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Northeast Middle

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Northeast Middle ranks 564 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 28% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Northeast Middle in Mint Hill, NC, is a grades 6–8 school serving about 594 students as part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district. It has the highest per-pupil spending in its immediate cluster at over $11,000 per student, yet overall academic performance remains below district and state averages. The school ranked at the 28th percentile statewide in 2025-26, a steady improvement over the prior few years when it sat near the 16th percentile.

There are notable strengths worth understanding. Northeast earns an 85th-percentile statewide ranking for special education students — the highest among surrounding middle schools — plus a 5-star rating for homeless students, indicating strong support for vulnerable populations. Science stands out as an academic bright spot: 8th-grade science proficiency reached 65.2%, nearly matching the district average. Math is also rising, with 8th-grade proficiency jumping from about 32% to nearly 49% in one year. Chronic absenteeism, while still high at roughly 30%, has dropped dramatically from 43% a few years ago and is now lower than nearby high-poverty schools like Eastway Middle and Martin Luther King Junior Middle.

About 99% of Northeast's students qualify for free/reduced lunch, making it one of the highest-poverty middle schools in the area. Comparisons to neighboring schools are instructive. McClintock Middle and Northridge Middle serve similarly challenged populations but post higher statewide rankings, suggesting room for growth. Meanwhile, lower-poverty neighbors like Mint Hill Middle and Crestdale Middle outperform on most metrics. Still, Northeast's improving trajectory — in math, science, attendance, and overall rank — suggests the school is moving in a positive direction.

594

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

5960 Brickstone Dr
Mint Hill, NC 28227-4149

(980) 343-6920

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Northeast Middle usually attend:

High:

Independence High School

Feeder schools for Northeast Middle:

Elementary:	Clear Creek Elementary
	Lebanon Road Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.8%

African American:

35.2%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 58% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg58%

564^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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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	29.3	564 of 778	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	601 of 773	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	660 of 793	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	658 of 784	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	656 of 786	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	570 of 741	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	522 of 737	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	517 of 691	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	510 of 694	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.5	509 of 692	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.2	451 of 705	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.7	358 of 627	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	403 of 673	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	410 of 662	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.1	330 of 648	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.9	362 of 640	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.3	341 of 630	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	372 of 620	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.7	291 of 606	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	268 of 598	55.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	230 of 553	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.8	230 of 546	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	382 of 560	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	362 of 559	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	322 of 550	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	225 of 533	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	206 of 519	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	268 of 494	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	115 of 121	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	110 of 110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	364 of 449	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	333 of 478	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	282 of 504	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	352 of 475	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	294 of 363	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	345 of 371	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	325 of 356	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	270 of 318	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	268 of 312	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	224 of 236	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	104 of 211	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	99 of 151	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	569 of 731	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	637 of 733	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	648 of 738	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	659 of 731	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	655 of 733	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	554 of 706	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	474 of 684	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	509 of 656	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	320 of 465	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	300 of 458	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	372 of 461	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	412 of 452	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.3	274 of 450	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	235 of 448	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	341 of 566	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.6	466 of 562	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	466 of 564	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	490 of 553	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	466 of 541	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	383 of 522	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	324 of 493	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	342 of 472	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	387 of 725	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	525 of 729	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	610 of 743	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	588 of 735	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	567 of 689	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	322 of 633	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	286 of 639	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	368 of 604	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	526 of 736	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	529 of 733	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	619 of 751	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	619 of 747	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	609 of 748	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	545 of 711	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	520 of 697	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	524 of 665	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	68.2	54 of 237	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	30.8	178 of 221	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	75 of 500	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	31.9	339 of 478	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	342 of 473	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	581 of 644	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	434 of 649	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	540 of 652	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	492 of 656	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	563 of 658	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	505 of 632	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	364 of 624	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	479 of 596	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)90th percentile+62 vs school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile+57 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)77th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)31st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)10th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2026)5th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science65%-3 vs state

Mathematics43%-13 vs state

Reading42%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

The bullying at this school is never ending. It's become almost a part time job to stay on top of ''reporting bullying" at this school. Teaches turn a blind eye to things that should never be acceptable in school. (Although the children should definitely be taught by their parent, that they go to school to get and education, not make other children's lives miserable.) This school is exhausting to the least. Close Quote

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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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northeast Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5960 Brickstone Dr	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6920	594	33	17.8	—	63 (10.6%)	209 (35.2%)	272 (45.8%)	28 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	29.3	564^th of 778 public middle schools	27.5%		23.5	601^st of 773 public middle schools	22.3%	37	39.2	41.9	48.6	41.0	45.3	38.9	65.2	$11,166	$1,453	$9,713
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	—	26 (2.8%)	258 (27.3%)	556 (58.8%)	86 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	14.9	686^th of 778 public middle schools	11.8%		14.9	687^th of 773 public middle schools	11.1%	1	33.9	38.4	30.9	33.2	38.2	34.3	50.7	$9,035	$942	$8,093
Mint Hill Middle	Public	6-8	11501 Idlewild Road	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5439	878	49	18.0	49.9%	276 (31.4%)	234 (26.7%)	248 (28.2%)	70 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.5%)	66.5	233^rd of 778 public middle schools	70.1%		70.8	190^th of 773 public middle schools	75.4%	43	65.3	64.8	63.2	59.6	63.2	64.3	66.8	$8,224	$573	$7,651
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	—	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
Northridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7601 The Plaza	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5015	1,014	55	18.3	—	29 (2.9%)	548 (54.0%)	363 (35.8%)	33 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (3.7%)	45	434^th of 778 public middle schools	44.2%		38	485^th of 773 public middle schools	37.3%	51	57.0	47.5	44.5	51.7	48.4	52.1	73.6	$9,314	$958	$8,355
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	—	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
Crestdale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	940 Sam Newell Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5755	989	48	20.4	40.6%	452 (45.7%)	266 (26.9%)	167 (16.9%)	55 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	79.8	132^nd of 778 public middle schools	83.0%		76.8	158^th of 773 public middle schools	79.6%	26	79.2	67.9	72.6	63.9	64.6	69.8	83.0	$7,966	$482	$7,485
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%)	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	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
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%)	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Northeast Middle

What is the racial makeup of Northeast Middle?

Students at Northeast Middle are 46% Hispanic, 35% African American, 11% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Northeast Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Northeast Middle.

Is Northeast Middle a good school?

Northeast Middle ranks 564^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Northeast Middle attend?

Students who attend Northeast Middle usually go on to attend Independence High School

What district is Northeast Middle in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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