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What's the biggest difference between Mallard Creek High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
2,068
High
DISTRICT 1,315 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002811
Mallard Creek High School
3825 Johnston Oehler Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269 · (980) 343-1341 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,068 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
2,065 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 538 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 506 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 528 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 496 | 24% |
Student demographics
49%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
54.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
31.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Mallard Creek High School
Mallard Creek High School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallard Creek High School this school | 2,068 | 99.9% | 42.3% |
| West Charlotte High School Charlotte | 2,008 | 99.9% | 34.2% |
| Seventy-First High Fayetteville | 1,332 | 98.2% | 34.3% |
| James B Dudley High Greensboro | 1,403 | 99.8% | 23.5% |
| Westover High Fayetteville | 1,234 | 99.8% | 34.9% |
| South Central Winterville | 1,738 | 99.8% | 43.8% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Mallard Creek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #283 of 468 | #17 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #266 of 464 | #12 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #247 of 448 | #18 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,068 | #29 of 598 | #9 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #266 of 473 | #17 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #367 of 474 | #29 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.9% | #5 of 527 | #3 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #41 of 277 | #5 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,068
-237 (-10%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 2,058
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 2,068 | 108.6 | 19.0:1 | 100% (2,065) |
| 2023-24 | 2,099 | 113.2 | 18.6:1 | 100% (2,096) |
| 2022-23 | 2,185 | 106.3 | 20.6:1 | 42% (917) |
| 2020-21 | 2,305 | 122 | 18.9:1 | 34% (777) |
| 2017-18 | 2,603 | 130.7 | 19.9:1 | 41% (1,079) |
| 2015-16 | 2,519 | 128 | 19.7:1 | 46% (1,147) |
| 2010-11 | 2,058 | 105 | 19.6:1 | 40% (828) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mallard Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (2,603 to 2,068); teachers down 17% (130.7 to 108.6).
About Mallard Creek High School
Mallard Creek High School is a large high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, (ZIP code 28269). It serves 2,068 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
District-wide, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 186 schools and 145,014 students.
Mallard Creek High School's enrollment is 69% Black. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Mecklenburg County residents are about 30% Black. By the diversity index, Mallard Creek High School comes in at 49%.
A ratio of 19.0:1 comes from the school's 108.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in North Carolina average about 19.6:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Mallard Creek High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 29 points above the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Mallard Creek High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mallard Creek High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.3% and a predicted 48.4%.
In the county around the school, Mecklenburg County, median household income is about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mallard Creek High School is among the 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Nearby, Corvian Community School is about 0.2 miles away. Mallard Creek High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Mallard Creek High School ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.3% against a local average of 56.4%.
NCES assigns Mallard Creek High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Mallard Creek High School went from 2,305 students to 2,068.
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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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- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
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- 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
- Corvian Community School0.2 mi · 1,376
- Parkside Elementary0.6 mi · 437
- Ridge Road Middle0.9 mi · 840
- Highland Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 477
- Mallard Creek STEM Academy1.6 mi · 961
- Mallard Creek Elementary2.1 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Mallard Creek High SchoolHow large is Mallard Creek High School?
Mallard Creek High School enrolls approximately 2,068 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mallard Creek High School serve?
Mallard Creek High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Mallard Creek High School have?
Mallard Creek High School employs 109 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Mallard Creek High School?
Student demographics at Mallard Creek High School are roughly 7% White, 15% Hispanic, 69% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mallard Creek High School public or private?
Mallard Creek High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.