Enrollment
401
High
DISTRICT 1,315 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003416
Williams Secondary Montessori
2400 Carmine St, Charlotte, NC 28206 · (980) 343-0040 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of North Carolina public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
79 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 84 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 14% |
Student demographics
59%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 grade levels within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
85.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Williams Secondary Montessori
Williams Secondary Montessori's state test result (78.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Secondary Montessori this school | 401 | 19.7% | 78.4% |
| Highland Sch of Technology Gastonia | 538 | 34.0% | N/A |
| Agriculture and Science Early College Olin | 255 | 26.3% | 86.0% |
| Early College EAST High Havelock | 208 | 27.4% | 61.6% |
| Crossroads Arts and Science Early Colleg Statesville | 225 | 28.9% | N/A |
| The JP Knapp ECH (i)School Currituck | 274 | 22.3% | 79.6% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Williams Secondary Montessori ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #59 of 468 | #3 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #71 of 464 | #4 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #57 of 448 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #374 of 598 | #24 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #56 of 473 | #2 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #271 of 474 | #21 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #509 of 527 | #32 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high 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
401
+78 (+24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 401 | 27.5 | 14.6:1 | 20% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 18% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 22.9 | 16.3:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 11% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 14.8 | 11.3:1 | 18% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Secondary Montessori.
Since 2017-18: students up 140% (167 to 401); teachers up 85% (14.8 to 27.5).
About Williams Secondary Montessori
The public high school Williams Secondary Montessori is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school serves 401 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in North Carolina is roughly 761 students; this school is 47% smaller than that.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is the district for Williams Secondary Montessori. It has 186 schools and 145,014 students.
Williams Secondary Montessori's enrollment is 59% White. Next come 22% Black, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 45% White among all Mecklenburg County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Williams Secondary Montessori belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
Federal data list 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Williams Secondary Montessori in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 20%. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Williams Secondary Montessori 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.
Williams Secondary Montessori's average proficiency rate on state tests of 78.4% is 5.5 points above the 72.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Mecklenburg County, median household income is about $87,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Williams Secondary Montessori is among the 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County.
The nearest other public school, Lincoln Heights Montessori, is about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Williams Secondary Montessori. Williams Secondary Montessori places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Williams Secondary Montessori falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 323 to 401.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. 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
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- Lincoln Heights Montessori0.6 mi · 244
- West Charlotte High School1.0 mi · 2,008
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- Northwest School of the Arts1.1 mi · 993
- Druid Hills Academy1.2 mi · 288
- Oaklawn Language Academy1.2 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Secondary MontessoriHow many students attend Williams Secondary Montessori?
Williams Secondary Montessori enrolls approximately 401 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Williams Secondary Montessori serve?
Williams Secondary Montessori serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Williams Secondary Montessori?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Williams Secondary Montessori is approximately 14.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Williams Secondary Montessori?
Student demographics at Williams Secondary Montessori are roughly 59% White, 11% Hispanic, 22% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams Secondary Montessori?
Williams Secondary Montessori is overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Mecklenburg County.
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