Elon Park Elementary, 11425 Ardrey Kell Road: CMS, grades K-5, 751 students in 2024-25 and an A (87) in the 2025-26 state grades.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its principal page, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ 2026-27 bell schedule, 2026-27 calendar (PDF), Student Placement and School Choice pages, CMS’s current school assignment data for Mecklenburg County parcels, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and 2024-25 report card data, and the federal NCES school directory.
Elon Park Elementary School is an elementary school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), the countywide district, at 11425 Ardrey Kell Road. It serves kindergarten to fifth grade.
The campus has a Charlotte mailing address but sits just outside the city limits, in unincorporated Mecklenburg County, according to the county’s jurisdiction map.
Who to call
- Front office: 980-343-1440, 11425 Ardrey Kell Road
- School website: elonparkes.cmsk12.org
- Enrolling, transfers and school assignment: CMS Student Placement, 980-343-5335; Student Placement page
- Which school is my address zoned for? The county’s GeoPortal school lookup
- Buses: CMS Transportation call center, 980-343-6715, weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
| Address | 11425 Ardrey Kell Road, Charlotte, NC 28277 |
| Phone | 980-343-1440 |
| Grades | K to 5 |
| District | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |
| CMS transportation zone | Blue |
| State school code | 600383 |
Principal
Principal Melissa McFarlane, according to the school’s principal page.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: an average daily membership of 751 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
- Federal count: 822 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 16 students per teacher.
State report card
North Carolina grades every public school A to F. The score is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report says.
| School year | Grade and score | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A (87) | Met |
| 2024-25 | A (87) | Exceeded |
The 2025-26 grades come from the state’s accountability data, released in September. From the same data:
- At grade level or above, all state tests: 84.7% (CMS: 60.9%; state: 59.2%)
- College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 69.1%
- Growth: met expected growth
The full report card, with attendance, teacher and course data, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site. On Oct. 11 it still showed the 2024-25 edition.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
CMS assigns students to schools by home address, and zones do not follow city limits. Check an address with the county’s GeoPortal school lookup or the CMS 2026-27 feeder boundaries map.
In CMS’s current assignment data, which lists the zoned schools for every home parcel in Mecklenburg County:
- Middle school: every address in Elon Park Elementary’s zone goes on to Community House Middle.
- High school: Ardrey Kell High.
Boundary review: CMS is redrawing school boundaries after its 2024 comprehensive review. The final boundary plan goes to the Board of Education on Monday, Oct. 26, with a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 10, and a board vote Tuesday, Dec. 8, according to the district’s review page. New boundaries had not been approved as of Oct. 11.
Calendar and bell times
- School day: 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in 2026-27, according to the CMS bell schedule.
- Wednesday, Oct. 14: early release day.
- Nov. 2-3: teacher workdays, no school for students; Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, no school.
- Thanksgiving: teacher workday Wednesday, Nov. 25, and break Nov. 26-27.
- Winter break: Dec. 21 to Jan. 1. The last day of school is Wednesday, June 9, 2027.
The dates come from the CMS 2026-27 traditional calendar (PDF).
More
- The school’s own website and the CMS school directory
- Every public school in Charlotte, with zones and report cards
- Our Charlotte schools guide for the school board, enrollment and the district calendar
- Which schools serve each part of the city: our Charlotte neighborhoods guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Elon Park Elementary serve?
Kindergarten to fifth grade, according to the state’s school data. It is a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools elementary school.
What is Elon Park Elementary’s school grade?
Elon Park Elementary earned an A, with a score of 87, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 School Performance Grades, after an A (87) in 2024-25. In 2025-26, 84.7% of its state tests were at grade level or above.
Which high school does Elon Park Elementary feed into?
Ardrey Kell High, according to CMS’s current school assignment data. Check an address with the county’s GeoPortal school lookup.
What time does Elon Park Elementary start?
The school day runs 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in 2026-27, according to the CMS bell schedule.
Who is the principal of Elon Park Elementary?
Principal Melissa McFarlane, according to the school’s website.
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