Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002660
Walter G. Byers School
1415 Hamilton St, Charlotte, NC 28206 · (980) 343-6940 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
300 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
39%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
36.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
28.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Walter G. Byers School
Walter G. Byers School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter G. Byers School this school | 303 | 99.0% | 37.3% |
| B O Barnes Elementary Wilson | 274 | 98.9% | 46.8% |
| Kimberley Park Elementary Winston Salem | 332 | 99.1% | 42.4% |
| E M Rollins Elementary Henderson | 322 | 99.1% | 46.1% |
| Mariam Boyd Elementary Warrenton | 291 | 97.9% | 21.9% |
| Bluford Elementary Greensboro | 266 | 98.5% | 47.6% |
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 Walter G. Byers School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #1,159 of 1,297 | #99 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #1,264 of 1,296 | #115 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,060 of 1,300 | #89 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #1,172 of 1,485 | #123 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #117 of 1,377 | #8 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #1,190 of 1,379 | #125 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #640 of 1,414 | #69 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #404 of 937 | #41 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
303
-52 (-15%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 303 | 24.6 | 12.3:1 | 99% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 26.4 | 12.1:1 | 99% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 29.3 | 11.5:1 | 99% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 34 | 10.4:1 | 99% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 39.5 | 9.0:1 | 99% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 39 | 10.1:1 | 99% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 93% (380) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walter G. Byers School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (357 to 303); teachers down 38% (39.5 to 24.6).
About Walter G. Byers School
The public elementary school Walter G. Byers School is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 303 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 35% below that mark.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools counts 145,014 students in its 186 schools, and Walter G. Byers School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Walter G. Byers School, about 76 are Black. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. Mecklenburg County's residents are about 30% Black, 46 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
Walter G. Byers School lists 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. About 99% of students at Walter G. Byers School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 28 points above the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
On the allk12 Grade, Walter G. Byers School lands at D, ahead of 11% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Walter G. Byers School's results are 11.3 points below predicted: 37.3% against 48.6%.
In the wider Mecklenburg County area, the median household earns about $87,005 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Mecklenburg County, 226 public schools serve about 170,407 students.
Irwin Academic Center is about 0.7 miles from Walter G. Byers School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Walter G. Byers School places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Walter G. Byers School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
From 355 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 303 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 10.4 in 2020-21 to 12.3 in 2024-25.
The Walter G. Byers School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Walter G. Byers SchoolHow large is Walter G. Byers School?
Walter G. Byers School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-08.
Is Walter G. Byers School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walter G. Byers School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walter G. Byers School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walter G. Byers School is approximately 12.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walter G. Byers School?
At Walter G. Byers School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 19% Hispanic, 76% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Walter G. Byers School in?
Walter G. Byers School is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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