Carmel Middle

Summary:

Carmel Middle is a public middle school located in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,076 students. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 140 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Carmel Middle has a relatively diverse student population, with a higher percentage of White (51.02%) and Hispanic (33.55%) students compared to the surrounding schools. The school consistently performs above the district and state averages in most subject areas, particularly in mathematics and science, with its 8th-grade students scoring 53.4% proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 48.9% for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and 46.9% for the state of North Carolina. Carmel Middle has maintained a statewide ranking in the top half of North Carolina middle schools, typically ranking between 200-300 out of 700-800 schools, placing it in the top 40-50% of middle schools in the state. However, the school's performance for its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner student subgroups is significantly lower, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of the state.

While Carmel Middle's overall academic performance is strong, the school's data reveals a widening achievement gap between its highest-performing (White and Gifted) and lowest-performing (African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner) student subgroups. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the disparities in educational outcomes. Carmel Middle's performance is generally stronger than the nearby Sedgefield Middle and Eastway Middle schools, but lags behind the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Jay M. Robinson Middle, South Charlotte Middle, and Randolph Middle, which serve more affluent and academically advanced student populations.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 5001 Camilla Dr
       Charlotte, NC  28226-6760


(980) 343-6705

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
324th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,630 Help


Feeder schools for Carmel Middle:

Elementary:    Beverly Woods Elementary
    Huntingtowne Farms Elementary
    Olde Providence Elementary
    Starmount Academy of Excellence

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  1,050

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.6%
Hispanic:
35.5%
African American:
13.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.4% Help


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Compare Details Carmel Middle ranks better than 59.1% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 11th among 29 ranked middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.89. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Carmel Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.6%), Hispanic (35.5%), African American (13.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carmel Middle is 16.8, which is the 11th best among 29 middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carmel Middle is $8,630. 14 middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carmel Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Carmel Middle 324th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Carmel Middle in the ranking list.)

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 140th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Carmel Middle

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Rank History for all students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 77.63 86th 598 85.6%
2007 77.55 94th 606 84.5%
2008 83.47 65th 620 89.5%
2009 74.21 162nd 630 74.3%
2010 71.04 178th 640 72.2%
2011 66.12 235th 648 63.7%
2012 63.35 273rd 662 58.8%
2013 84.02 84th 673 87.5%
2014 82.26 93rd 627 85.2%
2015 83.57 96th 705 86.4%
2016 78.72 125th 692 81.9%
2017 75.97 144th 694 79.3%
2018 69.92 196th 691 71.6%
2019 59.64 291st 737 60.5%
2021 59.34 267th 741 64.0%
2022 63.60 258th 786 67.2%
2023 65.52 238th 784 69.6%
2024 55.89 324th 793 59.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.68 72nd 221 67.4%
2024 64.45 90th 306 70.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.19 65th 151 57.0%
2019 30.33 158th 211 25.1%
2021 22.01 226th 236 4.2%
2022 17.79 303rd 312 2.9%
2023 24.66 278th 318 12.6%
2024 19.25 334th 356 6.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 31.85 324th 473 31.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.58 439th 604 27.3%
2019 24.39 535th 639 16.3%
2021 26.82 483rd 633 23.7%
2022 29.12 519th 689 24.7%
2023 21.43 617th 735 16.1%
2024 18.64 662nd 743 10.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 31.49 40th 50 20.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.71 172nd 656 73.8%
2019 61.69 260th 684 62.0%
2021 57.73 268th 706 62.0%
2022 60.88 256th 733 65.1%
2023 62.35 247th 731 66.2%
2024 56.24 304th 738 58.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.57 55th 475 88.4%
2019 71.01 78th 504 84.5%
2021 45.90 219th 478 54.2%
2022 48.76 168th 449 62.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.25 162nd 448 63.8%
2022 56.39 243rd 450 46.0%
2023 56.71 248th 452 45.1%
2024 69.18 94th 461 79.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.70 217th 665 67.4%
2019 54.10 323rd 697 53.7%
2021 59.50 254th 711 64.3%
2022 63.91 243rd 748 67.5%
2023 65.65 226th 747 69.7%
2024 53.19 330th 751 56.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 60.16 52nd 109 52.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.96 262nd 494 47.0%
2019 46.83 257th 519 50.5%
2021 46.52 239th 533 55.2%
2022 36.80 342nd 550 37.8%
2023 32.34 401st 559 28.3%
2024 33.81 383rd 560 31.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.74 411th 472 12.9%
2019 13.21 466th 493 5.5%
2021 13.42 500th 522 4.2%
2022 11.76 522nd 541 3.5%
2023 16.76 508th 553 8.1%
2024 12.38 535th 564 5.1%
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Rank History for White students at Carmel Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.59 48th 596 91.9%
2019 88.29 53rd 624 91.5%
2021 86.23 74th 632 88.3%
2022 90.49 41st 658 93.8%
2023 90.35 46th 656 93.0%
2024 88.72 57th 652 91.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Carmel Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 935 311 28 5 5 n/a n/a 0 1284
1989 946 293 24 5 4 n/a n/a 0 1272
1990 967 283 42 7 4 n/a n/a 0 1303
1991 996 279 47 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1326
1992 1003 318 58 7 1 n/a n/a 0 1387
1993 601 305 41 3 0 n/a n/a 0 950
1994 588 329 32 5 0 n/a n/a 0 954
1995 580 309 34 6 0 n/a n/a 0 929
1996 580 309 34 6 0 n/a n/a 0 929
1997 546 339 34 6 0 n/a n/a 0 925
1998 597 350 33 11 0 n/a n/a 0 991
1999 597 320 38 13 0 n/a n/a 0 968
2000 588 316 42 15 0 n/a n/a 0 961
2001 550 298 41 22 2 n/a n/a 0 913
2002 652 306 55 82 2 n/a n/a 0 1097
2003 652 306 55 82 2 n/a n/a 0 1097
2004 666 277 58 95 4 n/a n/a 0 1100
2005 677 298 55 127 6 n/a n/a 0 1163
2006 676 273 45 121 2 n/a n/a 0 1117
2007 643 204 36 126 5 n/a n/a 18 1032
2008 578 183 35 132 3 n/a n/a 25 956
2009 569 243 42 146 5 n/a n/a 0 1005
2010 627 293 38 167 3 n/a n/a 0 1128
2011 625 272 33 194 3 0 38 0 1165
2012 614 300 25 189 3 0 16 0 1147
2013 582 261 31 209 3 0 14 0 1100
2014 572 227 19 195 3 0 17 0 1033
2015 569 208 16 222 4 0 31 0 1050
2016 581 172 12 239 0 1 34 0 1039
2017 605 177 13 243 2 1 30 0 1071
2018 601 194 21 253 2 3 20 0 1094
2019 581 209 23 317 1 2 15 0 1148
2020 560 224 32 402 4 2 17 0 1241
2021 555 202 32 347 3 0 14 0 1153
2022 563 182 31 370 2 0 11 0 1159
2023 549 125 22 361 0 0 19 0 1076
2024 489 139 23 373 1 0 25 0 1050

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carmel Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1284 69.0 18.6 10.4
1989 1272 72.0 17.6 12.9
1990 1303 72.0 18.0 11.2
1991 1326 69.0 19.2 11
1992 1387 69.0 20.1 6
1993 950 51.0 18.6 15.3
1994 954 58.0 16.4 16.9
1995 929 54.0 17.2 23.4
1996 929 54.0 17.2 23.4
1997 925 53.0 17.5 25.1
1998 991 61.0 16.2 26.4
1999 968 61.0 15.9 32.5
2000 961 61.0 15.8 32.6
2001 913 61.0 15.0 31.3
2002 1097 61.0 18.0 27.9
2003 1097 61.0 18.0 27.9
2004 1100 61.0 18.0 29
2005 1163 61.0 19.1 37.9
2006 1117 61.0 18.3 28.8
2007 1032 64.9 15.9 28.4
2008 956 59.0 16.2 29.3
2009 1005 61.8 16.3 32.4
2010 1128 66.1 17.0 37.9
2011 1165 64.8 17.9 41.6
2012 1147 64.5 17.7 42.4
2013 1100 61.8 17.7 44.2
2014 1033 59.0 17.4 40.9
2015 1050 58.0 18.1 39.1
2016 1039 59.0 17.6 37
2017 1071 62.4 17.1 36.8
2018 1094 60.9 17.9 31.7
2019 1148 63.4 18.1 36.4
2020 1241 63.7 19.4 39.1
2021 1153 69.8 16.4 28.8
2022 1159 67.6 17.1 20.5
2023 1076 60.3 17.8 25.1
2024 1050 62.2 16.8 39.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carmel Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1284 69.0 18.6 10.4
1989 1272 72.0 17.6 12.9
1990 1303 72.0 18.0 11.2
1991 1326 69.0 19.2 11
1992 1387 69.0 20.1 6
1993 950 51.0 18.6 15.3
1994 954 58.0 16.4 16.9
1995 929 54.0 17.2 23.4
1996 929 54.0 17.2 23.4
1997 925 53.0 17.5 25.1
1998 991 61.0 16.2 26.4
1999 968 61.0 15.9 32.5
2000 961 61.0 15.8 32.6
2001 913 61.0 15.0 31.3
2002 1097 61.0 18.0 27.9
2003 1097 61.0 18.0 27.9
2004 1100 61.0 18.0 29
2005 1163 61.0 19.1 37.9
2006 1117 61.0 18.3 28.8
2007 1032 64.9 15.9 28.4
2008 956 59.0 16.2 29.3
2009 1005 61.8 16.3 32.4
2010 1128 66.1 17.0 37.9
2011 1165 64.8 17.9 41.6
2012 1147 64.5 17.7 42.4
2013 1100 61.8 17.7 44.2
2014 1033 59.0 17.4 40.9
2015 1050 58.0 18.1 39.1
2016 1039 59.0 17.6 37
2017 1071 62.4 17.1 36.8
2018 1094 60.9 17.9 31.7
2019 1148 63.4 18.1 36.4
2020 1241 63.7 19.4 39.1
2021 1153 69.8 16.4 28.8
2022 1159 67.6 17.1 20.5
2023 1076 60.3 17.8 25.1
2024 1050 62.2 16.8 39.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Carmel Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $632 (7.3%) $7,999 (92.7%) $8,630

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carmel Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 291st of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 238th of 784 Middle schools
 9.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Carmel Middle)65.767.6
 1.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)62.451
 11.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Carmel Middle)53.855.2
 1.4%
   6th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)56.946.3
 10.6%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Carmel Middle)62.859.2
 3.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)62.349
 13.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Carmel Middle)58.151.9
 6.2%
   7th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)55.647.4
 8.2%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Carmel Middle)61.952.2
 9.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)58.345.6
 12.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Carmel Middle)6554.1
 10.9%
   8th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)54.449.2
 5.2%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Carmel Middle)74.871.8
 3%
   8th Grade Science (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)75.266.6
 8.6%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11481076
 6.3%
African American209125
 40.2%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian2322
 4.3%
Hispanic317361
 13.9%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White581549
 5.5%
Two or More Races1519
 26.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36.4%25.1%
 11.3%


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Carmel Middle ranks 324th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Carmel Middle are 47% White, 36% Hispanic, 13% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,050 students attended Carmel Middle.


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