J. H. Gunn Elementary

J. H. Gunn Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, run under Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school educates 616 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 32% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools comprises 186 schools with combined enrollment of 145,014 students; J. H. Gunn Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, J. H. Gunn Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Mecklenburg County's rate of about 71%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), J. H. Gunn Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Mecklenburg County shows median household earnings sit near $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mecklenburg County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), of which J. H. Gunn Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Northeast Middle, roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J. H. Gunn Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

J. H. Gunn Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. J. H. Gunn Elementary's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 741 (now 616). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 43% to 52% over that span.

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