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Olympic High School

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Olympic High School ranks 452 nd of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Olympic High School is a public high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 1,500 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Olympic High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past five years, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school's academic performance, as measured by End-of-Course (EOC) test scores, is generally below the district and state averages across all subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 25.5% to 56.3%. However, the school's four-year graduation rate has improved, increasing from 78.7% in 2022-2023 to 87.7% in 2024-2025, which is on par with the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby magnet schools, such as Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology, Myers Park High School, and Harding University High School, Olympic High School's performance is generally lower, with higher rankings, graduation rates, and academic proficiency levels. However, the school outperforms the nearby West Mecklenburg High School, which has even lower rankings and academic proficiency rates.

1,483

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,149

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4301 Sandy Porter Rd Suite A
Charlotte, NC 28273-3214

(980) 343-3800

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Feeder schools for Olympic High School:

Elementary:	Berewick Elementary
	Lake Wylie Elementary
	Palisades Park Elementary
	River Gate Elementary
	More...
	South Pine Academy
	Steele Creek Elementary
	Winget Park Elementary
Middle:	Kennedy Middle
	Southwest Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.8%

African American:

38.3%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (79% vs 88%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg53%

452^nd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 20 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 29High 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	29.9	452 of 641	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	483 of 640	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	504 of 626	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	440 of 621	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	359 of 594	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	260 of 514	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	168 of 440	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	234 of 437	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	248 of 434	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	218 of 430	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	99 of 364	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	88 of 369	76.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	59 of 106	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	49 of 101	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	57 of 98	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	60 of 91	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	53 of 83	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	35 of 89	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	194 of 330	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	217 of 334	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	220 of 364	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	149 of 273	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	201 of 262	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	158 of 226	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	60 of 156	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	56 of 124	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	46 of 173	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	471 of 610	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	460 of 602	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	482 of 588	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	437 of 594	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	253 of 475	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	290 of 475	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	308 of 412	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.8	213 of 403	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	188 of 403	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	197 of 398	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.6	20 of 337	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	70.6	68 of 325	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	327 of 462	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	358 of 454	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	371 of 449	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	321 of 436	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	180 of 370	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	187 of 354	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	375 of 606	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	428 of 613	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	466 of 597	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	406 of 544	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	199 of 432	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	167 of 446	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	400 of 601	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	468 of 607	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	494 of 602	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	413 of 585	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	284 of 481	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	223 of 488	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	90 of 261	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.0	182 of 226	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	167 of 199	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	101 of 195	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	73 of 352	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	38.3	192 of 349	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	360 of 542	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	229 of 553	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	273 of 537	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	218 of 534	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	126 of 439	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	95 of 444	78.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+50 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)66th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III56%-10 vs state

English II47%-13 vs state

Math I37%~ state avg

Biology28%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
Olympic High School	Public	9-12	4301 Sandy Porter Rd Suite A	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3800	1,483	89	16.7	99.8%	82 (5.5%)	568 (38.3%)	709 (47.8%)	81 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (2.8%)	29.9	452^nd of 641 public high schools	29.5%		25.2	483^rd of 640 public high schools	24.5%	31	28.2	46.8	36.6	56.3								$8,149	$512	$7,637
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School	Public	5-12	7030 Nations Ford Road	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3066	619	36	17.3	50.6%	137 (22.1%)	283 (45.7%)	152 (24.6%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.9%)	56.1	256^th of 641 public high schools	60.1%		40.3	368^th of 640 public high schools	42.5%	112	54.7	74.2	37.8	62.9	49.2	63.0	54.4	54.0	54.3	73.2	75.4	$6,482	$435	$6,047
Elbert Edwin Waddell High School	Public	9-12	7030 Nations Ford Rd	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-2142	123	14	8.7	71.5%	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (98.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			10.8	21.2
Harper Middle College High	Public	11-12	315 W Hebron St	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0012	125	5	26.0	25.6%	28 (22.4%)	37 (29.6%)	41 (32.8%)	16 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)												$7,536	$325	$7,211
Palisades High School	Public	9-12	15221 York Road	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-0878	2,332	109	21.3	53.3%	340 (14.6%)	1,065 (45.7%)	700 (30.0%)	129 (5.5%)	3 (0.1%)	10 (0.4%)	85 (3.6%)	39.8	379^th of 641 public high schools	40.9%		40.3	369^th of 640 public high schools	42.3%	10	44.0	60.8	30.8	55.6
Harding University High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2001 Alleghany St	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6007	1,204	71	16.9	99.8%	20 (1.7%)	799 (66.4%)	315 (26.2%)	38 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.3%)	9.2	601^st of 641 public high schools	6.2%		10.4	589^th of 640 public high schools	8.0%	12	17.4	28.7	11.4	36.7								$10,138	$983	$9,155
South Mecklenburg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8900 Park Rd	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3600	2,534	142	17.7	46.8%	804 (31.7%)	521 (20.6%)	1,072 (42.3%)	63 (2.5%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (2.8%)	45	340^th of 641 public high schools	47.0%		38.3	381^st of 640 public high schools	40.5%	41	52.5	61.4	20.6	62.3								$8,057	$412	$7,646
West Mecklenburg High School	Public	9-12	7400 Tuckaseegee Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6080	1,290	75	17.2	99.8%	49 (3.8%)	643 (49.8%)	486 (37.7%)	70 (5.4%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	13	579^th of 641 public high schools	9.7%		8.3	606^th of 640 public high schools	5.3%	27	15.1	36.0	15.7	43.7								$11,533	$1,263	$10,270
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	1430 Alleghany St	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5992	1,533	86	17.8	98.9%	43 (2.8%)	945 (61.6%)	442 (28.8%)	58 (3.8%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.6%)	55.7	259^th of 641 public high schools	59.6%		43.7	343^rd of 640 public high schools	46.4%	84	46.6	67.3	38.5	76.0								$8,885	$597	$8,288
Stewart Creek High	Public, Charter	9-12	2701-F Freedom Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Stewart Creek High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 500-3731	342	12	29.6		8 (2.3%)	183 (53.5%)	134 (39.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	14.8	562^nd of 641 public high schools	12.3%					(n/a)		28.2	33.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Olympic High School

How many students attend Olympic High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,483 students attended Olympic High School.

What schools feed into Olympic High School?

Olympic High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Berewick Elementary
Elementary : Lake Wylie Elementary
Elementary : Palisades Park Elementary
Elementary : River Gate Elementary
Elementary : South Pine Academy
Elementary : Steele Creek Elementary
Elementary : Winget Park Elementary
Middle : Kennedy Middle
Middle : Southwest Middle School

What district is Olympic High School in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What is the racial makeup of Olympic High School?

Students at Olympic High School are 48% Hispanic, 38% African American, 6% White, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Olympic High School a good school?

Olympic High School ranks 452^nd of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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