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First Ward Creative Arts Academy

Regular School · Charlotte, NC

First Ward Creative Arts Academy is a regular school school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving grades KG–05 with 421 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
421
Teachers (FTE)
28.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 321 76%
Hispanic/Latino 54 13%
Two or more races 28 7%
White 12 3%
Asian 4 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 421 211M / 210F

English Language Learners: 33 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 27.0% -14.9pp 41.9% 311
Reading Proficiency 38.0% -8.9pp 46.9% 311
Science Proficiency 40-44% — 90

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.09 grade levels
Math
-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
11 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
9
2.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
178
42.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 421 100%

Contact & Location

715 N. Caldwell St

Charlotte, NC 28202

Phone: (980)343-5485

http://www.cmsk12.org/firstwardES

District

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,641

District enrollment: 144,197

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Related Data

NCES ID

370297001211

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD