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What's the most underrated thing about Whitewater Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
731
Middle
DISTRICT 902 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003146
Whitewater Middle
10201 Running Rapids Rd, Charlotte, NC 28214 · (980) 344-3400 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test 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
15.3:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
728 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 | 229 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 260 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 242 | 33% |
Student demographics
61%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
Whitewater Middle→West 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
38.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Whitewater Middle
Whitewater Middle's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Middle this school | 731 | 99.6% | 46.3% |
| Gov's Village STEM (Upper) Charlotte | 684 | 99.6% | 46.7% |
| James Martin Middle Charlotte | 659 | 99.5% | 32.8% |
| Ranson Middle Charlotte | 757 | 99.6% | 23.2% |
| East Millbrook Middle Raleigh | 731 | 99.6% | 35.1% |
| Allen Middle Greensboro | 617 | 99.5% | 36.5% |
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 Whitewater Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #287 of 463 | #18 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #180 of 461 | #14 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #358 of 463 | #21 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #142 of 478 | #23 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #147 of 456 | #2 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #253 of 456 | #17 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #47 of 472 | #10 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #275 of 300 | #19 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
731
-73 (-9%) vs 2020
+25% since 2010-11, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 731 | 47.9 | 15.3:1 | 100% (728) |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 47 | 15.4:1 | 100% (722) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 45.8 | 15.5:1 | 100% (705) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 100% (801) |
| 2017-18 | 756 | 52.7 | 14.3:1 | 100% (753) |
| 2015-16 | 856 | 55 | 15.6:1 | 100% (853) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 89% (521) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitewater Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (756 to 731); teachers down 9% (52.7 to 47.9).
About Whitewater Middle
Whitewater Middle is the name of a medium-sized middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school's 731 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students each.
Whitewater Middle sits within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which has 186 schools and 145,014 students.
Black students make up a majority at Whitewater Middle, at 51%. Next come 36% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. That compares with about 30% Black among all Mecklenburg County residents. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Whitewater Middle operates with 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.3:1. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Whitewater Middle reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
allk12 grades Whitewater Middle a C+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Whitewater Middle are 2.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (46.3% actual, 48.4% predicted).
Census estimates describe Mecklenburg County this way: the median household income is $87,005, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Mecklenburg County has 226 public schools and roughly 170,407 students.
The nearest public school is Whitewater Academy, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 56.1% proficiency; Whitewater Middle posts 46.3%.
Whitewater Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Whitewater Middle had 804 students, to 2024-25, when it had 731.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Whitewater Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Whitewater Middle. Whitewater Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Whitewater Middle SchoolFayetteville, GA · 874 students
- Whitewater MiddleWhitewater, WI · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Whitewater Academy0.1 mi · 832
- Ida Rankin Elementary School1.9 mi · 533
- River Oaks Academy1.9 mi · 555
- Mount Holly Middle2.0 mi · 570
- Turning Point Academy2.4 mi · 144
- Catawba Heights Elementary2.6 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About Whitewater MiddleHow large is Whitewater Middle?
Whitewater Middle enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 06-08.
Is Whitewater Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitewater Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitewater Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitewater Middle is approximately 15.3:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitewater Middle?
At Whitewater Middle, the student body is approximately 3% White, 36% Hispanic, 51% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Whitewater Middle in?
Whitewater Middle is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.