Westerly Hills Academy

Westerly Hills Academy is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the schools within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, with 522 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools comprises 186 schools with combined enrollment of 145,014 students; Westerly Hills Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, Westerly Hills Academy logs that the largest single group is Black, at 65% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 28% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Westerly Hills Academy has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Westerly Hills Academy higher than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Mecklenburg County's rate of about 71%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Westerly Hills Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Mecklenburg County put median household income runs about $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Mecklenburg County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), of which Westerly Hills Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Harding University High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westerly Hills Academy at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 5%: 495 students in 2018 compared to 522 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 16% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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