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Butler High School

Q: Is Butler High School a good school?

Butler High School ranks 257 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 60% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Butler High School is a public high school located in Matthews, North Carolina, serving 1,843 students in grades 9-12. It 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.

Butler High School consistently performs above the district and state averages in end-of-course (EOC) exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 54.1% proficiency in Biology EOC, compared to 48.6% for the district and 48.3% for the state. Similarly, in Math III EOC, Butler had 74.6% proficiency, compared to 66.6% for the district and 66.4% for the state. The school has also maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.0% to 90.8% over the past few years, on par with the district and state averages.

Butler High School's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 95th out of 440 North Carolina high schools for African American students and 29th out of 273 for English Language Learner students, both with 4-star ratings. However, the school's ranking for Asian and Hispanic students is lower compared to other subgroups, indicating a need to address any achievement gaps. Additionally, Butler High School has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to nearby schools, such as Porter Ridge High School and Rocky River High School, suggesting a more socioeconomically diverse student population.

1,791

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,714

Per pupil spending ?

50.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd
Matthews, NC 28105-4649

(980) 343-6300

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Feeder schools for Butler High School:

Elementary:	Crown Point Elementary
	Matthews Elementary
	Piney Grove Elementary
Middle:	Crestdale Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.2%

African American:

30.4%

White:

27.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (59% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Above the North Carolina median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg53%

257^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 29High 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	55.7	257 of 641	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	257 of 640	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	284 of 626	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	241 of 621	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	243 of 594	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	194 of 514	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	129 of 469	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	69.1	84 of 476	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	59.7	105 of 507	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	67.5	89 of 531	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	63.9	97 of 451	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	62.6	71 of 505	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	60.1	147 of 502	70.7%	★★★★☆
2011	70.1	83 of 506	83.6%	★★★★☆
2010	63.1	153 of 499	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.6	46 of 490	90.6%	★★★★★
2008	70.8	64 of 477	86.6%	★★★★☆
2007	71.4	68 of 453	85.0%	★★★★☆
2006	54.8	195 of 431	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	95 of 440	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	93 of 437	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	123 of 434	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	115 of 430	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	31 of 364	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	57.3	85 of 369	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	61 of 359	83.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	73 of 106	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	68 of 101	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	71 of 98	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.4	34 of 91	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	60 of 83	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	72 of 89	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	50 of 77	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	76.2	33 of 330	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	61.4	71 of 334	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	39 of 364	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	45.4	152 of 349	56.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	29 of 273	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	31 of 262	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	73 of 226	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	13 of 156	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	51.7	41 of 124	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	59 of 173	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.2	8 of 147	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	227 of 610	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	228 of 602	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	297 of 588	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	217 of 594	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	159 of 475	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	194 of 475	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	114 of 449	74.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	154 of 412	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.5	39 of 398	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	68.5	88 of 337	73.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	203 of 462	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	211 of 454	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	294 of 449	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	187 of 436	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	135 of 370	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	110 of 354	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	91 of 340	73.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	57.5	17 of 47	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	14 of 34	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	24 of 44	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	215 of 606	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	233 of 613	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	295 of 597	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	210 of 544	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	143 of 432	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	154 of 446	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	85 of 424	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	285 of 601	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	277 of 607	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	272 of 602	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	235 of 585	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	161 of 481	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	193 of 488	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	164 of 463	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	82 of 253	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	38 of 261	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	66 of 249	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	56 of 226	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	36.1	125 of 199	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	91 of 195	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	44 of 185	76.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	36 of 352	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	62.4	78 of 349	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	201 of 542	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	189 of 553	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	135 of 537	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	140 of 534	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	97 of 439	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	137 of 444	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	81 of 427	81.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2024)64th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III75%+8 vs state

English II59%~ state avg

Biology54%+6 vs state

Math I41%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Butler High School	Public	9-12	1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6300	1,791	98	18.1	50.1%	494 (27.6%)	544 (30.4%)	558 (31.2%)	135 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	53 (3.0%)	55.7	257^th of 641 public high schools	59.9%		55.8	257^th of 640 public high schools	59.8%		54.1	59.3	40.9	74.6								$8,714	$431	$8,282
Levine Middle College High School	Public	11-12	2800 Campus Ridge Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9437	216	5	43.2	19.4%	118 (54.6%)	23 (10.6%)	31 (14.4%)	36 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)				92.3								$7,540	$287	$7,253
Charlotte Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	8601 McAlpine Park Dr	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte Secondary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 295-0137	157	7	22.2		22 (14.0%)	61 (38.9%)	53 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.4%)	14.3	569^th of 641 public high schools	11.2%		13.5	562^nd of 640 public high schools	12.2%	7	28.6	27.6	9.1	46.9	41.7	8.3	20.0	41.7	12.5	35.0	45.0
Providence High School	Public	9-12	1800 Pineville-Matthews Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5390	2,167	105	20.5	15.2%	1,340 (61.8%)	175 (8.1%)	254 (11.7%)	329 (15.2%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (3.0%)	90.5	72^nd of 641 public high schools	88.8%		90.2	71^st of 640 public high schools	88.9%	1	85.5	89.1	69.5	93.4								$8,296	$371	$7,925
Independence High School	Public	9-12	1967 Patriot Dr	Charlotte	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6900	2,024	116	17.5	99.9%	341 (16.8%)	591 (29.2%)	913 (45.1%)	114 (5.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	59 (2.9%)	37.7	393^rd of 641 public high schools	38.7%		34.4	409^th of 640 public high schools	36.1%	16	41.9	51.6	29.6	63.6								$9,395	$592	$8,803
East Mecklenburg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6800 Monroe Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6430	2,422	131	18.5	99.9%	491 (20.3%)	743 (30.7%)	981 (40.5%)	141 (5.8%)	4 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)	54 (2.2%)	50.2	294^th of 641 public high schools	54.1%		52.1	287^th of 640 public high schools	55.2%	7	46.7	67.4	20.6	71.4								$9,101	$501	$8,599
Sun Valley High	Public	9-12	5211 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3020	1,272	79	16.1	46.1%	589 (46.3%)	300 (23.6%)	289 (22.7%)	24 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.3%)	45.1	339^th of 641 public high schools	47.1%		42.6	352^nd of 640 public high schools	45.0%	13	41.3	60.5	24.5	73.0								$8,375	$469	$7,906
Porter Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2839 Ridge Road	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 292-7662	1,809	93	19.4	39.4%	869 (48.0%)	280 (15.5%)	492 (27.2%)	64 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.6%)	67	189^th of 641 public high schools	70.5%		61.8	222^nd of 640 public high schools	65.3%	33	49.9	72.7	54.5	82.8								$7,458	$458	$7,000
Rocky River High School	Public	9-12	10505 Clear Creek Commerce Dr	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-0409	1,562	90	17.4	99.8%	65 (4.2%)	802 (51.3%)	584 (37.4%)	44 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (3.9%)	14.7	564^th of 641 public high schools	12.0%		12.8	570^th of 640 public high schools	10.9%	6	25.5	39.5	12.7	40.7								$9,681	$668	$9,013
Commonwealth High	Public, Charter	9-12	5112 Central Ave	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Commonwealth High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 899-4998	377	12	32.2		22 (5.8%)	166 (44.0%)	158 (41.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	3.8	627^th of 641 public high schools	2.2%					(n/a)	5.1	25.8		16.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Butler High School

Is Butler High School a good school?

Butler High School ranks 257^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Butler High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,791 students attended Butler High School.

What schools feed into Butler High School?

Butler High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crown Point Elementary
Elementary : Matthews Elementary
Elementary : Piney Grove Elementary
Middle : Crestdale Middle

What is the racial makeup of Butler High School?

Students at Butler High School are 31% Hispanic, 30% African American, 28% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Butler High School in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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