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Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus

Public Grades 3-5
32nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 98% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus in Charlotte, NC, is an upper-elementary campus within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools serving 330 students in grades 3–5, sitting adjacent to the program's PK–2 campus and ranking #32 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools in the 98th percentile. The school has earned a 5-star rating in nearly every year since 2015 and ranked #29 and #34 in the two prior years, making it one of the most consistently elite elementary schools in the Charlotte area.

Academic proficiency is remarkably strong across every test and grade level. Math proficiency ranges from 86.4% in 5th grade to 93.2% in 3rd grade, reading proficiency holds steady around 86% in all three grades, and 5th-grade science comes in at 89.1% — outperforming state reading averages by roughly 30 percentage points per grade. Chronic absenteeism sits at just 6.4%, less than one-quarter of the district's 26.8% rate, and the student-to-teacher ratio improved to a favorable 13.8:1. The school's support for special education students is particularly impressive, ranking #2 of 821 schools statewide in 2024–2025, a meaningful achievement in an area where many schools struggle.

Within a two-mile radius, Dilworth Latta outranks every nearby elementary option, ahead of Irwin Academic Center (#81), Sedgefield Montessori (#72), Myers Park Traditional (#87), and Eastover Elementary (#113), while Bruns Avenue Elementary and Walter G. Byers School rank near the bottom of the state in the same cluster. Only 18.8% of Dilworth Latta students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the nearby PK–2 campus shares a similarly low rate, suggesting strong academic habits are established early in this school community.

330
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
18.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 405 E. Park Ave
       Charlotte, NC  28203-5143

(980) 343-2240

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools


Students who attend Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus usually attend:

Middle:    Sedgefield Middle
High:    Myers Park High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
71.2%
African American:
10.9%
Hispanic:
9.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (88% vs 61% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 2% of North Carolina elementary schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school88%
District avg64%
North Carolina avg61%
32nd of 1,492
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Top 2%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
105th of 246Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools among North Carolina districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202695.732 of 149297.9%★★★★★
202596.529 of 149098.1%★★★★★
202496.034 of 150597.7%★★★★★
202392.288 of 150294.1%★★★★★
202291.099 of 151493.5%★★★★★
202194.467 of 148995.5%★★★★★
201981.6211 of 147385.7%★★★★☆
201892.462 of 143495.7%★★★★★
201792.456 of 142996.1%★★★★★
201691.567 of 142595.3%★★★★★
201591.673 of 144094.9%★★★★★
201494.642 of 139097.0%★★★★★
201394.753 of 140396.2%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
20267.0891 of 9031.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202583.482 of 91891.1%★★★★★
202459.7291 of 92468.5%★★★☆☆
202345.9484 of 93348.1%★★☆☆☆
202252.3379 of 92759.1%★★★☆☆
202148.9368 of 89658.9%★★★☆☆
201939.7599 of 94936.9%★★☆☆☆
201852.1419 of 92754.8%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201958.0266 of 87869.7%★★★☆☆
201837.1578 of 89735.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202694.733 of 144797.7%★★★★★
202596.119 of 145198.7%★★★★★
202494.938 of 145597.4%★★★★★
202389.2104 of 145992.9%★★★★★
202287.7120 of 145891.8%★★★★★
202194.648 of 144096.7%★★★★★
201982.7172 of 142487.9%★★★★☆
201889.683 of 140594.1%★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202666.1213 of 74371.3%★★★★☆
202568.3165 of 71076.8%★★★★☆
202468.1151 of 66977.4%★★★★☆
202367.2153 of 58273.7%★★★★☆
202263.4186 of 50062.8%★★★☆☆
202174.165 of 49486.8%★★★★☆
201962.5271 of 61255.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202676.3150 of 98184.7%★★★★☆
202580.3108 of 96188.8%★★★★☆
202363.5251 of 91572.6%★★★★☆
202255.2337 of 89362.3%★★★☆☆
202166.1195 of 84376.9%★★★★☆
201953.8375 of 86556.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202653.6618 of 143456.9%★★★☆☆
202570.4304 of 143778.8%★★★★☆
202470.9304 of 145079.0%★★★★☆
202326.11156 of 143719.6%★☆☆☆☆
202234.6939 of 136631.3%★★☆☆☆
202142.4740 of 132944.3%★★☆☆☆
201920.71197 of 136112.0%★☆☆☆☆
201833.3970 of 133227.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202694.734 of 145197.7%★★★★★
202595.239 of 145097.3%★★★★★
202495.334 of 146497.7%★★★★★
202392.864 of 146195.6%★★★★★
202289.794 of 146493.6%★★★★★
202191.883 of 144494.3%★★★★★
201979.3229 of 143084.0%★★★★☆
201892.848 of 141396.6%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202684.351 of 81593.7%★★★★★
202599.72 of 82199.8%★★★★★
202499.17 of 80199.1%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202694.27 of 114699.4%★★★★★
202596.82 of 117299.8%★★★★★
202495.19 of 116699.2%★★★★★
202395.74 of 118399.7%★★★★★
202295.76 of 119499.5%★★★★★
202198.22 of 117299.8%★★★★★
201995.94 of 118399.7%★★★★★
201896.41 of 117899.9%★★★★★
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2026)99th percentile~ school
Female (2026)98th percentile~ school
Male (2026)98th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)94th percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)85th percentile-13 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)71st percentile-27 vs school
Disabled (2019)70th percentile-16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-41 vs school
African American (2026)1st percentile-97 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics91%+27 vs state
Science89%+21 vs state
Reading86%+30 vs state

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Students who attend Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sedgefield Middle
High : Myers Park High School

Yes! Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 32nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus are 71% White, 11% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus.

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2017–18 through 2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 2, 2026
2025–26 EOC & EOG test scoresSep 2, 2026
2016–17 through 2024–25 graduation ratesSep 3, 2025
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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