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Wilson STEM Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 14% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Wilson STEM Academy is a high-poverty middle school in Charlotte, NC, serving 456 students in grades 6–8 as part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Nearly all students (99.34%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school currently ranks in the 14th percentile statewide — 669th of 778 North Carolina middle schools — earning a 1-star rating. Proficiency rates run roughly 20 percentage points below district and state averages across reading, math, and science, placing Wilson well behind the typical CMS middle school.

Compared with nearby schools, Wilson STEM Academy ranks below 9 of its 10 local peer middle schools; only Ranson Middle ranks lower. This is not simply a story about poverty. First Ward Creative Arts Academy is 99.29% free/reduced lunch yet ranks in the 91st percentile, and Coulwood STEM Academy is 99.53% free/reduced lunch and ranks in the 66th percentile. Wilson's most distinctive challenge is chronic absenteeism: 52.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, roughly double district and state rates and much higher than similar high-poverty schools like Kennedy Middle (31.7%) and Mount Holly Middle (20.6%).

Wilson's overall rating hides meaningful differences among student groups. African American students rank at the 53rd percentile statewide, and homeless students have earned 5-star ratings for three consecutive years. Hispanic students, however, rank at the 2nd percentile, and special education and English learner subgroups also lag far behind. There are signs of recent improvement in several math and reading subjects, though 8th grade science has declined. Since Wilson spends about $10,408 per student — similar to or higher than many stronger-performing nearby schools — improving attendance may offer the clearest path forward.

456

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

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 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg58%

669^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 5% (2019) to bottom 14% (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	17.3	669 of 778	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	47.0	262 of 553	52.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	30.4	282 of 363	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.9	648 of 731	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.7	554 of 566	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	74.1	5 of 59	91.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	30.9	526 of 725	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.2	631 of 736	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.2	408 of 500	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)92nd percentile+78 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+39 vs school

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

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science42%-26 vs state

Mathematics40%-17 vs state

Reading36%-20 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
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%)	17.3	669^th of 778 public middle schools	14.0%		18.3	653^rd of 773 public middle schools	15.5%	16	37.7	42.0	38.7	35.1	41.4	31.6	42.2	$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%)	27.3	586^th of 778 public middle schools	24.7%		37.3	491^st of 773 public middle schools	36.5%	95	47.5	45.8	45.3	40.2	42.4	37.8	56.5	$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%)	63.3	266^th of 778 public middle schools	65.8%		60.3	281^st of 773 public middle schools	63.6%	15	74.2	68.5	69.8	51.3	44.9	54.5	81.7	$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%)	76.4	164^th of 778 public middle schools	78.9%		74.5	167^th of 773 public middle schools	78.4%	3	77.6	67.8	63.1	63.2	69.0	64.3	80.5	$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%)	60	301^st of 778 public middle schools	61.3%		53.5	350^th of 773 public middle schools	54.7%	49	55.1	60.8	59.9	50.5	60.3	63.2	76.9	$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%)	60	298^th of 778 public middle schools	61.7%		65.3	249^th of 773 public middle schools	67.8%	49	60.0	64.5	52.2	65.2	61.1	58.9	61.4	$12,649	$1,297	$11,352
First Ward Creative Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	715 N. Caldwell St	Charlotte	28202	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5485	421	29	14.6	99.3%	12 (2.9%)	321 (76.2%)	54 (12.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.7%)	88.1	70^th of 778 public middle schools	91.0%					(n/a)	68.8	76.0	68.5	79.5	84.6	83.5	89.0	$10,544	$1,199	$9,345
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%)	46.5	425^th of 778 public middle schools	45.4%		46.1	425^th of 773 public middle schools	45.0%		58.3	58.7	38.7	47.4	57.5	50.0	69.5	$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%)	8.7	730^th of 778 public middle schools	6.2%		6	741^st of 773 public middle schools	4.1%	11	30.7	31.6	23.1	30.5	29.0	32.3	41.8	$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%)	84.3	96^th of 778 public middle schools	87.7%		87.7	75^th of 773 public middle schools	90.3%	21	78.0	60.4	85.0	73.8	66.0	79.4	89.5	$7,641	$438	$7,203

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.

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

Is Wilson STEM Academy a good school?

Wilson STEM Academy ranks in the bottom 14.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

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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