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Ardrey Kell High School

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Ardrey Kell High School ranks 98 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 85% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Ardrey Kell High School is a public high school located in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,605 students. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ardrey Kell High School has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in North Carolina, ranking within the top 100 schools in the state for several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 98 out of 641 North Carolina high schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state and district averages in end-of-course (EOC) assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates in subjects like Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. Ardrey Kell High School also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 84.0% to 87.7% over the past few years, consistently outperforming the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Providence High School and Marvin Ridge High School, Ardrey Kell High School stands out as a top-performing institution. The school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 4.81% to 15.62% over the past few years, suggests that it serves a more affluent community compared to the district and state averages.

3,036

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,345

Per pupil spending ?

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10220 Ardrey Kell Road
Charlotte, NC 28277-4328

(980) 343-0860

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Feeder schools for Ardrey Kell High School:

Elementary:	Ballantyne Elementary
	Elon Park Elementary
	Hawk Ridge Elementary
	Polo Ridge Elementary
	More...
	Rea Farms STEAM Academy
Middle:	Community House Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.8%

Asian:

33.3%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (83% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of North Carolina high schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg53%

98^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	87.0	98 of 641	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	110 of 640	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	88 of 626	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	80 of 621	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	71 of 594	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	19 of 514	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	9 of 469	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	93.7	4 of 476	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.4	15 of 507	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	88.3	13 of 531	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	93.2	4 of 451	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	85.8	10 of 505	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	77.9	25 of 502	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	82.7	12 of 506	97.6%	★★★★★
2010	81.4	13 of 499	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	77.0	35 of 490	92.9%	★★★★★
2008	86.2	4 of 477	99.2%	★★★★★
2007	84.2	16 of 453	96.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	50 of 440	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	70 of 437	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	63 of 434	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	49 of 430	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	15 of 364	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	14 of 369	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	11 of 359	96.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	19 of 106	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	17 of 101	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	9 of 98	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	7 of 91	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	8 of 83	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	6 of 89	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	2 of 77	97.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	89.4	18 of 330	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	6 of 334	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	5 of 364	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	14 of 349	96.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	5 of 273	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	4 of 262	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	5 of 226	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	3 of 156	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	2 of 124	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	2 of 173	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	2 of 147	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	77 of 610	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	89 of 602	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	79 of 588	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	65 of 594	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	23 of 475	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	14 of 475	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	12 of 449	97.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	94 of 412	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	57 of 403	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	104 of 403	74.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	83 of 462	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	81 of 454	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	89 of 449	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	63 of 436	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	19 of 370	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	10 of 354	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	13 of 340	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	134 of 606	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	132 of 613	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	117 of 597	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	73 of 544	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	25 of 432	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	16 of 446	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	21 of 424	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	111 of 601	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	118 of 607	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	95 of 602	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	84 of 585	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	29 of 481	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	19 of 488	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	12 of 463	97.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	79 of 253	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.6	28 of 261	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	47 of 249	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	93.9	8 of 226	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	22 of 199	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	12 of 195	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	7 of 185	96.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	9 of 352	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	8 of 349	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	126 of 542	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	113 of 553	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	80 of 537	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	80 of 534	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	26 of 439	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	19 of 444	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	8 of 427	98.1%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III91%+24 vs state

English II86%+26 vs state

Biology79%+31 vs state

Math I60%+26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

I can say with complete honesty that this school is the best I've ever encountered as an employee. Everyone seems to genuinely care about every single one of the students. The administration is without a doubt the best I've ever worked for!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, June 20, 2011

Great staff and wonderful administration! Close Quote

Schools Near Ardrey Kell High School

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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
Ardrey Kell High School	Public	9-12	10220 Ardrey Kell Road	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0860	3,036	146	20.8	14.7%	1,240 (40.8%)	321 (10.6%)	371 (12.2%)	1,010 (33.3%)	4 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	82 (2.7%)	87	98^th of 641 public high schools	84.7%		85.7	110^th of 640 public high schools	82.8%	12	79.3	86.0	60.3	90.9								$7,345	$428	$6,917
Marvin Ridge High	Public	9-12	2825 Crane Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1520	1,961	97	20.3	4.3%	1,193 (60.8%)	88 (4.5%)	97 (4.9%)	487 (24.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	91 (4.6%)	93.9	38^th of 641 public high schools	94.1%		93.5	46^th of 640 public high schools	92.8%	8	86.0	95.8	90.0	97.7								$7,144	$260	$6,884
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
Weddington High	Public	9-12	4901 Monroe-Weddington Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6319	1,899	86	22.1	8.1%	1,207 (63.6%)	127 (6.7%)	162 (8.5%)	328 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.9%)	91.4	64^th of 641 public high schools	90.0%		89.6	81^st of 640 public high schools	87.3%	17	80.9	90.2	76.3	97.4								$7,418	$423	$6,995
Cuthbertson High	Public	9-12	1400 Cuthbertson Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0105	1,857	82	22.7	10.2%	1,324 (71.3%)	112 (6.0%)	175 (9.4%)	171 (9.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.8%)	87.4	94^th of 641 public high schools	85.3%		88.2	96^th of 640 public high schools	85.0%	2	73.5	84.8	77.6	90.7								$7,116	$416	$6,700
Providence High School	Public	9-12	1800 Pineville-Matthews Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5390	2,167	105	20.5	15.2%	1,340 (61.8%)	175 (8.1%)	254 (11.7%)	329 (15.2%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	66 (3.0%)	90.5	72^nd of 641 public high schools	88.8%		90.2	71^st of 640 public high schools	88.9%	1	85.5	89.1	69.5	93.4								$8,296	$371	$7,925
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
South Providence	Public	6-12	500 South Providence Street	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1580	91	21	4.3	96.7%	23 (25.3%)	44 (48.4%)	15 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.9%)								(n/a)		9.1										$32,317	$2,219	$30,098
Levine Middle College High School	Public	11-12	2800 Campus Ridge Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9437	216	5	43.2	19.4%	118 (54.6%)	23 (10.6%)	31 (14.4%)	36 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)				92.3								$7,540	$287	$7,253
Charlotte Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	8601 McAlpine Park Dr	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte Secondary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 295-0137	157	7	22.2		22 (14.0%)	61 (38.9%)	53 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.4%)	14.3	569^th of 641 public high schools	11.2%		13.5	562^nd of 640 public high schools	12.2%	7	28.6	27.6	9.1	46.9	41.7	8.3	20.0	41.7	12.5	35.0	45.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Ardrey Kell High School

What district is Ardrey Kell High School in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What is the racial makeup of Ardrey Kell High School?

Students at Ardrey Kell High School are 41% White, 33% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ardrey Kell High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,036 students attended Ardrey Kell High School.

What schools feed into Ardrey Kell High School?

Ardrey Kell High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ballantyne Elementary
Elementary : Elon Park Elementary
Elementary : Hawk Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Polo Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Rea Farms STEAM Academy
Middle : Community House Middle

Is Ardrey Kell High School a good school?

Ardrey Kell High School ranks 98^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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