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Parkside Elementary

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Parkside Elementary ranks 482 nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Parkside Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 378 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.

Parkside Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic performance, particularly in mathematics and reading. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Parkside's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 77.3%, compared to 66.7% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's 5th-grade math and reading proficiency rates also significantly exceed the district and state averages. Parkside's performance is especially strong among its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% and top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Parkside Elementary stands out with its lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.4 to 14.7 over the past few years, and higher per-student spending of $10,513 in the 2018-2019 school year. While some nearby schools, such as Highland Creek Elementary and Bonnie Cone Classical Academy, also demonstrate strong academic performance, Parkside's consistent high-quality education and equitable outcomes make it a standout in the region.

437

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,513

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2945 Johnston-Oehler Rd
Charlotte, NC 28269-0820

(980) 343-9915

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Parkside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ridge Road Middle
High:	Mallard Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.0%

Hispanic:

13.7%

White:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2017 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (63% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the North Carolina median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

482^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 15 pts since 2017

From top 47% (2017) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^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	65.2	482 of 1490	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	686 of 1505	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	590 of 1502	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	731 of 1514	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	455 of 1489	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	412 of 1473	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	589 of 1434	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.8	670 of 1429	53.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	78 of 918	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	78.3	125 of 924	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	77 of 933	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.7	132 of 927	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	91.0	44 of 896	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	44 of 949	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	94 of 927	89.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	637 of 1451	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	843 of 1455	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	675 of 1459	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	632 of 1458	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.0	255 of 1440	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	315 of 1424	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	508 of 1405	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	373 of 710	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.4	118 of 494	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	48.8	462 of 612	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	84.4	66 of 851	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	220 of 1437	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	536 of 1450	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	395 of 1437	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	585 of 1366	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	294 of 1329	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	265 of 1361	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	326 of 1332	75.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	294 of 1450	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	453 of 1464	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	546 of 1461	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	819 of 1464	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	673 of 1444	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	610 of 1430	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	737 of 1413	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2018)92nd percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)47th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+10 vs state

Reading60%+7 vs state

Science51%-11 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
Stoney Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	14015 Mallard Roost Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 344-1030	850	45	18.8	99.6%	42 (4.9%)	545 (64.1%)	197 (23.2%)	26 (3.1%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.6%)	14.7	1351^st of 1490 public elementary schools	9.3%		14.8	1366^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.2%	15	33.1	31.8	41.8				22.1	38.2	39.1				46.2		$9,805	$923	$8,882
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
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
Cox Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1450 Cox Mill Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6170	1,086	79	13.7	10.6%	285 (26.2%)	122 (11.2%)	53 (4.9%)	581 (53.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.9%)	96.6	28^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.1%		96.1	33^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	97.8%	5	89.2	93.3	89.6				77.5	85.4	90.7				91.2		$8,388	$334	$8,054
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
University Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Pavilion Blvd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3685	737	38	19.1	99.6%	46 (6.2%)	418 (56.7%)	212 (28.8%)	32 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	21.3	1255^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.8%		15.6	1353^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	10.1%	98	38.7	33.0	48.4				25.3	43.0	40.2				52.9		$10,305	$1,460	$8,845

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkside Elementary

Is Parkside Elementary a good school?

Parkside Elementary ranks 482^nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Parkside Elementary?

Students at Parkside Elementary are 65% African American, 14% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Parkside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Parkside Elementary.

What district is Parkside Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What schools do graduates of Parkside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parkside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ridge Road Middle
High : Mallard Creek High School

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