State/Public Elementary Open

Joseph W Grier Academy

๐Ÿ“ 8330 Grier Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28215

691
Pupils
18.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Joseph W Grier Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 691 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 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Joseph W Grier Academy enrolls 691 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.

Male students
369 (53%)
Female students
322 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
38.4
Student-teacher ratio
18.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 5.6% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino32347%
Black or African American27840%
Asian395.6%
White355.1%
Two or more races111.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

688 of the school's 691 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 688 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

Joseph W Grier 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 40, state house district 99.

School district: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Joseph W Grier 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 691 students, Joseph W Grier 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

33%
Reading proficient
21%
Math proficient
23%
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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