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Crestdale Middle

Q: Is Crestdale Middle a good school?

Crestdale Middle ranks 132 nd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 83% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Crestdale Middle is a public school serving 989 students in grades 6 through 8 in Matthews, NC, as part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. In the most recent ranking year, Crestdale earned 4 stars and placed 132nd of 778 North Carolina middle schools, landing in the 83rd percentile and the top 20% statewide. That places it in a solid tier behind nearby Jay M. Robinson Middle and South Charlotte Middle, roughly level with Randolph Middle, and well ahead of McClintock Middle and Albemarle Road Middle.

Academics are Crestdale's clear strength: the school beat both district and state proficiency averages in every subject and grade level in the most recent testing year. Eighth-grade science is the crown jewel, with 83.0% proficiency versus 68.6% statewide, a figure that has held above 75% for the past four years. Math performance is equally notable, with over 79% of sixth graders and over 72% of eighth graders demonstrating proficiency, versus roughly 59% and 53% at the state level. These results are especially impressive given that about 41% of Crestdale students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a much higher share than at Jay M. Robinson Middle (20%) or South Charlotte Middle (23%), yet the school outperforms many area middle schools with similar or higher economic need.

Crestdale also stands out for attendance and efficiency. Its 18.3% chronic absenteeism rate is well below both the state average (24.2%) and those of nearby high-poverty schools like McClintock Middle (35.5%) and Albemarle Road Middle (45.3%). Notably, Crestdale posts these results with the highest student-teacher ratio (20.4) of any nearby school and per-pupil spending ($7,966) that is among the lowest in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, suggesting a strong return on resources. Subgroup data shows solid outcomes for special education students, who now rank in the 81st percentile statewide, while gifted and talented students have seen a sharp recent decline to the 44th percentile, an area parents of advanced learners may want to explore.

989

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

40.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

940 Sam Newell Rd
Matthews, NC 28105-4517

(980) 343-5755

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Crestdale Middle usually attend:

High:

Butler High School

Feeder schools for Crestdale Middle:

Elementary:	Matthews Elementary
	Providence Spring Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

African American:

26.9%

Hispanic:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg58%

132^nd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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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	79.8	132 of 778	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	158 of 773	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	127 of 793	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	149 of 784	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	112 of 786	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	132 of 741	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	70 of 737	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	35 of 691	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	90.6	38 of 694	94.5%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	37 of 692	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	90.1	50 of 705	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	93.9	29 of 627	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	94.2	31 of 673	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	84.9	44 of 662	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	81.6	73 of 648	88.7%	★★★★☆
2010	81.5	74 of 640	88.4%	★★★★☆
2009	83.5	59 of 630	90.6%	★★★★★
2008	86.8	41 of 620	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.4	39 of 606	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	84.1	43 of 598	92.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	101 of 553	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	108 of 546	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	83 of 560	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	83 of 559	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	47 of 550	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	70 of 533	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	72 of 519	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	40 of 494	91.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	73 of 121	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	77 of 111	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	64 of 110	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	59 of 110	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	57 of 109	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.6	48 of 99	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	30 of 102	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	35 of 95	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	56.7	113 of 449	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	45.4	223 of 478	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	84 of 504	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	86 of 475	81.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	114 of 363	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	97 of 371	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	83 of 356	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	43 of 318	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	106 of 312	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	42 of 236	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	98.6	2 of 151	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	123 of 731	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	146 of 733	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	136 of 738	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	131 of 731	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	111 of 733	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	144 of 706	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	89 of 684	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.4	27 of 656	95.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	259 of 465	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.0	185 of 458	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	90 of 461	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	113 of 452	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	85 of 450	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	87 of 448	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	63 of 416	84.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	202 of 566	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.7	202 of 562	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	97 of 564	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	174 of 553	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	148 of 541	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	129 of 522	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	56 of 493	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	39 of 472	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	244 of 725	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.6	182 of 729	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	162 of 743	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	151 of 735	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	114 of 689	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	136 of 633	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	115 of 639	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	30 of 604	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	137 of 736	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	164 of 733	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	123 of 751	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	163 of 747	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	117 of 748	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	112 of 711	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	60 of 697	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	40 of 665	94.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	119 of 333	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.2	76 of 328	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	79 of 306	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	19 of 221	91.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	97 of 500	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	55.1	125 of 478	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	41.4	241 of 473	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	60 of 644	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	84.0	90 of 649	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	86 of 652	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	77 of 656	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	60 of 658	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	60 of 632	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	60 of 624	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	29 of 596	95.1%	★★★★★

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 (2026)91st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)44th percentile-39 vs school

Asian (2026)40th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science83%+14 vs state

Mathematics73%+17 vs state

Reading66%+11 vs state

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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/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
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
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	99.7%	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
Telra Institute Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	5-10	4150 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Telra Institute	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(704) 727-2530	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	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
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%)	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
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	99.5%	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
South Charlotte Middle	Public	6-8	8040 Strawberry Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3670	770	41	18.8	23.1%	439 (57.0%)	95 (12.3%)	132 (17.1%)	71 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.0%)	88.9	62^nd of 778 public middle schools	92.0%		87.7	73^rd of 773 public middle schools	90.6%	11	86.7	80.6	74.5	76.1	74.2	75.3	82.5	$7,839	$548	$7,292
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
Jay M. Robinson Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6944	1,333	71	18.6	20.1%	608 (45.6%)	109 (8.2%)	140 (10.5%)	416 (31.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	54 (4.1%)	95.9	25^th of 778 public middle schools	96.8%		96.3	25^th of 773 public middle schools	96.8%		92.3	91.4	91.2	82.8	86.1	85.0	89.8	$7,933	$459	$7,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Crestdale Middle

What is the racial makeup of Crestdale Middle?

Students at Crestdale Middle are 46% White, 27% African American, 17% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Crestdale Middle a good school?

Crestdale Middle ranks 132^nd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Crestdale Middle in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

How many students attend Crestdale Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 989 students attended Crestdale Middle.

What high school do graduates of Crestdale Middle attend?

Students who attend Crestdale Middle usually go on to attend Butler High School

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