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Enrollment
945
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001187
Albemarle Road Middle
6900 Democracy Drive, Charlotte, NC 28212 · (980) 343-6420 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL945 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
942 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 325 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 282 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 338 | 36% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
34.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
28.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Albemarle Road Middle
Albemarle Road Middle's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Road Middle this school | 945 | 99.7% | 33.6% |
| Martin Luther King Jr Middle Charlotte | 844 | 99.6% | 28.1% |
| Eastway Middle Charlotte | 849 | 99.3% | 30.4% |
| McClintock Middle Charlotte | 1,056 | 99.7% | 52.8% |
| Neuse River Middle Raleigh | 877 | 99.7% | 35.5% |
| Quail Hollow Middle Charlotte | 1,090 | 99.2% | 41.4% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Albemarle Road Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #409 of 463 | #24 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #421 of 461 | #26 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #389 of 463 | #25 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 945 | #55 of 478 | #15 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #385 of 456 | #16 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #290 of 456 | #21 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #13 of 472 | #5 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #126 of 300 | #12 of 19 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
945
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 969
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 945 | 51.8 | 18.3:1 | 100% (942) |
| 2023-24 | 934 | 59.5 | 15.7:1 | 100% (931) |
| 2022-23 | 918 | 56.8 | 16.1:1 | 100% (915) |
| 2020-21 | 951 | 65 | 14.6:1 | 100% (948) |
| 2017-18 | 1,099 | 69.2 | 15.9:1 | 100% (1,096) |
| 2015-16 | 1,112 | 67 | 16.6:1 | 100% (1,109) |
| 2010-11 | 815 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 89% (725) |
| 2000-01 | 909 | 65 | 14.0:1 | 38% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 969 | 54 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albemarle Road Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,099 to 945); teachers down 25% (69.2 to 51.8).
About Albemarle Road Middle
Albemarle Road Middle is a large middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, administered by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. A federal count lists 945 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605, so this school runs 56% above that.
The district, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, operates 186 schools serving 145,014 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Albemarle Road Middle, at 59%. Smaller groups are 27% Black, 9% Asian, and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Mecklenburg County is roughly 16% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.3:1, with 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.4 students per teacher above the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Mecklenburg County report 71%.
Albemarle Road Middle is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Albemarle Road Middle are 14.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.6% actual, 48.4% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Mecklenburg County, the median household income is $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mecklenburg County is home to 226 public schools and about 170,407 public school students.
Albemarle Road Elementary is the public school closest to Albemarle Road Middle, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 47.0% on proficiency, and Albemarle Road Middle is below that at 33.6%.
The federal government classifies Albemarle Road Middle's location as City: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (951) to 2024-25 (945). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.6:1 in 2020-21 to 18.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
Other schools in Charlotte
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
- Julius L. Chambers High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
Nearby schools
- Albemarle Road Elementary0.1 mi · 711
- Esperanza Global Academy0.6 mi · 538
- Idlewild Elementary1.2 mi · 850
- Charlotte East Language Academy1.3 mi · 594
- Movement School Eastland1.7 mi · 523
- Piney Grove Elementary1.8 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Albemarle Road MiddleHow many students attend Albemarle Road Middle?
Albemarle Road Middle enrolls approximately 945 students in grades 06-08.
Is Albemarle Road Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Albemarle Road Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Albemarle Road Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Albemarle Road Middle is approximately 18.3:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Albemarle Road Middle?
Albemarle Road Middle reports a student body of 3% White, 59% Hispanic, 27% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Albemarle Road Middle public or private?
Albemarle Road Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.