Albemarle Road Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Albemarle Road Elementary School is an urban public school in Charlotte, North Carolina that is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District. It serves 706 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.3:1. Its teachers have had 634 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

706 Students

76 Teachers

7800 Riding Trail Rd

Charlotte, NC 28212 View local requests

http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/albemarleroades

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Albemarle Road Elementary School Demographics

89%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

93%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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