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Villa Heights Elementary

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Villa Heights Elementary ranks 967 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

967^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Villa Heights Elementary is a small K-5 school in Charlotte, NC, serving roughly 153 students within the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 35th percentile statewide, below its district's average. It serves an extremely high-need population, with 98% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. Its neighborhood is educationally fragmented: within two miles, Highland Mill Montessori and Irwin Academic Center rank in the 94th and 95th percentiles, while high-poverty schools like Walter G. Byers School and Merry Oaks International Academy sit near the 5th percentile.

The most telling comparison is with Elizabeth Traditional Elementary, just 1.64 miles away. Elizabeth has nearly the same poverty rate (99.3%) yet ranks in the 68th percentile. A key divider is attendance: Villa Heights' chronic absenteeism spiked to 34.1% in 2024-25 after falling to 21.6% the previous year, while Elizabeth's is just 15.1%. Villa Heights also shows a severe gender gap—female students rank in the 60th percentile statewide, while males rank only in the 21st. Interpreting scores requires caution, as small enrollment (15-30 students per grade) means single cohorts cause dramatic year-to-year swings.

Despite these challenges, Villa Heights has meaningful pockets of strength. It serves its African American students exceptionally well compared to the rest of the state, ranking in the 74th percentile, improving for three straight years. Low-income student outcomes also jumped from the 30th to the 54th percentile. The school generally outperforms the lowest-performing nearby schools, surpassing Walter G. Byers and Merry Oaks in 5th-grade science and math. Against Druid Hills Academy, the picture is mixed: Druid Hills has stronger 3rd-grade reading and math, while Villa Heights posts stronger 5th-grade results. Ultimately, families should look closely at current grade-level data and attendance trends here rather than relying solely on the overall star rating.

153

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

800 Everett Place
Charlotte, NC 28205-1930

(980) 343-3666

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Villa Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eastway Middle
High:	Garinger High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.9%

White:

20.9%

Hispanic:

19.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2019 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (52% vs 61% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Reading scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

967^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 20% (2019) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^th of 246Charlotte-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
2026	36.5	967 of 1492	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.8	855 of 1490	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	949 of 1505	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	929 of 1502	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	748 of 1514	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.4	1018 of 1489	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1182 of 1473	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	235 of 903	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	57.2	316 of 918	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	363 of 924	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	396 of 933	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	429 of 927	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	390 of 896	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	577 of 949	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	580 of 1447	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	451 of 1451	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	735 of 1455	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	611 of 1458	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.4	1071 of 1440	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	659 of 1434	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.6	1002 of 1437	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	933 of 1450	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1113 of 1437	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.9	410 of 1366	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	18.2	1183 of 1329	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1094 of 1361	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	1151 of 1451	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	937 of 1450	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	852 of 1464	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	618 of 1461	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	1050 of 1430	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)74th percentile+39 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science68%~ state avg

Mathematics56%-8 vs state

Reading44%-12 vs state

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Thursday, September 23, 2021

Small, growing school with great teachers and administration. Our daughter made friends easily and is excited to go to school everyday. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Villa Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Everett Place	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3666	153	15	10.3	—	32 (20.9%)	81 (52.9%)	29 (19.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	36.5	967^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.2%		43.8	855^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.6%	112	65.0	42.9	63.6				35.0	50.0	45.5				68.2				$14,935	$566	$14,370
Highland Mill Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	3201 Clemson Ave	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5525	341	23	14.8	22.0%	155 (45.5%)	113 (33.1%)	32 (9.4%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	92.1	84^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.4%		89.3	118^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.1%	34	88.4	85.7	82.1	76.0			86.0	88.6	71.8	76.0			89.7		96.2%	0%	$13,792	$1,243	$12,549
Highland Renaissance Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	125 W Craighead Rd	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5511	443	30	14.9	—	20 (4.5%)	184 (41.5%)	219 (49.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	21.9	1248^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.4%		29	1104^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.9%	144	56.2	63.8	30.5				34.2	39.7	32.2				54.2		88.7%	3.8%	$12,308	$1,987	$10,321
Shamrock Gardens Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3301 Country Club Drive	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6440	532	38	14.0	32.1%	295 (55.5%)	93 (17.5%)	92 (17.3%)	17 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	75.2	317^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.8%		70.9	375^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.8%	58	70.2	80.5	76.7				56.6	73.2	71.7				73.3		97.1%	1.9%	$10,846	$1,193	$9,653
Druid Hills Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 Lucena Ave	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5515	288	30	9.7	—	7 (2.4%)	172 (59.7%)	90 (31.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	42.7	864^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.1%		27.4	1120^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.8%	256	89.2	73.7	50.0	59.5	55.6	65.7	59.5	34.2	32.3	40.5	29.6	40.0	46.7	65.7			$15,769	$2,330	$13,439
Elizabeth Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1601 Park Dr	Charlotte	28204	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5475	409	29	14.2	—	46 (11.2%)	262 (64.1%)	67 (16.4%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.9%)	66.5	477^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.0%		68.9	409^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.6%	68	72.0	56.2	69.2				64.6	53.4	67.9				82.1		96.8%	3.2%	$9,777	$639	$9,138
Walter G. Byers School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1415 Hamilton St	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6940	303	25	12.3	—	8 (2.6%)	230 (75.9%)	57 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	10.4	1416^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.1%		14.2	1361^st of 1490 public elementary schools	8.7%	55	41.0	37.1	39.0	28.2	22.2	9.3	33.3	22.9	36.6	17.9	37.8	34.1	56.4	37.2	81.3%	6.3%	$16,972	$2,176	$14,796
Irwin Academic Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	329 N. Irwin Ave	Charlotte	28202	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5480	371	27	13.9	33.4%	80 (21.6%)	196 (52.8%)	36 (9.7%)	30 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.8%)	92.4	81^st of 1492 public elementary schools	94.6%		88.9	122^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	91.8%	41	84.1	88.7	84.6				82.9	83.1	84.6				81.5		95.5%	3%	$11,169	$603	$10,566
Merry Oaks International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3508 Draper Ave	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6422	601	41	14.8	—	23 (3.8%)	134 (22.3%)	420 (69.9%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	9.9	1423^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.7	1408^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.5%	15	37.8	25.8	53.9				23.7	21.3	29.9				51.9		94.5%	1.4%	$11,588	$1,304	$10,284
Chantilly Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	701 Briar Creek Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0692	316	24	13.0	14.9%	190 (60.1%)	44 (13.9%)	40 (12.7%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.5%)	85.3	177^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.1%		85.3	168^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.7%	9	71.1	80.6	81.5	86.2			68.4	83.3	81.5	79.3			74.1		100%	0%	$12,899	$609	$12,290

Frequently Asked Questions about Villa Heights Elementary

What schools do graduates of Villa Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Villa Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastway Middle
High : Garinger High School

How many students attend Villa Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 153 students attended Villa Heights Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Villa Heights Elementary?

Students at Villa Heights Elementary are 53% African American, 21% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Villa Heights Elementary a good school?

Villa Heights Elementary ranks 967^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Villa Heights Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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