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What's the most underrated thing about Ranson Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
757
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001267
Ranson Middle
5850 Statesville Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269 · (980) 343-6800 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of North Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
17.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
754 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 | 245 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 259 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 33% |
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
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
24.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
20.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Ranson Middle
Ranson Middle's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranson Middle this school | 757 | 99.6% | 23.2% |
| J. M. Alexander Middle Huntersville | 799 | 99.6% | 32.9% |
| Gov's Village STEM (Upper) Charlotte | 684 | 99.6% | 46.7% |
| Coulwood STEM Academy Charlotte | 632 | 99.5% | 59.6% |
| Western Guilford Middle Greensboro | 731 | 99.6% | 43.3% |
| W P Grier Middle School Gastonia | 659 | 99.5% | 29.2% |
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 Ranson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #457 of 463 | #29 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #448 of 461 | #29 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #454 of 463 | #29 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #127 of 478 | #22 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #308 of 456 | #8 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #331 of 456 | #25 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #40 of 472 | #9 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #124 of 300 | #11 of 19 |
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
757
-185 (-20%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 826
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 757 | 44.2 | 17.1:1 | 100% (754) |
| 2023-24 | 733 | 47.6 | 15.4:1 | 100% (730) |
| 2022-23 | 817 | 52.9 | 15.5:1 | 100% (814) |
| 2020-21 | 942 | 60 | 15.7:1 | 100% (939) |
| 2017-18 | 883 | 52.3 | 16.9:1 | 100% (880) |
| 2015-16 | 934 | 51 | 18.3:1 | 100% (931) |
| 2010-11 | 1,167 | 71 | 16.4:1 | 81% (941) |
| 2000-01 | 968 | 56 | 17.3:1 | 47% (451) |
| 1990-91 | 826 | 46 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ranson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (883 to 757); teachers down 15% (52.3 to 44.2).
About Ranson Middle
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Ranson Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 757 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 605-student average for middle schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 25% higher.
In Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 186 schools enroll a combined 145,014 students.
By race and ethnicity, Ranson Middle is 61% Black. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 30% Black among all Mecklenburg County residents. Ranson Middle has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 44.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. The rate at public schools in Mecklenburg County averages 71%, lower than here.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Ranson Middle receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ranson Middle is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.4%. The school's actual rate is 23.2%, 25.3 points lower.
According to the American Community Survey, in Mecklenburg County, median household income is about $87,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 226 public schools operate in Mecklenburg County, serving about 170,407 students.
The school nearest to Ranson Middle is Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Ranson Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ranson Middle ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
Ranson Middle has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 757 was 20% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 942. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.1:1, from 15.7:1.
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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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- 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
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy0.4 mi · 91
- Statesville Road Elementary0.5 mi · 482
- Winding Springs Elementary0.7 mi · 786
- Hornets Nest Elementary2.2 mi · 601
- Williams Secondary Montessori2.3 mi · 401
- Turning Point Middle2.4 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Ranson MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Ranson Middle?
Ranson Middle enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ranson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ranson Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Ranson Middle?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Ranson Middle.
How diverse is Ranson Middle?
Ranson Middle reports a student body of 2% White, 30% Hispanic, 61% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ranson Middle?
Ranson Middle 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.