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Shamrock Gardens Elementary

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Mecklenburg County

Address
3301 Country Club Drive, Charlotte, NC 28205
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370297001271
532
Students
37.8
Teachers (FTE)
14.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
73
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
11.1%
Chronically absent
33.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Shamrock Gardens ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Garinger High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-120.6 mi
  2. Highland Mill MontessoriElementary · Grades PK-61.1 mi
  3. Merry Oaks International AcademyElementary · Grades PK-51.1 mi
  4. Villa Heights ElementaryElementary · Grades K-51.4 mi
  5. Hawthorne Academy of Health SciencesHigh · Grades 9-121.5 mi
  6. Military and Global LeadershipHigh · Grades 9-121.5 mi
  7. KIPP CharlotteElementary · Grades K-8 · KIPP: Charlotte · Charter1.7 mi
  8. Highland Renaissance AcademyElementary · Grades PK-51.7 mi
  9. Eastway MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.7 mi
  10. Windsor Park ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.8 mi

How Shamrock Gardens Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 73 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools78th percentile
Higher than 78% · rank 499 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools81st percentile
Higher than 81% · rank 237 of 1,419
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools67th percentile
Higher than 67% · rank 56 of 177

Chronic absence is lower here than at 87% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 22 points since 2014 (51 → 73). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202573BExceeded68.1
202464CMet60.3
202360CMet55.6
202257CMet52.1
201966CNot Met66.7
201872BExceeded68
201767CMet63
201663CMet57
201559CMet53
201451DExceeded42

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

White 55.45%Black 17.48%Hispanic 17.29%Two+ Races 6.02%Asian 3.2%Native Am. 0.56%
White: 55.45% (295) Black: 17.48% (93) Hispanic: 17.29% (92) Two+ Races: 6.02% (32) Asian: 3.2% (17) Native Am.: 0.56% (3)
White55.45%
Black17.48%
Hispanic17.29%
Two+ Races6.02%
Asian3.2%
Native Am.0.56%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 532
48.68%259 Female
51.32%273 Male

Student counts for Shamrock Gardens Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 532 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 88.9%Chronically absent 11.1%
Regular attendance: 88.9% (464) Chronically absent: 11.1% (58)
Regular attendance88.9%
Chronically absent11.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 522
33.1%Economically disadvantaged
8.27%44 English learners

Student indicators for Shamrock Gardens Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 522 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 82.15%Beginning 17.85%
Experienced: 82.15% (27) Beginning: 17.85% (6)
Experienced82.15%
Beginning17.85%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 32.4 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
24.71%8 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Shamrock Gardens 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 32.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)67.9%48.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)65.8%48.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)63%48.6%

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)32.1%19.1%30.7%18.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)37%14.4%24.1%24.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)34.2%17.1%26.3%22.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth4.9591.5

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers32.38
Experienced teachers26.6 (82%)
Beginning teachers5.78 (18%)
Holding a standard license32.38 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified8

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (58 of 522)11.1%
Economically disadvantaged33.1%
English learners making progress (of 44)47.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.9
Library books per student20.84
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2.09

Federal & state designations

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

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

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First page of the Shamrock Gardens Elementary report card PDF

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Shamrock Gardens 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.