Summary:
This summary covers the sole high school in the Commonwealth High School district: Commonwealth High, a Charlotte, NC school serving grades 9–12 with 377 students. Because only one school is in this list, the most meaningful comparisons are against North Carolina state averages, and the picture that emerges is one of urgent, systemic challenges.
Commonwealth High ranks in the bottom 2% of districts in the state, and its key metrics are deeply concerning. The four-year graduation rate is just 23.3%, compared to the state rate of 88.8% – a gap of 65.5 percentage points, meaning more than three-quarters of students are not graduating on time. Chronic absenteeism affects 87.7% of students, about 3.6 times the statewide rate of 24.2%. Test proficiency rates are far below state averages in every End-of-Course subject: only 8.5% of students are proficient in Biology (state: 58.5%), 29.6% in English II (state: 64.6%), 21.1% in Math I (state: 42.1%), and 35.7% in Math III (state: 68.9%). The student-teacher ratio is also high at 32.2 students per teacher, limiting individualized support for a student body facing significant academic and attendance hurdles.
There are a few positive year-over-year movements, particularly in Math III, which jumped from 16.7% to 35.7% proficiency, narrowing the gap with the state by 16.5 points. Biology and English II also improved slightly, though these gains did not keep pace with statewide increases. Still, the overall picture at Commonwealth High is one of severe distress. The combination of near-universal chronic absenteeism, a 23.3% graduation rate, and test scores that are often less than half the state average signal a school in need of immediate intervention. For parents, these figures highlight how critical it is to address attendance and ensure strong instructional support and graduation pathways for every student.
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