Community House Middle

Community House Middle is one of the sprawling middle schools in Charlotte, North Carolina, run under Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, with 1,425 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 136% bigger than the state mean of about 605.

Within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which oversees 186 schools and 145,014 students, Community House Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Community House Middle lists that the most-represented group is White (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 35% Asian, 12% Black, 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Mecklenburg County as a whole is about 45% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Community House Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mecklenburg County (around 71%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Community House Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 85.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Mecklenburg County shows the typical household earns roughly $87,005 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), Community House Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ardrey Kell High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Community House Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Community House Middle at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 79.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 1,830 students in 2018 compared to 1,425 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 36% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.