Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Charlotte

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D−

Westerly Hills Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4420 Denver Ave, Charlotte, NC 28208 · (980) 343-6021 · Part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Charlotte’s School Grade B− better than 46% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
522
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Westerly Hills Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 26.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Charlotte kids: 38 middle schools

On the path

Where Charlotte kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Westerly Hills AcademyYou are here
6–838 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4420 Denver Ave, Charlotte

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten82
Grade 182
Grade 293
Grade 376
Grade 480
Grade 582
Enrollment over time
414’20
392’21
446’22
469’23
522’24

Up 26.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 65%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 3%White 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Westerly Hills Academy from Charlotte families.

Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

The district →
Blythe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntersville
B−
902 students16:1
Mint Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Matthews
864 students17:1
Idlewild Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charlotte
C+
850 students17:1
Reedy Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charlotte
C−
850 students15:1
Whitewater Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charlotte
C−
832 students18:1
Barnette Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntersville
B+
818 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Charlotte’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.