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The public schools with the highest share of Hispanic students in North Carolina

Across North Carolina, 2,503 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Hispanic or Latino, from federal NCES enrollment data. Elbert Edwin Waddell High School leads the list at 98.4%, against a median of 18.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

2,503

North Carolina

Top % Hispanic

98.4%

Median % Hispanic

18.3%

MOST HISPANIC · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Hispanic students	% Hispanic
1	Elbert Edwin Waddell High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	123	121	98.4%
2	Charlotte East Language Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	594	496	83.5%
3	Montclaire Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	512	422	82.4%
4	Starmount Academy of Excellence	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	416	331	79.6%
5	Berryhill School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	423	331	78.3%
6	Durham Charter School	Durham, NC	Durham Charter School	1,010	783	77.5%
7	Nations Ford Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	610	472	77.4%
8	Rock Rest Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	394	295	74.9%
9	Chatham Middle	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	513	380	74.1%
10	Reaching All Minds Academy	Durham, NC	Reaching All Minds Academy	391	289	73.9%
11	Sterling Elementary	Pineville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	786	577	73.4%
12	Windsor Park Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	470	343	73.0%
13	Winterfield Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	461	335	72.7%
14	Hillcrest Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	254	182	71.7%
15	Devonshire Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	550	394	71.6%
16	Easton Elementary School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	504	359	71.2%
17	Siler City Elementary	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	591	415	70.2%
18	Forest Park Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	522	365	69.9%
19	Merry Oaks International Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	601	420	69.9%
20	Virginia Cross Elementary	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	494	344	69.6%
21	Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	854	593	69.4%
22	B F Grady Elementary	Albertson, NC	Duplin County Schools	865	600	69.4%
23	Huntingtowne Farms Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	776	535	68.9%
24	Benton Heights Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	451	310	68.7%
25	Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary	Rose Hill, NC	Duplin County Schools	1,118	765	68.4%
26	Jordan-Matthews High	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	848	579	68.3%
27	Spring Creek Middle	Seven Springs, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	571	388	68.0%
28	Oaklawn Language Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	531	360	67.8%
29	Maureen Joy Charter School	Durham, NC	Maureen Joy Charter	631	425	67.3%
30	Candor Elementary	Candor, NC	Montgomery County Schools	368	247	67.1%
31	Hall-Woodward Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	532	356	66.9%
32	Eastway Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	849	567	66.8%
33	Esperanza Global Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	538	355	66.0%
34	Newell Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	554	362	65.3%
35	Monroe Middle	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	802	524	65.3%
36	Monroe High	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	1,215	792	65.2%
37	Hidden Valley Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	808	522	64.6%
38	R Homer Andrews Elementary	Burlington, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	498	321	64.5%
39	Briarwood Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	649	418	64.4%
40	Walter R Johnson Middle	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	441	284	64.4%
41	Selma Middle School	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	339	217	64.0%
42	Martin Luther King Jr Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	844	535	63.4%
43	East Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	423	268	63.4%
44	Albemarle Road Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	711	449	63.1%
45	Brogden Middle	Dudley, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	603	379	62.9%
46	Spring Creek Elementary	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	804	505	62.8%
47	Broadview Middle	Burlington, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	512	321	62.7%
48	Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	185	116	62.7%
49	Sampson Early College High	Clinton, NC	Sampson County Schools	229	143	62.5%
50	Hugh M Cummings High	Burlington, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	807	503	62.3%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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