Randolph Middle

Summary:

Randolph Middle is a public magnet middle school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 1,148 students in grades 6-8. This high-performing school consistently outshines the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district and the state of North Carolina in academic proficiency, ranking among the top middle schools in the state.

Randolph Middle's academic excellence is evident across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, 68.1% of 6th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 52.4% for the district and 54.3% for the state. The school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranked 95th out of 793 middle schools in North Carolina. Randolph Middle also excels in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, ranking 25th out of 652 middle schools for its White student population and 42nd out of 560 middle schools for its African American student population.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, Randolph Middle stands out as a high-performing institution. For example, Martin Luther King Junior Middle, located just 5.54 miles away, has significantly lower academic proficiency rates across all subject areas and grade levels. Randolph Middle's success can be attributed to its effective teaching practices, strong curriculum, and supportive learning environment, as well as its commitment to equity and ensuring that all students have the opportunity to thrive.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 4400 Water Oak Rd
       Charlotte, NC  28211-2051


(980) 343-6700

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
95th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,175 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  22.3 Help
Number of students:  1,148

Racial breakdown:

White:
30.7%
Hispanic:
27.4%
African American:
25.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  33.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Randolph Middle ranks better than 88% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 5th 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 85.42. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Randolph Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (30.7%), Hispanic (27.4%), African American (25.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 33.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Randolph Middle is 22.3. 26 middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Randolph Middle is $8,175. 19 middle schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Randolph Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Randolph Middle 95th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Randolph 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 Randolph Middle

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Rank History for all students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 58.26 285th 598 52.3%
2007 58.17 289th 606 52.3%
2008 66.10 219th 620 64.7%
2009 73.81 164th 630 74.0%
2010 84.01 45th 640 93.0%
2011 85.77 26th 648 96.0%
2012 86.69 31st 662 95.3%
2013 91.02 48th 673 92.9%
2014 89.85 48th 627 92.3%
2015 91.25 40th 705 94.3%
2016 92.99 29th 692 95.8%
2017 93.84 25th 694 96.4%
2018 92.88 24th 691 96.5%
2019 90.80 43rd 737 94.2%
2021 93.79 39th 741 94.7%
2022 91.80 55th 786 93.0%
2023 89.35 70th 784 91.1%
2024 85.42 95th 793 88.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.96 14th 236 94.1%
2022 51.22 113th 312 63.8%
2023 47.91 126th 318 60.4%
2024 51.76 122nd 356 65.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 81.77 25th 473 94.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.67 13th 604 97.8%
2019 93.55 16th 639 97.5%
2021 95.93 8th 633 98.7%
2022 91.18 29th 689 95.8%
2023 86.57 46th 735 93.7%
2024 78.84 91st 743 87.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.56 26th 656 96.0%
2019 87.58 51st 684 92.5%
2021 93.08 38th 706 94.6%
2022 91.45 49th 733 93.3%
2023 86.99 77th 731 89.5%
2024 81.73 111th 738 85.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 91.84 12th 504 97.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.74 139th 448 69.0%
2022 60.12 201st 450 55.3%
2023 71.08 82nd 452 81.9%
2024 66.69 124th 461 73.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.53 22nd 665 96.7%
2019 92.83 33rd 697 95.3%
2021 93.31 40th 711 94.4%
2022 90.80 53rd 748 92.9%
2023 90.03 60th 747 92.0%
2024 87.00 79th 751 89.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 85.67 8th 102 92.2%
2021 83.46 20th 99 79.8%
2022 79.46 28th 109 74.3%
2023 79.86 30th 110 72.7%
2024 75.77 39th 110 64.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.65 11th 494 97.8%
2019 93.86 21st 519 96.0%
2021 98.66 7th 533 98.7%
2022 93.83 26th 550 95.3%
2023 91.63 32nd 559 94.3%
2024 89.32 42nd 560 92.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.12 28th 472 94.1%
2019 86.56 33rd 493 93.3%
2021 85.55 37th 522 92.9%
2022 86.99 34th 541 93.7%
2023 76.39 80th 553 85.5%
2024 69.48 111th 564 80.3%
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Rank History for White students at Randolph Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.12 3rd 596 99.5%
2019 95.65 5th 624 99.2%
2021 96.95 12th 632 98.1%
2022 95.86 13th 658 98.0%
2023 94.81 17th 656 97.4%
2024 92.72 25th 652 96.2%
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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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Open Quote Not sour grapes just don't question anyone teacher or admin person here you will not like the results we took our child out,when we only were treated like the enemy not the parents.Good luck if you have any problem. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Randolph Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 626 257 16 7 3 n/a n/a 0 909
1989 656 286 18 3 6 n/a n/a 0 969
1990 674 325 13 6 4 n/a n/a 0 1022
1991 682 364 19 9 5 n/a n/a 0 1079
1992 761 361 21 12 1 n/a n/a 0 1156
1993 767 231 21 12 2 n/a n/a 0 1033
1994 753 218 18 10 2 n/a n/a 0 1001
1995 744 220 17 9 3 n/a n/a 0 993
1996 744 220 17 9 3 n/a n/a 0 993
1997 763 193 17 13 4 n/a n/a 0 990
1998 766 202 26 13 3 n/a n/a 0 1010
1999 369 346 14 16 6 n/a n/a 0 751
2000 401 406 21 25 4 n/a n/a 0 857
2001 398 459 17 19 1 n/a n/a 0 894
2002 338 414 48 47 1 n/a n/a 0 848
2003 338 414 48 47 1 n/a n/a 0 848
2004 261 360 47 48 3 n/a n/a 0 719
2005 215 482 47 78 6 n/a n/a 0 828
2006 202 514 44 82 5 n/a n/a 0 847
2007 208 502 46 103 5 n/a n/a 21 885
2008 231 478 58 107 5 n/a n/a 24 903
2009 247 479 63 135 12 n/a n/a 0 936
2010 263 439 70 148 8 n/a n/a 0 928
2011 312 406 83 164 6 0 58 0 1029
2012 366 428 85 179 5 0 47 0 1110
2013 399 426 95 215 7 0 52 0 1194
2014 417 411 92 225 3 1 48 0 1197
2015 419 380 112 216 5 1 48 0 1181
2016 403 343 124 234 7 1 43 0 1155
2017 412 309 148 245 6 2 37 0 1159
2018 382 300 130 289 4 3 25 0 1133
2019 379 318 131 325 3 2 21 0 1179
2020 389 297 130 352 3 1 19 0 1191
2021 373 296 146 328 3 0 25 0 1171
2022 361 302 146 303 2 1 23 0 1138
2023 353 293 160 315 0 2 25 0 1148

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Randolph Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 909 60.0 15.1 17.9
1989 969 59.0 16.4 19.4
1990 1022 57.0 17.9 18.1
1991 1079 63.0 17.1 17.1
1992 1156 63.0 18.3 13.4
1993 1033 52.0 19.9 23
1994 1001 60.0 16.7 13.1
1995 993 61.0 16.3 13.6
1996 993 61.0 16.3 13.6
1997 990 60.0 16.5 15.3
1998 1010 66.0 15.3 13.7
1999 751 66.0 11.4 23.7
2000 857 66.0 13.0 38.5
2001 894 66.0 13.5 43.7
2002 848 66.0 12.8 44.6
2003 848 66.0 12.8 44.6
2004 719 66.0 10.9 48
2005 828 66.0 12.5 64.5
2006 847 66.0 12.8 54.3
2007 885 65.5 13.5 53.6
2008 903 63.4 14.2 47.8
2009 936 62.0 15.1 46.3
2010 928 54.5 17.0 45.4
2011 1029 55.3 18.5 45.4
2012 1110 60.9 18.2 43.9
2013 1194 59.7 19.9 43.5
2014 1197 62.9 19.0 43.6
2015 1181 61.0 19.3 40.2
2016 1155 57.0 20.2 39
2017 1159 59.2 19.5 40.9
2018 1133 59.2 19.1 39.7
2019 1179 62.5 18.8 40.6
2020 1191 62.2 19.1 39.1
2021 1171 64.0 18.2 28.7
2022 1138 61.4 18.5 19.5
2023 1148 51.2 22.3 33.1

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 Randolph Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 909 60.0 15.1 17.9
1989 969 59.0 16.4 19.4
1990 1022 57.0 17.9 18.1
1991 1079 63.0 17.1 17.1
1992 1156 63.0 18.3 13.4
1993 1033 52.0 19.9 23
1994 1001 60.0 16.7 13.1
1995 993 61.0 16.3 13.6
1996 993 61.0 16.3 13.6
1997 990 60.0 16.5 15.3
1998 1010 66.0 15.3 13.7
1999 751 66.0 11.4 23.7
2000 857 66.0 13.0 38.5
2001 894 66.0 13.5 43.7
2002 848 66.0 12.8 44.6
2003 848 66.0 12.8 44.6
2004 719 66.0 10.9 48
2005 828 66.0 12.5 64.5
2006 847 66.0 12.8 54.3
2007 885 65.5 13.5 53.6
2008 903 63.4 14.2 47.8
2009 936 62.0 15.1 46.3
2010 928 54.5 17.0 45.4
2011 1029 55.3 18.5 45.4
2012 1110 60.9 18.2 43.9
2013 1194 59.7 19.9 43.5
2014 1197 62.9 19.0 43.6
2015 1181 61.0 19.3 40.2
2016 1155 57.0 20.2 39
2017 1159 59.2 19.5 40.9
2018 1133 59.2 19.1 39.7
2019 1179 62.5 18.8 40.6
2020 1191 62.2 19.1 39.1
2021 1171 64.0 18.2 28.7
2022 1138 61.4 18.5 19.5
2023 1148 51.2 22.3 33.1

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 Randolph Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $474 (5.8%) $7,701 (94.2%) $8,175

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Randolph Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 43rd of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 70th of 784 Middle schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Randolph Middle)8670
 16%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)62.451
 11.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Randolph Middle)88.566.6
 21.9%
   6th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)56.946.3
 10.6%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Randolph Middle)82.468.1
 14.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)62.349
 13.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Randolph Middle)80.572.2
 8.3%
   7th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)55.647.4
 8.2%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Randolph Middle)69.774
 4.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)58.345.6
 12.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Randolph Middle)81.381.8
 0.5%
   8th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)54.449.2
 5.2%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Randolph Middle)93.292.5
 0.7%
   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 Students11791148
 2.6%
African American318293
 7.9%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian131160
 22.1%
Hispanic325315
 3.1%
Pacific Islander22
White379353
 6.9%
Two or More Races2125
 19%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.6%33.1%
 7.5%


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Randolph Middle ranks 95th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,148 students attended Randolph Middle.

Students at Randolph Middle are 31% White, 27% Hispanic, 26% African American, 14% Asian, 2% Two or more races.


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