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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 28215

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1,014

Students

Top rankedNorthridge Middle434^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Northridge Middle up 51 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 28215 is home to just one middle school — Northridge Middle — which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls about 1,014 students as part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. This Charlotte-area school is the only middle school option in the immediate zip code, so the most meaningful benchmarks are the district and statewide averages rather than comparisons to neighboring schools. Northridge serves an exceptionally high-need population, with 99.7% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch — a figure that provides critical context for interpreting its performance.

Northridge's standout area is 8th grade science, where 73.6% of students scored proficient in 2025–2026, well above the district's 67.7% and the state's 68.6%. The school also posted strong year-over-year gains in 8th grade subjects, with science jumping 19.1 percentage points, math rising 14.6 points, and reading climbing 11.1 points. These improvements helped Northridge raise its state ranking from the 24th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 44th percentile in 2025–2026, and its star rating from 1 to 2 stars. Despite this momentum, gaps remain in upper-grade math and reading; 7th grade math proficiency sits 8.7 points below the state average, and 8th grade math trails by 8.5 points. Sixth grade scores are much closer to district and state levels, suggesting challenges may grow as students advance.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern at Northridge, with a rate of 33.6% — meaning roughly one in three students misses a substantial number of school days. That is 6.8 percentage points higher than the district average and 9.4 points above the state. With nearly all students experiencing economic disadvantage and high absenteeism, the school faces real hurdles. Still, the steady upward trend in state ranking and 8th grade test scores is encouraging for parents considering this school. While no direct within-zip-code comparison is possible, Northridge is clearly trending in a positive direction, with science as a genuine academic strength.

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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
Northridge Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7601 The Plaza	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5015	1,014	55	18.3	99.7%	29 (2.9%)	548 (54.0%)	363 (35.8%)	33 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	38 (3.7%)	45	434^th of 778 public middle schools	44.2%		38	485^th of 773 public middle schools	37.3%	51	57.0	47.5	44.5	51.7	48.4	52.1	73.6	$9,314	$958	$8,355

Cities Near Zip Code 28215

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charlotte	1.03 mi	185	282^nd
Mint Hill	3.45 mi	4	233^rd
Harrisburg	5.55 mi	5	107^th
Matthews	5.56 mi	14	55^th
Concord	6.61 mi	35	227^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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