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J. M. Alexander Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

J. M. Alexander Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Huntersville, NC, within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, serving about 799 students. The school's test performance falls well below district and state averages across nearly every subject and grade level. In the latest reported year, it ranked 637th of 778 North Carolina middle schools — the 18th percentile and a 1-star rating — after sitting near the state average a decade ago. It is one of several struggling, high-poverty CMS middle schools in the area, though not the lowest-performing.

Only about a third of 7th and 8th graders are proficient in math, and fewer than 40% reach proficiency in reading. Eighth-grade science results are also low: 43.5% proficient compared with roughly 68% statewide. Sixth graders, meanwhile, test much closer to state averages. The school serves a nearly 100% economically disadvantaged student body — a 99.6% free/reduced-price lunch rate similar to nearby Martin Luther King Junior Middle and Ranson Middle, but far higher than Bailey Middle (23.5%) and Harris Road Middle (13.5%). Chronic absenteeism is 34.9%, above the district rate but lower than several comparable area schools.

Nearby schools show two different realities. Bailey Middle, about six miles away, ranks 50th in the state with far lower poverty, and Harris Road Middle in Cabarrus County Schools ranks 27th. Yet high poverty doesn't have to mean low performance: Coulwood STEM Academy, a CMS school nearby, serves an almost identical student population (99.5% economically disadvantaged) yet ranks 266th statewide, with much stronger math and science scores and greater resources per student. J. M. Alexander did show encouraging signs in the latest year — notable improvement in 6th grade math and reading, and its statewide percentile ticked up for the first time in years. Still, with chronic absenteeism near 35% and 7th and 8th grade gaps still large, sustained progress across all grades has yet to take hold.

799

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12010 Hambright Rd
Huntersville, NC 28078-7676

(980) 343-3830

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend J. M. Alexander Middle usually attend:

High:

North Mecklenburg High School

Feeder schools for J. M. Alexander Middle:

Elementary:

Blythe Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.3%

Hispanic:

30.8%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg58%

637^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

105^th of 246Charlotte-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
2026	21.9	637 of 778	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	690 of 773	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	687 of 793	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	662 of 784	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	601 of 786	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	495 of 741	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	484 of 737	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	410 of 691	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.1	346 of 694	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.8	353 of 692	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.9	283 of 705	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.0	227 of 627	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.1	230 of 673	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.4	335 of 662	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.1	448 of 648	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.1	382 of 640	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.6	428 of 630	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.7	387 of 620	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.7	398 of 606	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.1	288 of 598	51.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	313 of 553	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	346 of 546	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	346 of 560	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	347 of 559	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	234 of 550	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	137 of 533	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	173 of 519	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	160 of 494	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	83.1	14 of 110	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	38.0	73 of 109	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	68 of 99	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	54 of 102	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	71 of 95	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	386 of 449	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	463 of 478	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	418 of 504	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	259 of 475	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	297 of 363	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	317 of 371	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	303 of 356	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	272 of 318	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	287 of 312	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	213 of 236	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	157 of 211	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	628 of 731	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	684 of 733	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	668 of 738	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	671 of 731	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	583 of 733	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	453 of 706	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	458 of 684	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	371 of 656	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	347 of 465	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	435 of 458	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	434 of 461	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	438 of 452	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	377 of 450	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	297 of 448	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	292 of 416	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	455 of 566	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	520 of 562	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	532 of 564	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	539 of 553	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	494 of 541	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	400 of 522	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	340 of 493	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	220 of 472	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	36 of 50	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	542 of 725	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	642 of 729	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	640 of 743	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	637 of 735	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	522 of 689	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	412 of 633	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	429 of 639	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	334 of 604	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	594 of 736	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	632 of 733	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	643 of 751	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	608 of 747	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	576 of 748	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	498 of 711	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	480 of 697	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	443 of 665	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	31.9	225 of 306	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	252 of 302	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	156 of 283	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	80.6	32 of 221	85.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	467 of 478	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	425 of 473	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	445 of 644	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.1	435 of 649	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	351 of 652	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	286 of 656	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	227 of 658	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	203 of 632	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	199 of 624	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	171 of 596	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2023)87th percentile+72 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+25 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2024)28th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)26th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science44%-25 vs state

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics38%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	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 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
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%)	21.9	637^th of 778 public middle schools	18.1%		14.5	690^th of 773 public middle schools	10.7%	53		51.3	32.9	31.1		52.1	37.2	38.5		43.5	$8,261	$602	$7,659
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%)	28.3	578^th of 778 public middle schools	25.7%		19.6	642^nd of 773 public middle schools	16.9%	64		55.1	37.0	29.6		50.0	40.2	45.8		58.4	$8,052	$671	$7,381
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
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%)	8.7	730^th of 778 public middle schools	6.2%		6	741^st of 773 public middle schools	4.1%	11		30.7	31.6	23.1		30.5	29.0	32.3		41.8	$8,974	$1,334	$7,640
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%)	3.5	761^st of 778 public middle schools	2.2%		2.4	760^th of 773 public middle schools	1.7%	1		6.7	12.0	13.0		12.5	34.6	26.1		25.5
Bailey Middle	Public	6-8	11900 Bailey Rd	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1068	1,315	72	18.3	23.5%	806 (61.3%)	127 (9.7%)	202 (15.4%)	106 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (5.6%)	90.1	50^th of 778 public middle schools	93.6%		91.4	49^th of 773 public middle schools	93.7%	1		84.9	78.9	80.3		72.2	77.6	75.3		87.7	$7,387	$321	$7,066
Harris Road Middle	Public	6-8	1251 Patriot Blvd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6470	1,368	68	20.0	13.5%	423 (30.9%)	201 (14.7%)	88 (6.4%)	593 (43.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.3%)	95.9	27^th of 778 public middle schools	96.5%		97.2	17^th of 773 public middle schools	97.8%	10		93.2	88.8	85.9		89.4	84.6	85.1		91.2	$7,552	$400	$7,151
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%)	23.7	617^th of 778 public middle schools	20.7%		33.1	519^th of 773 public middle schools	32.9%	98	52.3	44.1	39.2	21.9	46.1	40.5	49.5	39.0	69.3	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%)	18.6	664^th of 778 public middle schools	14.7%		14.1	692^nd of 773 public middle schools	10.5%	28		29.0	30.7	24.3		33.9	43.9	45.5		62.6	$9,806	$1,067	$8,739
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	99.5%	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

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What high school do graduates of J. M. Alexander Middle attend?

Students who attend J. M. Alexander Middle usually go on to attend North Mecklenburg High School

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J. M. Alexander Middle ranks in the bottom 18.1% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is J. M. Alexander Middle in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

How many students attend J. M. Alexander Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended J. M. Alexander Middle.

What is the racial makeup of J. M. Alexander Middle?

Students at J. M. Alexander Middle are 58% African American, 31% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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