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Enrollment
770
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297000632
South Charlotte Middle
8040 Strawberry Ln, Charlotte, NC 28277 · (980) 343-3670 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
178 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 | 247 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 259 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 264 | 34% |
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
South Charlotte Middle→Ballantyne Ridge 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
69.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
81.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 South Charlotte Middle
South Charlotte Middle's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Charlotte Middle this school | 770 | 23.1% | 75.2% |
| Apex Middle Apex | 867 | 24.8% | 73.0% |
| Fuquay-Varina Middle Fuquay-Varina | 1,004 | 28.3% | 65.2% |
| Heritage Middle Wake Forest | 947 | 16.9% | 78.3% |
| Northwest Guilford Middle Greensboro | 915 | 21.0% | 79.5% |
| Holly Grove Middle Holly Springs | 979 | 17.7% | 75.5% |
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 South Charlotte Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #27 of 463 | #5 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #13 of 461 | #4 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #43 of 463 | #5 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #117 of 478 | #21 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #421 of 456 | #23 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #234 of 456 | #15 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #451 of 472 | #27 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #76 of 300 | #7 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
770
-122 (-14%) vs 2020
-52% since 2000-01, when it was 1,589
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 770 | 40.8 | 18.9:1 | 23% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 821 | 43.9 | 18.7:1 | 23% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 808 | 44.6 | 18.1:1 | 14% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 892 | 47 | 19.0:1 | 12% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 947 | 47.3 | 20.0:1 | 16% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 42 | 20.7:1 | 13% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 895 | 46 | 19.5:1 | 24% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 1,589 | 85 | 18.7:1 | 7% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Charlotte Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (947 to 770); teachers down 14% (47.3 to 40.8).
About South Charlotte Middle
South Charlotte Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, under Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school's enrollment of 770 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students each.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools oversees South Charlotte Middle and 185 other schools, with 145,014 students in total.
South Charlotte Middle is 57% White by enrollment. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Mecklenburg County residents are about 45% White. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.9:1. This ratio sits 3.0 above the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. That rate is below the 71% average among public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, South Charlotte Middle receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 71.8% for South Charlotte Middle. The school posts 75.2%, 3.4 points above the prediction.
Mecklenburg County has about 1,154,681 residents, and the median household income is $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides South Charlotte Middle, Mecklenburg County has 225 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Olde Providence Elementary, about 1.4 miles away. South Charlotte Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts South Charlotte Middle at 5th of 9.
In the federal locale system, South Charlotte Middle is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 122 students since 2020-21, to 770.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. 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
- Olde Providence Elementary1.4 mi · 687
- McAlpine Elementary1.8 mi · 535
- Providence Spring Elementary2.1 mi · 586
- Jay M. Robinson Middle2.1 mi · 1,333
- Providence High School2.4 mi · 2,167
- Ballantyne Ridge High School2.5 mi · 1,414
Frequently asked questions
About South Charlotte MiddleHow many students attend South Charlotte Middle?
South Charlotte Middle enrolls approximately 770 students in grades 06-08.
Is South Charlotte Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Charlotte Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does South Charlotte Middle have?
South Charlotte Middle employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Charlotte Middle?
At South Charlotte Middle, the student body is approximately 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees South Charlotte Middle?
South Charlotte 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.