Summary:
In zip code 28203, there are two elementary education programs serving roughly 1,069 students: a combined Dilworth Elementary program (split between Dilworth Elementary for Pre-K through 2nd grade and Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus for grades 3 through 5) and the Marie G. Davis School, a K-8 school part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Families in this zip code will find two starkly different educational realities. The two Dilworth campuses function as one high-performing program, with Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus ranking in the 98th percentile statewide on the most recent EOG results, achieving proficiency rates over 85% in 3rd and 4th grade math, and an 89.1% proficiency rate in 5th grade science. Chronic absenteeism at the Dilworth campuses is remarkably low at 6.4-8.2%, and only 16.6% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a strong indicator of the household stability in its attendance zone. By contrast, the Marie G. Davis School ranks in the 8th percentile, with 0 stars, and serves a very different population: 98.78% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, 44.5% are chronically absent, and math proficiency drops from 39.1% in 3rd grade to just 9.7% by 8th grade, compared to over 50% statewide.
The contrast is sharpest when comparing the same grade levels right across the neighborhood. In 3rd grade math, Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus posted a 93.2% proficiency rate versus 39.1% at Marie G. Davis School—a 54-point gap that widens as students get older. Marie G. Davis also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism (44.5%) than the Dilworth campuses (6.4-8.2%). While Dilworth Elementary spends more per pupil at $14,132, the spending data suggests resources have not historically aligned with the much higher needs of the Marie G. Davis student population.
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