📍 10201 Running Rapids Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28214
Whitewater Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 708 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitewater Middle enrolls 708 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 339 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 281 | 40% |
| Asian | 42 | 5.9% |
| White | 26 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
705 of the school's 708 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 705 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 708 students, Whitewater Middle 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