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Enrollment
534
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001269
Sedgefield Middle
2700 Dorchester Pl, Charlotte, NC 28209 · (980) 343-5840 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test 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
18.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
518 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 | 185 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 166 | 31% |
Student demographics
65%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
62.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 Sedgefield Middle
Sedgefield Middle's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield Middle this school | 534 | 97.0% | 60.2% |
| Northern Middle Roxboro | 454 | 99.3% | 37.7% |
| West Craven Middle New Bern | 614 | 97.6% | 38.9% |
| N L Dillard Middle Yanceyville | 432 | 99.3% | 34.4% |
| Central Middle Whiteville | 451 | 99.3% | 49.3% |
| Rockingham Middle Rockingham | 606 | 99.5% | 49.9% |
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 Sedgefield Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #127 of 463 | #11 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #160 of 461 | #13 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #90 of 463 | #8 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #276 of 478 | #28 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #416 of 456 | #22 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #182 of 456 | #11 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #333 of 472 | #18 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #175 of 300 | #14 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
534
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 534 | 28.5 | 18.7:1 | 97% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 31.6 | 15.3:1 | 99% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 35.9 | 14.0:1 | 99% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 99% (500) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 39.2 | 15.1:1 | 97% (574) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 100% (703) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 86% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 66% (423) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 33 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sedgefield Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (592 to 534); teachers down 27% (39.2 to 28.5).
About Sedgefield Middle
Sedgefield Middle is a medium-sized middle school in North Carolina, located in Charlotte. Enrollment is 534 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
Besides Sedgefield Middle, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools runs 185 other schools. The district enrolls 145,014 students.
At Sedgefield Middle, the largest share of students is White, at 43%. Next come 38% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 45% of residents are White. Sedgefield Middle's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Sedgefield Middle is 28.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.7:1. That is higher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The school counts 518 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 97%. Across public schools in Mecklenburg County, the average is 71%.
allk12 grades Sedgefield Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Sedgefield Middle would score about 49.2%. It scores 60.2%, 11.0 points above that figure.
Mecklenburg County has these Census figures: the median household income is $87,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Mecklenburg County is home to 226 public schools and about 170,407 public school students.
The shortest distance from Sedgefield Middle to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Sedgefield Montessori. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 73.8%, higher than Sedgefield Middle's 60.2%.
The federal government classifies Sedgefield Middle's location as City: Large.
Over 4 years, Sedgefield Middle's enrollment grew 6%, to 534. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.2:1 to 18.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Sedgefield Middle. 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 Sedgefield Middle schools
One other US public school is named Sedgefield Middle. Sedgefield Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sedgefield MiddleGoose Creek, SC · 950 students
Nearby schools
- Sedgefield Montessori0.6 mi · 485
- Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus1.0 mi · 330
- Dilworth Elementary1.0 mi · 411
- Marie G Davis School1.2 mi · 328
- Myers Park Traditional Elem1.3 mi · 678
- Metro School1.7 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Sedgefield MiddleHow large is Sedgefield Middle?
Sedgefield Middle enrolls approximately 534 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sedgefield Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sedgefield Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sedgefield Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sedgefield Middle is approximately 18.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sedgefield Middle?
At Sedgefield Middle, the student body is approximately 43% White, 15% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sedgefield Middle?
Sedgefield 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.