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Enrollment
832
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003018
Whitewater Academy
11600 White Rapids Rd, Charlotte, NC 28214 · (980) 343-0003 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL832 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
17.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
829 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 42 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
65%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
41.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Whitewater Academy
Whitewater Academy's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Academy this school | 832 | 99.6% | 52.5% |
| Paw Creek Elementary Charlotte | 784 | 99.6% | 73.2% |
| Reedy Creek Elementary Charlotte | 850 | 99.6% | 52.1% |
| Rogers Lane Elementary Raleigh | 763 | 98.4% | 37.7% |
| Barwell Road Elementary Raleigh | 648 | 99.5% | 48.9% |
| Thomasville Primary Thomasville | 753 | 99.5% | 38.1% |
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 Whitewater Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #742 of 1,297 | #63 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #611 of 1,296 | #59 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #915 of 1,300 | #72 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 832 | #61 of 1,485 | #15 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,277 of 1,377 | #117 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #498 of 1,379 | #41 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #19 of 1,414 | #6 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.7% | #149 of 369 | #16 of 41 |
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
832
+55 (+7%) vs 2020
+84% since 2010-11, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 832 | 47.1 | 17.7:1 | 100% (829) |
| 2023-24 | 785 | 46.5 | 16.9:1 | 100% (782) |
| 2022-23 | 793 | 47.6 | 16.7:1 | 100% (790) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 51 | 15.2:1 | 100% (774) |
| 2017-18 | 732 | 50.6 | 14.5:1 | 100% (729) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 100% (778) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 85% (383) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitewater Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (732 to 832); teachers down 7% (50.6 to 47.1).
About Whitewater Academy
Whitewater Academy, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a high-enrollment elementary school. The student body numbers 832 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in North Carolina) has about 467 students.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 145,014 students in 186 schools, and Whitewater Academy is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Whitewater Academy is Black (46%). Other groups make up 37% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Mecklenburg County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school's share is higher. Whitewater Academy has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Whitewater Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.7:1. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Whitewater Academy as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Whitewater Academy is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Whitewater Academy's average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.5% is 4.0 points above the 48.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Mecklenburg County, median household income is about $87,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County, with a combined enrollment of about 170,407.
The closest public school, Whitewater Middle, is less than a tenth of a mile from Whitewater Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Whitewater Academy ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 777 to 832. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.7:1.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
Other schools in Charlotte
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
- Julius L. Chambers High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
Nearby schools
- Whitewater Middle0.1 mi · 731
- River Oaks Academy1.8 mi · 555
- Ida Rankin Elementary School2.0 mi · 533
- Mount Holly Middle2.1 mi · 570
- Turning Point Academy2.3 mi · 144
- Paw Creek Elementary2.6 mi · 784
Frequently asked questions
About Whitewater AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Whitewater Academy?
Whitewater Academy enrolls approximately 832 students in grades PK-05.
Is Whitewater Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitewater Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Whitewater Academy have?
Whitewater Academy employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
How diverse is Whitewater Academy?
Whitewater Academy reports a student body of 8% White, 37% Hispanic, 46% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Whitewater Academy?
Whitewater Academy is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.