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Piney Grove Elementary

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Piney Grove Elementary ranks 807 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

807^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Piney Grove Elementary is a PK–5 school in Charlotte, NC, serving 441 students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, where more than 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. After finishing near the bottom of the state rankings in 2022 (8th percentile), the school has climbed steadily to the 46th percentile with a 2-star rating, surpassing its own pre-pandemic performance and making it one of the clearest turnarounds among nearby high-poverty elementaries.

What makes Piney Grove stand out is how well specific groups of students are performing. English Language Learners rank in the 84th percentile statewide, gifted students rank in the 96th percentile (top 4% of North Carolina elementary schools), and low-income students rank in the 69th percentile despite the school's very high poverty rate. The school also keeps a lower student-teacher ratio (13:1) than most neighboring schools, which may help explain the strong results. Attendance is another bright spot: the chronic absenteeism rate is 24.4%—near the state average and far better than nearby schools like Esperanza Global Academy (37.0%) and Greenway Park Elementary (35.3%).

Reading remains the school's main academic weakness, with all grade-level reading scores still slightly below district and state averages. However, scores have improved dramatically since 2024, and math proficiency is near or above state averages. Piney Grove's consistent performance across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades suggests strong schoolwide instruction rather than one standout cohort. It trails higher-performing nearby schools such as Charlotte East Language Academy, Idlewild Elementary, and Crown Point Elementary, but it has pulled clearly ahead of Albemarle Road Elementary and several other schools that were once positioned similarly. For families, Piney Grove offers a stable, improving learning environment where attendance and targeted support are helping students gain ground.

441

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

100%

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

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

8801 Eaglewind Dr
Charlotte, NC 28212-1526

(980) 343-6470

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Piney Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Albemarle Road Middle
High:	Butler High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

African American:

22.9%

Asian:

16.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

807^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 46% (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	45.8	807 of 1492	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	846 of 1490	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1217 of 1505	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1186 of 1502	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1394 of 1514	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1282 of 1489	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	868 of 1473	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	975 of 1434	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.9	1140 of 1429	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.0	950 of 1425	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.9	987 of 1440	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	752 of 1390	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.2	808 of 1403	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.6	805 of 1388	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.4	971 of 1381	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.0	882 of 1363	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.8	882 of 1354	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.2	878 of 1324	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.4	891 of 1293	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.8	691 of 1276	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	574 of 903	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.0	287 of 918	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	502 of 924	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	780 of 933	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	769 of 927	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	575 of 896	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.9	268 of 949	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.1	360 of 927	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	107 of 134	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	124 of 131	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	127 of 130	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	106 of 114	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	104 of 107	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.6	94 of 95	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	81 of 99	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	35.3	415 of 646	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	413 of 878	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	520 of 897	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	84 of 519	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.8	112 of 563	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	44.2	264 of 533	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	188 of 514	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.8	458 of 485	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	350 of 385	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	70.0	83 of 497	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	133 of 421	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	897 of 1447	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.9	752 of 1451	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1213 of 1455	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1272 of 1459	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	1325 of 1458	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1243 of 1440	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	816 of 1424	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1005 of 1405	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	31 of 743	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	277 of 981	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	330 of 961	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	679 of 951	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	511 of 915	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	847 of 893	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	709 of 843	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.0	272 of 865	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	353 of 851	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	451 of 1434	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	480 of 1437	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	1008 of 1450	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	924 of 1437	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1030 of 1366	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	824 of 1329	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	600 of 1361	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	679 of 1332	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	681 of 1451	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.3	892 of 1450	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1150 of 1464	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1047 of 1461	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1365 of 1464	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1230 of 1444	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	877 of 1430	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	916 of 1413	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	282 of 815	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.9	413 of 821	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	675 of 801	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	14.5	1095 of 1172	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	828 of 1183	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)96th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)84th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2021)36th percentile+22 vs school

Asian (2026)20th percentile-26 vs school

White (2021)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science67%~ state avg

Mathematics62%~ state avg

Reading50%-6 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	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
Piney Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 Eaglewind Dr	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6470	441	34	13.0		25 (5.7%)	101 (22.9%)	225 (51.0%)	74 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	45.8	807^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.9%		44	846^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.2%	39	59.7	62.3	63.2				47.4	50.7	54.4				66.7		100%	0%	$10,334	$1,041	$9,292
Idlewild Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7101 Idlewild Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6411	850	50	16.9		67 (7.9%)	215 (25.3%)	432 (50.8%)	114 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	59.8	584^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.9%		53.5	681^st of 1490 public elementary schools	54.3%	97	79.2	66.1	73.4				55.6	49.6	51.8				70.6				$10,358	$1,242	$9,115
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		108 (16.4%)	229 (34.9%)	202 (30.7%)	82 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	60.6	568^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.9%		48.4	767^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.5%	199	68.4	63.7	69.9				59.2	55.8	58.1				72.0		97.2%	2.8%	$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		57 (11.2%)	173 (33.9%)	242 (47.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	29.1	1113^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.4%		27.2	1128^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.3%	15	67.4	50.0	61.1				34.9	38.8	27.0				58.9		83%	0%	$11,123	$1,196	$9,927
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
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%
Rama Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 Rama Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6730	560	32	17.3		143 (25.5%)	194 (34.6%)	180 (32.1%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	39.4	916^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.6%		39.4	929^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.7%	13	43.9	59.0	61.0				41.5	52.6	51.9				68.8		85%	0%	$11,718	$1,340	$10,377
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		261 (30.2%)	244 (28.2%)	260 (30.1%)	52 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.2%)	39	921^st of 1492 public elementary schools	38.3%		38.7	943^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	36.7%	22	62.2	62.8	50.6				44.4	43.4	56.2				59.9		88.5%	5.7%
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
Charlotte East Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	6108 Wilora Lake Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-0380	594	51	11.6		43 (7.2%)	40 (6.7%)	496 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	66.1	491^st of 1492 public elementary schools	67.1%		61.6	536^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.0%	45	81.3	78.5	68.6	72.7	62.3	71.7	49.5	68.4	55.7	48.5	44.2	58.7	71.4	87.0	80.2%	1%	$12,246	$1,264	$10,982

Frequently Asked Questions about Piney Grove Elementary

What district is Piney Grove Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What schools do graduates of Piney Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Piney Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albemarle Road Middle
High : Butler High School

Is Piney Grove Elementary a good school?

Piney Grove Elementary ranks 807^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Piney Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Piney Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Piney Grove Elementary?

Students at Piney Grove Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 23% African American, 17% Asian, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

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