Sterling Elementary School in Pineville NC

Performance Trends

Compare Details Sterling Elementary ranks worse than 96.4% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 98^th among 109 ranked elementary schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.86. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.1%), African American (27.8%), White (2.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 99.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sterling Elementary is 14.8. 65 elementary schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sterling Elementary is $10,335, which is the 47^th highest among 109 elementary schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Sterling Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sterling Elementary 1436^th of 1489 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Sterling Elementary in the ranking list.)

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 145^th of 247 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sterling Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	32.44	972^nd	1276	23.8%
2007	22.72	1112^th	1293	14.0%
2008	14.35	1194^th	1324	9.8%
2009	40.77	907^th	1354	33.0%
2010	41.10	919^th	1363	32.6%
2011	58.36	642^nd	1381	53.5%
2012	17.12	1249^th	1388	10.0%
2013	11.95	1306^th	1403	6.9%
2014	5.50	1346^th	1390	3.2%
2015	4.80	1407^th	1440	2.3%
2016	6.50	1375^th	1425	3.5%
2017	9.06	1341^st	1429	6.2%
2018	12.21	1310^th	1434	8.6%
2019	9.86	1382^nd	1473	6.2%
2021	7.86	1436^th	1489	3.6%

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Sterling Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	381	215	7	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	605
1989	391	227	9	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	629
1990	421	207	8	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	639
1991	459	208	13	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	683
1992	461	202	18	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	689
1993	470	147	22	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	649
1994	419	153	22	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	603
1995	466	105	27	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	617
1996	466	105	27	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	617
1997	383	188	34	40	4	n/a	n/a	0	649
1998	172	233	23	35	2	n/a	n/a	0	465
1999	143	259	16	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	484
2000	117	276	14	83	7	n/a	n/a	0	497
2001	90	252	11	109	4	n/a	n/a	0	466
2002	37	280	4	112	9	n/a	n/a	0	442
2003	37	280	4	112	9	n/a	n/a	0	442
2004	22	304	1	102	6	n/a	n/a	0	435
2005	21	286	2	118	4	n/a	n/a	0	431
2006	23	332	2	92	4	n/a	n/a	0	453
2007	21	395	3	139	3	n/a	n/a	19	580
2008	21	352	2	182	4	n/a	n/a	28	589
2009	18	322	10	180	4	n/a	n/a	0	534
2010	11	278	3	172	8	n/a	n/a	0	472
2011	19	250	5	203	3	0	28	0	508
2012	16	302	1	221	6	0	1	0	547
2013	11	303	2	228	2	0	10	0	556
2014	16	300	1	281	1	0	16	0	615
2015	20	311	6	343	3	0	10	0	693
2016	19	256	7	351	0	0	6	0	639
2017	14	238	7	376	3	0	10	0	648
2018	11	193	6	409	2	0	10	0	631
2019	11	197	6	416	1	0	6	0	637
2020	10	215	7	545	1	1	9	0	788
2021	18	207	9	499	1	2	8	0	744

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sterling Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	605	27.0	22.4	16
1989	629	34.0	18.5	23.4
1990	639	32.0	19.9	22.8
1991	683	35.0	19.5	21.4
1992	689	35.0	19.6	12.9
1993	649	31.0	20.9	19.1
1994	603	30.0	20.1	15.3
1995	617	31.0	19.9	10.2
1996	617	31.0	19.9	10.2
1997	649	34.0	19.1	10.6
1998	465	32.0	14.5	35.1
1999	484	32.0	15.1	59.5
2000	497	32.0	15.5	71.4
2001	466	32.0	14.6	79
2002	442	32.0	13.8	84.6
2003	442	32.0	13.8	84.6
2004	435	32.0	13.6	89.7
2005	431	32.0	13.5	90.3
2006	453	32.0	14.2	81.9
2007	580	n/a	n/a	79.1
2008	589	44.0	13.4	88.2
2009	534	44.0	12.1	80.9
2010	472	35.3	13.3	90
2011	508	35.3	14.3	92.7
2012	547	36.7	14.8	89.2
2013	556	40.0	13.8	97.1
2014	615	38.2	16.0	92.2
2015	693	41.0	16.9	99.6
2016	639	43.0	14.8	98.7
2017	648	38.4	16.8	99.5
2018	631	41.4	15.2	99.4
2019	637	42.8	14.8	99.5
2020	788	48.1	16.3	99.6
2021	744	50.2	14.8	99.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Sterling Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	605	27.0	22.4	16
1989	629	34.0	18.5	23.4
1990	639	32.0	19.9	22.8
1991	683	35.0	19.5	21.4
1992	689	35.0	19.6	12.9
1993	649	31.0	20.9	19.1
1994	603	30.0	20.1	15.3
1995	617	31.0	19.9	10.2
1996	617	31.0	19.9	10.2
1997	649	34.0	19.1	10.6
1998	465	32.0	14.5	35.1
1999	484	32.0	15.1	59.5
2000	497	32.0	15.5	71.4
2001	466	32.0	14.6	79
2002	442	32.0	13.8	84.6
2003	442	32.0	13.8	84.6
2004	435	32.0	13.6	89.7
2005	431	32.0	13.5	90.3
2006	453	32.0	14.2	81.9
2007	580	n/a	n/a	79.1
2008	589	44.0	13.4	88.2
2009	534	44.0	12.1	80.9
2010	472	35.3	13.3	90
2011	508	35.3	14.3	92.7
2012	547	36.7	14.8	89.2
2013	556	40.0	13.8	97.1
2014	615	38.2	16.0	92.2
2015	693	41.0	16.9	99.6
2016	639	43.0	14.8	98.7
2017	648	38.4	16.8	99.5
2018	631	41.4	15.2	99.4
2019	637	42.8	14.8	99.5
2020	788	48.1	16.3	99.6
2021	744	50.2	14.8	99.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sterling Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,245 (12.0%)	$9,090 (88.0%)	$10,335

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sterling Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 1382^nd of 1473 Elementary schools	Ranks 1436^th of 1489 Elementary schools	2.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Sterling Elementary)	35.3	5.4	29.9%
3rd Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)	57.3	39.6	17.7%
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)	56.8	45.1	11.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Elementary)	33.9	8.3	25.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)	63.2	37.7	25.5%
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	57.3	37.8	19.5%
4th Grade Reading (Sterling Elementary)	26.4	20.2	6.2%
4th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)	52.5	42.8	9.7%
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	57.3	45.1	12.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sterling Elementary)	38.2	22.7	15.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)	65.4	43.3	22.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	60.2	42	18.2%
5th Grade Reading (Sterling Elementary)	20.6	13.4	7.2%
5th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)	50	42.3	7.7%
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	54.6	42.4	12.2%
5th Grade Science (Sterling Elementary)	57.8	20.8	37%
5th Grade Science (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)	72.8	48.9	23.9%
5th Grade Science (North Carolina)	72.6	53.9	18.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	637	744	16.8%
African American	197	207	5.1%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	6	9	50%
Hispanic	416	499	20%
Pacific Islander	0	2
Two or More Races	6	8	33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99.5%	99.6%	0.1%

Middle:	Quail Hollow Middle
High:	South Mecklenburg High School

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