Schools in Zip Code 28203

Zip code 28203 in Charlotte, NC has 3 schools—Dilworth Elementary, Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus, and Marie G Davis School—all part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; while all three are classified as elementary schools, the grade spans differ, with Dilworth Elementary serving PK–2, Latta Campus serving 3–5, and Marie G Davis serving K–8, meaning there are no standalone middle or high schools within the ZIP code.

The academic standout is Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus, which ranks #32 out of 1,492 North Carolina schools (98th percentile) and posts proficiency rates roughly 20–30 points above state averages in every tested subject. In direct comparisons across grades 3–5, Latta outperforms Marie G Davis School by 32 to 54 percentage points in math, reading, and science. Marie G Davis is the most challenged school in the ZIP code, ranking #1,372 out of 1,492 (8th percentile), with proficiency rates well below district and state averages in every grade and subject. Dilworth Elementary does not have a current ranking because its PK–2 grade span means students are not yet tested; its older rank history was weak, so its success should not be assumed from the strong results at Latta Campus.

Poverty and attendance patterns closely track these outcomes. Dilworth Elementary and Latta Campus have relatively low free/reduced lunch rates (14.8% and 18.8%) and low chronic absenteeism (8.2% and 6.4%), while Marie G Davis has a 98.8% free/reduced lunch rate and a 44.5% chronic absenteeism rate—nearly double the state average. Marie G Davis also shows a steep decline in math proficiency, falling from 39.1% in 3rd grade to just 9.7% in 8th grade. Notably, Marie G Davis has the smallest student–teacher ratio (13.2) of the three schools, while Latta has a 13.8 ratio, suggesting class size alone does not explain the significant achievement gap in this ZIP code.