State/Public Elementary Open

Oaklawn Language Academy

๐Ÿ“ 1810 Oaklawn Ave, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28216

508
Pupils
12.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Oaklawn Language Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 508 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Oaklawn Language Academy enrolls 508 students across grades Kโ€“8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.

Male students
251 (49%)
Female students
257 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student-teacher ratio
12.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 6.9% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino32865%
Black or African American13527%
White356.9%
Two or more races61.2%
Asian3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

258 of the school's 508 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 258 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 Kโ€“8Title I

Oaklawn Language 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 37, state house district 102.

School district: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Oaklawn Language 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 508 students, Oaklawn Language 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

40%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
24%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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