📍 15340 Smith Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28273
River Gate Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 701 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
River Gate Elementary enrolls 701 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 292 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 178 | 25% |
| White | 124 | 18% |
| Asian | 62 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
284 of the school's 701 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 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.
River Gate Elementary 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 41, state house district 92.
River Gate Elementary 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 701 students, River Gate Elementary is close to 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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