Gov's Village STEM (Lower)
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Gov's Village STEM (Lower) in Charlotte, North Carolina enrolled 784 students in 2024-25 with 47.0 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
762 students in 2022-23, 807 students in 2023-24, 784 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.8 to 47.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 762 | 48.8 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 48.5 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 784 | 47.0 | 16.7 |
16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 254 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gov's Village STEM (Lower) enrolled 761 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 254 of the 761 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions25
- Chronically absent27.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.6% of students were Black, 26.0% Hispanic, 14.3% Asian in 2024-25.
- Black53.6%
- Hispanic26.0%
- Asian14.3%
- Two or more races3.2%
- White2.8%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Gov's Village STEM (Lower) scored proficient or above: 40-44% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 40‑44% | 50% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Charlotte
112 public elementary schools in Charlotte report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Academy of International Languages | 1,259 | 14.8 | 31.9% |
| Rea Farms STEAM Academy | 1,098 | 16.3 | 12.2% |
| Mallard Creek STEM Academy | 961 | 13.4 | 97.1% |
| Palisades Park Elementary | 940 | 15.8 | 37.9% |
| Unity Classical Charter School | 928 | 23.9 | not reported |
| Collinswood Language Academy | 893 | 16.2 | 38.6% |
| Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy | 884 | 16.0 | 97.9% |
| Idlewild Elementary | 850 | 16.9 | 99.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Gov's Village STEM (Lower)
- Newell ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 554 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Hidden Valley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 808 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Gov's Village STEM (Lower) with Newell ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spends per student$12,198 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,198
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaGov's Village STEM (Lower) is the number 93 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#93 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Gov's Village STEM (Lower)
How many students attend Gov's Village STEM (Lower)?
784 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 762 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Charlotte, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Gov's Village STEM (Lower)?
16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Gov's Village STEM (Lower) a Title I school?
Gov's Village STEM (Lower) ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Gov's Village STEM (Lower) do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Gov's Village STEM (Lower) scored proficient or above: 40-44% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Gov's Village STEM (Lower) in?
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NCES district ID 3702970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370297001886 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.