📍 11600 White Rapids Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28214
Whitewater Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 793 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitewater Academy enrolls 793 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 360 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 318 | 40% |
| Asian | 44 | 5.5% |
| White | 40 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
790 of the school's 793 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 790 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.
Whitewater Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 41, state house district 101.
Whitewater 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 793 students, Whitewater Academy 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