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First Ward Arts Elementary Primary School
715 North Caldwell St
Charlotte NC, 28202, Mecklenburg County
Phone: 980-343-5485
Ranking: 
(1,364 out of 1,874, bottom 27%)*
(1,364 out of 1,874, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 38 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 34 | 37 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 548 | 548 | 533 | 591 | 538 | 529 | 425 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 91 | 16.6% | 89 | 16.2% | 74 | 13.9% | 88 | 14.9% | 80 | 14.9% | 81 | 15.3% | 76 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | 87 | 15.9% | 89 | 16.2% | 80 | 15.0% | 93 | 15.7% | 79 | 14.7% | 90 | 17.0% | 79 | 18.6% |
| Grade 2: | 95 | 17.3% | 92 | 16.8% | 95 | 17.8% | 99 | 16.8% | 91 | 16.9% | 95 | 18.0% | 74 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 16.1% | 93 | 17.0% | 92 | 17.3% | 112 | 19.0% | 95 | 17.7% | 91 | 17.2% | 71 | 16.7% |
| Grade 4: | 91 | 16.6% | 92 | 16.8% | 89 | 16.7% | 98 | 16.6% | 99 | 18.4% | 93 | 17.6% | 76 | 17.9% |
| Grade 5: | 96 | 17.5% | 93 | 17.0% | 103 | 19.3% | 101 | 17.1% | 94 | 17.5% | 79 | 14.9% | 49 | 11.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 189 | 34.5% | 202 | 36.9% | 193 | 36.2% | 217 | 36.7% | 189 | 35.1% | 200 | 37.8% | 154 | 36.2% |
| Female: | 359 | 65.5% | 346 | 63.1% | 340 | 63.8% | 374 | 63.3% | 341 | 63.4% | 321 | 60.7% | 247 | 58.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 99 | 18.1% | 92 | 16.8% | 76 | 14.3% | 71 | 12.0% | 54 | 10.0% | 45 | 8.5% | 33 | 7.8% |
| Black: | 387 | 70.6% | 393 | 71.7% | 402 | 75.4% | 413 | 69.9% | 382 | 71.0% | 372 | 70.3% | 286 | 67.3% |
| White: | 38 | 6.9% | 38 | 6.9% | 36 | 6.8% | 58 | 9.8% | 94 | 17.5% | 105 | 19.8% | 81 | 19.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 3.6% | 21 | 3.8% | 16 | 3.0% | 42 | 7.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 389 | 71.0% | 377 | 68.8% | 366 | 68.7% | 365 | 61.8% | 284 | 52.8% | 256 | 48.4% | 192 | 45.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 8.6% | 52 | 9.5% | 51 | 9.6% | 59 | 10.0% | 59 | 11.0% | 66 | 12.5% | 56 | 13.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.28 | 15.29 | 14.39 | 14.79 | 15.78 | 14.50 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 69.7% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 70.3% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 69.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 79.5% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 82.1% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 80.2% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 81.5% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 50.0% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 84% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 81.6% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 55.7% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 66.1% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 67.7% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 67% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69.2% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 46.6% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 66.9% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.5% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 70.5% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 80.4% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 82.6% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 84.5% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 85.2% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.0% | 51.7% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70.2% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 70.9% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 71.1% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 70.7% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 45.4% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 47.5% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 54.6% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58.3% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 67.4% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 68.8% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 71.7% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 80.8% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 82.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 82.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 83.8% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.1% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 87.9% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 89.2% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56.9% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 68.8% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 72.2% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71.9% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 73.5% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 40.5% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 39.6% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 60.1% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 68.7% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 71.9% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 74.8% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 47.3% | 45.4% |
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* First Ward Arts Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.