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Piedmont Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 90% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Piedmont Middle School is a public magnet middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 1,130 students in grades 6-8. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with exceptional academic outcomes that outpace the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and the state of North Carolina.

Piedmont Middle School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 81.2% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to just 51.5% in the district and 48.7% in the state. The school's performance is also exceptional across various student subgroups, including Hispanic and African American students, who rank 14th and 30th, respectively, out of all middle schools in North Carolina.

Despite a recent increase in the percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Piedmont Middle School, the school has maintained its high academic performance, ranking 53rd out of 729 middle schools in North Carolina for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year. When compared to nearby middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, such as Albemarle Road Middle and Gov's Village STEM (Upper), Piedmont Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, significantly outpacing the academic performance of its peers.

1,108

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,641

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1241 E 10th St
Charlotte, NC 28204-2048

(980) 343-5435

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.9%

White:

18.4%

Hispanic:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

75^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	87.7	75 of 773	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	109 of 793	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	90 of 784	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	69 of 786	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	29 of 741	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	23 of 737	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	18 of 691	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	95.3	15 of 694	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	95.5	19 of 692	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	93.8	25 of 705	96.5%	★★★★★
2014	96.0	18 of 627	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	93.8	33 of 673	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	87.9	18 of 662	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	87.8	16 of 648	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	85.7	31 of 640	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	76.7	123 of 630	80.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	133 of 620	78.5%	★★★★☆
2007	70.8	159 of 606	73.8%	★★★★☆
2006	79.1	74 of 598	87.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	30 of 546	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	39 of 560	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	27 of 559	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	21 of 550	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	3 of 533	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	3 of 519	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	5 of 494	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	49 of 111	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	51 of 110	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	44 of 110	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.6	31 of 109	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	22 of 99	77.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	33 of 371	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	78.5	27 of 356	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	63.6	52 of 318	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	70 of 733	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	117 of 738	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	84 of 731	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	63 of 733	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	37 of 706	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	19 of 684	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	16 of 656	97.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	189 of 458	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	271 of 461	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	267 of 452	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	237 of 450	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.9	171 of 448	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	130 of 416	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	14 of 562	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	54 of 564	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	28 of 553	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	28 of 541	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	5 of 522	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	5 of 493	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	7 of 472	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	53 of 729	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	74 of 743	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	60 of 735	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.1	35 of 689	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	6 of 633	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	5 of 639	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	3 of 604	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	76 of 733	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	95 of 751	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	92 of 747	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	69 of 748	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	26 of 711	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	29 of 697	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	14 of 665	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	16 of 328	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	23 of 306	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	14 of 302	95.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	91 of 478	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	41.8	238 of 473	49.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	14 of 649	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	15 of 652	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	10 of 656	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	7 of 658	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	10 of 632	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	4 of 624	99.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)59th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science83%+23 vs state

Mathematics74%+21 vs state

Reading73%+20 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
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
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
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	99.3%	25 (2.9%)	218 (25.7%)	567 (66.8%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.3%)	12.6	702^nd of 773 public middle schools	9.2%		9.7	735^th of 793 public middle schools	7.3%	33	32.8	34.0	35.0	22.3	27.9	28.0	32.1	$9,703	$1,124	$8,578
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%)	79	142^nd of 773 public middle schools	81.6%		85.4	95^th of 793 public middle schools	88.0%	47	70.4	64.6	59.2	68.3	69.7	65.7	74.6	$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	99.6%	12 (1.4%)	254 (30.1%)	535 (63.4%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.4%)	8.6	727^th of 773 public middle schools	6.0%		5.5	764^th of 793 public middle schools	3.7%	37	27.4	26.9	24.3	25.2	27.7	25.8	33.5	$9,655	$1,565	$8,090
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
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	99.7%	125 (11.8%)	346 (32.8%)	482 (45.6%)	63 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.4%)	49.3	389^th of 773 public middle schools	49.7%		38	504^th of 793 public middle schools	36.4%	115	60.1	56.9	61.7	46.0	41.3	47.7	56.1	$8,800	$1,014	$7,786
Turning Point Middle	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%)	2.4	760^th of 773 public middle schools	1.7%		1.6	783^rd of 793 public middle schools	1.3%	23	11.1	17.0		25.0	19.6	8.5	20.0
Ranson Middle	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	99.6%	13 (1.7%)	465 (61.4%)	230 (30.4%)	31 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	6	741^st of 773 public middle schools	4.1%		6.7	759^th of 793 public middle schools	4.3%	18	24.3	19.4	18.2	17.1	23.1	33.3	24.9	$8,974	$1,334	$7,640
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	99.7%	26 (2.8%)	258 (27.3%)	556 (58.8%)	86 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.9%)	14.9	687^th of 773 public middle schools	11.1%		15	708^th of 793 public middle schools	10.7%	21	36.4	30.5	20.4	31.9	39.1	33.6	40.3	$9,035	$942	$8,093

Frequently Asked Questions about Piedmont Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Piedmont Middle School?

Students at Piedmont Middle School are 57% African American, 18% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Piedmont Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,108 students attended Piedmont Middle School.

What district is Piedmont Middle School in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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Yes. Piedmont Middle School ranks in the top 9.7% of North Carolina middle schools.

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