Walter G. Byers School
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–8 · 303 students
Irwin Academic Center
329 N. Irwin Ave, Charlotte, NC 28202
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
371
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Mecklenburg County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Irwin Academic Center
Irwin Academic Center is a magnet elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving grades K–5. It is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school is located in a large city in Mecklenburg County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 371 students were enrolled, with about 14 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 371 students
- Students per teacher
- 14 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- County
- Mecklenburg County
- NCES school ID
- 370297000682
Schools near Irwin Academic Center
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Brookstone Schools
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Trinity Episcopal School
Private · Grades K–8 · 437 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.