📍 1415 Beatties Ford Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28216
Northwest School of the Arts is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 1,058 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest School of the Arts enrolls 1,058 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 23% male and 77% female. A teaching staff of 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 32% White and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 478 | 45% |
| White | 338 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 171 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 21 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
321 of the school's 1,058 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 321 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.
Northwest School of the Arts is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 107.
Northwest School of the Arts 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 1,058 students, Northwest School of the Arts is larger than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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