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Paw Creek Elementary

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Mecklenburg County

Address
1300 Cathey Rd, Charlotte, NC 28214
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370297001257
784
Students
45.1
Teachers (FTE)
17.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
77
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
17.9%
Chronically absent
59.3%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Paw Creek ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Coulwood STEM AcademyMiddle · Grades 6-80.9 mi
  2. Movement School NorthwestElementary · Grades K-2 · Movement School Northwest · Charter0.9 mi
  3. Turning Point AcademyHigh · Grades 9-121.2 mi
  4. Mountain Island Lake AcademyElementary · Grades PK-81.5 mi
  5. Jackson Day SchoolOther · Grades K-12 · Jackson Day School · Charter2.0 mi
  6. River Oaks AcademyElementary · Grades PK-52.2 mi
  7. Whitewater AcademyElementary · Grades PK-52.6 mi
  8. Allenbrook ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.6 mi
  9. Whitewater MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.7 mi
  10. Oakdale ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.8 mi

How Paw Creek Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 77 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools85th percentile
Higher than 85% · rank 331 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools89th percentile
Higher than 89% · rank 136 of 1,419
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 46 of 177

Chronic absence is lower here than at 65% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 16 points since 2014 (61 → 77). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 8. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202577BExceeded72.5
202472BExceeded66.3
202367CExceeded59
202253DExceeded43.4
201961CExceeded54.5
201858CExceeded51.2
201759CMet53
201664CExceeded57
201557CMet51
201461CExceeded53

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

Black 51.02%Hispanic 33.55%White 6.51%Asian 4.72%Two+ Races 3.83%Pacific Isl. 0.38%
Black: 51.02% (400) Hispanic: 33.55% (263) White: 6.51% (51) Asian: 4.72% (37) Two+ Races: 3.83% (30) Pacific Isl.: 0.38% (3)
Black51.02%
Hispanic33.55%
White6.51%
Asian4.72%
Two+ Races3.83%
Pacific Isl.0.38%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 784
49.11%385 Female
50.89%399 Male

Student counts for Paw Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 784 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 82.1%Chronically absent 17.9%
Regular attendance: 82.1% (628) Chronically absent: 17.9% (137)
Regular attendance82.1%
Chronically absent17.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 765
59.3%Economically disadvantaged
16.84%132 English learners

Student indicators for Paw Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 765 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 73.08%Beginning 26.92%
Experienced: 73.08% (31) Beginning: 26.92% (11)
Experienced73.08%
Beginning26.92%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 42.4 FTE
98.82%Fully licensed
1.18%Emergency or provisional
18.89%8 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Paw Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 42.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)81.9%65.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)81.6%60.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)60.5%40.8%

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
Mathematics (grades 3–8)18.1%16.2%44.7%21%
Reading (grades 3–8)39.5%19.6%30.5%10.3%
Science (grades 5 & 8)18.4%21.4%39.8%20.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth7.5795.9

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers42.35
Experienced teachers30.95 (73%)
Beginning teachers11.4 (27%)
Holding a standard license41.85 (99%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.5 (1%)
National Board certified8

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (137 of 765)17.9%
Economically disadvantaged59.3%
English learners making progress (of 132)64.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.86
Library books per student8.81
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.1

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 Paw Creek Elementary report card PDF

Download this report card

Paw Creek Elementary'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.