📍 15321 York Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28278
Palisades Park Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 901 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Palisades Park Elementary enrolls 901 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 28% White and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 371 | 41% |
| White | 251 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 156 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 54 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 901 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 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.
Palisades Park Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Palisades Park 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 901 students, Palisades Park 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: Suburb - Large
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