South Charlotte Middle

As a mid-sized middle-grades school in Charlotte, North Carolina, South Charlotte Middle caters to 770 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. That puts it 27% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools runs 186 schools in total, collectively educating 145,014 students. South Charlotte Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, South Charlotte Middle shows that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Mecklenburg County as a whole is about 45% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting South Charlotte Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 23% of students at South Charlotte Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Mecklenburg County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, South Charlotte Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.2%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mecklenburg County put median household income runs about $87,005, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), South Charlotte Middle is one campus in the mix.

Olde Providence Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Charlotte Middle at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 75.0%.

South Charlotte Middle operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. South Charlotte Middle's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 947 (now 770). White enrollment moved from 69% to 57% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

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