Northeast Middle

Northeast Middle operates as an average-sized junior high in Mint Hill, North Carolina, operated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Current enrollment sits at 594 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 186 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (145,014 students total), Northeast Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northeast Middle records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 35% Black, 11% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Northeast Middle shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Northeast Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Northeast Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Mecklenburg County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Northeast Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Mecklenburg County) logs that median household income runs about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mecklenburg County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), of which Northeast Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Independence High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Northeast Middle comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

Northeast Middle operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 625 students in 2018 compared to 594 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 39% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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