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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	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/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 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	0.0mi	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%)	46.5	425^th of 778 public middle schools	45.4%		46.1	425^th of 773 public middle schools	45.0%		58.3	58.7	38.7	47.4	57.5	50.0	69.5	$8,305	$735	$7,571
Southwest Middle School	3.8mi	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%)	30.3	556^th of 778 public middle schools	28.5%		24.1	596^th of 773 public middle schools	22.9%	40	49.3	44.6	42.6	39.4	48.8	48.8	52.8	$7,742	$614	$7,128
Quail Hollow Middle	6.3mi	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%)	33.1	526^th of 778 public middle schools	32.4%		27.4	569^th of 773 public middle schools	26.4%	43	51.0	48.9	45.7	50.4	46.0	38.3	54.7	$8,166	$922	$7,244
Sedgefield Middle	6.4mi	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
Belmont Middle	6.5mi	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%)	76.4	164^th of 778 public middle schools	78.9%		74.5	167^th of 773 public middle schools	78.4%	3	77.6	67.8	63.1	63.2	69.0	64.3	80.5	$7,551	$657	$6,894
Wilson STEM Academy	6.6mi	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%)	17.3	669^th of 778 public middle schools	14.0%		18.3	653^rd of 773 public middle schools	15.5%	16	37.7	42.0	38.7	35.1	41.4	31.6	42.2	$10,408	$1,128	$9,279
Alexander Graham Middle	7.0mi	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
First Ward Creative Arts Academy	8.7mi	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	99.3%	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
Carmel Middle	8.7mi	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%)	59.8	303^rd of 778 public middle schools	61.1%		72.1	184^th of 773 public middle schools	76.2%	119	65.9	66.5	56.7	55.4	59.4	55.9	64.4	$8,630	$632	$7,999
Cramerton Middle	8.8mi	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%)	88.1	69^th of 778 public middle schools	91.1%		88.9	61^st of 773 public middle schools	92.1%	8	79.3	75.4	73.5	73.3	73.1	78.6	88.9	$7,892	$734	$7,158

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