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If you could change one rule at Piedmont Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,108
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001259
Piedmont Middle School
1241 E 10th St, Charlotte, NC 28204 · (980) 343-5435 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,108 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of North Carolina public middle schools
- ATest 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
20.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
515 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 | 381 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 377 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 350 | 32% |
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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
72.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Piedmont Middle School
Piedmont Middle School's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Middle School this school | 1,108 | 46.5% | 75.3% |
| Francis Bradley Middle Huntersville | 1,089 | 46.8% | 60.3% |
| Rolesville Middle Rolesville | 889 | 43.4% | 60.7% |
| Wake Forest Middle School Wake Forest | 878 | 57.2% | 47.0% |
| Pine Forest Middle Fayetteville | 703 | 59.6% | 55.0% |
| Roberta Road Middle Concord | 906 | 53.8% | 54.6% |
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 Piedmont Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #26 of 463 | #4 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #30 of 461 | #5 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #25 of 463 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,108 | #20 of 478 | #7 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #447 of 456 | #28 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #236 of 456 | #16 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #393 of 472 | #23 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #104 of 143 | #8 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
1,108
-15 (-1%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 1,108 | 54.6 | 20.3:1 | 46% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 1,130 | 53 | 21.3:1 | 46% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 1,083 | 48.1 | 22.5:1 | 33% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 1,123 | 47 | 23.9:1 | 25% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 1,062 | 47 | 22.6:1 | 37% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 1,038 | 42 | 24.7:1 | 38% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 930 | 42 | 22.1:1 | 43% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 768 | 57 | 13.5:1 | 41% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 47 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piedmont Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,062 to 1,108); teachers up 16% (47 to 54.6).
About Piedmont Middle School
Piedmont Middle School operates as a large middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina. It serves 1,108 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in North Carolina is roughly 605 students; this school is 83% larger than that.
Piedmont Middle School is in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, a district with 145,014 students across 186 schools.
Black students account for 57% of enrollment at Piedmont Middle School. Smaller groups are 18% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Mecklenburg County is roughly 30% Black. Piedmont Middle School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 20.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 46%. The average for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 71%.
The allk12 Grade for Piedmont Middle School is A+. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Piedmont Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.3% and a predicted 64.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Mecklenburg County show that 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. A total of 226 public schools operate in Mecklenburg County, serving about 170,407 students.
The shortest distance from Piedmont Middle School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Elizabeth Traditional Elem. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Piedmont Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 1,123 in 2020-21 to 1,108 in 2024-25, a change of 15 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.9:1 to 20.3:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Piedmont Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Piedmont Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Piedmont Middle. Piedmont Middle School is the largest of the 6.
- Piedmont MiddleMonroe, NC · 980 students
- Piedmont Middle SchoolPiedmont, OK · 796 students
- Piedmont MiddleSan Jose, CA · 591 students
- Piedmont MiddlePiedmont, CA · 575 students
- Piedmont Middle SchoolPiedmont, AL · 223 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabeth Traditional Elem0.5 mi · 409
- Central Piedmont Early College0.6 mi · 278
- First Ward Creative Arts Academy0.6 mi · 421
- Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences0.6 mi · 239
- Military and Global Leadership0.6 mi · 71
- Metro School1.1 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Piedmont Middle SchoolHow many students attend Piedmont Middle School?
Piedmont Middle School enrolls approximately 1,108 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Piedmont Middle School serve?
Piedmont Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Piedmont Middle School have?
Piedmont Middle School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
How diverse is Piedmont Middle School?
Piedmont Middle School reports a student body of 18% White, 14% Hispanic, 57% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Piedmont Middle School?
Piedmont Middle School 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.