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How has Crestdale Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
989
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002394
Crestdale Middle
940 Sam Newell Rd, Matthews, NC 28105 · (980) 343-5755 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL989 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
- BBeats 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
20.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
402 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 | 313 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 361 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%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
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
63.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Crestdale Middle
Crestdale Middle's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestdale Middle this school | 989 | 40.6% | 66.9% |
| Ligon Middle Raleigh | 959 | 34.5% | 67.0% |
| Rolesville Middle Rolesville | 889 | 43.4% | 60.7% |
| John R Griffin Middle Fayetteville | 1,024 | 41.3% | 64.7% |
| Francis Bradley Middle Huntersville | 1,089 | 46.8% | 60.3% |
| Pine Hollow Middle Raleigh | 776 | 33.1% | 69.3% |
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 Crestdale Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #75 of 463 | #7 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #84 of 461 | #7 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #77 of 463 | #7 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 989 | #44 of 478 | #14 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #451 of 456 | #29 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #93 of 456 | #6 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #409 of 472 | #24 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.5% | #19 of 143 | #2 of 9 |
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
989
-76 (-7%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 1,232
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 989 | 48.4 | 20.5:1 | 41% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 987 | 52.6 | 18.8:1 | 41% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 1,001 | 42.1 | 23.8:1 | 30% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 1,065 | 57 | 18.7:1 | 24% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 38.9 | 19.6:1 | 20% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 810 | 44 | 18.4:1 | 25% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 993 | 49 | 20.3:1 | 25% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 1,232 | 43 | 28.6:1 | 8% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestdale Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (764 to 989); teachers up 24% (38.9 to 48.4).
About Crestdale Middle
Crestdale Middle is the name of a high-enrollment middle school in Matthews, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 989 students in grades 6 through 8. The school is 63% above the average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Besides Crestdale Middle, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools runs 185 other schools. The district enrolls 145,014 students.
White students account for 46% of enrollment at Crestdale Middle, more than any other group. Other students are 27% Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Mecklenburg County residents are about 45% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Crestdale Middle scores 68%.
Staffing at Crestdale Middle comes to 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.5:1. The school's 20.5:1 compares with an average of 15.9:1 for middle schools in North Carolina. On the income side, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 30 points.
Crestdale Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of North Carolina public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Crestdale Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.9%; the prediction is 66.4%.
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 residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Mecklenburg County number 226, with about 170,407 students.
Matthews Elementary is the nearest public school to Crestdale Middle, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Crestdale Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Crestdale Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Crestdale Middle in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 7% decrease took enrollment from 1,065 in 2020-21 to 989 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 18.7:1 to 20.5:1.
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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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- Matthews Elementary1.1 mi · 726
- Butler High School1.6 mi · 1,791
- Mint Hill Elementary School1.9 mi · 864
- Elizabeth Lane Elementary2.0 mi · 702
- Mint Hill Middle2.0 mi · 878
- Levine Middle College High Sch2.1 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Crestdale MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Crestdale Middle?
Crestdale Middle enrolls approximately 989 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Crestdale Middle serve?
Crestdale Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Crestdale Middle have?
Crestdale Middle employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Crestdale Middle?
Student demographics at Crestdale Middle are roughly 46% White, 17% Hispanic, 27% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Crestdale Middle in?
Crestdale Middle is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.