Long Creek Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Huntersville, North Carolina

Long Creek Elementary in Huntersville, North Carolina enrolled 527 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 32-36% 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

476 students in 2022-23, 498 students in 2023-24, 527 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 38.0.

Students enrolled at Long Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 476, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-234762023-244982024-25527
Students enrolled at Long Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 476, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-234762023-244982024-25527
Students enrolled at Long Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 476, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-234762023-244982024-25527
Students enrolled at Long Creek Elementary by school year2022-23: 476, 2023-24: 498, 2024-25: 52702004006002022-234762023-244982024-25527
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347634.014.0
2023-2449836.813.5
2024-2552738.013.9

13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Long Creek Elementary 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLong Creek Elementary 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Long Creek Elementary 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLong Creek Elementary 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Long Creek Elementary 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLong Creek Elementary 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Long Creek Elementary 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLong Creek Elementary 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

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 249 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Long Creek Elementary enrolled 498 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 249 of the 498 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent30.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.0% of students were Black, 16.5% Hispanic, 8.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black66.0%
  2. Hispanic16.5%
  3. White8.5%
  4. Two or more races5.1%
  5. Asian3.0%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

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 Long Creek Elementary scored proficient or above: 32-36% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math32‑36%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 Huntersville

9 public elementary schools in Huntersville report 2024-25 enrollment; Long Creek Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Blythe Elementary90216.099.7%
Huntersville Elementary86715.422.3%
Barnette Elementary81816.532.4%
North Academy of World Languages66814.936.4%
Torrence Creek Elementary65314.538.3%
Bonnie Cone Classical Academy64218.459.2%
Grand Oak Elementary54915.320.6%
Long Creek Elementary52713.999.4%

All public schools in Huntersville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Long Creek Elementary

  1. Trillium Springs MontessoriThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 244 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Blythe ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.6 miles away: 902 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  3. Compare Long Creek Elementary with Trillium Springs MontessoriStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaLong Creek Elementary is the number 535 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#535 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.9:1
  7. 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 Long Creek Elementary

  1. How many students attend Long Creek Elementary?
    527 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 476 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Huntersville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Long Creek Elementary?
    13.9 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.
  3. Is Long Creek Elementary a Title I school?
    Long Creek Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Long Creek Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Long Creek Elementary scored proficient or above: 32-36% 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.
  5. What district is Long Creek Elementary in?
    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NCES district ID 3702970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370297001236 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.

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