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Enrollment
1,187
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001188
Alexander Graham Middle
1800 Runnymede Lane, Charlotte, NC 28211 · (980) 343-5810 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,187 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
19.4:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
622 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 | 380 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 385 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 422 | 36% |
Student demographics
70%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
Students here typically continue to
Alexander Graham Middle→Myers Park High School
Feeds from
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
50.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Alexander Graham Middle
Alexander Graham Middle's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Graham Middle this school | 1,187 | 52.4% | 49.7% |
| Dillard Drive Middle Raleigh | 977 | 50.5% | 51.0% |
| Harold E. Winkler Middle Concord | 1,094 | 62.2% | 51.7% |
| Carroll Middle Raleigh | 898 | 61.1% | 45.5% |
| Mint Hill Middle Matthews | 878 | 49.9% | 62.7% |
| Hawfields Middle Mebane | 864 | 56.0% | 65.0% |
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 Alexander Graham Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #253 of 463 | #15 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #264 of 461 | #16 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #217 of 463 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,187 | #16 of 478 | #6 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #428 of 456 | #24 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #53 of 456 | #4 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #376 of 472 | #19 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #70 of 300 | #6 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
1,187
-149 (-11%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 1,187 | 61.2 | 19.4:1 | 52% (622) |
| 2023-24 | 1,202 | 64.7 | 18.6:1 | 50% (607) |
| 2022-23 | 1,245 | 66.1 | 18.8:1 | 38% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 1,336 | 76 | 17.6:1 | 29% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 1,465 | 77.8 | 18.8:1 | 27% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 1,427 | 75 | 19.0:1 | 31% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 1,235 | 65 | 19.0:1 | 33% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 46% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 41 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexander Graham Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,465 to 1,187); teachers down 21% (77.8 to 61.2).
About Alexander Graham Middle
Alexander Graham Middle is a large middle school found in Charlotte, North Carolina. Enrollment totals 1,187 students across grades 6 through 8. The school is 96% larger than the average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is the district for Alexander Graham Middle. It has 186 schools and 145,014 students.
Hispanic students account for 37% of enrollment at Alexander Graham Middle, more than any other group. The remaining students are 32% White, 23% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Mecklenburg County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. The diversity index for Alexander Graham Middle is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 61.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 15.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 52%. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Alexander Graham Middle earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Alexander Graham Middle's results are 13.2 points below predicted: 49.7% against 62.8%.
For the population of Mecklenburg County, the median household earns about $87,005 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Mecklenburg County, 226 public schools serve about 170,407 students.
Of the public schools around it, Alexander Graham Middle is closest to Selwyn Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Alexander Graham Middle is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Alexander Graham Middle in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 149 students, from 1,336 to 1,187. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.6:1 to 19.4:1.
Alexander Graham Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Selwyn Elementary0.1 mi · 669
- Myers Park High School0.3 mi · 3,225
- Sharon Elementary1.3 mi · 688
- Myers Park Traditional Elem1.6 mi · 678
- Pinewood Elementary1.8 mi · 521
- Eastover Elementary2.2 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Alexander Graham MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Alexander Graham Middle?
Alexander Graham Middle enrolls approximately 1,187 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Alexander Graham Middle serve?
Alexander Graham Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Alexander Graham Middle?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Alexander Graham Middle.
What is the student diversity at Alexander Graham Middle?
Student demographics at Alexander Graham Middle are roughly 32% White, 37% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Alexander Graham Middle public or private?
Alexander Graham 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.