Northwest School Of The Arts
1415 Beatties Ford Rd
Charlotte NC, 28216, Mecklenburg County
Phone: 980-343-5500
Ranking: 
(777 out of 1,874, top 41%)*
(777 out of 1,874, top 41%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12
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: | 54 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 71 | 75 | 74 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 983 | 981 | 981 | 965 | 1,092 | 1,166 | 1,073 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 145 | 14.8% | 156 | 15.9% | 147 | 15.0% | 126 | 13.1% | 166 | 15.2% | 157 | 13.5% | 140 | 13.0% |
| Grade 7: | 140 | 14.2% | 154 | 15.7% | 136 | 13.9% | 150 | 15.5% | 149 | 13.6% | 159 | 13.6% | 164 | 15.3% |
| Grade 8: | 147 | 15.0% | 128 | 13.0% | 142 | 14.5% | 131 | 13.6% | 146 | 13.4% | 163 | 14.0% | 145 | 13.5% |
| Grade 9: | 162 | 16.5% | 154 | 15.7% | 139 | 14.2% | 149 | 15.4% | 161 | 14.7% | 226 | 19.4% | 221 | 20.6% |
| Grade 10: | 140 | 14.2% | 140 | 14.3% | 158 | 16.1% | 140 | 14.5% | 189 | 17.3% | 205 | 17.6% | 161 | 15.0% |
| Grade 11: | 124 | 12.6% | 139 | 14.2% | 129 | 13.1% | 135 | 14.0% | 159 | 14.6% | 154 | 13.2% | 119 | 11.1% |
| Grade 12: | 125 | 12.7% | 110 | 11.2% | 130 | 13.3% | 134 | 13.9% | 122 | 11.2% | 102 | 8.7% | 123 | 11.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 259 | 26.3% | 265 | 27.0% | 266 | 27.1% | 265 | 27.5% | 324 | 29.7% | 359 | 30.8% | 335 | 31.2% |
| Female: | 724 | 73.7% | 716 | 73.0% | 715 | 72.9% | 700 | 72.5% | 760 | 69.6% | 799 | 68.5% | 702 | 65.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 12 | 1.2% | 9 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.9% | 21 | 2.2% | 17 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 69 | 7.0% | 62 | 6.3% | 60 | 6.1% | 51 | 5.3% | 56 | 5.1% | 61 | 5.2% | 59 | 5.5% |
| Black: | 481 | 48.9% | 493 | 50.3% | 485 | 49.4% | 448 | 46.4% | 593 | 54.3% | 651 | 55.8% | 547 | 51.0% |
| White: | 370 | 37.6% | 364 | 37.1% | 384 | 39.1% | 393 | 40.7% | 419 | 38.4% | 435 | 37.3% | 417 | 38.9% |
| 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: | 47 | 4.8% | 48 | 4.9% | 39 | 4.0% | 48 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 342 | 34.8% | 368 | 37.5% | 366 | 37.3% | 323 | 33.5% | 340 | 31.1% | 344 | 29.5% | 294 | 27.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 6.8% | 63 | 6.4% | 61 | 6.2% | 61 | 6.3% | 93 | 8.5% | 82 | 7.0% | 96 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.15 | 16.70 | 17.02 | 17.77 | 15.45 | 15.50 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 48.6% | 76.3% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 35.2% | 71.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 54.6% | 70.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 62.3% | 74.7% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.6% | 84.2% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 79.1% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87% | 75.1% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 39.3% | 38.1% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 48.7% | 69.1% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 50.8% | 61.4% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 51.5% | 67.3% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 59.2% | 75.6% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 64.4% | 84.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 66.7% | 79.4% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 64.5% | 60.9% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.4% | 62.9% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 72% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 66.8% | 78.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.4% | 84.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92.3% | 83.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 84.2% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 37.5% | 47.7% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 53.7% | 58.5% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 47.3% | 64% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 35.1% | 75.1% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 58.1% | 56.9% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 68.2% | 66.1% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 75.9% | 70.8% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 81.2% | 77.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 91.2% | 83.1% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 94.6% | 81.9% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.4% | 79.8% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 83.9% | 71.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79.8% | 74.1% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.1% | 76.6% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 92.4% | 85.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 81.2% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 82.6% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 79.2% | 53.4% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 42.8% | 55.5% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 45.7% | 57.9% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 47.6% | 65.5% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 62.4% | 73% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 83.5% | 82.3% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 60.9% | 61% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 66% | 71.3% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 57.9% | 74.1% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 50% | 76.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 71.4% | 87.2% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 63.1% | 60.2% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 80% | 70.9% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 74.3% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 86% | 78.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 88.8% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 92.7% | 85.8% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 30.7% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 91.8% | 84.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 63.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 64.3% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 77.7% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 74.9% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 75.5% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 74.4% | 69.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 61.5% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 61.5% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 64.8% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 75.8% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 78.7% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 78.7% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78.6% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 42.7% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 77.1% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 78.1% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 58.2% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 74.4% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 74.1% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 74.5% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 47.6% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 58.3% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 63.5% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.3% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 78.8% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 79.3% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 79.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 41.9% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 82% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 81.2% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 49.2% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 62.5% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 65.8% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 66.7% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 67.8% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 48.8% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 46.4% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 52.4% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 57.4% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 61.8% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 63.3% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 65.3% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 79.5% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 84.2% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 84.8% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 86.4% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 39.9% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 83.3% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 85% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 50.9% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 65.6% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 68.5% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 69.7% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 70.7% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 44.3% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 46.8% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 63.9% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 69.8% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 74.7% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 78.9% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 60.2% | 59.1% |
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* Northwest School Of The Arts was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.