State/Public Middle Open

Coulwood STEM Academy

๐Ÿ“ 500 Kentberry Dr, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28214

602
Pupils
13.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Coulwood STEM Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 602 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Coulwood STEM Academy enrolls 602 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.

Male students
323 (54%)
Female students
279 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
44.7
Student-teacher ratio
13.5:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American39566%
Hispanic or Latino15025%
Asian284.7%
White152.5%
Two or more races122%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

599 of the school's 602 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 599 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Coulwood STEM Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 101.

School district: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Coulwood STEM Academy 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 602 students, Coulwood STEM Academy is smaller than the district average of about 818 students per school.

147,299
District students
180
Schools
8,663
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

39%
Reading proficient
31%
Math proficient
26%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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