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Elbert Edwin Waddell High School

Charlotte · NC · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Public

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Elbert Edwin Waddell High School compares for families

What families should know about Elbert Edwin Waddell High School.

  • LocallyNC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: The John Crosland School, Olympic High School, South Mecklenburg High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Federal Title I context

Title I Schoolwide eligible

≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program

71.5%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 114 in 2023 to 123 in 2024 — over 1 years.
+7.9%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +7.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 123 students:

2025
133
2027
154
2029
180

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
The John Crosland School
Charlotte
Private 1.7 77 +0.0%
Olympic High School
Charlotte
Public 2.9 1,483 -43.1%
South Mecklenburg High School
Charlotte
Public 3.9 2,534 -22.2%
Myers Park High School
Charlotte
Public 4.0 3,225 -8.9%
Kent Academy
Charlotte
Private 4.5 30
Charlotte Lab School
Charlotte
Public · charter 5.1 182 +36.8%
Manus Academy
Charlotte
Private 5.4 60 +5.3%
Charlotte Catholic High School
Charlotte
Private 5.4 1,171 -3.9%

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