Crestdale Middle

Crestdale Middle is a middle school of large scale in Matthews, North Carolina, part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, caters to 989 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 63% above the state mean of about 605.

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

On the student-mix side, Crestdale Middle shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. Compared to Mecklenburg County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Crestdale Middle reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Mecklenburg County's rate of about 71%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Crestdale Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Mecklenburg County put median household income runs about $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), Crestdale Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Matthews Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crestdale Middle at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 62.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 29%: 764 students in 2018 compared to 989 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 61% to 46% over that span.

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