📍 4835 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28215
Lawrence Orr Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 724 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lawrence Orr Elementary enrolls 724 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 8.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 389 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 214 | 30% |
| Asian | 64 | 8.8% |
| White | 31 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
721 of the school's 724 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 721 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.
Lawrence Orr 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 40, state house district 99.
Lawrence Orr 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 724 students, Lawrence Orr 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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