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Enrollment
1,333
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002639
Jay M. Robinson Middle
5925 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28277 · (980) 343-6944 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,333 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% 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.
- 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
18.7:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
268 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 | 437 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 455 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 441 | 33% |
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
Students here typically continue to
Jay M. Robinson Middle→Providence High School
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
81.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
90.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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
85.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Jay M. Robinson Middle
Jay M. Robinson Middle's state test result (85.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay M. Robinson Middle this school | 1,333 | 20.1% | 85.9% |
| Community House Middle Charlotte | 1,425 | 20.4% | 85.7% |
| Hickory Ridge Middle Harrisburg | 1,057 | 17.1% | 82.6% |
| Marvin Ridge Middle Waxhaw | 1,277 | 4.5% | 89.3% |
| West Cary Middle Cary | 824 | 30.0% | 73.5% |
| Weddington Middle Matthews | 1,324 | 7.3% | 89.1% |
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 Jay M. Robinson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #8 of 463 | #1 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.4% | #5 of 461 | #1 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #10 of 463 | #1 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,333 | #7 of 478 | #2 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #413 of 456 | #21 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #126 of 456 | #7 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #458 of 472 | #29 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #58 of 143 | #4 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
1,333
+65 (+5%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 1,120
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 1,333 | 71.3 | 18.7:1 | 20% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 1,330 | 71.9 | 18.5:1 | 18% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 1,305 | 69.1 | 18.9:1 | 10% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 1,268 | 68 | 18.6:1 | 7% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 1,181 | 56.9 | 20.8:1 | 9% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 1,097 | 54 | 20.3:1 | 10% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 1,120 | 57 | 19.6:1 | 18% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jay M. Robinson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,181 to 1,333); teachers up 25% (56.9 to 71.3).
About Jay M. Robinson Middle
Federal records list Jay M. Robinson Middle as a middle-grades school in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school counted 1,333 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 120% larger than the average for middle schools in North Carolina.
Jay M. Robinson Middle is one school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a system of 186 schools with 145,014 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Jay M. Robinson Middle is White, with 46% of students. Enrollment also includes 31% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Mecklenburg County overall, the White share is about 45%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
For every teacher at Jay M. Robinson Middle, there are about 18.7 students; the school has 71.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 268 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 20% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Mecklenburg County report 71%.
Jay M. Robinson Middle earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 98% of North Carolina public middle schools.
The model predicts 72.7% for a school in North Carolina with Jay M. Robinson Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Jay M. Robinson Middle posts 85.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Mecklenburg County show that the median household earns about $87,005 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools with about 170,407 students, including Jay M. Robinson Middle.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Rea Farms STEAM Academy, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Jay M. Robinson Middle places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 65 students, from 1,268 to 1,333.
Jay M. Robinson Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Rea Farms STEAM Academy0.6 mi · 1,098
- Providence Spring Elementary1.0 mi · 586
- Polo Ridge Elementary1.3 mi · 634
- McKee Road Elementary1.7 mi · 534
- Telra Institute1.7 mi · 621
- South Charlotte Middle2.1 mi · 770
Frequently asked questions
About Jay M. Robinson MiddleHow many students attend Jay M. Robinson Middle?
Jay M. Robinson Middle enrolls approximately 1,333 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jay M. Robinson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jay M. Robinson Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Jay M. Robinson Middle have?
Jay M. Robinson Middle employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Jay M. Robinson Middle?
Student demographics at Jay M. Robinson Middle are roughly 46% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 31% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Jay M. Robinson Middle?
Jay M. Robinson 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.