Irwin Academic Center

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Irwin Academic Center in Charlotte, North Carolina enrolled 371 students in 2024-25 with 26.5 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 72-76% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

402 students in 2022-23, 381 students in 2023-24, 371 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.2 to 26.5.

Students enrolled at Irwin Academic Center by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 381, 2024-25: 37102004006002022-234022023-243812024-25371
Students enrolled at Irwin Academic Center by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 381, 2024-25: 37102004006002022-234022023-243812024-25371
Students enrolled at Irwin Academic Center by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 381, 2024-25: 37102004006002022-234022023-243812024-25371
Students enrolled at Irwin Academic Center by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 381, 2024-25: 37102004006002022-234022023-243812024-25371
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340226.215.4
2023-2438124.015.9
2024-2537126.514.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Irwin Academic Center 14.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIrwin Academic Center 14.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Irwin Academic Center 14.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIrwin Academic Center 14.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Irwin Academic Center 14.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIrwin Academic Center 14.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Irwin Academic Center 14.0; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherIrwin Academic Center 14.0state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 390 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Irwin Academic Center enrolled 390 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 390 of the 390 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent7.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.8% of students were Black, 21.6% White, 9.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black52.8%
  2. White21.6%
  3. Hispanic9.7%
  4. Asian8.1%
  5. Two or more races7.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Irwin Academic Center scored proficient or above: 72-76% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math72‑76%50%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Charlotte

112 public elementary schools in Charlotte report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
South Academy of International Languages1,25914.831.9%
Rea Farms STEAM Academy1,09816.312.2%
Mallard Creek STEM Academy96113.497.1%
Palisades Park Elementary94015.837.9%
Unity Classical Charter School92823.9not reported
Collinswood Language Academy89316.238.6%
Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy88416.097.9%
Idlewild Elementary85016.999.6%

All public schools in Charlotte →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Irwin Academic Center

  1. Walter G. Byers SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 303 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Bruns Avenue ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 415 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Irwin Academic Center with Walter G. Byers SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spends per student$12,198 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,198
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaIrwin Academic Center is the number 980 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#980 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Irwin Academic Center

  1. How many students attend Irwin Academic Center?
    371 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 402 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Charlotte, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Irwin Academic Center?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Irwin Academic Center a Title I school?
    Irwin Academic Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Irwin Academic Center do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Irwin Academic Center scored proficient or above: 72-76% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Irwin Academic Center in?
    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NCES district ID 3702970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370297000682 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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