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Marvin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Marvin Elementary is a highly-rated public elementary school in Marvin, North Carolina, serving 726 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. It is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Marvin Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in North Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 7th and 37th over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. Its students consistently outperform the state and district averages in standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 92.9% of 3rd graders, 89.4% of 4th graders, and 97.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 64.1%, 58.9%, and 59.3% at the state level, respectively.

Marvin Elementary outperforms nearby schools in the Union County Public Schools district, such as Weddington Elementary and Kensington Elementary, as well as schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, such as Endhaven Elementary, Ballantyne Elementary, and Rea Farms STEAM Academy, in terms of academic performance and student proficiency rates.

666

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,481

Per pupil spending ?

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9700 Marvin School Rd
Marvin, NC 28173

(704) 296-6357

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend Marvin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Marvin Ridge Middle
High:	Marvin Ridge High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.2%

Asian:

26.4%

Hispanic:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (91% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Union County Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg73%

North Carolina avg57%

10^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 29Elementary Schools in the Union County Public Schools

42^nd of 242Union County Public 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	97.7	10 of 1490	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	37 of 1505	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	29 of 1502	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	24 of 1514	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	12 of 1489	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	7 of 1473	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	58 of 1434	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	23 of 1429	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	95.1	24 of 1425	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	29 of 1440	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	96.7	19 of 1390	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	98.4	13 of 1403	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.1	17 of 1388	98.8%	★★★★★
2011	91.5	8 of 1381	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	91.2	18 of 1363	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	91.8	19 of 1354	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	93.7	27 of 1324	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	92.2	11 of 1293	99.1%	★★★★★
2006	92.6	18 of 1276	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	25 of 131	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	31 of 130	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	47 of 114	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	17 of 107	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	22 of 95	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	25 of 106	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	31 of 99	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	175 of 634	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	38 of 646	94.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	18 of 1451	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	56 of 1455	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	47 of 1459	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	41 of 1458	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	20 of 1440	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	6 of 1424	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	35 of 1405	97.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	183 of 710	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	20 of 669	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	68.7	23 of 582	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	70.3	12 of 500	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	64.4	233 of 612	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	92.4	28 of 951	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	8 of 1450	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	16 of 1464	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	20 of 1461	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	14 of 1464	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	8 of 1444	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	5 of 1430	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	82 of 1413	94.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	94.1	4 of 159	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	16 of 154	89.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	15 of 821	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	12 of 801	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	63 of 1172	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	155 of 1166	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	106 of 1183	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	105 of 1194	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	27 of 1172	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	22 of 1183	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	128 of 1178	89.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)74th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science94%+32 vs state

Mathematics93%+32 vs state

Reading87%+35 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
Marvin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9700 Marvin School Rd	Marvin	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6357	666	46	14.5	4.4%	361 (54.2%)	42 (6.3%)	47 (7.1%)	176 (26.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.3%)	97.7	10^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.3%		95.9	37^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.5%	27	92.9	89.4	97.2				81.0	90.9	89.4				93.6		$8,481	$307	$8,174
Knights View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11000 Beau Riley Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-7442	511	35	14.5	19.4%	202 (39.5%)	44 (8.6%)	57 (11.2%)	182 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)								(n/a)	96.5	97.3					86.0	95.4
Sandy Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	10101 Waxhaw Manor Drive	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1505	528	34	15.5	7.2%	283 (53.6%)	33 (6.3%)	33 (6.3%)	150 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.1%)	98.2	5^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.1	18^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.8%	13	93.0	99.0	96.8				79.1	96.1	89.0				94.5		$9,036	$563	$8,473
Rea View Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Reid Dairy Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1524	629	40	15.7	5.4%	452 (71.9%)	18 (2.9%)	36 (5.7%)	98 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	97.5	14^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.1	17^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.9%	3	92.3	91.1	95.5				80.3	90.2	89.3				92.0		$8,855	$523	$8,331
Elon Park Elementary	Public	K-5	11425 Ardrey Kell Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1440	732	44	16.6	22.0%	216 (29.5%)	92 (12.6%)	99 (13.5%)	286 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	93	73^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	95.1%		94.7	51^st of 1505 public elementary schools	96.6%	22	82.1	85.6	90.1				64.8	83.3	79.6				87.3		$8,027	$350	$7,677
Monroe Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	7513 Broomes Old Mill Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Monroe Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 210-3627	104	4	26.0		7 (6.7%)	64 (61.5%)	19 (18.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.5%)								(n/a)		9.1						9.1
Hawk Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9201 Bryant Farms Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5927	640	44	14.6	19.5%	307 (48.0%)	51 (8.0%)	59 (9.2%)	193 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	93.7	64^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.7%		93.9	61^st of 1505 public elementary schools	95.9%	3	88.3	85.9	89.1				73.4	84.7	73.7				84.7		$8,540	$389	$8,151
Polo Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11830 Tom Short Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0749	634	37	17.1	18.5%	311 (49.1%)	43 (6.8%)	60 (9.5%)	176 (27.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.6%)	97.8	7^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.1	47^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.9%	40	92.2	93.9	95.2				80.2	93.0	89.6				94.3		$8,446	$380	$8,066
Ballantyne Elementary	Public	K-5	15425 Scholastic Dr	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0413	745	45	16.6	26.2%	286 (38.4%)	109 (14.6%)	76 (10.2%)	229 (30.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.5%)	90.1	109^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.7%		86.3	162^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	89.2%	53	83.3	85.1	84.4				57.6	77.2	77.3				85.0		$7,806	$370	$7,436
Rea Farms STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	11532 Golf Links Drive	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0723	1,098	67	16.3	12.8%	459 (41.8%)	117 (10.7%)	108 (9.8%)	343 (31.2%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	62 (5.6%)	97.2	18^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.8%		95.7	42^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	97.2%	24	92.1	91.3	93.2	91.1	90.9	93.1	85.1	89.3	90.2	79.5	86.4	89.3	92.4	93.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Marvin Elementary

Is Marvin Elementary a good school?

Yes! Marvin Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Marvin Elementary?

Students at Marvin Elementary are 54% White, 26% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Marvin Elementary in?

Union County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Marvin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marvin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marvin Ridge Middle
High : Marvin Ridge High

How many students attend Marvin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 666 students attended Marvin Elementary.

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