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Enrollment
1,089
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002395
Francis Bradley Middle
13345 Beatties Ford Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078 · (980) 343-5750 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,089 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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
17.9:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
510 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 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 350 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 389 | 36% |
Student demographics
70%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
55.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Francis Bradley Middle
Francis Bradley Middle's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Bradley Middle this school | 1,089 | 46.8% | 60.3% |
| Rolesville Middle Rolesville | 889 | 43.4% | 60.7% |
| Roberta Road Middle Concord | 906 | 53.8% | 54.6% |
| John R Griffin Middle Fayetteville | 1,024 | 41.3% | 64.7% |
| Dillard Drive Middle Raleigh | 977 | 50.5% | 51.0% |
| Crestdale Middle Matthews | 989 | 40.6% | 66.9% |
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 Francis Bradley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #125 of 463 | #10 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #116 of 461 | #11 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #143 of 463 | #11 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,089 | #24 of 478 | #9 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #357 of 456 | #13 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #70 of 456 | #5 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #392 of 472 | #22 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #87 of 143 | #6 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
1,089
-19 (-2%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 982
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 1,089 | 60.8 | 17.9:1 | 47% (510) |
| 2023-24 | 1,067 | 59 | 18.1:1 | 46% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 1,064 | 56.1 | 19.0:1 | 34% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 1,108 | 60 | 18.5:1 | 26% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 1,024 | 56.7 | 18.1:1 | 33% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 1,059 | 57 | 18.6:1 | 35% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 1,205 | 64 | 18.8:1 | 30% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 982 | 43 | 22.8:1 | 34% (337) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Francis Bradley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,024 to 1,089); teachers up 7% (56.7 to 60.8).
About Francis Bradley Middle
Francis Bradley Middle is a high-enrollment middle school with its address in Huntersville, North Carolina. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 1,089 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605, so this school runs 80% larger than that.
Francis Bradley Middle is one of 186 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which enrolls 145,014 students in total.
The most common group at Francis Bradley Middle is White students, at 38%. It is also 34% Black, 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Francis Bradley Middle's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Francis Bradley Middle total 60.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The school counts 510 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 47%. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Francis Bradley Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In North Carolina, Francis Bradley Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 60.3% actual against a predicted 64.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Mecklenburg County, the median household income is $87,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County, enrolling about 170,407 students in all.
The nearest public school is Barnette Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Francis Bradley Middle is 5th on average proficiency.
Francis Bradley Middle is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,108 in 2020-21 and 1,089 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- Lake Norman CharterCombined · 2,222 students
- North Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 1,854 students
- Hopewell High SchoolHigh · 1,851 students
- Bonnie Cone Leadership AcademyCombined · 1,269 students
- Blythe ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- Huntersville ElementaryElementary · 867 students
Nearby schools
- Barnette Elementary0.2 mi · 818
- Hopewell High School1.5 mi · 1,851
- Aspire Trade High1.6 mi · 270
- Torrence Creek Elementary3.1 mi · 653
- Grand Oak Elementary3.6 mi · 549
- Long Creek Elementary3.8 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Francis Bradley MiddleHow large is Francis Bradley Middle?
Francis Bradley Middle enrolls approximately 1,089 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Francis Bradley Middle serve?
Francis Bradley Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Francis Bradley Middle have?
Francis Bradley Middle employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Francis Bradley Middle?
Student demographics at Francis Bradley Middle are roughly 38% White, 21% Hispanic, 34% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Francis Bradley Middle?
Francis Bradley 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.