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Enrollment
1,533
High
DISTRICT 1,315 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297002641
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology
1430 Alleghany St, Charlotte, NC 28208 · (980) 343-5992 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,533 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest 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
17.8:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,516 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 | 472 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 422 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 328 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 311 | 20% |
Student demographics
53%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
67.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology this school | 1,533 | 98.9% | 50.8% |
| Harding University High School Charlotte | 1,204 | 99.8% | 19.4% |
| North Mecklenburg High School Huntersville | 1,854 | 99.8% | 42.4% |
| Hillside High Durham | 1,433 | 99.8% | 29.0% |
| Southeast Raleigh High Raleigh | 1,438 | 99.8% | 24.3% |
| Eastern Guilford High Gibsonville | 1,200 | 99.3% | 28.1% |
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 Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #199 of 468 | #12 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #209 of 464 | #10 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #142 of 448 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,533 | #87 of 598 | #17 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #196 of 473 | #13 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #328 of 474 | #26 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #209 of 527 | #14 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #155 of 277 | #12 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
1,533
-306 (-17%) vs 2020
+22% since 2010-11, when it was 1,261
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 1,533 | 86 | 17.8:1 | 99% (1,516) |
| 2023-24 | 1,533 | 84.8 | 18.1:1 | 98% (1,507) |
| 2022-23 | 1,552 | 84.3 | 18.4:1 | 46% (714) |
| 2020-21 | 1,839 | 100 | 18.4:1 | 40% (729) |
| 2017-18 | 1,670 | 89.8 | 18.6:1 | 57% (946) |
| 2015-16 | 1,661 | 91 | 18.3:1 | 63% (1,050) |
| 2010-11 | 1,261 | 82 | 15.4:1 | 67% (845) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,670 to 1,533); teachers down 4% (89.8 to 86).
About Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology is a high-enrollment high school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It teaches 1,533 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in North Carolina have about 761 students on average; enrollment here is 101% higher.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is the local district for Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology. It runs 186 schools with 145,014 students.
The student body at Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology is 62% Black. Other reported shares: 29% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. Mecklenburg County's residents are about 30% Black, 32 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 86 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. The school's 17.8:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for high schools in North Carolina. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 99%. That rate is above the 71% average among public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of North Carolina public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology is 48.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.8%.
For Mecklenburg County, Census Bureau data show 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. Counting Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology, Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology is closest to Stewart Creek High, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology's average proficiency of 50.8% compares with 33.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology had a net loss of 306 students, or 17%.
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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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- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
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Nearby schools
- Stewart Creek High0.4 mi · 342
- Movement Charter School0.4 mi · 625
- Ashley Park PreK-8 School0.5 mi · 338
- Harding University High School0.6 mi · 1,204
- Thomasboro Academy1.1 mi · 569
- Westerly Hills Academy1.2 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Phillip O Berry Academy of TechnologyWhat is the total enrollment at Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology?
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology enrolls approximately 1,533 students in grades 09-12.
Is Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology an elementary, middle, or high school?
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology have?
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology employs 86 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology?
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology reports a student body of 3% White, 29% Hispanic, 62% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology?
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
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