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How has Carmel Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,004
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001200
Carmel Middle
5001 Camilla Dr, Charlotte, NC 28226 · (980) 343-6705 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,004 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-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
16.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
365 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 | 350 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 296 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 358 | 36% |
Student demographics
63%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
Carmel Middle→South Mecklenburg 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
60.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Carmel Middle
Carmel Middle's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Middle this school | 1,004 | 36.4% | 64.1% |
| Culbreth Middle Chapel Hill | 632 | 33.9% | 63.2% |
| West Lake Middle Apex | 687 | 42.9% | 61.1% |
| West Millbrook Middle Raleigh | 1,164 | 32.3% | 66.1% |
| Herbert Akins Road Middle Fuquay-Varina | 1,253 | 33.5% | 64.8% |
| Piedmont Middle Monroe | 980 | 40.8% | 63.8% |
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 Carmel Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #97 of 463 | #8 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #102 of 461 | #9 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #101 of 463 | #10 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,004 | #38 of 478 | #12 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #278 of 456 | #4 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #222 of 456 | #13 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #418 of 472 | #25 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #198 of 300 | #16 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
1,004
-149 (-13%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,326
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 1,004 | 59.8 | 16.8:1 | 36% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 1,050 | 62.2 | 16.9:1 | 39% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 1,076 | 60.4 | 17.8:1 | 25% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 1,153 | 69 | 16.7:1 | 29% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 1,094 | 61 | 17.9:1 | 32% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 1,039 | 58 | 17.9:1 | 37% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 1,165 | 64 | 18.2:1 | 42% (485) |
| 2000-01 | 913 | 61 | 15.0:1 | 31% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 1,326 | 69 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmel Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,094 to 1,004); teachers down 2% (61 to 59.8).
About Carmel Middle
Carmel Middle is a large middle school located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It had 1,004 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in North Carolina enroll about 605 students on average.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is the district for Carmel Middle. It has 186 schools and 145,014 students.
White students account for 48% of enrollment at Carmel Middle, more than any other group. Other students are 36% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 2% multiracial. Mecklenburg County residents are about 45% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The school lists 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 36% of the student body. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
On the allk12 Grade, Carmel Middle lands at B, ahead of 63% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Carmel Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.1% and a predicted 67.8%.
In Mecklenburg County, median household income comes to about $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 counts 226 public schools with about 170,407 students.
Of the public schools around it, Carmel Middle is closest to Olde Providence Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Carmel Middle is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Carmel Middle in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,004 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,153.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Carmel Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Carmel Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Carmel Middle. Carmel Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Carmel Middle SchoolCarmel, IN · 1,047 students
- Carmel MiddleCarmel, CA · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Olde Providence Elementary1.3 mi · 687
- Lansdowne Elementary1.6 mi · 573
- Sharon Elementary1.8 mi · 688
- Beverly Woods Elementary1.8 mi · 645
- Providence High School2.6 mi · 2,167
- South Charlotte Middle2.7 mi · 770
Frequently asked questions
About Carmel MiddleHow large is Carmel Middle?
Carmel Middle enrolls approximately 1,004 students in grades 06-08.
Is Carmel Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carmel Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Carmel Middle have?
Carmel Middle employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Carmel Middle?
Carmel Middle reports a student body of 48% White, 36% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Carmel Middle?
Carmel Middle is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.