State/Public Elementary Open

Parkside Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 2945 Johnston-Oehler Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28269

387
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Parkside Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Parkside Elementary enrolls 387 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
188 (49%)
Female students
199 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
27.1
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American27972%
Hispanic or Latino338.5%
White287.2%
Two or more races246.2%
Asian215.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

213 of the school's 387 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Parkside 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 38, state house district 106.

School district: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Parkside 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 387 students, Parkside Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 818 students per school.

147,299
District students
180
Schools
8,663
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB PYP (Ages 3โ€“12)
IBO code
060286
IB since
17 August 2022
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

57%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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