📍 1415 Hamilton St, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28206
Walter G. Byers School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 337 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Walter G. Byers School enrolls 337 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 268 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.7% |
| White | 5 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 337 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 334 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.
Walter G. Byers School 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 37, state house district 102.
Walter G. Byers School 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 337 students, Walter G. Byers School is smaller 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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