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Lebanon Road Elementary

Q: Is Lebanon Road Elementary a good school?

Lebanon Road Elementary ranks 869 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

869^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lebanon Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 535 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.

Lebanon Road Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 640 out of 1,425 North Carolina elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 869 out of 1,490 in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars during this time period. This is in contrast to the overall performance of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which has maintained a 3-star rating. Lebanon Road Elementary consistently has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.44% to 99.48% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby elementary schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, such as Bain Elementary, Idlewild Elementary, and Crown Point Elementary, Lebanon Road Elementary generally underperforms on academic assessments, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points lower. The school's performance data also reveals significant challenges in supporting the academic success of certain student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and students with disabilities.

488

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,696

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7300 Lebanon Rd
Charlotte, NC 28227-9290

(980) 343-3640

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Lebanon Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle
High:	Independence High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

African American:

22.3%

Asian:

13.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (52% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 18 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

869^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^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	42.6	869 of 1490	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1062 of 1505	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1367 of 1502	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1291 of 1514	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1083 of 1489	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	817 of 1473	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	821 of 1434	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.0	665 of 1429	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.0	640 of 1425	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.7	818 of 1440	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.7	755 of 1390	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.0	882 of 1403	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.8	742 of 1388	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.3	973 of 1381	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.0	761 of 1363	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.4	831 of 1354	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.5	958 of 1324	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.2	791 of 1293	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.1	825 of 1276	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	229 of 918	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	254 of 924	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	26.5	743 of 933	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	641 of 927	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	316 of 896	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	219 of 949	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	135 of 927	85.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	111 of 131	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	108 of 130	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	602 of 634	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	53.5	221 of 646	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	109 of 878	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	176 of 897	80.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	199 of 563	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	209 of 533	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.8	436 of 514	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	373 of 485	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	260 of 385	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	117 of 497	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	52 of 421	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	982 of 1451	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1180 of 1455	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1381 of 1459	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1241 of 1458	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	967 of 1440	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	665 of 1424	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	778 of 1405	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	27.1	436 of 494	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	496 of 961	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	708 of 951	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	806 of 915	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	705 of 893	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	621 of 843	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.7	228 of 865	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	255 of 851	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	423 of 1437	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	576 of 1450	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	1037 of 1437	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1021 of 1366	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	734 of 1329	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	395 of 1361	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	352 of 1332	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	740 of 1450	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	867 of 1464	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1285 of 1461	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1249 of 1464	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1121 of 1444	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	898 of 1430	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	842 of 1413	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	342 of 821	58.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	38.2	750 of 1172	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	756 of 1183	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	881 of 1178	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)75th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

White (2021)36th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)12th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%-3 vs state

Reading49%-4 vs state

Science44%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Friday, January 31, 2020

I have seen Lebanon Road since the early 2000's go from no growth to regularly meeting or exceeding state expectations for growth. The staff works for the betterment of your child, and many students improve who attend this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, November 28, 2010

i love this school, all my children went to this school, one is already finish high school and she is in college; the second is in last year in high school and last one still in lebanon doing great. All thanks to the wonderfull of teachers an the school:lebanon road elementary. Close Quote

Schools Near Lebanon Road Elementary

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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
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	99.4%	36 (7.4%)	109 (22.3%)	249 (51.0%)	67 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	42.6	869^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.7%		32.3	1062^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	29.4%	193	61.8	59.0	50.0	42.7	60.3	42.2	43.8	$10,696	$1,260	$9,436
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	99.5%	108 (16.4%)	229 (34.9%)	202 (30.7%)	82 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	48.4	767^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.5%		32.4	1059^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.6%	292	55.7	59.6	61.6	36.8	56.6	52.0	61.3	$9,807	$712	$9,095
J. H. Gunn Elementary	Public	K-5	7400 Harrisburg Rd	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6477	616	37	16.4	99.5%	33 (5.4%)	210 (34.1%)	322 (52.3%)	36 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	27.2	1130^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.2%		23.7	1218^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.1%	88	54.3	47.2	53.2	31.4	40.7	38.5	49.5	$10,183	$1,341	$8,842
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	99.7%	261 (30.2%)	244 (28.2%)	260 (30.1%)	52 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.2%)	38.7	943^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	36.7%		27.5	1152^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	23.5%	209	57.6	55.4	53.1	36.0	46.4	46.2	59.4
Bain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11540 Bain School Rd	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6915	766	44	17.2	28.5%	430 (56.1%)	119 (15.5%)	99 (12.9%)	67 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.5%)	92.9	75^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.0%		88.4	135^th of 1505 public elementary schools	91.0%	60	88.2	79.4	91.5	72.3	74.2	87.7	90.6	$8,795	$527	$8,268
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	99.6%	18 (2.5%)	156 (21.9%)	449 (63.2%)	75 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	22.1	1243^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	16.6%		16.7	1329^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.7%	86	62.3	45.0	38.2	34.0	45.0	30.9	35.2	$10,415	$1,158	$9,257
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	99.3%	25 (5.7%)	101 (22.9%)	225 (51.0%)	74 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	44	846^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.2%		23.7	1217^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.1%	371	68.1	64.6	48.6	41.7	66.2	34.7	45.8	$10,334	$1,041	$9,292
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	99.4%	33 (6.1%)	107 (19.9%)	355 (66.0%)	34 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	13.8	1367^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.3%					(n/a)	64.6	36.5	33.8	17.5	22.4	19.5	36.8
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	99.6%	67 (7.9%)	215 (25.3%)	432 (50.8%)	114 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	53.5	681^st of 1490 public elementary schools	54.3%		46.9	801^st of 1505 public elementary schools	46.8%	120	68.7	57.9	71.5	40.5	44.2	52.8	65.9	$10,358	$1,242	$9,115
Hickory Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6709 Pence Rd	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6464	643	32	20.2	99.5%	27 (4.2%)	230 (35.8%)	319 (49.6%)	45 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	16.6	1332^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.6	1395^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.3%	63	38.0	38.9	47.1	29.0	42.1	31.8	42.9	$10,933	$1,524	$9,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Lebanon Road Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lebanon Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lebanon Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeast Middle
High : Independence High School

Is Lebanon Road Elementary a good school?

Lebanon Road Elementary ranks 869^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lebanon Road Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What is the racial makeup of Lebanon Road Elementary?

Students at Lebanon Road Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 22% African American, 14% Asian, 7% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lebanon Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Lebanon Road Elementary.

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