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What's one thing James Martin Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
659
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002325
James Martin Middle
6301 University Pointe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28262 · (980) 343-5382 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
656 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 | 224 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 34% |
Student demographics
57%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
35.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
24.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 James Martin Middle
James Martin Middle's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Martin Middle this school | 659 | 99.5% | 32.8% |
| Lowe's Grove Middle Durham | 564 | 99.5% | 24.2% |
| Flat Rock Middle Winston-Salem | 674 | 99.6% | 23.3% |
| East Millbrook Middle Raleigh | 731 | 99.6% | 35.1% |
| Whitewater Middle Charlotte | 731 | 99.6% | 46.3% |
| Paisley Magnet School Winston Salem | 553 | 99.5% | 36.7% |
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 James Martin Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #415 of 463 | #26 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #436 of 461 | #28 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #382 of 463 | #24 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #181 of 478 | #25 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #309 of 456 | #9 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #289 of 456 | #20 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #65 of 472 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.8% | #3 of 300 | #1 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
659
-22 (-3%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 1,151
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 659 | 38.5 | 17.1:1 | 100% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 691 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 100% (688) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 42.8 | 16.7:1 | 100% (711) |
| 2020-21 | 681 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 100% (678) |
| 2017-18 | 1,043 | 55.4 | 18.8:1 | 100% (1,040) |
| 2015-16 | 1,071 | 58 | 18.5:1 | 99% (1,057) |
| 2010-11 | 1,217 | 73 | 16.7:1 | 78% (948) |
| 2000-01 | 1,151 | 21 | 54.8:1 | 41% (473) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Martin Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (1,043 to 659); teachers down 31% (55.4 to 38.5).
About James Martin Middle
James Martin Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 659 students enrolled.
James Martin Middle is one school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a system of 186 schools with 145,014 students.
More than half of the students at James Martin Middle are Black (53%). Other reported shares: 38% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. That compares with about 30% Black among all Mecklenburg County residents. The diversity index for James Martin Middle is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
James Martin Middle has 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.1:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at James Martin Middle. The 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 29 points lower.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, James Martin Middle outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.4%.
In Mecklenburg County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $87,005, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 226 public schools in the county, enrolling about 170,407, James Martin Middle among them.
Julius L. Chambers High School is about 0.2 miles from James Martin Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 48.2%, higher than James Martin Middle's 32.8%.
The NCES locale for James Martin Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 681 to 659, a 3% decline.
James Martin Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other schools in Charlotte
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
- Julius L. Chambers High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
Nearby schools
- Julius L. Chambers High School0.2 mi · 2,225
- Gov's Village STEM (Lower)0.4 mi · 784
- Gov's Village STEM (Upper)0.5 mi · 684
- Newell Elementary1.1 mi · 554
- Charlotte Teacher Early College1.5 mi · 192
- Char Eng Early College-UNCC1.5 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About James Martin MiddleHow many students attend James Martin Middle?
James Martin Middle enrolls approximately 659 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does James Martin Middle serve?
James Martin Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at James Martin Middle?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at James Martin Middle.
How diverse is James Martin Middle?
James Martin Middle reports a student body of 3% White, 38% Hispanic, 53% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is James Martin Middle in?
James Martin Middle is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.