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Enrollment
1,483
High
DISTRICT 1,315 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001255
Olympic High School
4301 Sandy Porter Rd Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28273 · (980) 343-3800 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,483 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,480 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 | 436 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 438 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 288 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 321 | 22% |
Student demographics
62%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
46.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Olympic High School
Olympic High School's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic High School this school | 1,483 | 99.8% | 37.2% |
| Independence High School Charlotte | 2,024 | 99.9% | 41.2% |
| Parkland High Winston Salem | 1,569 | 99.8% | 23.7% |
| Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi Durham | 1,384 | 99.8% | 23.1% |
| North Forsyth Magnet High Winston Salem | 1,084 | 99.7% | 23.1% |
| Northern High Durham | 1,281 | 99.8% | 30.3% |
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 Olympic High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #331 of 468 | #20 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #218 of 464 | #11 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #322 of 448 | #21 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,483 | #90 of 598 | #18 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #142 of 473 | #4 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #225 of 474 | #16 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #22 of 527 | #10 of 35 |
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
1,483
-996 (-40%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,019
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 1,483 | 88.5 | 16.8:1 | 100% (1,480) |
| 2023-24 | 1,500 | 88.6 | 16.9:1 | 65% (973) |
| 2022-23 | 1,729 | 88.9 | 19.4:1 | 41% (712) |
| 2020-21 | 2,479 | 141 | 17.6:1 | 32% (796) |
| 2000-01 | 1,600 | 92 | 17.4:1 | 21% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 1,019 | 85 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olympic High School.
About Olympic High School
Olympic High School runs as a large high school in Charlotte, North Carolina. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,483 students enrolled. That is 95% above the average of about 761 students for high schools in North Carolina.
Olympic High School is in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a district with 145,014 students across 186 schools.
Hispanic students make up 48% of enrollment at Olympic High School, the largest share of any group. Next come 38% Black, 6% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 16% Hispanic among all Mecklenburg County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
Olympic High School has 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. The school's 16.8:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for high schools in North Carolina. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 29 points lower.
Olympic High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of North Carolina public high schools.
Olympic High School scores 37.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.4%.
In Mecklenburg County, home to about 1,154,681 people, the median household earns about $87,005 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Mecklenburg County number 226, with about 170,407 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Steele Creek Elementary, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Olympic High School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 40% over 4 years, reaching 1,483 in 2024-25.
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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
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
Other Olympic High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Olympic High. Olympic High School is the largest of the 3.
- Olympic High SchoolBREMERTON, WA · 1,162 students
- Olympic HighConcord, CA · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Steele Creek Elementary0.2 mi · 525
- Kennedy Middle0.4 mi · 990
- Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy1.2 mi · 884
- Steele Creek Preparatory Academy1.5 mi · 335
- South Pine Academy1.6 mi · 765
- Berewick Elementary1.9 mi · 717
Frequently asked questions
About Olympic High SchoolHow large is Olympic High School?
Olympic High School enrolls approximately 1,483 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Olympic High School serve?
Olympic High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Olympic High School have?
Olympic High School employs 89 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Olympic High School?
Student demographics at Olympic High School are roughly 6% White, 48% Hispanic, 38% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Olympic High School in?
Olympic High School is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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