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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Distance	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
First Ward Creative Arts Academy	0.0mi	Public, Magnet	6-8	715 N. Caldwell St	Charlotte	28202	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5485	421	29	14.6	—	12 (2.9%)	321 (76.2%)	54 (12.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.7%)	88.1	70^th of 778 public middle schools	91.0%					(n/a)	68.8	76.0	68.5	79.5	84.6	83.5	89.0			$10,544	$1,199	$9,345
Piedmont Middle School	0.6mi	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%)	84.3	96^th of 778 public middle schools	87.7%		87.7	75^th of 773 public middle schools	90.3%	21	78.0	60.4	85.0	73.8	66.0	79.4	89.5			$7,641	$438	$7,203
Sedgefield Middle	2.6mi	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%)	60	298^th of 778 public middle schools	61.7%		65.3	249^th of 773 public middle schools	67.8%	49	60.0	64.5	52.2	65.2	61.1	58.9	61.4			$12,649	$1,297	$11,352
Eastway Middle	3.3mi	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	—	25 (2.9%)	218 (25.7%)	567 (66.8%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	15.5	681^st of 778 public middle schools	12.5%		12.6	702^nd of 773 public middle schools	9.2%	21	38.8	48.2	37.2	32.6	28.7	26.3	42.3			$9,703	$1,124	$8,578
Randolph Middle	3.8mi	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%)	80.6	125^th of 778 public middle schools	83.9%		79	142^nd of 773 public middle schools	81.6%	17	74.9	64.7	71.7	74.8	67.5	70.7	79.6			$8,175	$474	$7,701
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	3.9mi	Public	6-8	500 Bilmark Ave	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0698	844	51	16.4	—	12 (1.4%)	254 (30.1%)	535 (63.4%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.4%)	7.1	737^th of 778 public middle schools	5.3%		8.6	727^th of 773 public middle schools	6.0%	10	33.5	17.6	30.4	26.2	26.1	25.2	39.8			$9,655	$1,565	$8,090
Alexander Graham Middle	4.3mi	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%)	42.1	462^nd of 778 public middle schools	40.6%		42.9	451^st of 773 public middle schools	41.7%	11	51.9	55.1	47.1	45.8	49.7	55.7	61.5			$8,178	$499	$7,679
Ranson Middle	4.9mi	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	—	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
McClintock Middle	4.9mi	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	—	125 (11.8%)	346 (32.8%)	482 (45.6%)	63 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.4%)	46.7	423^rd of 778 public middle schools	45.6%		49.3	389^th of 773 public middle schools	49.7%	34	53.1	61.7	65.7	44.6	46.7	50.1	64.8			$8,800	$1,014	$7,786
Turning Point Middle	5.0mi	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

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