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Antioch Elementary

Public Grades K-5

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Antioch Elementary is a highly-regarded public elementary school located in Matthews, North Carolina, serving 842 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. Part of the Union County Public Schools district, Antioch Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking within the top 30 schools in North Carolina for the past several years.

Antioch Elementary's academic performance is truly exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a 96.7% proficiency rate in 3rd grade mathematics, compared to 64.1% at the state level and 78.7% in the district. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for the performance of female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Weddington Elementary and Rea View Elementary, Antioch Elementary maintains a significant academic advantage. The school's exceptional performance is also evident when compared to schools in the neighboring Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, where Antioch's 3rd grade mathematics proficiency rate of 96.7% is much higher than the 66.7% rate for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg district.

816

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,494

Per pupil spending ?

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3101 Antioch Church Road
Matthews, NC 28104

(704) 296-3005

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend Antioch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Weddington Middle
High:	Weddington High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Asian:

14.6%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (90% 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 school90%

District avg73%

North Carolina avg57%

15^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	97.4	15 of 1490	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	25 of 1505	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	28 of 1502	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	33 of 1514	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	18 of 1489	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	13 of 1473	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	13 of 1434	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	96.6	6 of 1429	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	96.3	10 of 1425	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	95.7	19 of 1440	98.7%	★★★★★
2014	94.4	45 of 1390	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	94.0	60 of 1403	95.7%	★★★★★
2012	87.3	77 of 1388	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	90.5	27 of 1381	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	90.0	36 of 1363	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	85.2	123 of 1354	90.9%	★★★★★
2008	84.5	128 of 1324	90.3%	★★★★★
2007	86.8	67 of 1293	94.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.5	89 of 1276	93.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	19 of 131	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	39 of 130	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	15 of 114	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	20 of 107	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	33 of 95	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	43 of 106	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	32 of 99	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	97.9	4 of 646	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	13 of 878	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	42 of 897	95.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	12 of 1451	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	26 of 1455	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	41 of 1459	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	46 of 1458	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	25 of 1440	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	17 of 1424	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	19 of 1405	98.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	69.3	130 of 669	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	43 of 582	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	70.1	58 of 500	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	52 of 494	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	5 of 961	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	48 of 951	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	27 of 915	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	76 of 893	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	9 of 843	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	48 of 865	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	7 of 1437	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	215 of 1450	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	106 of 1437	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	107 of 1332	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	17 of 1450	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	21 of 1464	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	26 of 1461	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	27 of 1464	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	12 of 1444	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	9 of 1430	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	16 of 1413	98.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	1 of 175	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	2 of 154	98.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	81.0	69 of 801	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	43 of 1172	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	32 of 1166	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	116 of 1183	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	87 of 1194	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	37 of 1172	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	20 of 1183	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	23 of 1178	98.0%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)91st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)81st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science96%+34 vs state

Mathematics91%+31 vs state

Reading87%+34 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, January 11, 2010

I could not be more impressed with my son's kindergarten teacher and the entire school. I strongly feel this school offers all of the benefits of a private school education (parent involvement, financial support, school community)without the financial obligation. Close Quote

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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
Antioch Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Antioch Church Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3005	816	51	16.0	8.9%	528 (64.7%)	41 (5.0%)	81 (9.9%)	119 (14.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	97.4	15^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.0%		96.8	25^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.3%	10	96.7	89.9	88.1				85.1	87.2	88.1				96.2		$8,494	$443	$8,051
McKee Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3970	534	34	15.7	27.3%	259 (48.5%)	53 (9.9%)	58 (10.9%)	136 (25.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	96.1	38^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.8	40^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.3%	2	96.4	90.1	91.1				73.5	85.2	82.2				87.1		$9,115	$850	$8,265
Providence Spring Elementary	Public	K-5	10045 Providence Church Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6935	586	36	16.1	5.3%	448 (76.5%)	29 (4.9%)	34 (5.8%)	35 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	98.1	6^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.4	13^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.1%	7	94.9	95.3	89.7				85.5	94.3	87.4				97.7		$8,184	$407	$7,776
Indian Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Education Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3095	633	42	15.0	50.6%	335 (52.9%)	76 (12.0%)	149 (23.5%)	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	59.4	574^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.5%		65.3	484^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.8%	90	70.5	52.7	74.5				45.7	45.5	61.2				76.5		$8,736	$366	$8,370
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
Matthews Elementary	Public	K-5	200 E McDowell St	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3940	726	44	16.5	31.0%	445 (61.3%)	86 (11.8%)	125 (17.2%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	81.8	223^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	85.0%		78.7	267^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.3%	44	74.4	68.6	76.3				68.6	66.1	74.1				75.6		$8,250	$417	$7,833
Elizabeth Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Elizabeth Ln	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5700	702	39	17.8	15.5%	466 (66.4%)	32 (4.6%)	95 (13.5%)	84 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	94.5	54^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.4%		94.5	54^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.4%		93.5	81.4	92.4				69.9	82.4	77.1				88.2		$8,285	$358	$7,927
Weddington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3927 Twelve Mile Creek Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6317	652	45	14.6	4.8%	431 (66.1%)	29 (4.4%)	51 (7.8%)	104 (16.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	95.5	48^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.8%		97	22^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	98.5%	26	83.2	90.6	96.8				63.4	91.4	88.9				96.0		$9,084	$768	$8,316
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Antioch Elementary

What district is Antioch Elementary in?

Union County Public Schools

Is Antioch Elementary a good school?

Yes! Antioch Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Antioch Elementary?

Students at Antioch Elementary are 65% White, 15% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

How many students attend Antioch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 816 students attended Antioch Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Antioch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Antioch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Weddington Middle
High : Weddington High

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