1
What's the best and worst thing about the food at Quail Hollow Middle?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,090
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001264
Quail Hollow Middle
2901 Smithfield Church Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210 · (980) 343-3620 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,090 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
16.8:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
1,081 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 | 358 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 359 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 373 | 34% |
Student demographics
63%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
Students here typically continue to
Quail Hollow Middle→South Mecklenburg High School
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
40.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Quail Hollow Middle
Quail Hollow Middle's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Hollow Middle this school | 1,090 | 99.2% | 41.4% |
| Neuse River Middle Raleigh | 877 | 99.7% | 35.5% |
| McClintock Middle Charlotte | 1,056 | 99.7% | 52.8% |
| Brogden Middle Durham | 753 | 99.5% | 33.7% |
| Saint Pauls Middle Saint Pauls | 678 | 99.6% | 24.3% |
| SanLee Middle School Sanford | 792 | 99.6% | 55.6% |
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 Quail Hollow Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #336 of 463 | #19 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #306 of 461 | #18 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #335 of 463 | #20 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,090 | #23 of 478 | #8 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #280 of 456 | #5 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #224 of 456 | #14 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #204 of 472 | #17 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #56 of 143 | #3 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
1,090
-196 (-15%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,286
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 1,090 | 64.8 | 16.8:1 | 99% (1,081) |
| 2023-24 | 1,074 | 68.7 | 15.6:1 | 100% (1,071) |
| 2022-23 | 1,144 | 66.7 | 17.2:1 | 49% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 1,286 | 77 | 16.7:1 | 48% (615) |
| 2017-18 | 961 | 55 | 17.5:1 | 99% (949) |
| 2015-16 | 907 | 52 | 17.4:1 | 100% (904) |
| 2010-11 | 910 | 50 | 18.2:1 | 65% (595) |
| 2000-01 | 1,129 | 68 | 16.6:1 | 32% (356) |
| 1990-91 | 1,286 | 71 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quail Hollow Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (961 to 1,090); teachers up 18% (55 to 64.8).
About Quail Hollow Middle
Quail Hollow Middle is a middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to federal school records. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,090 students. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students each.
The 186 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools enroll 145,014 students altogether, Quail Hollow Middle among them.
By race and ethnicity, Quail Hollow Middle is 53% Hispanic. The school is also 27% Black, 16% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 16% Hispanic share among all Mecklenburg County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Quail Hollow Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Quail Hollow Middle operates with 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.8:1. That ratio is over the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Quail Hollow Middle reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Mecklenburg County is 71%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Quail Hollow Middle receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Quail Hollow Middle is 48.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.4%.
Census estimates describe Mecklenburg County this way: median household income is about $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Mecklenburg County number 226 and enroll about 170,407.
The closest other public school is Smithfield Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Quail Hollow Middle ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.4% against a local average of 51.7%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Quail Hollow Middle saw enrollment fall 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Smithfield Elementary0.3 mi · 672
- South Mecklenburg High School0.4 mi · 2,534
- Huntingtowne Farms Elementary1.3 mi · 776
- Beverly Woods Elementary1.6 mi · 645
- Sterling Elementary1.8 mi · 786
- Starmount Academy of Excellence2.0 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Quail Hollow MiddleHow large is Quail Hollow Middle?
Quail Hollow Middle enrolls approximately 1,090 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Quail Hollow Middle serve?
Quail Hollow Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Quail Hollow Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quail Hollow Middle is approximately 16.8:1 (65 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Quail Hollow Middle?
Quail Hollow Middle reports a student body of 16% White, 53% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Quail Hollow Middle in?
Quail Hollow Middle is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.