📍 21126 Catawba Ave, Cornelius, Mecklenburg County, 28031
Cornelius Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cornelius, Mecklenburg County. The school has 567 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cornelius Elementary enrolls 567 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 387 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 22 | 3.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
138 of the school's 567 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 138 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cornelius Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 98.
Cornelius Elementary is one of 180 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The district serves 147,299 students district-wide and employs 8,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 567 students, Cornelius Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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