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Sharon Elementary

Public Grades K-5

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sharon Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 704 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state.

Sharon Elementary has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 63rd out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly higher than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that are well above the competition. For example, Sharon Elementary's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 84.9% was much higher than the district (63.3%) and state (62%) averages.

While Sharon Elementary outperforms the district and state, it is interesting to note the performance of nearby schools within the same district. Beverly Woods Elementary, located just 1.85 miles away, also performs exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools. In contrast, some nearby schools, such as Huntingtowne Farms Elementary and Pinewood Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages. These differences may be influenced by socioeconomic factors, as Sharon Elementary has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients compared to the nearby lower-performing schools.

688

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,028

Per pupil spending ?

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4330 Foxcroft Rd
Charlotte, NC 28211-3844

(980) 343-6725

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Sharon Elementary usually attend:

High:

Myers Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

Hispanic:

9.4%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (83% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

63^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	93.9	63 of 1490	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	55 of 1505	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	61 of 1502	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	53 of 1514	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	41 of 1489	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	101 of 1473	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	118 of 1434	91.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	63 of 1429	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	89.7	89 of 1425	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	92.3	64 of 1440	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	94.2	49 of 1390	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	89.9	109 of 1403	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	82.2	158 of 1388	88.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	256 of 1381	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	83.9	134 of 1363	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	85.0	129 of 1354	90.5%	★★★★★
2008	92.8	36 of 1324	97.3%	★★★★★
2007	89.7	33 of 1293	97.4%	★★★★★
2006	82.9	134 of 1276	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	671 of 918	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.6	337 of 924	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	419 of 933	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.5	102 of 927	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	57 of 896	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	68.1	221 of 949	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	50.8	436 of 927	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	63.7	50 of 95	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	46 of 106	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	43 of 99	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	70.4	103 of 634	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	110 of 878	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	237 of 897	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	71 of 1451	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	44 of 1455	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	66 of 1459	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	38 of 1458	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	35 of 1440	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	83 of 1424	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	115 of 1405	91.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	19 of 710	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	69.4	128 of 669	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	212 of 582	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	351 of 500	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.6	234 of 494	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	230 of 612	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	92.6	26 of 951	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1201 of 1437	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	898 of 1450	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	717 of 1437	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	475 of 1366	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	334 of 1329	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	619 of 1361	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	651 of 1332	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	62 of 1450	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	67 of 1464	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	55 of 1461	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	65 of 1464	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	48 of 1444	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	115 of 1430	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	122 of 1413	91.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	89.4	37 of 801	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	34 of 1172	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	43 of 1166	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	23 of 1183	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	64 of 1194	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	29 of 1172	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	121 of 1183	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	91 of 1178	92.3%	★★★★★

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 (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2021)47th percentile-50 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-69 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+25 vs state

Science85%+23 vs state

Reading80%+27 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Feels like our kids are at a private school.

Wonderful PTA, near 100% participation and we raise a great deal of money each year.

Dedicated teachers, smart boards, excellent leadership with Principal and Assist Principal.

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sharon Elementary	Public	K-5	4330 Foxcroft Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6725	688	42	16.4	14.8%	505 (73.4%)	59 (8.6%)	65 (9.4%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.0%)	93.9	63^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	95.8%		94.3	55^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.3%	8	87.3	83.7	85.7	73.6	79.7	85.7	84.9	$8,028	$341	$7,688
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
Beverly Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	6001 Quail Hollow Rd	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3627	645	44	14.5	18.9%	435 (67.4%)	70 (10.9%)	78 (12.1%)	36 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	94.2	59^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.0%		92.5	77^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.9%	18	83.7	83.7	86.7	77.2	81.4	82.9	89.5	$9,153	$556	$8,597
Lansdowne Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	6400 Prett Ct	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6733	573	37	15.4	37.2%	289 (50.4%)	135 (23.6%)	102 (17.8%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.4%)	70.1	391^st of 1490 public elementary schools	73.8%		79.9	242^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	83.9%	149	70.4	65.8	70.3	51.9	63.3	61.5	71.4	$10,426	$730	$9,695
Cotswold Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	300 Greenwich Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6720	340	30	11.4	99.1%	114 (33.5%)	130 (38.2%)	72 (21.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	50.4	743^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.1%		46	818^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.6%	75	54.6	57.5	56.9	43.8	64.6	53.4	60.8	$10,328	$940	$9,388
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%)	91.9	83^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	94.4%		79.5	249^th of 1505 public elementary schools	83.5%	166	92.9	74.8	83.5	81.3	74.8	76.1	85.3	$9,271	$521	$8,750
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
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
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	99.5%	143 (25.5%)	194 (34.6%)	180 (32.1%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	39.4	929^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.7%		27.9	1140^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.3%	211	63.0	47.7	51.3	43.8	48.8	43.6	59.0	$11,718	$1,340	$10,377
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sharon Elementary

What district is Sharon Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What schools do graduates of Sharon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sharon Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Myers Park High School

How many students attend Sharon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Sharon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sharon Elementary?

Students at Sharon Elementary are 73% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Sharon Elementary a good school?

Yes! Sharon Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 63^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

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