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Mount Holly Middle

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Mount Holly Middle ranks 301 st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 61% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Mount Holly Middle is a public middle school in Mount Holly, North Carolina, serving approximately 570 students in grades 6–8 as part of Gaston County Schools. For the 2025–2026 school year, the school ranks 301st out of 778 North Carolina middle schools, placing it in the 61st percentile with a 3-star rating — a level it has sustained for a decade. This is especially notable because over 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet the school performs well above most schools serving similar demographics.

Academically, Mount Holly Middle is strongest in the upper grades. Seventh- and eighth-grade math and reading proficiency rates all exceed district and state averages: 60.8% of 7th graders and 59.9% of 8th graders are proficient in math, versus roughly 47% for the district. Eighth-grade science is a standout at 76.9% proficiency, well above the state's 68.6%. Students also appear to gain momentum as they progress: 6th-grade scores sit near state averages, while 7th- and 8th-grade scores pull clearly ahead. This helps explain why Mount Holly outperforms nearby high-poverty schools — Whitewater Middle, just 2 miles away, ranks in the 25th percentile compared with Mount Holly's 61st. Among similar-area schools, Stanley Middle is one of few ranking higher.

Attendance and subgroup results round out the story. Mount Holly's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.6% is better than the district rate (23.2%) and the state rate (24.2%), and far better than schools like Wilson STEM Academy (52.4%). English Learner students rank in the top 8% of North Carolina middle schools. The main concern is Special Education, where results have been inconsistent and currently sit in the 23rd percentile. Overall, Mount Holly Middle is a school producing strong outcomes in a challenging context — a genuine bright spot among Gaston County middle schools.

570

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

124 S Hawthorne Street
Mount Holly, NC 28120-1663

(704) 836-9610

District: Gaston County Schools

Students who attend Mount Holly Middle usually attend:

High:

Stuart W Cramer High

Feeder schools for Mount Holly Middle:

Elementary:

Ida Rankin Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

African American:

20.2%

Hispanic:

18.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg58%

301^st of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

145^th of 246Gaston County 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
2026	60.0	301 of 778	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	350 of 773	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	325 of 793	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	369 of 784	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	310 of 786	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	279 of 741	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	275 of 737	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	292 of 691	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.9	299 of 694	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.5	294 of 692	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.5	317 of 705	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.0	263 of 627	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.1	204 of 673	69.7%	★★★★☆
2012	65.2	247 of 662	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.6	229 of 648	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.9	229 of 640	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.5	251 of 630	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.2	325 of 620	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.5	322 of 606	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.0	273 of 598	54.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	200 of 553	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	208 of 546	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	122 of 560	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	208 of 559	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	86 of 550	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	76 of 533	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	134 of 519	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	182 of 494	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	27.3	76 of 99	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.7	237 of 449	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	408 of 478	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	297 of 504	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	340 of 475	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	28 of 363	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	49.5	144 of 371	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	105 of 312	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	24 of 151	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	291 of 731	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	348 of 733	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	348 of 738	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	351 of 731	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	285 of 733	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	190 of 706	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	270 of 684	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	320 of 656	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	138 of 465	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	85 of 458	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	154 of 461	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	133 of 452	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	126 of 450	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	123 of 448	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	178 of 416	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	150 of 566	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	183 of 562	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	279 of 564	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	333 of 553	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	200 of 541	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	220 of 522	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	170 of 493	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	151 of 472	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	273 of 725	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.8	431 of 729	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	282 of 743	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	288 of 735	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	178 of 689	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	207 of 633	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	212 of 639	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	193 of 604	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	286 of 736	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	320 of 733	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	291 of 751	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	367 of 747	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	297 of 748	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	376 of 711	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	270 of 697	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	259 of 665	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	154 of 333	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	139 of 328	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	156 of 306	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	251 of 302	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.6	130 of 283	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	140 of 248	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	65 of 237	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	37.9	154 of 221	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	385 of 500	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	303 of 478	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	420 of 473	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	332 of 644	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	405 of 649	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	435 of 652	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	357 of 656	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	370 of 658	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	324 of 632	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	351 of 624	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	328 of 596	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)92nd percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)70th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile~ school

Female (2026)60th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2021)23rd percentile-39 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+8 vs state

Mathematics59%~ state avg

Reading58%~ state avg

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Great school. Good teachers. Have one of the best principles in the county. Really cares about the students Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Mount Holly Middle	Public	6-8	124 S Hawthorne Street	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9610	570	37	15.2	—	281 (49.3%)	115 (20.2%)	106 (18.6%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.2%)	60	301^st of 778 public middle schools	61.3%		53.5	350^th of 773 public middle schools	54.7%	49	55.1	60.8	59.9	50.5	60.3	63.2	76.9	$8,065	$884	$7,181
Whitewater Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	10201 Running Rapids Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 344-3400	731	48	15.2	—	20 (2.7%)	372 (50.9%)	263 (36.0%)	45 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	27.3	586^th of 778 public middle schools	24.7%		37.3	491^st of 773 public middle schools	36.5%	95	47.5	45.8	45.3	40.2	42.4	37.8	56.5	$10,408	$1,245	$9,164
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	—	25 (4.0%)	400 (63.3%)	165 (26.1%)	20 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	63.3	266^th of 778 public middle schools	65.8%		60.3	281^st of 773 public middle schools	63.6%	15	74.2	68.5	69.8	51.3	44.9	54.5	81.7	$9,982	$1,296	$8,685
Holbrook Middle	Public	6-8	418 S Church Street	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9607	712	53	13.5	97.8%	242 (34.0%)	217 (30.5%)	197 (27.7%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	27.1	589^th of 778 public middle schools	24.3%		23.2	605^th of 773 public middle schools	21.7%	16	54.2	36.9	39.2	47.4	46.3	44.3	47.4	$7,945	$752	$7,193
Belmont Middle	Public	6-8	1020 South Point Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9611	770	42	18.1	42.2%	504 (65.5%)	84 (10.9%)	122 (15.8%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	76.4	164^th of 778 public middle schools	78.9%		74.5	167^th of 773 public middle schools	78.4%	3	77.6	67.8	63.1	63.2	69.0	64.3	80.5	$7,551	$657	$6,894
Wilson STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	7020 Tuckaseegee Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6070	456	23	19.4	—	16 (3.5%)	272 (59.6%)	135 (29.6%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	17.3	669^th of 778 public middle schools	14.0%		18.3	653^rd of 773 public middle schools	15.5%	16	37.7	42.0	38.7	35.1	41.4	31.6	42.2	$10,408	$1,128	$9,279
Cramerton Middle	Public	6-8	601 Cramer Mountain Road	Cramerton	28032	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9603	959	51	18.8	43.2%	587 (61.2%)	154 (16.1%)	117 (12.2%)	44 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.5%)	88.1	69^th of 778 public middle schools	91.1%		88.9	61^st of 773 public middle schools	92.1%	8	79.3	75.4	73.5	73.3	73.1	78.6	88.9	$7,892	$734	$7,158
Stanley Middle	Public	6-8	317 Hovis Road	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9600	602	38	15.6	—	357 (59.3%)	87 (14.5%)	112 (18.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	65	247^th of 778 public middle schools	68.3%		61.7	269^th of 773 public middle schools	65.2%	22	73.9	61.3	68.6	53.5	47.9	65.8	76.7	$8,317	$777	$7,540
W P Grier Middle School	Public	6-8	1622 E Garrison Boulevard	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9604	659	42	15.7	—	63 (9.6%)	348 (52.8%)	192 (29.1%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.8%)	15.7	677^th of 778 public middle schools	13.0%		10.3	717^th of 773 public middle schools	7.2%	40	37.4	30.7	24.9	32.1	38.7	34.5	60.6	$8,330	$1,260	$7,071
Francis Bradley Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	13345 Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5750	1,089	61	17.9	46.8%	411 (37.7%)	367 (33.7%)	232 (21.3%)	31 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.2%)	60.8	289^th of 778 public middle schools	62.9%		65.5	248^th of 773 public middle schools	67.9%	41	72.0	62.6	47.4	62.7	56.4	56.6	68.8	$8,663	$698	$7,965

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Holly Middle

What district is Mount Holly Middle in?

Gaston County Schools

How many students attend Mount Holly Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Mount Holly Middle.

What high school do graduates of Mount Holly Middle attend?

Students who attend Mount Holly Middle usually go on to attend Stuart W Cramer High

What is the racial makeup of Mount Holly Middle?

Students at Mount Holly Middle are 49% White, 20% African American, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Mount Holly Middle a good school?

Mount Holly Middle ranks 301^st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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