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Irwin Academic Center School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
329 N. Irwin Ave
Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone
(980) 343-5480
District
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
County
MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
402
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.9% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Irwin Academic Center School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
69%
54%
69%
48%
69%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
55%
64%
55%
53%
55%
59%
55%
64%
55%
53%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
71%
52%
71%
48%
71%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
17
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 63 15.7%
Grade 1 64 15.9%
Grade 2 59 14.7%
Grade 3 67 16.7%
Grade 4 76 18.9%
Grade 5 73 18.2%
Total 402 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 21.4% 24.8% 46.6%
Black 55.4% 36.9% 26.2%
Hispanic 9.4% 30.6% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 13.6% 7.3% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 23.9% 53.3% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 23.9% 53.3% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,115,403 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,130.2 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.4% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 11.6% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 446,584 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 9.3% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.9% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.8% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.7% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.0% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.0% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.8% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 6.7% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,927 $998,781,000 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $568 $81,932,000 3.9%
Staff $386 $55,625,000 2.7%
General Administration $101 $14,596,000 0.7%
School Administration $546 $78,768,000 3.8%
Operation $789 $113,739,000 5.5%
Transportation $470 $67,831,000 3.3%
Other $344 $49,621,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,205 $462,112,000 22.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,289 $618,521,000 29.7%
Total Expenditures $14,421 $2,079,414,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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