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Gov's Village STEM (Upper)

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Gov's Village STEM (Upper) ranks 519 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 5-8

519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 33% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Gov's Village STEM (Upper) is a public magnet middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 671 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state.

Gov's Village STEM (Upper) has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with its performance on state assessments generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 29.1% to 52.1%, compared to the district's 54.2%-62.9% and the state's 53.5%-59.3%. The school's performance in Reading was also below the district and state averages. The school's high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, at 99.55%, may contribute to these academic challenges.

While Gov's Village STEM (Upper) is a magnet school, its academic performance is significantly lower than other nearby magnet schools, such as Piedmont Middle School and Eastway Middle, which consistently rank in the top half or top quarter of North Carolina middle schools. The school's performance has also declined over the years, dropping from the top 25% of North Carolina middle schools in 2015-2016 to the bottom third in recent years.

684

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,809

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7810 Neal Rd
Charlotte, NC 28262-3224

(980) 343-5775

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Gov's Village STEM (Upper) usually attend:

High:

Julius L. Chambers High School

Feeder schools for Gov's Village STEM (Upper):

Elementary:

Gov's Village STEM (Lower)

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.7%

Hispanic:

31.0%

Asian:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 55 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg55%

519^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 55 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	82.6	190 of 1434	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	79.2	241 of 1429	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	83.0	176 of 1425	87.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	161 of 1440	88.8%	★★★★☆
2014	78.7	258 of 1390	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.8	203 of 1403	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	89.7	46 of 1388	96.7%	★★★★★
2011	81.5	178 of 1381	87.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	274 of 1363	79.9%	★★★★☆
2009	65.8	493 of 1354	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.4	675 of 1324	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.1	834 of 1293	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.8	809 of 1276	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	519 of 773	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	557 of 793	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	526 of 784	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	530 of 786	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	518 of 741	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	528 of 737	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.4	193 of 691	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	73.3	163 of 694	76.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.9	79 of 692	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	87 of 705	87.7%	★★★★☆
2014	81.1	106 of 627	83.1%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	76 of 673	88.7%	★★★★☆
2012	88.2	16 of 662	97.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	200 of 546	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	217 of 560	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	190 of 559	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	178 of 550	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	198 of 533	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	156 of 519	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	27 of 494	94.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	45.3	71 of 110	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	61 of 102	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	18.3	460 of 478	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	175 of 371	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	212 of 356	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	143 of 318	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	78 of 312	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.4	101 of 236	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	45 of 211	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	493 of 733	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	497 of 738	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	520 of 731	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	476 of 733	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	533 of 706	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	521 of 684	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	76.9	128 of 656	80.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	57.7	213 of 416	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	346 of 562	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	366 of 564	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	376 of 553	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	307 of 541	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	244 of 522	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	291 of 493	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.8	54 of 472	88.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	41.8	31 of 50	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	367 of 729	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	437 of 743	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	437 of 735	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	449 of 689	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	405 of 633	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	568 of 639	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.0	106 of 604	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	519 of 733	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	567 of 751	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	498 of 747	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	514 of 748	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	472 of 711	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	490 of 697	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.9	224 of 665	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	415 of 478	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	440 of 473	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	20.3	544 of 632	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)49th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2023)38th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2023)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)14th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2021)4th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science60%~ state avg

Reading44%-8 vs state

Mathematics41%-14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, September 28, 2019

They should have never combined the schools. Upper school is the absolute worst! My child is terrified while in school and the administration team is ridiculous! I have been apart of Nathaniel Alexander for the last 10 yrs and I will be removing my two children from this place immediately! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 10, 2016

This is supposed to be a magnet school with a focus on STEM learning. The STEM programming is nonexistent. The school leadership is not only uninterested in creating a STEM culture but is not vested in the success of ALL students. The student body is overwhelmingly Black, thus lacking diversity. The coursework is unimaginative and lacks the challenge needed to foster strong academic knowledge and skills for future success. In a world where the federal government mandates that employees are entitled to a 30-minute lunch it is beyond absurd that students are only provided 20-minutes. That is not only unhealthy but grossly unreasonable. The lack of extracurricular activities for middle school students is inexcusable, especially considering that middle school is an essential developmental phase in adolescence. This school does NOT deserve to be called a STEM school or a Magnet school. Mecklenburg County should be utterly ashamed of themselves for promoting it is as such. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 31, 2009

I have two children here and I have been pleased with their education. My 1st grader reads on a 3rd grade level and my 3rd grader reads on a 5th grade level. Their teachers have been wonderful each year and the principal Mrs. Agurs is WONDERFUL!!! Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Eastway Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1501 Norland Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6410	849	50	17.0	99.3%	25 (2.9%)	218 (25.7%)	567 (66.8%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	12.6	702^nd of 773 public middle schools	9.2%		9.7	735^th of 793 public middle schools	7.3%	33		32.8	34.0	35.0		22.3	27.9	28.0		32.1	$9,703	$1,124	$8,578
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gov's Village STEM (Upper)

What high school do graduates of Gov's Village STEM (Upper) attend?

Students who attend Gov's Village STEM (Upper) usually go on to attend Julius L. Chambers High School

What district is Gov's Village STEM (Upper) in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

How many students attend Gov's Village STEM (Upper)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Gov's Village STEM (Upper).

Is Gov's Village STEM (Upper) a good school?

Gov's Village STEM (Upper) ranks 519^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gov's Village STEM (Upper)?

Students at Gov's Village STEM (Upper) are 58% African American, 31% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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