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Alexander Graham Middle

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Alexander Graham Middle ranks 451 st of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Alexander Graham Middle is a public middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 1,202 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state.

Alexander Graham Middle has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 94th out of 694 North Carolina middle schools in 2016-2017 to 451st out of 773 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars to 2 stars out of 5 in recent years. While the school's Gifted and Talented students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5 out of 458 North Carolina middle schools, the school's performance for other student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, is significantly lower, with rankings in the bottom 25% of the state.

Compared to nearby schools like Crestdale Middle, South Charlotte Middle, and Piedmont Middle School, Alexander Graham Middle generally underperforms in terms of statewide rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are consistently below the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels.

1,187

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,178

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Runnymede Lane
Charlotte, NC 28211-2652

(980) 343-5810

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Alexander Graham Middle usually attend:

High:

Myers Park High School

Feeder schools for Alexander Graham Middle:

Elementary:	Billingsville Elementary
	Cotswold Elementary
	Montclaire Elementary
	Pinewood Elementary
	More...
	Selwyn Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.2%

White:

31.6%

African American:

23.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

451^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	42.9	451 of 773	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	496 of 793	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	429 of 784	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	302 of 786	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	194 of 741	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	145 of 737	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	137 of 691	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	82.6	94 of 694	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.4	83 of 692	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	116 of 705	83.5%	★★★★☆
2014	84.1	76 of 627	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	86.9	69 of 673	89.7%	★★★★☆
2012	69.7	204 of 662	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.4	164 of 648	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	163 of 640	74.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.7	153 of 630	75.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.4	123 of 620	80.2%	★★★★☆
2007	72.5	143 of 606	76.4%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	111 of 598	81.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	432 of 546	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	437 of 560	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	423 of 559	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	346 of 550	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	330 of 533	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	382 of 519	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	382 of 494	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	56 of 111	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	69 of 110	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	74 of 110	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.8	51 of 109	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	60 of 99	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	63 of 102	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	60 of 95	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	399 of 449	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	65.2	78 of 478	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	150 of 504	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	217 of 475	54.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	329 of 371	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	345 of 356	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	265 of 312	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	103 of 236	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	86 of 211	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	21 of 151	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	471 of 733	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	466 of 738	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	422 of 731	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	273 of 733	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	161 of 706	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	139 of 684	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	149 of 656	77.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	5 of 458	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	60.6	204 of 461	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	88 of 452	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	30 of 450	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	68.4	133 of 448	70.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	526 of 562	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	543 of 564	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	538 of 553	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	499 of 541	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	453 of 522	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	316 of 493	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	376 of 472	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	23 of 44	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.0	41 of 50	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	46 of 50	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	655 of 729	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	682 of 743	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	669 of 735	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	494 of 689	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	424 of 633	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	509 of 639	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	514 of 604	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	403 of 733	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	476 of 751	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	429 of 747	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	305 of 748	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	207 of 711	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	136 of 697	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	113 of 665	83.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	170 of 328	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	181 of 306	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.5	77 of 302	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	85 of 283	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	27 of 237	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	48 of 221	78.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	447 of 478	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	379 of 473	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	47 of 649	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	89 of 652	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	66 of 656	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	25 of 658	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	44 of 632	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	30 of 624	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	34 of 596	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)99th percentile+57 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile+51 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science55%-6 vs state

Reading50%-3 vs state

Mathematics47%-7 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
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
Sedgefield Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Dorchester Pl	Charlotte	28209	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5840	534	29	18.7	97.0%	231 (43.3%)	201 (37.6%)	79 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	65.3	249^th of 773 public middle schools	67.8%		51.4	379^th of 793 public middle schools	52.2%	130	60.1	51.4	57.4	62.2	58.9	65.8	63.9	$12,649	$1,297	$11,352
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
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
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
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
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
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
Albemarle Road Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6900 Democracy Drive	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6420	945	52	18.2	99.7%	26 (2.8%)	258 (27.3%)	556 (58.8%)	86 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	14.9	687^th of 773 public middle schools	11.1%		15	708^th of 793 public middle schools	10.7%	21	36.4	30.5	20.4	31.9	39.1	33.6	40.3	$9,035	$942	$8,093

Frequently Asked Questions about Alexander Graham Middle

What is the racial makeup of Alexander Graham Middle?

Students at Alexander Graham Middle are 37% Hispanic, 32% White, 23% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Alexander Graham Middle attend?

Students who attend Alexander Graham Middle usually go on to attend Myers Park High School

What district is Alexander Graham Middle in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Is Alexander Graham Middle a good school?

Alexander Graham Middle ranks 451^st of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alexander Graham Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,187 students attended Alexander Graham Middle.

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