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Enrollment
632
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001207
Coulwood STEM Academy
500 Kentberry Dr, Charlotte, NC 28214 · (980) 343-6090 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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.
- ABeats 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
14.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
629 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 | 206 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 201 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 225 | 36% |
Student demographics
53%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
47.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 Coulwood STEM Academy
Coulwood STEM Academy's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coulwood STEM Academy this school | 632 | 99.5% | 59.6% |
| Otis L Hairston Sr Middle Greensboro | 658 | 99.5% | 33.8% |
| Ranson Middle Charlotte | 757 | 99.6% | 23.2% |
| Western Guilford Middle Greensboro | 731 | 99.6% | 43.3% |
| Gov's Village STEM (Upper) Charlotte | 684 | 99.6% | 46.7% |
| J. M. Alexander Middle Huntersville | 799 | 99.6% | 32.9% |
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 Coulwood STEM Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #131 of 463 | #12 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #66 of 461 | #6 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #248 of 463 | #14 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #198 of 478 | #26 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #119 of 456 | #1 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #333 of 456 | #26 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #75 of 472 | #13 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #110 of 300 | #9 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
632
-48 (-7%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 632 | 42.4 | 14.9:1 | 100% (629) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 44.5 | 13.7:1 | 100% (606) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 44.7 | 13.5:1 | 100% (599) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 100% (677) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 49.9 | 14.9:1 | 100% (742) |
| 2015-16 | 661 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 100% (658) |
| 2010-11 | 830 | 52 | 16.0:1 | 74% (612) |
| 2000-01 | 944 | 61 | 15.5:1 | 48% (457) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 37 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coulwood STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (745 to 632); teachers down 15% (49.9 to 42.4).
About Coulwood STEM Academy
Coulwood STEM Academy is one of the public schools in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It has an enrollment of 632 students in grades 6 through 8.
Coulwood STEM Academy is one school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a system of 186 schools with 145,014 students.
More than half of the students at Coulwood STEM Academy are Black (63%). Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 30% Black among all Mecklenburg County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coulwood STEM Academy is 14.9:1, based on 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Coulwood STEM Academy outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Coulwood STEM Academy 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 59.6% and a predicted 48.5%.
For Mecklenburg County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $87,005 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Coulwood STEM Academy, Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools.
Movement School Northwest, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Coulwood STEM Academy ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Coulwood STEM Academy falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 680 (2020-21) to 632 (2024-25).
People who know Coulwood STEM Academy can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Coulwood STEM AcademyHow large is Coulwood STEM Academy?
Coulwood STEM Academy enrolls approximately 632 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Coulwood STEM Academy serve?
Coulwood STEM Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Coulwood STEM Academy?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Coulwood STEM Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coulwood STEM Academy?
At Coulwood STEM Academy, the student body is approximately 4% White, 26% Hispanic, 63% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Coulwood STEM Academy in?
Coulwood STEM Academy is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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