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Idlewild Elementary

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Mecklenburg County

Address
7101 Idlewild Rd, Charlotte, NC 28212
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370297001228
850
Students
50.2
Teachers (FTE)
16.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
65
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
23.4%
Chronically absent
53.8%
Economically disadvantaged

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Idlewild Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Idlewild ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Esperanza Global AcademyElementary · Grades PK-50.8 mi
  2. Albemarle Road ElementaryElementary · Grades K-51.1 mi
  3. East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-121.1 mi
  4. Albemarle Road MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.2 mi
  5. Piney Grove ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.2 mi
  6. McClintock MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.5 mi
  7. Charlotte East Language AcademyElementary · Grades K-81.5 mi
  8. Movement School EastlandElementary · Grades K-5 · Movement School Eastland · Charter1.7 mi
  9. Commonwealth HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Commonwealth High School · Charter1.7 mi
  10. Winterfield ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.9 mi

How Idlewild Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 65 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools60th percentile
Higher than 60% · rank 929 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools62nd percentile
Higher than 62% · rank 492 of 1,419
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools48th percentile
Higher than 48% · rank 89 of 177

Chronic absence is lower here than at 46% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 3 points since 2014 (62 → 65). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202565CExceeded58.5
202461CExceeded53.5
202357CMet49.8
202262CExceeded53.1
201964CMet62.4
201866CExceeded61.3
201768CMet65
201666CMet62
201568CExceeded62
201462CMet58

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 50.82%Black 25.29%Asian 13.41%White 7.88%Two+ Races 2.59%
Hispanic: 50.82% (432) Black: 25.29% (215) Asian: 13.41% (114) White: 7.88% (67) Two+ Races: 2.59% (22)
Hispanic50.82%
Black25.29%
Asian13.41%
White7.88%
Two+ Races2.59%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 850
49.65%422 Female
50.35%428 Male

Student counts for Idlewild Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 850 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 76.6%Chronically absent 23.4%
Regular attendance: 76.6% (665) Chronically absent: 23.4% (203)
Regular attendance76.6%
Chronically absent23.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 868
53.8%Economically disadvantaged
32.94%280 English learners

Student indicators for Idlewild Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 868 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 79.42%Beginning 20.58%
Experienced: 79.42% (37) Beginning: 20.58% (10)
Experienced79.42%
Beginning20.58%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 46.6 FTE
94.63%Fully licensed
5.37%Emergency or provisional
12.89%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Idlewild Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 46.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)66.7%46.8%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)65.1%46.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)44.8%30.8%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)34.9%18.8%27%19.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)55.2%14.1%19.6%11.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)33.3%19.8%27.8%19%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth4.290.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers46.55
Experienced teachers36.97 (79%)
Beginning teachers9.58 (21%)
Holding a standard license44.05 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.5 (5%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (203 of 868)23.4%
Economically disadvantaged53.8%
English learners making progress (of 280)51.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.84
Library books per student13.59
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.8

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Idlewild Elementary report card PDF

Download this report card

Idlewild Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.