State/Public Elementary Open

Idlewild Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 7101 Idlewild Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28212

926
Pupils
16.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Idlewild Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 926 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 57.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Idlewild Elementary enrolls 926 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 57.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.

Male students
476 (51%)
Female students
450 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
57.0
Student-teacher ratio
16.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 17% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino44348%
Black or African American24426%
Asian15417%
White717.7%
Two or more races141.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

921 of the school's 926 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 921 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 Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Idlewild Elementary 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 40, state house district 100.

School district: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Idlewild 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 926 students, Idlewild Elementary is close to 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

40%
Reading proficient
36%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Large

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