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South Charlotte Middle

Public Grades 6-8

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 91% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

South Charlotte Middle is a public middle school serving 821 students in grades 6-8 in the Strawberry Lane area of Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in the state, with a current statewide ranking of 73 out of 773 middle schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Charlotte Middle significantly outperforms the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and the state of North Carolina in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 83.9% of 6th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 59.3% for the district and 57.2% for the state. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, often ranking in the top 10-20% of North Carolina middle schools for female students, multi-racial students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.

While South Charlotte Middle outperforms the district and state averages, it is also outperforming many of the nearby middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, such as Community House Middle and Jay M. Robinson Middle, which also demonstrate exceptional academic performance. However, the data suggests that South Charlotte Middle may have some equity challenges, as the school's performance for certain subgroups, such as Asian and Hispanic students, is not as strong as its overall performance, indicating a need to further investigate and address any achievement gaps within the school.

770

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,839

Per pupil spending ?

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8040 Strawberry Ln
Charlotte, NC 28277-8600

(980) 343-3670

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Feeder schools for South Charlotte Middle:

Elementary:	Elizabeth Lane Elementary
	McAlpine Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Hispanic:

17.1%

African American:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

73^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	87.7	73 of 773	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	76 of 793	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	72 of 784	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	93 of 786	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	67 of 741	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	48 of 737	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	30 of 691	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	12 of 694	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.0	26 of 692	96.2%	★★★★★
2015	95.4	19 of 705	97.3%	★★★★★
2014	95.7	19 of 627	97.0%	★★★★★
2013	96.5	17 of 673	97.5%	★★★★★
2012	87.4	25 of 662	96.2%	★★★★★
2011	86.7	24 of 648	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	29 of 640	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	89.5	11 of 630	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	94.0	11 of 620	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	90.1	7 of 606	98.8%	★★★★★
2006	91.7	5 of 598	99.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	105 of 546	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	66 of 560	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	66 of 559	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	198 of 550	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	122 of 533	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	51 of 519	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	37 of 494	92.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	67 of 111	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.9	44 of 110	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	48 of 110	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.2	19 of 109	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	31 of 99	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	32 of 102	68.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	22 of 95	76.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	61.1	91 of 449	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	144 of 478	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.3	13 of 504	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	15 of 475	96.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	35 of 371	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	66.2	52 of 356	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	59 of 318	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	85 of 312	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	25 of 236	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	94.1	6 of 211	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	7 of 151	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	44 of 733	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	61 of 738	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	70 of 731	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	77 of 733	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	55 of 706	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	42 of 684	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	29 of 656	95.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	168 of 458	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	96 of 461	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	98 of 452	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	113 of 450	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	69 of 448	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	66 of 416	84.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	96 of 562	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	210 of 564	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	148 of 553	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	197 of 541	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	144 of 522	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	72 of 493	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	49 of 472	89.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	175 of 729	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	139 of 743	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	97 of 735	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	333 of 689	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	120 of 633	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	85 of 639	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	76 of 604	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	112 of 733	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	85 of 751	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	76 of 747	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	108 of 748	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	84 of 711	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	46 of 697	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	28 of 665	95.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	9 of 328	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	16 of 306	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	12 of 302	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	70.7	56 of 283	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	97.4	3 of 248	98.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	18 of 478	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	61.4	103 of 473	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	74 of 649	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	74 of 652	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	80 of 656	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	104 of 658	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	82 of 632	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	50 of 624	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	39 of 596	93.5%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)63rd percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+28 vs state

Science74%+14 vs state

Reading69%+17 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 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
South Charlotte Middle	Public	6-8	8040 Strawberry Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3670	770	41	18.8	23.1%	439 (57.0%)	95 (12.3%)	132 (17.1%)	71 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.0%)	87.7	73^rd of 773 public middle schools	90.6%		88.3	76^th of 793 public middle schools	90.4%	3	83.9	79.1	81.1	71.4	67.4	69.4	74.5	$7,839	$548	$7,292
Jay M. Robinson Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6944	1,333	71	18.6	20.1%	608 (45.6%)	109 (8.2%)	140 (10.5%)	416 (31.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	54 (4.1%)	96.3	25^th of 773 public middle schools	96.8%		96	27^th of 793 public middle schools	96.6%	2	92.8	92.9	88.1	80.1	84.4	81.3	86.4	$7,933	$459	$7,474
Carmel Middle	Public	6-8	5001 Camilla Dr	Charlotte	28226	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6705	1,004	60	16.7	36.4%	478 (47.6%)	119 (11.9%)	364 (36.3%)	18 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	72.1	184^th of 773 public middle schools	76.2%		55.9	324^th of 793 public middle schools	59.1%	140	66.9	55.9	69.4	61.7	54.4	65.9	71.6	$8,630	$632	$7,999
Telra Institute Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-8	4150 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Telra Institute	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(704) 727-2530	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Quail Hollow Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2901 Smithfield Church Rd	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3620	1,090	65	16.8	99.2%	173 (15.9%)	290 (26.6%)	573 (52.6%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.9%)	27.4	569^th of 773 public middle schools	26.4%		28.9	571^st of 793 public middle schools	28.0%	2	47.4	37.5	42.0	43.5	39.0	38.2	42.0	$8,166	$922	$7,244
Community House Middle	Public	6-8	9500 Community House Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0689	1,425	71	20.1	20.4%	515 (36.1%)	175 (12.3%)	171 (12.0%)	505 (35.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.8%)	96.1	27^th of 773 public middle schools	96.5%		94.4	34^th of 793 public middle schools	95.7%	7	90.1	88.5	88.9	79.0	80.4	83.5	88.4	$7,349	$398	$6,951
Crestdale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	940 Sam Newell Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5755	989	48	20.4	40.6%	452 (45.7%)	266 (26.9%)	167 (16.9%)	55 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	76.8	158^th of 773 public middle schools	79.6%		80.5	127^th of 793 public middle schools	84.0%	31	72.8	71.1	52.8	62.4	65.4	63.5	75.9	$7,966	$482	$7,485
Alexander Graham Middle	Public	6-8	1800 Runnymede Lane	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5810	1,187	61	19.3	52.4%	375 (31.6%)	275 (23.2%)	442 (37.2%)	46 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.1%)	42.9	451^st of 773 public middle schools	41.7%		39	496^th of 793 public middle schools	37.5%	45	49.5	48.1	42.6	47.0	48.9	53.8	54.6	$8,178	$499	$7,679
McClintock Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1925 Rama Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6425	1,056	62	17.1	99.7%	125 (11.8%)	346 (32.8%)	482 (45.6%)	63 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.4%)	49.3	389^th of 773 public middle schools	49.7%		38	504^th of 793 public middle schools	36.4%	115	60.1	56.9	61.7	46.0	41.3	47.7	56.1	$8,800	$1,014	$7,786
Randolph Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4400 Water Oak Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6700	1,215	62	19.5	48.1%	318 (26.2%)	374 (30.8%)	338 (27.8%)	142 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.4%)	79	142^nd of 773 public middle schools	81.6%		85.4	95^th of 793 public middle schools	88.0%	47	70.4	64.6	59.2	68.3	69.7	65.7	74.6	$8,175	$474	$7,701

Frequently Asked Questions about South Charlotte Middle

How many students attend South Charlotte Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 770 students attended South Charlotte Middle.

What district is South Charlotte Middle in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Is South Charlotte Middle a good school?

Yes. South Charlotte Middle ranks in the top 9.4% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Charlotte Middle?

Students at South Charlotte Middle are 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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