Summary
Antioch Elementary is a large K–5 public school in Matthews, North Carolina, serving 816 students in Union County Public Schools. The school has been remarkably consistent for a decade, ranking #15 out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide in 2025–2026 (99th percentile, 5 stars) and never falling below #33 in nearly ten years. Its math proficiency is exceptional — between 92.6% and 97.2% across grades 3–5 — while science reaches 95.3%, and reading, though the relative weak spot at 84–86%, still towers over state averages.
What truly distinguishes Antioch is how well it serves all students. Its Special Education students rank #1 in the state, its Low Socioeconomic Status students rank #2, and its Hispanic students rank #4 — an extraordinary equity signal for a school where only about 9% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 14.7% to 6.0% in three years, far below the state's 24.2% rate. Antioch also competes well against elite neighbors: Providence Spring Elementary (#6) in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Rea View Elementary (#18), Weddington Elementary (#20), and Polo Ridge Elementary (#22). By contrast, Indian Trail Elementary, just three miles away in the same district, ranks #481 — a reminder that community context heavily shapes school averages.
Impressively, Antioch achieves all this while spending less per student ($8,494) than most nearby schools, and it does so as one of the largest elementary buildings in the area, with 816 students compared to roughly 530–730 at neighboring schools. The main caveat is that reading lags its own math by 9–13 points, and Providence Spring holds an edge in upper-grade reading and science. Even so, the combination of scale, consistency, and outstanding results for Special Education and low-income students makes Antioch a standout school from virtually every angle.
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