nations Ford Elementary, but trailing Montclaire in both math and reading. Recent improvements are encouraging: 3rd-grade reading nearly doubled from 19.4% to 35.4% proficiency between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Still, sustaining academic momentum through 4th and 5th grade while tackling attendance remains the key challenge for this school.

521

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 Seneca Pl
Charlotte, NC 28210-2923

(980) 343-5825

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alexander Graham Middle
High:	Harding University High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.6%

African American:

29.2%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

1,250^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 16% (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	21.9	1250 of 1492	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	1299 of 1490	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1290 of 1505	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1425 of 1502	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1433 of 1514	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1341 of 1489	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1210 of 1473	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1262 of 1434	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	1133 of 1429	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.7	1090 of 1425	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.0	984 of 1440	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.2	948 of 1390	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.3	1148 of 1403	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.1	823 of 1388	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.3	1048 of 1381	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	1217 of 1363	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.1	1051 of 1354	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.7	985 of 1324	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	65.1	443 of 1293	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.3	799 of 1276	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	727 of 903	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	750 of 918	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	766 of 924	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	842 of 933	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	811 of 927	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	680 of 896	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	533 of 949	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	644 of 927	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	40.9	508 of 878	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	657 of 897	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	241 of 519	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.9	338 of 563	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	299 of 533	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	430 of 514	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	403 of 485	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	262 of 385	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	184 of 497	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	241 of 421	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	1127 of 1447	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	1190 of 1451	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1289 of 1455	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1420 of 1459	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1433 of 1458	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1307 of 1440	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	1258 of 1424	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1272 of 1405	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	640 of 981	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	706 of 961	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	705 of 951	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	866 of 915	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	842 of 893	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	726 of 843	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	490 of 865	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	643 of 851	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	921 of 1434	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	850 of 1437	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1293 of 1450	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1371 of 1437	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1270 of 1366	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1228 of 1329	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	812 of 1361	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1022 of 1332	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	1263 of 1451	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	1323 of 1450	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1208 of 1464	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1313 of 1461	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1325 of 1464	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1242 of 1444	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1077 of 1430	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1228 of 1413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	63.3	181 of 801	77.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2024)77th percentile+63 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)54th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2019)42nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science57%-11 vs state

Mathematics49%-15 vs state

Reading36%-21 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, August 13, 2011

The teachers are amazing. They go above and beyond their duty to make sure each child is on on or above grade level. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, July 21, 2011

The school has a lot of confrontations between the students. I don't feel my child is safe in this school. Many of the students come from poor backgrounds. The teachers seem to focus on teaching for the EOG's instead of basic learning based on the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. The administration is almost impossible to get through to and aren't on the same page with the teachers,parents or stuents. Close Quote

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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
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%)	21.9	1250^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.2%		18.7	1299^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.8%	49	68.3	32.5	45.6				35.4	41.3	30.4				57.0		$11,962	$1,640	$10,322
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%)	91.6	93^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	93.8%		88.2	135^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.9%	42	95.3	91.4	88.0	72.9	66.7	69.3	79.2	75.9	82.0	72.9	67.9	82.4	84.0	90.7	$9,479	$487	$8,993
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%)	31.2	1070^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.3%		23.9	1205^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.1%	135	65.3	53.8	55.0				40.0	42.3	41.3				57.5		$11,179	$1,203	$9,976
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 1492 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.2	1^st of 1490 public elementary schools	99.9%			97.7				97.8	97.7	100.0		99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0
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%)	94.9	40^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.3%		96.7	26^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.3%	14	87.4	92.6	92.0				75.7	85.3	90.8				92.0		$9,008	$431	$8,577
Sedgefield Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	715 Hartford Avenue	Charlotte	28209	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5830	485	37	13.2	19.6%	291 (60.0%)	69 (14.2%)	39 (8.0%)	42 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	92.9	72^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	95.2%		91.3	90^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.0%	18	86.8	84.3	79.3	88.9			84.9	86.3	82.8	91.1			82.8		$12,201	$569	$11,633
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%)	10.5	1415^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.2%		6.4	1456^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.3%	41	65.1	37.3	37.9				23.3	28.8	21.2				34.8		$9,766	$1,171	$8,595
Movement School Southwest	Public, Charter	K-4	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%)	10.5	1414^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.2%					(n/a)	42.9	36.7					35.7	33.3
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%)	19.1	1291^st of 1492 public elementary schools	13.5%		16	1338^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.2%	47	46.9	46.2	47.6				40.7	46.2	35.0				46.1		$9,946	$1,015	$8,931
Myers Park Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2132 Radcliffe Ave	Charlotte	28207	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5522	678	42	16.0	31.4%	344 (50.7%)	204 (30.1%)	60 (8.8%)	32 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.3%)	92	87^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.9	83^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	94.4%	4	90.1	90.9	77.6				80.4	85.5	73.8				86.0		$9,271	$521	$8,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinewood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pinewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alexander Graham Middle
High : Harding University High School

How many students attend Pinewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Pinewood Elementary.

What district is Pinewood Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What is the racial makeup of Pinewood Elementary?

Students at Pinewood Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 29% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Pinewood Elementary a good school?

Pinewood Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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