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About this school
Paw Creek Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Charlotte, North Carolina that is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District.
It serves 714 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
Its teachers have had 296 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades K - 5
714 Students
42 Teachers
1300 Cathey RdContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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88%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Sep 3, 2026
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Paw Creek Elementary School
$129,054
raised using DonorsChoose
296
projects
funded
78
teachers
funded
682
donors
33
projects
for
basic supplies
42
projects for
technology
38
projects for
books
10
projects
for
art supplies
Paw Creek Elementary School has received support from
336 individuals from North Carolina and
346 individuals out-of-state.