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Central Piedmont Early College

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Central Piedmont Early College ranks 88 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 86% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Central Piedmont Early College is a public high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 178 students in grades 9-12. It 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.

Central Piedmont Early College has consistently ranked among the top high schools in North Carolina, reaching as high as 67th out of 640 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is significantly higher than the district and state averages, particularly in subjects like English II and Math III. In 2024-2025, the school had a 94.2% proficiency rate in English II, compared to 59.6% for the district and state. Central Piedmont Early College has also maintained a high four-year graduation rate of 87.7% in the 2024-2025 school year, on par with the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as West Charlotte High and Garinger High, which struggle with lower proficiency rates and graduation rates, Central Piedmont Early College stands out as a high-performing institution. The school's proximity to other high-performing magnet schools, like Myers Park High and Northwest School of the Arts, suggests a competitive educational landscape in the Charlotte area, which Central Piedmont Early College navigates successfully.

278

Students ?

27.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,854

Per pupil spending ?

41.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1228 Elizabeth Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28204

(980) 343-1118

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.0%

Hispanic:

32.0%

White:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (85% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of North Carolina high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg53%

88^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	88.5	88 of 641	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	67 of 640	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	8.7	585 of 626	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	579 of 621	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	588 of 594	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	462 of 514	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	418 of 469	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	417 of 476	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.5	316 of 507	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.5	302 of 531	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	202 of 451	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.7	164 of 505	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	121 of 506	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	60.3	191 of 499	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.8	282 of 490	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.4	374 of 477	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.5	324 of 453	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	33 of 440	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	39 of 437	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	16.2	406 of 434	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	349 of 430	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	331 of 369	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	310 of 359	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	74 of 610	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	82 of 602	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	10.5	545 of 588	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	533 of 594	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	423 of 475	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	414 of 449	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	57 of 462	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	97.2	22 of 454	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	19.6	309 of 354	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	211 of 340	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	78 of 606	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	81 of 613	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	12.7	560 of 597	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	346 of 446	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	365 of 424	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	118 of 601	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	68 of 607	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	6.5	462 of 488	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	428 of 463	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	13 of 542	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	37 of 553	93.3%	★★★★★

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+11 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II94%+35 vs state

Math III93%+27 vs state

Biology82%+34 vs state

Math I51%+17 vs state

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Schools Near Central Piedmont Early College

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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
Central Piedmont Early College	Public	9-12	1228 Elizabeth Avenue	Charlotte	28204	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-1118	278	10	27.8	41.4%	48 (17.3%)	114 (41.0%)	89 (32.0%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	88.5	88^th of 641 public high schools	86.3%		90.8	67^th of 640 public high schools	89.5%	21	82.5	94.2	51.2	93.1								$18,854	$1,855	$16,999
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences	Public, Magnet	9-12	1411 Hawthorne Ln	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6011	239	18	13.2	98.3%	12 (5.0%)	98 (41.0%)	109 (45.6%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	28.1	472^nd of 641 public high schools	26.4%		29.1	459^th of 640 public high schools	28.3%	13	32.6	54.3	24.0	52.1								$15,697	$1,485	$14,213
Military and Global Leadership	Public, Magnet	9-12	1411 Hawthorne Lane Ste A	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6011	71	9	7.8	95.8%	4 (5.6%)	27 (38.0%)	39 (54.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12	585^th of 641 public high schools	8.7%		11	585^th of 640 public high schools	8.6%		29.4	34.8		22.2								$12,227	$794	$11,434
Myers Park High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2400 Colony Rd	Charlotte	28209	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5800	3,225	154	20.9	34.5%	1,658 (51.4%)	730 (22.6%)	640 (19.8%)	88 (2.7%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	101 (3.1%)	62.8	213^th of 641 public high schools	66.8%		69.2	186^th of 640 public high schools	70.9%	27	62.3	69.2	26.9	80.3								$7,885	$340	$7,545
Northwest School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	1415 Beatties Ford Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5500	993	62	15.9	38.1%	323 (32.5%)	432 (43.5%)	147 (14.8%)	12 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.4%)	83.5	118^th of 641 public high schools	81.6%		73.1	164^th of 640 public high schools	74.4%	46	69.0	83.2	69.0	88.5	74.8	69.1	75.3	69.6	68.6	80.3	78.2	$9,618	$478	$9,141
Garinger High School	Public	9-12	1100 Eastway Dr	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6450	1,877	106	17.7	99.8%	68 (3.6%)	578 (30.8%)	1,146 (61.1%)	52 (2.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (1.5%)	10.9	595^th of 641 public high schools	7.2%		8.3	607^th of 640 public high schools	5.2%	12	21.8	24.5	9.0	45.0								$10,714	$1,102	$9,612
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
Williams Secondary Montessori	Public, Magnet	7-12	2400 Carmine St	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0040	401	28	14.5	19.7%	238 (59.4%)	87 (21.7%)	44 (11.0%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	82.3	126^th of 641 public high schools	80.3%		74.1	159^th of 640 public high schools	75.2%	33		95.9	57.5	83.6		79.5	70.0		85.5	85.6	87.8	$13,612	$958	$12,654
West Charlotte High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2219 Senior Dr	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6060	2,008	102	19.6	99.9%	29 (1.4%)	1,499 (74.7%)	368 (18.3%)	60 (3.0%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	50 (2.5%)	25.1	495^th of 641 public high schools	22.8%		22.8	498^th of 640 public high schools	22.2%	3	30.2	43.8	29.1	51.2								$12,290	$1,386	$10,904
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Piedmont Early College

What is the racial makeup of Central Piedmont Early College?

Students at Central Piedmont Early College are 41% African American, 32% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Central Piedmont Early College in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

How many students attend Central Piedmont Early College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Central Piedmont Early College.

Is Central Piedmont Early College a good school?

Central Piedmont Early College ranks 88^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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