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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001194
Charles H. Parker Academic Center
1546 Walton Rd, Charlotte, NC 28208 · (980) 343-5533 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
469 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
48.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Charles H. Parker Academic Center
Charles H. Parker Academic Center's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles H. Parker Academic Center this school | 472 | 99.4% | 54.7% |
| Union Hill Elementary High Point | 495 | 99.4% | 47.5% |
| Irving Park Elementary Greensboro | 541 | 99.4% | 49.7% |
| Julius I Foust Elementary Greensboro | 661 | 99.5% | 34.9% |
| Rankin Elementary Greensboro | 673 | 99.6% | 35.0% |
| Trent Park Elementary New Bern | 390 | 96.2% | 56.3% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Charles H. Parker Academic Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #674 of 1,297 | #58 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #619 of 1,296 | #60 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #672 of 1,300 | #57 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #691 of 1,485 | #96 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #189 of 1,377 | #12 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #258 of 1,379 | #25 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #320 of 1,414 | #50 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #490 of 937 | #48 of 72 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
472
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 733
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 472 | 36.9 | 12.8:1 | 99% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 38.6 | 12.7:1 | 99% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 35.9 | 13.4:1 | 99% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 99% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 41.7 | 13.0:1 | 99% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 99% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 69% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 28% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 733 | 38 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles H. Parker Academic Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (540 to 472); teachers down 11% (41.7 to 36.9).
About Charles H. Parker Academic Center
Charles H. Parker Academic Center is an elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, reachable at (980) 343-5533. There are 472 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
Charles H. Parker Academic Center is in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a district with 145,014 students across 186 schools.
Black students make up 46% of enrollment at Charles H. Parker Academic Center, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. In Mecklenburg County overall, about 30% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Charles H. Parker Academic Center are from different groups.
Charles H. Parker Academic Center has 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.8:1. The school's 12.8:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. That is 28 points above the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Charles H. Parker Academic Center earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.5% for Charles H. Parker Academic Center. The school posts 54.7%, 6.2 points above the prediction.
Census data for Mecklenburg County show the median household earns about $87,005 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Mecklenburg County number 226, with about 170,407 students.
The closest school to Charles H. Parker Academic Center is Marie G Davis School, located about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Charles H. Parker Academic Center's average proficiency of 54.7% compares with 39.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 475 in 2020-21, 472 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Charles H. Parker Academic Center. You can also rate the school on this page.
Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
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- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
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- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
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Nearby schools
- Marie G Davis School0.9 mi · 328
- Niner University Elementary0.9 mi · 125
- Reid Park Academy1.0 mi · 317
- Charlotte Lab School1.5 mi · 807
- Ashley Park PreK-8 School1.5 mi · 338
- Renaissance West STEAM Academy1.8 mi · 737
Frequently asked questions
About Charles H. Parker Academic CenterHow many students attend Charles H. Parker Academic Center?
Charles H. Parker Academic Center enrolls approximately 472 students in grades KG-05.
Is Charles H. Parker Academic Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles H. Parker Academic Center is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Charles H. Parker Academic Center?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Charles H. Parker Academic Center.
How diverse is Charles H. Parker Academic Center?
Charles H. Parker Academic Center reports a student body of 7% White, 23% Hispanic, 46% Black, 18% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles H. Parker Academic Center?
Charles H. Parker Academic Center is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.