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Community House Middle

Public Grades 6-8

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 96% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Community House Middle is a large public school in south Charlotte, NC, serving 1,425 students in grades 6–8 as part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The school is an academic standout, ranking 34th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools—the 96th percentile—with a 5-star rating. Even more impressive is the consistency: Community House Middle has landed in the top 5% of middle schools statewide for six straight years. On end-of-grade tests, about 88% of students score proficient in math, 80% in reading, and 91% in 8th-grade science—roughly 30 points above district and state averages in math and science, and well above them in reading.

The school also shines in areas where many top-ranked schools struggle. It ranks in the 95th–98th percentile statewide specifically for how well its African American, Hispanic, low-income, and gifted students perform, and among the very best in North Carolina for English Language Learners and special education students. Community House sits in a remarkably strong cluster of schools: neighbors like Jay M. Robinson Middle (about 3 miles away) and nearby Union County schools Weddington Middle, Cuthbertson Middle, and Marvin Ridge Middle all rank slightly higher in the 97th–98th percentile. Community House's math and science scores are close to those peers, though their reading scores run roughly 5–9 points higher.

Attendance is a strength here, too: chronic absenteeism is 15.0%, far below the CMS district rate of 26.8% and dramatically better than nearby CMS schools like Alexander Graham Middle (34.4%) or Quail Hollow Middle (46.2%), though it did rise from 10.6% the year before. The school serves a community where about 20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—a higher share than its Union County peers (4–11%)—yet it achieves results that rival schools with far lower poverty rates and higher per-pupil spending. For parents, the picture is simple: a consistently elite school that also lifts achievement for a remarkably broad cross-section of students.

1,425

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9500 Community House Rd
Charlotte, NC 28277-1829

(980) 343-0689

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Community House Middle usually attend:

High:

Ardrey Kell High School

Feeder schools for Community House Middle:

Elementary:	Ballantyne Elementary
	Elon Park Elementary
	Hawk Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.1%

Asian:

35.4%

African American:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (85% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg58%

34^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady 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	94.4	34 of 778	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.1	27 of 773	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	34 of 793	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	36 of 784	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	34 of 786	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	24 of 741	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	36 of 737	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	27 of 691	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	29 of 694	95.8%	★★★★★
2016	92.7	33 of 692	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	94.8	22 of 705	96.9%	★★★★★
2014	95.3	22 of 627	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	96.7	15 of 673	97.8%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	30 of 662	95.5%	★★★★★
2011	86.9	23 of 648	96.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	22 of 640	96.6%	★★★★★
2009	87.2	23 of 630	96.3%	★★★★★
2008	92.2	19 of 620	96.9%	★★★★★
2007	90.5	6 of 606	99.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.4	19 of 553	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.9	13 of 546	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	32 of 560	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	28 of 559	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	35 of 550	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	16 of 533	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	17 of 519	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	16 of 494	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	35 of 121	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	26 of 111	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	31 of 110	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	32 of 110	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	22 of 109	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	17 of 99	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	22 of 102	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	14 of 95	85.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	85.2	28 of 449	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.1	35 of 478	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	53 of 504	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	57 of 475	88.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	9 of 363	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.1	4 of 371	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	6 of 356	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	6 of 318	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	2 of 312	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	3 of 236	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	4 of 211	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	4 of 151	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	28 of 731	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	24 of 733	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	31 of 738	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	31 of 731	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	23 of 733	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	25 of 706	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	37 of 684	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	24 of 656	96.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	16 of 465	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	76.9	35 of 458	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	68.4	105 of 461	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	96 of 452	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	42 of 450	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	20 of 448	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.9	27 of 566	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.9	8 of 562	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	28 of 564	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	22 of 553	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	27 of 541	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	14 of 522	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	54 of 493	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	35 of 472	92.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	41 of 725	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.9	25 of 729	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	58 of 743	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	54 of 735	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	40 of 689	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	16 of 633	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.1	60 of 639	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.2	81 of 604	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	32 of 736	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	25 of 733	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	38 of 751	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	43 of 747	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	38 of 748	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	23 of 711	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	36 of 697	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	26 of 665	96.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	22 of 333	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	35 of 328	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	45 of 306	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	32 of 283	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	13 of 248	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	29 of 237	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	31 of 221	86.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	43 of 500	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	15 of 478	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	73.8	53 of 473	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	86 of 644	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	87.0	68 of 649	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	73 of 652	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	110 of 656	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	62 of 658	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	62 of 632	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	52 of 624	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	45 of 596	92.4%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2026)98th percentile~ school

African American (2026)97th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)71st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science91%+22 vs state

Mathematics88%+32 vs state

Reading81%+25 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, December 9, 2012

Great school with proven results. Teachers are second to none. Brings up home values significantly. Keep up the great work CHMS! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, December 20, 2010

School caters to teachers without regard to students, student performance or achievement. Unfortunately administration is managed by teachers and teachers seem to have greater interest in how they look than how they teach.

Case in point - student with A's in all but one course. When inquired of teacher how to improve AP math from B to A student recieved response, "you might consider moving down a level." Insane - rather than transferring to alternate AP math (cause student and parents advised of auditory problem understanding South African teacher) teachers at first, on very first inquiry suggest demoting student. After all discovery, Administration says . . . can't transfer to alternate AP math during same period because it makes my statistics look bad - can't justify it.

Bottom line - student went down level in math after feeling totally betrayed and degraded. At end of year student scored in 98th Percentile on EOG - higher than most AP Math students - despite the discouragement of teachers and administrators.

Result - Mecklenburg lost an all "A" performing, interested student cause Administration doesn't care. Student now an all "A" student at private school. 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/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
Community House Middle	Public	6-8	9500 Community House Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0689	1,425	71	20.1	20.4%	515 (36.1%)	175 (12.3%)	171 (12.0%)	505 (35.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.8%)	94.4	34^th of 778 public middle schools	95.6%		96.1	27^th of 773 public middle schools	96.5%	7	89.3	89.2	86.7	76.9	81.4	83.1	90.7	$7,349	$398	$6,951
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
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
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)
Marvin Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2831 Crane Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1510	1,277	64	19.9	4.5%	723 (56.6%)	58 (4.5%)	75 (5.9%)	344 (26.9%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (5.6%)	97.2	13^th of 778 public middle schools	98.3%		98.2	7^th of 773 public middle schools	99.1%	6	560.3	94.5	91.7	88.0	91.8	87.3	94.6	$7,118	$318	$6,800
Quail Hollow Middle	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
Weddington Middle	Public	6-8	5903 Deal Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6318	1,324	65	20.3	7.3%	770 (58.2%)	85 (6.4%)	101 (7.6%)	308 (23.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (4.4%)	97	15^th of 778 public middle schools	98.1%		97.4	14^th of 773 public middle schools	98.2%	1	93.0	93.3	96.2	85.4	86.2	86.8	95.2	$6,716	$201	$6,515
Cuthbertson Middle	Public	6-8	1520 Cuthbertson Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0107	1,323	59	22.4	11.0%	875 (66.1%)	78 (5.9%)	125 (9.4%)	176 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.0%)	96.4	19^th of 778 public middle schools	97.6%		95.1	33^rd of 773 public middle schools	95.7%	14	91.1	90.4	90.8	84.5	86.2	85.5	94.5	$6,904	$387	$6,516
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Community House Middle

What high school do graduates of Community House Middle attend?

Students who attend Community House Middle usually go on to attend Ardrey Kell High School

What is the racial makeup of Community House Middle?

Students at Community House Middle are 36% White, 35% Asian, 12% African American, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Community House Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,425 students attended Community House Middle.

What district is Community House Middle in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Is Community House Middle a good school?

Yes! Community House Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools.

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