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Grove Park Elementary School

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Mecklenburg County

Address
7515 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28215
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370297003649
740
Students
42.0
Teachers (FTE)
17.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
68
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
36.4%
Chronically absent
46%
Economically disadvantaged

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools's traditional school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Grove Park Elementary School — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Grove Park Elementary SchoolElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Northridge MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-80.1 mi
  2. Cato Middle College High SchoolHigh · Grades 11-130.4 mi
  3. Joseph W Grier AcademyElementary · Grades PK-50.7 mi
  4. Devonshire ElementaryElementary · Grades K-51.3 mi
  5. Cochrane Collegiate AcademyHigh · Grades 6-121.3 mi
  6. Vaughan Academy of TechnologyElementary · Grades K-51.8 mi
  7. Briarwood AcademyElementary · Grades PK-51.9 mi
  8. KIPP CharlotteElementary · Grades K-8 · KIPP: Charlotte · Charter2.0 mi
  9. Newell ElementaryElementary · Grades K-52.2 mi
  10. Lawrence Orr ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.4 mi

How Grove Park Elementary School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 68 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools67th percentile
Higher than 67% · rank 759 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools70th percentile
Higher than 70% · rank 394 of 1,419
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools56th percentile
Higher than 56% · rank 75 of 177

Chronic absence is lower here than at 14% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 9 points since 2014 (77 → 68). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 9. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202568CExceeded60.6
202467CExceeded61.3
202366CExceeded59.2
202264CMet58.9
201971BExceeded64.1
201875BExceeded69.7
201775BExceeded69
201677BExceeded71
201578BExceeded73
201477BExceeded72

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 48.65%Black 34.05%White 7.7%Asian 5.68%Two+ Races 3.65%Native Am. 0.14%Pacific Isl. 0.14%
Hispanic: 48.65% (360) Black: 34.05% (252) White: 7.7% (57) Asian: 5.68% (42) Two+ Races: 3.65% (27) Native Am.: 0.14% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.14% (1)
Hispanic48.65%
Black34.05%
White7.7%
Asian5.68%
Two+ Races3.65%
Native Am.0.14%
Pacific Isl.0.14%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 740
48.65%360 Female
51.35%380 Male

Student counts for Grove Park Elementary School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 740 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 63.6%Chronically absent 36.4%
Regular attendance: 63.6% (1,391) Chronically absent: 36.4% (796)
Regular attendance63.6%
Chronically absent36.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,187
46%Economically disadvantaged
59.46%440 English learners

Student indicators for Grove Park Elementary School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,187 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 82.72%Beginning 17.28%
Experienced: 82.72% (90) Beginning: 17.28% (19)
Experienced82.72%
Beginning17.28%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 108.8 FTE
94.85%Fully licensed
5.15%Emergency or provisional
8.27%9 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Grove Park Elementary School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 108.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 363.6%39.7%
English II51.5%28.4%
Biology42.2%27.3%
NC Math 129.9%9.9%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology57.8%14.9%19.7%7.6%
English II48.5%23.1%26.1%--
NC Math 170.1%20%8.7%--
NC Math 336.4%23.9%22.8%16.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth896.6

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers108.81
Experienced teachers90.01 (83%)
Beginning teachers18.8 (17%)
Holding a standard license103.21 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses5.6 (5%)
National Board certified9

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (796 of 2,187)36.4%
Economically disadvantaged46%
English learners making progress (of 440)13.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.76
Library books per student3.72
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.82

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Grove Park Elementary School report card PDF

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Grove Park Elementary School's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.