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Wilson STEM Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 16% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Wilson STEM Academy is a public magnet middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 374 students in grades 6-8. The school 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 from SchoolDigger.

Despite having higher per-student spending than the state average, Wilson STEM Academy consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. The school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Disabled student populations struggling significantly. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 699 out of 737 middle schools in 2018-2019 to 653 out of 773 in 2024-2025.

When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Cramerton Middle and Piedmont Middle School, Wilson STEM Academy performs significantly worse across most academic metrics. However, the school does show some success in supporting its homeless student population, who have consistently ranked in the top 5-10% of middle schools in the state. Addressing the root causes of the school's underperformance, such as socioeconomic factors and targeted support for struggling student populations, could be crucial for driving meaningful improvements.

456

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,408

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7020 Tuckaseegee Rd
Charlotte, NC 28214-2738

(980) 343-6070

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend Wilson STEM Academy usually attend:

High:

Harding University High School

Feeder schools for Wilson STEM Academy:

Elementary:	Reid Park Academy
	Westerly Hills Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.6%

Hispanic:

29.6%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

653^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 5% (2019) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	18.3	653 of 773	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	719 of 793	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	694 of 784	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	717 of 786	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	710 of 741	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	699 of 737	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	304 of 546	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	413 of 560	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	348 of 559	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	406 of 550	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	472 of 533	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	473 of 519	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	36.1	266 of 449	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	366 of 478	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	492 of 504	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	248 of 371	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	288 of 356	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	260 of 318	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	222 of 312	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.2	65 of 236	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	27.7	176 of 211	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	659 of 733	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	684 of 738	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	664 of 731	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	684 of 733	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	681 of 706	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	653 of 684	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	507 of 562	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	548 of 564	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	532 of 553	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	521 of 541	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	487 of 522	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	469 of 493	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	4 of 44	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	1 of 50	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	57.1	17 of 50	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	20 of 37	45.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.0	62 of 71	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	515 of 729	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	616 of 743	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	599 of 735	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	605 of 689	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	594 of 633	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	600 of 639	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	596 of 733	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	690 of 751	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	674 of 747	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	688 of 748	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	677 of 711	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	669 of 697	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	157 of 328	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	239 of 478	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.0	361 of 473	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+75 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-22 vs state

Reading36%-17 vs state

Mathematics35%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Wilson STEM Academy

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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
Wilson STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	7020 Tuckaseegee Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6070	456	23	19.4	99.3%	16 (3.5%)	272 (59.6%)	135 (29.6%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	18.3	653^rd of 773 public middle schools	15.5%		12.4	719^th of 793 public middle schools	9.3%	66	40.1	33.1	32.1	33.5	36.4	38.0	37.6	$10,408	$1,128	$9,279
Whitewater Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	10201 Running Rapids Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 344-3400	731	48	15.2	99.6%	20 (2.7%)	372 (50.9%)	263 (36.0%)	45 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	37.3	491^st of 773 public middle schools	36.5%		26.1	602^nd of 793 public middle schools	24.1%	111	53.7	48.0	65.5	41.1	34.1	40.1	46.3	$10,408	$1,245	$9,164
Coulwood STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	500 Kentberry Dr	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6090	632	42	14.9	99.5%	25 (4.0%)	400 (63.3%)	165 (26.1%)	20 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	60.3	281^st of 773 public middle schools	63.6%		59.5	290^th of 793 public middle schools	63.4%	9	71.8	79.9	55.2	43.8	49.5	49.5	65.3	$9,982	$1,296	$8,685
Belmont Middle	Public	6-8	1020 South Point Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9611	770	42	18.1	42.2%	504 (65.5%)	84 (10.9%)	122 (15.8%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	74.5	167^th of 773 public middle schools	78.4%		70.4	208^th of 793 public middle schools	73.8%	41	76.3	69.7	57.1	63.9	63.0	60.2	67.0	$7,551	$657	$6,894
Mount Holly Middle	Public	6-8	124 S Hawthorne Street	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9610	570	37	15.2	99.5%	281 (49.3%)	115 (20.2%)	106 (18.6%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.2%)	53.5	350^th of 773 public middle schools	54.7%		55.8	325^th of 793 public middle schools	59.0%	25	60.2	53.4	54.1	51.3	51.9	51.9	57.8	$8,065	$884	$7,181
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
Kennedy Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4000 Gallant Ln	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5540	990	55	18.1	99.7%	68 (6.9%)	388 (39.2%)	410 (41.4%)	78 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.3%)	46.1	425^th of 773 public middle schools	45.0%		37.8	507^th of 793 public middle schools	36.1%	82	54.5	52.2	36.2	47.7	48.4	50.3	65.4	$8,305	$735	$7,571
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
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
Cramerton Middle	Public	6-8	601 Cramer Mountain Road	Cramerton	28032	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9603	959	51	18.8	43.2%	587 (61.2%)	154 (16.1%)	117 (12.2%)	44 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.5%)	88.9	61^st of 773 public middle schools	92.1%		91.4	54^th of 793 public middle schools	93.2%	7	77.9	76.4	76.8	67.6	69.8	77.5	82.9	$7,892	$734	$7,158

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson STEM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Wilson STEM Academy?

Students at Wilson STEM Academy are 60% African American, 30% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% Asian.

Is Wilson STEM Academy a good school?

Wilson STEM Academy ranks in the bottom 15.5% of North Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Wilson STEM Academy attend?

Students who attend Wilson STEM Academy usually go on to attend Harding University High School

What district is Wilson STEM Academy in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

How many students attend Wilson STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Wilson STEM Academy.

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