Irwin Academic Center

Irwin Academic Center is one of the close-knit elementary-level communitys in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the schools within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, with 371 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Irwin Academic Center sits 21% below that benchmark.

Within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which oversees 186 schools and 145,014 students, Irwin Academic Center is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Irwin Academic Center records that the most-represented group is Black (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 22% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Mecklenburg County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Irwin Academic Center has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Mecklenburg County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Irwin Academic Center tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Mecklenburg County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,005 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), Irwin Academic Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Walter G. Byers School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Irwin Academic Center. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Irwin Academic Center at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 56.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Irwin Academic Center's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 425 (now 371). The Asian share of enrollment declined from 16% to 8% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Irwin Academic Center typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.