Movement School Southwest

Movement School Southwest is one of the close-knit elementary-level communitys in Charlotte, North Carolina, overseen by Movement School Southwest, with 284 students on its rolls from grades K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.

Operationally, Movement School Southwest answers to Movement School Southwest, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Movement School Southwest reports that Black students make up the majority at 68%; the rest looks like 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Movement School Southwest has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Mecklenburg County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Mecklenburg County) shows that median household income runs about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Mecklenburg County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), of which Movement School Southwest is one.

The closest other public school is Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Movement School Southwest runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.