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Croft Community School

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Croft Community School ranks 684 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Croft Community School is an elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 405 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.

Croft Community School has shown mixed performance on state assessments, with strengths in 4th grade math and reading but struggles in 3rd grade and 5th grade science. The school's diverse student population includes a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, and the school has performed well among African American and Hispanic students. However, the school's performance for male students and students with disabilities has been relatively lower. Croft Community School has a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, but its per-student spending is similar to the district average.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Croft Community School generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level, with the exception of the high-performing North Academy of World Languages. This suggests that Croft Community School could benefit from collaboration and sharing of best practices with its neighboring schools to address its challenges and improve student outcomes.

459

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,720

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4911 Hucks Rd
Charlotte, NC 28269-1149

(980) 343-0370

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.8%

Hispanic:

13.7%

White:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (54th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

684^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd 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	53.4	684 of 1490	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	642 of 1505	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	1011 of 1502	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	834 of 1514	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	729 of 1489	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	985 of 1473	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	736 of 1434	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.0	664 of 1429	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.7	561 of 1425	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.5	725 of 1440	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.8	511 of 1390	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.4	594 of 1403	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.9	711 of 1388	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.0	686 of 1381	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.6	582 of 1363	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	464 of 1354	65.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	174 of 918	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	136 of 924	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	48.6	449 of 933	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	216 of 927	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	120 of 896	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	449 of 949	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	310 of 927	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	44.5	303 of 646	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	314 of 878	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	120 of 897	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	532 of 1451	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	586 of 1455	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	973 of 1459	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	804 of 1458	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	757 of 1440	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	949 of 1424	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	648 of 1405	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	77.6	141 of 951	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	305 of 915	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	283 of 893	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	360 of 865	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	355 of 851	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	517 of 1437	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	315 of 1450	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	40.4	904 of 1437	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	901 of 1366	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	527 of 1329	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	985 of 1361	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	701 of 1332	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	804 of 1450	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	679 of 1464	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	985 of 1461	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	816 of 1464	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	653 of 1444	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	941 of 1430	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	850 of 1413	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	494 of 821	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	59.1	464 of 1194	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	325 of 1183	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	161 of 1178	86.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)85th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+9 vs school

White (2022)61st percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2021)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+5 vs state

Science53%-9 vs state

Reading52%~ state avg

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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 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
Croft Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	4911 Hucks Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0370	459	27	16.9	99.3%	49 (10.7%)	302 (65.8%)	63 (13.7%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.7%)	53.4	684^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.1%		56.3	642^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	57.3%	42	53.3	83.6	61.9				38.7	67.2	54.0				53.2		$9,720	$854	$8,867
David Cox Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4215 David Cox Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6540	604	36	16.6	99.5%	26 (4.3%)	400 (66.2%)	130 (21.5%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	18.7	1301^st of 1490 public elementary schools	12.7%		15.5	1355^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.0%	54	55.0	41.1	35.2				40.0	44.4	28.8				29.5		$9,445	$1,098	$8,347
Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9142 Browne Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 288-4811	961	72	13.4	97.1%	18 (1.9%)	737 (76.7%)	106 (11.0%)	23 (2.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.4%)	40.1	914^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.7%		40.2	932^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	38.1%	18	65.1	45.4	40.0	46.1	46.6	28.7	52.3	53.7	45.7	55.9	66.0	59.6	45.7	52.1
Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	10700 Asbury Chapel Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 948-4439	642	35	18.3	62.6%	65 (10.1%)	398 (62.0%)	91 (14.2%)	34 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	59.5	573^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	61.5%		56.3	643^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	57.3%	70	62.4	83.2	47.8	42.1			50.5	78.2	50.7	68.4			46.4
Mallard Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	9801 Mallard Creek Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3980	490	30	16.1	97.1%	29 (5.9%)	342 (69.8%)	74 (15.1%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	59.8	567^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.9%		47.6	785^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.8%	218	51.2	61.6	78.8				32.1	67.4	60.0				75.0		$9,661	$734	$8,927
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2945 Johnston-Oehler Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9915	437	27	16.1	99.3%	36 (8.2%)	284 (65.0%)	60 (13.7%)	27 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	65.2	482^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	67.7%		53.9	686^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.4%	204	77.3	57.6	76.3				60.6	54.2	64.4				50.8		$10,513	$809	$9,704
Blythe Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12202 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5770	902	56	15.9	99.7%	94 (10.4%)	480 (53.2%)	229 (25.4%)	52 (5.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	56.3	628^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.9%		43.4	865^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.5%	237	70.9	65.0	49.3				55.3	64.1	48.6				55.2		$9,814	$778	$9,035
North Academy of World Languages	Public, Magnet	K-8	12201 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0743	668	45	14.9	40.1%	172 (25.7%)	279 (41.8%)	160 (24.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	91.8	84^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.4%		82.1	215^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.7%	131	96.4	94.1	85.1	68.2	61.6	61.7	75.9	92.2	74.5	76.1	73.3	73.3	84.8	83.3
Winding Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Horace Mann Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5140	786	50	15.7	99.6%	36 (4.6%)	341 (43.4%)	372 (47.3%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	29.2	1101^st of 1490 public elementary schools	26.1%		25.9	1181^st of 1505 public elementary schools	21.5%	80	53.1	48.1	59.8				27.3	34.3	34.2				60.7		$9,664	$1,055	$8,609
Highland Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	7242 Highland Creek Pkwy	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1065	477	29	16.7	42.1%	149 (31.2%)	196 (41.1%)	65 (13.6%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	74.1	332^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.7%		67.7	448^th of 1505 public elementary schools	70.2%	116	74.2	65.6	66.2				63.4	66.7	58.0				73.5		$9,491	$658	$8,833

Frequently Asked Questions about Croft Community School

How many students attend Croft Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Croft Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Croft Community School?

Students at Croft Community School are 66% African American, 14% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Croft Community School a good school?

Croft Community School ranks 684^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Croft Community School in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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