📍 200 E McDowell St, Matthews, Mecklenburg County, 28105
Matthews Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Matthews, Mecklenburg County. The school has 809 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Matthews Elementary enrolls 809 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 17% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 465 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 139 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 37 | 4.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
214 of the school's 809 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 214 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.
Matthews Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 39, state house district 103.
Matthews 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 809 students, Matthews Elementary is close to 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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