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Weddington Middle

Public Grades 6-8

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 98% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Weddington Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school in Matthews, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 and part of the Union County Public Schools district. With consistently strong academic performance, Weddington Middle has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and is consistently ranked among the top 10-15 middle schools in the state.

Weddington Middle's students excel across all subject areas and grade levels, outperforming their peers at the district and state level. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 91.9% of 6th graders and 97.5% of 8th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 77.9% and 69.6% for the district, and 57.2% and 48.7% for the state. The school also demonstrates a strong commitment to equity, with high-performing students across diverse subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Weddington Middle outperforms many nearby schools in the Union County Public Schools district, there are also several high-performing middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, such as Community House Middle and Jay M. Robinson Middle, that are within a reasonable distance and provide additional options for families seeking a high-quality middle school education.

1,324

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,716

Per pupil spending ?

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5903 Deal Road
Matthews, NC 28104

(704) 296-6318

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend Weddington Middle usually attend:

High:

Weddington High

Feeder schools for Weddington Middle:

Elementary:	Antioch Elementary
	Weddington Elementary
	Wesley Chapel Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.2%

Asian:

23.3%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (89% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Union County Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg54%

14^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Middle Schools in the Union County Public Schools

42^nd of 242Union County Public 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	97.4	14 of 773	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	9 of 793	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	10 of 784	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	13 of 786	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	10 of 741	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	4 of 737	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	1 of 691	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	2 of 694	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.8	10 of 692	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	97.4	5 of 705	99.3%	★★★★★
2014	98.6	5 of 627	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	98.4	6 of 673	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	7 of 662	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	89.1	2 of 648	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.9	8 of 640	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	90.9	6 of 630	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	95.0	7 of 620	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	89.4	11 of 606	98.2%	★★★★★
2006	90.8	9 of 598	98.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	11 of 546	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	8 of 560	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	7 of 559	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	8 of 550	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	10 of 533	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	13 of 519	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.7	3 of 494	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	8 of 111	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	5 of 110	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	17 of 110	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	18 of 109	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	4 of 99	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	13 of 102	87.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	97.2	4 of 449	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	3 of 478	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	6 of 504	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	32 of 475	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	10 of 733	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	7 of 738	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	7 of 731	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	9 of 733	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	7 of 706	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	5 of 684	99.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	8 of 458	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	75.5	24 of 461	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	74.5	48 of 452	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	2 of 450	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	32 of 448	92.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	15 of 562	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	14 of 564	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	11 of 553	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	12 of 541	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	4 of 522	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	7 of 493	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	3 of 472	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	28 of 729	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	17 of 743	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	15 of 735	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	28 of 689	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	26 of 633	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	17 of 639	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	16 of 604	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	16 of 733	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	7 of 751	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	10 of 747	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	11 of 748	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	10 of 711	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	5 of 697	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	5 of 665	99.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	3 of 328	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	7 of 306	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	2 of 302	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	5 of 283	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	2 of 248	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	8 of 237	96.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	8 of 478	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	10 of 473	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	37 of 649	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	16 of 652	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	15 of 656	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	15 of 658	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	17 of 632	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	8 of 624	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	2 of 596	99.7%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics95%+42 vs state

Science90%+30 vs state

Reading86%+33 vs state

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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
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%)	97.4	14^th of 773 public middle schools	98.2%		98.3	9^th of 793 public middle schools	98.9%	5	91.9		97.5	82.6	85.2	88.6	89.9	$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%)	95.1	33^rd of 773 public middle schools	95.7%		96	26^th of 793 public middle schools	96.7%	7	88.5	93.0	80.9	82.2	84.7	76.1	85.9	$6,904	$387	$6,516
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%)	98.2	7^th of 773 public middle schools	99.1%		98.9	3^rd of 793 public middle schools	99.6%	4	96.1		96.1	86.5	84.6	92.0	94.1	$7,118	$318	$6,800
Sun Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1409 Wesley Chapel Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3009	909	56	16.3	54.3%	441 (48.5%)	177 (19.5%)	213 (23.4%)	29 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.2%)	81.8	119^th of 773 public middle schools	84.6%		55.6	329^th of 793 public middle schools	58.5%	210	79.7	75.1	70.8	62.5	62.4	68.5	72.1	$7,578	$417	$7,161
Telra Institute Remote Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-8	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)
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%)	96.3	25^th of 773 public middle schools	96.8%		96	27^th of 793 public middle schools	96.6%	2	92.8	92.9	88.1	80.1	84.4	81.3	86.4	$7,933	$459	$7,474
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%)	96.1	27^th of 773 public middle schools	96.5%		94.4	34^th of 793 public middle schools	95.7%	7	90.1	88.5	88.9	79.0	80.4	83.5	88.4	$7,349	$398	$6,951
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%)	87.7	73^rd of 773 public middle schools	90.6%		88.3	76^th of 793 public middle schools	90.4%	3	83.9	79.1	81.1	71.4	67.4	69.4	74.5	$7,839	$548	$7,292
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%)	76.8	158^th of 773 public middle schools	79.6%		80.5	127^th of 793 public middle schools	84.0%	31	72.8	71.1	52.8	62.4	65.4	63.5	75.9	$7,966	$482	$7,485
Parkwood Middle	Public	6-8	3219 Parkwood School Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0655	879	44	20.1	47.2%	551 (62.7%)	94 (10.7%)	171 (19.5%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.1%)	61.6	271^st of 773 public middle schools	64.9%		53.4	354^th of 793 public middle schools	55.4%	83	63.3	69.3	44.6	61.3	57.0	54.5	58.1	$8,571	$578	$7,993

Frequently Asked Questions about Weddington Middle

How many students attend Weddington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,324 students attended Weddington Middle.

What district is Weddington Middle in?

Union County Public Schools

Is Weddington Middle a good school?

Yes! Weddington Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Weddington Middle attend?

Students who attend Weddington Middle usually go on to attend Weddington High

What is the racial makeup of Weddington Middle?

Students at Weddington Middle are 58% White, 23% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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