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Ranson Middle

Q: Is Ranson Middle a good school?

Ranson Middle ranks in the bottom 4.1% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Ranson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Ranson Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ranson Middle?

Students at Ranson Middle are 61% African American, 30% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Ranson Middle attend?

Students who attend Ranson Middle usually go on to attend West Charlotte High School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

741^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 4% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Ranson Middle is a public magnet middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 733 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Ranson Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools, with a 0-1 star rating.

Ranson Middle significantly underperforms compared to the district and state in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.3% of 6th graders were proficient in math, compared to 59.3% for the district and 57.2% for the state. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools for most student subgroups. Additionally, Ranson Middle has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.06% to 99.63% over the past three school years.

Interestingly, Ranson Middle's performance is significantly lower than that of other magnet schools in the district, such as Northridge Middle, Ridge Road Middle, Wilson STEM Academy, Coulwood STEM Academy, and Piedmont Middle School, which demonstrate much higher academic proficiency rates. Addressing the challenges faced by Ranson Middle will require a comprehensive and targeted approach to improve academic outcomes and provide students with the support they need to succeed.

757

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,974

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5850 Statesville Rd
Charlotte, NC 28269-2838

(980) 343-6800

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Ranson Middle usually attend:

High:

West Charlotte High School

Feeder schools for Ranson Middle:

Elementary:	Allenbrook Elementary
	Bruns Avenue Elementary
	Hornets Nest Elementary
	Oakdale Elementary
	More...
	Statesville Road Elementary
	University Park Creative Arts

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.4%

Hispanic:

30.4%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (23% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

741^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 29Middle Schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

119^th of 242Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	741 of 773	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	759 of 793	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	750 of 784	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	753 of 786	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	720 of 741	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	704 of 737	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	589 of 691	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	555 of 694	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	516 of 692	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.5	481 of 705	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	17.0	529 of 627	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	526 of 673	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	563 of 662	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	538 of 648	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.9	558 of 640	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	533 of 630	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	554 of 620	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	551 of 606	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.9	536 of 598	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	487 of 546	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	509 of 560	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	541 of 559	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	522 of 550	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	502 of 533	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	488 of 519	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	337 of 494	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	101 of 111	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	102 of 110	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	107 of 110	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	108 of 109	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	98 of 102	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	79 of 95	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	17.3	429 of 449	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	453 of 478	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	450 of 504	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	362 of 475	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	349 of 371	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	313 of 356	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	283 of 318	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	282 of 312	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	200 of 236	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	109 of 211	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	91 of 151	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	722 of 733	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	722 of 738	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	722 of 731	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	720 of 733	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	684 of 706	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	663 of 684	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	532 of 656	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	561 of 562	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	553 of 564	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	540 of 553	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	525 of 541	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	489 of 522	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	480 of 493	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	361 of 472	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	32 of 44	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.3	50 of 50	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	48 of 50	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	42 of 71	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.0	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	681 of 729	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	696 of 743	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	710 of 735	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	666 of 689	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	610 of 633	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	612 of 639	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	457 of 604	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	703 of 733	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	721 of 751	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	720 of 747	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	723 of 748	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	696 of 711	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	670 of 697	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	609 of 665	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	12.5	587 of 624	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)27th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2019)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-35 vs state

Reading25%-28 vs state

Mathematics21%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ranson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5850 Statesville Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6800	757	44	17.1	99.6%	13 (1.7%)	465 (61.4%)	230 (30.4%)	31 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	6	741^st of 773 public middle schools	4.1%		6.7	759^th of 793 public middle schools	4.3%	18		24.3	19.4	18.2		17.1	23.1	33.3		24.9	$8,974	$1,334	$7,640
Turning Point Middle	Public	6-8	2300 W Sugar Creek Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-5681	62	15	4.1	95.2%	1 (1.6%)	49 (79.0%)	8 (12.9%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	2.4	760^th of 773 public middle schools	1.7%		1.6	783^rd of 793 public middle schools	1.3%	23		11.1	17.0			25.0	19.6	8.5		20.0
Gov's Village STEM (Upper)	Public, Magnet	5-8	7810 Neal Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5775	684	37	18.5	99.6%	11 (1.6%)	395 (57.7%)	212 (31.0%)	39 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	33.1	519^th of 773 public middle schools	32.9%		31	557^th of 793 public middle schools	29.8%	38	52.1	49.7	29.1	32.8	43.0	49.2	38.0	46.2	61.6	59.6	$8,809	$242	$8,567
James Martin Middle	Public	6-8	6301 University Pointe Blvd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5382	659	39	17.1	99.5%	18 (2.7%)	348 (52.8%)	251 (38.1%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.2%)	14.1	692^nd of 773 public middle schools	10.5%		9.9	733^rd of 793 public middle schools	7.6%	41		27.0	19.9	25.4		36.2	29.1	40.0		43.5	$9,806	$1,067	$8,739
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	6-8	500 Bilmark Ave	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0698	844	51	16.4	99.6%	12 (1.4%)	254 (30.1%)	535 (63.4%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.4%)	8.6	727^th of 773 public middle schools	6.0%		5.5	764^th of 793 public middle schools	3.7%	37		27.4	26.9	24.3		25.2	27.7	25.8		33.5	$9,655	$1,565	$8,090
J. M. Alexander Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	12010 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3830	799	43	18.6	99.6%	39 (4.9%)	466 (58.3%)	246 (30.8%)	20 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	14.5	690^th of 773 public middle schools	10.7%		17.1	687^th of 793 public middle schools	13.4%	3		32.6	36.6	22.7		31.6	33.6	37.2		35.0	$8,261	$602	$7,659
Piedmont Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1241 E 10th St	Charlotte	28204	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5435	1,108	55	20.2	46.5%	204 (18.4%)	630 (56.9%)	150 (13.5%)	80 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.9%)	87.7	75^th of 773 public middle schools	90.3%		83.2	109^th of 793 public middle schools	86.3%	34		71.4	69.9	81.2		69.6	71.8	76.7		83.1	$7,641	$438	$7,203
Coulwood STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	500 Kentberry Dr	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6090	632	42	14.9	99.5%	25 (4.0%)	400 (63.3%)	165 (26.1%)	20 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	60.3	281^st of 773 public middle schools	63.6%		59.5	290^th of 793 public middle schools	63.4%	9		71.8	79.9	55.2		43.8	49.5	49.5		65.3	$9,982	$1,296	$8,685
Northridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7601 The Plaza	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5015	1,014	55	18.3	99.7%	29 (2.9%)	548 (54.0%)	363 (35.8%)	33 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (3.7%)	38	485^th of 773 public middle schools	37.3%		25.7	605^th of 793 public middle schools	23.7%	120		61.9	43.6	29.9		51.9	44.8	41.0		54.5	$9,314	$958	$8,355
Ridge Road Middle	Public	6-8	7260 Highland Creek Pkwy	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-3410	840	49	17.1	99.6%	53 (6.3%)	560 (66.7%)	154 (18.3%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.5%)	19.6	642^nd of 773 public middle schools	16.9%		21.2	648^th of 793 public middle schools	18.3%	6		51.4	28.4	25.0		38.1	34.7	36.6		39.1	$8,052	$671	$7,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Ranson Middle

What district is Ranson Middle in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What high school do graduates of Ranson Middle attend?

Students who attend Ranson Middle usually go on to attend West Charlotte High School

What is the racial makeup of Ranson Middle?

Students at Ranson Middle are 61% African American, 30% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is Ranson Middle a good school?

Ranson Middle ranks in the bottom 4.1% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Ranson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Ranson Middle.

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