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Kennedy Middle

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Kennedy Middle ranks 425 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 45% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Kennedy Middle is a public magnet middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 953 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.

While Kennedy Middle has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in academic proficiency, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school performs relatively well for African American and Multi-racial students, ranking in the top 30-40% of North Carolina middle schools for these subgroups. However, the school struggles with Asian, Hispanic, and White student performance, ranking in the bottom 50% of the state. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 26.82% in 2021-2022 to 99.69% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When compared to nearby public magnet schools like Carmel Middle and Piedmont Middle School, Kennedy Middle generally underperforms in academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. This suggests that the school faces significant challenges in supporting the diverse needs of its student population and improving overall academic outcomes.

990

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,305

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4000 Gallant Ln
Charlotte, NC 28273-3208

(980) 343-5540

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Kennedy Middle usually attend:

High:

Olympic High School

Feeder schools for Kennedy Middle:

Elementary:	Berewick Elementary
	Steele Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.4%

African American:

39.2%

Asian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

425^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	46.1	425 of 773	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	507 of 793	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	517 of 784	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	440 of 786	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	433 of 741	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	415 of 737	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	395 of 691	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.8	422 of 694	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.4	435 of 692	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.1	507 of 705	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	452 of 627	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	504 of 673	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.9	400 of 662	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.9	413 of 648	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.0	448 of 640	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.8	476 of 630	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	485 of 620	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.3	456 of 606	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.7	451 of 598	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	151 of 546	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	170 of 560	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	209 of 559	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	165 of 550	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	152 of 533	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	132 of 519	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	145 of 494	70.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	59 of 111	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	66 of 110	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	76 of 110	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	70 of 109	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	54 of 99	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	75 of 102	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	69 of 95	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	348 of 449	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	287 of 478	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	202 of 504	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	123 of 475	74.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	165 of 371	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	201 of 356	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	176 of 318	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	195 of 312	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	87 of 236	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	46 of 211	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	63 of 151	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	420 of 733	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	462 of 738	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	484 of 731	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	369 of 733	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	396 of 706	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	387 of 684	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	404 of 656	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	89 of 458	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	33.7	395 of 461	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	400 of 452	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.7	313 of 450	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	266 of 448	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	189 of 416	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	268 of 562	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	332 of 564	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	396 of 553	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	317 of 541	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	318 of 522	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	242 of 493	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	185 of 472	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	259 of 729	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	457 of 743	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	442 of 735	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	327 of 689	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	307 of 633	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	316 of 639	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	258 of 604	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	391 of 733	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	498 of 751	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	508 of 747	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	478 of 748	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	435 of 711	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	433 of 697	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	389 of 665	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	60 of 328	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	31.1	229 of 306	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.7	58 of 237	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	77 of 221	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	227 of 478	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	333 of 473	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	251 of 649	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	264 of 652	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	214 of 656	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	170 of 658	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	155 of 632	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	186 of 624	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	141 of 596	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile+37 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)81st percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+5 vs state

Reading49%-4 vs state

Mathematics48%-5 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
Kennedy Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4000 Gallant Ln	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5540	990	55	18.1	99.7%	68 (6.9%)	388 (39.2%)	410 (41.4%)	78 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.3%)	46.1	425^th of 773 public middle schools	45.0%		37.8	507^th of 793 public middle schools	36.1%	82	54.5	52.2	36.2	47.7	48.4	50.3	65.4	$8,305	$735	$7,571
Southwest Middle School	Public	6-8	13624 Steele Creek Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5006	1,205	69	17.4	99.8%	111 (9.2%)	524 (43.5%)	485 (40.2%)	45 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.2%)	24.1	596^th of 773 public middle schools	22.9%		19.3	664^th of 793 public middle schools	16.3%	68	38.9	38.1	30.2	41.6	44.4	38.3	43.7	$7,742	$614	$7,128
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
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
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%)	74.5	167^th of 773 public middle schools	78.4%		70.4	208^th of 793 public middle schools	73.8%	41	76.3	69.7	57.1	63.9	63.0	60.2	67.0	$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	99.3%	16 (3.5%)	272 (59.6%)	135 (29.6%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	18.3	653^rd of 773 public middle schools	15.5%		12.4	719^th of 793 public middle schools	9.3%	66	40.1	33.1	32.1	33.5	36.4	38.0	37.6	$10,408	$1,128	$9,279
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
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
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%)	88.9	61^st of 773 public middle schools	92.1%		91.4	54^th of 793 public middle schools	93.2%	7	77.9	76.4	76.8	67.6	69.8	77.5	82.9	$7,892	$734	$7,158
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy Middle

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy Middle?

Students at Kennedy Middle are 41% Hispanic, 39% African American, 8% Asian, 7% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kennedy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 990 students attended Kennedy Middle.

What district is Kennedy Middle in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What high school do graduates of Kennedy Middle attend?

Students who attend Kennedy Middle usually go on to attend Olympic High School

Is Kennedy Middle a good school?

Kennedy Middle ranks 425^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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