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Schools in Pineville · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Pineville’s public schools score below 54% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Pineville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.

#165of 290 North Carolina townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 2 pts vs NC 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 1 pts vs NC 51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 4 pts vs NC 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▲ 0% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.8
NC 16.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
84,092 students on the public path
In brief

Pineville’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,065 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then 48 middle and 30 high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

South Charlotte Baptist Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pineville’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 46% of North Carolina school districts, #165 of 290 North Carolina towns. Both inputs trail the North Carolina average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

North Carolina school districts we grade (325)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (325)Better than 45%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 72,990 test results and a graduating class of 11,654 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Pineville’s students in the tested grades sat them (69,820 in math, 76,161 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pineville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Pineville ElementaryCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsC+
6–848 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
9–1230 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+

Pineville’s public schools are run by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which also serves Charlotte, Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 186 schools · 145,014 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$13,065NC $13,045 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 49.9% · 76161 students tested
Math52%
State average 50.8% · 69820 students tested

Pineville vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Pineville’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PinevilleB−Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
CharlotteB−Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Every school in Pineville

76 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Pinevilleby address
Pineville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
742 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Pinevillein other towns
Mountain Island Lake Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Charlotte
C−
766 students19:1Rate it →
Renaissance West STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Charlotte
D−
737 students14:1Rate it →
Berryhill School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Charlotte
D
423 students14:1Rate it →
Ashley Park PreK-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Charlotte
D−
338 students11:1Rate it →
Walter G. Byers School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Charlotte
D
303 students12:1Rate it →
Druid Hills Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Charlotte
D−
288 students10:1Rate it →
South Academy of International Languages
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Charlotte
A−
1,259 students15:1Rate it →
Davidson K-8 School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Davidson
A
1,185 students16:1Rate it →
Rea Farms STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Charlotte
A
1,098 students16:1Rate it →
Collinswood Language Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Charlotte
B
893 students16:1Rate it →
North Academy of World Languages
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Huntersville
668 students15:1Rate it →
Charlotte East Language Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Charlotte
D
594 students12:1Rate it →
Thomasboro Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Charlotte
D
569 students15:1Rate it →
Oaklawn Language Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Charlotte
C+
531 students13:1Rate it →
Marie G Davis School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Charlotte
D
328 students13:1Rate it →
Gov's Village STEM (Upper)
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Charlotte
C
684 students19:1Rate it →
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School
High · Grades 5–12 · Charlotte
A
619 students17:1Rate it →
Community House Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
A
1,425 students20:1Rate it →
Jay M. Robinson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
A
1,333 students19:1Rate it →
Bailey Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cornelius
A
1,315 students18:1Rate it →
Randolph Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
A
1,215 students20:1Rate it →
Southwest Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
C−
1,205 students17:1Rate it →
Alexander Graham Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
B+
1,187 students19:1Rate it →
Piedmont Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
A
1,108 students20:1Rate it →
Quail Hollow Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
C−
1,090 students17:1Rate it →
Francis Bradley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Huntersville
B+
1,089 students18:1Rate it →
McClintock Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
C
1,056 students17:1Rate it →
Northridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
C−
1,014 students18:1Rate it →
Carmel Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
B
1,004 students17:1Rate it →
Northwest School of the Arts
High · Grades 6–12 · Charlotte
A−
993 students16:1Rate it →
Kennedy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
C+
990 students18:1Rate it →
Crestdale Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Matthews
A−
989 students20:1Rate it →
Albemarle Road Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
C−
945 students18:1Rate it →
Mint Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Matthews
B
878 students18:1Rate it →
Cochrane Collegiate Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Charlotte
D
854 students19:1Rate it →
Eastway Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
D
849 students17:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King Jr Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
D
844 students16:1Rate it →
Ridge Road Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
C−
840 students17:1Rate it →
J. M. Alexander Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Huntersville
C
799 students19:1Rate it →
South Charlotte Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
A−
770 students19:1Rate it →
Ranson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
D
757 students17:1Rate it →
Whitewater Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
C−
731 students15:1Rate it →
James Martin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
D
659 students17:1Rate it →
Coulwood STEM Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
C+
632 students15:1Rate it →
Northeast Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mint Hill
C−
594 students18:1Rate it →
Sedgefield Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
C+
534 students19:1Rate it →
Wilson STEM Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlotte
D
456 students19:1Rate it →
Williams Secondary Montessori
High · Grades 7–12 · Charlotte
A
401 students15:1Rate it →
Myers Park High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
A
3,225 students21:1Rate it →
Ardrey Kell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
A+
3,036 students21:1Rate it →
South Mecklenburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
A
2,534 students18:1Rate it →
William Amos Hough High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cornelius
A+
2,518 students21:1Rate it →
East Mecklenburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
A−
2,422 students19:1Rate it →
Palisades High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
2,332 students21:1Rate it →
Julius L. Chambers High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
C+
2,225 students19:1Rate it →
Providence High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
A+
2,167 students21:1Rate it →
Mallard Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
A−
2,068 students19:1Rate it →
Independence High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
A−
2,024 students18:1Rate it →
West Charlotte High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
C
2,008 students20:1Rate it →
Garinger High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
C+
1,877 students18:1Rate it →
North Mecklenburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Huntersville
A−
1,854 students17:1Rate it →
Hopewell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Huntersville
B+
1,851 students19:1Rate it →
Butler High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Matthews
A
1,791 students18:1Rate it →
Rocky River High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mint Hill
C
1,562 students17:1Rate it →
Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
B+
1,533 students18:1Rate it →
Olympic High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
B+
1,483 students17:1Rate it →
Ballantyne Ridge High School
Secondary · Grades 9–11 · Charlotte
1,414 students17:1Rate it →
West Mecklenburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
C+
1,290 students17:1Rate it →
Harding University High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
C
1,204 students17:1Rate it →
Char Eng Early College-UNCC
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
A+
313 students20:1Rate it →
Central Piedmont Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
D
278 students28:1Rate it →
Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
A−
239 students13:1Rate it →
Charlotte Teacher Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
A+
192 studentsRate it →
Military and Global Leadership
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlotte
C
71 students8:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
South Charlotte Baptist Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
86 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Pineville’s schools

Are Pineville’s schools good?

On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pineville children attend score below 54% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #165 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pineville in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 145,014 students in 186 schools (2024–25).

Where do Pineville kids go to high school?

One of 30 high schools, depending on your address: Myers Park High School, Ardrey Kell High School, South Mecklenburg High School, William Amos Hough High, East Mecklenburg High School, Palisades High School, Julius L. Chambers High School, Providence High School, Mallard Creek High School, Independence High School, West Charlotte High School, Garinger High School, North Mecklenburg High School, Hopewell High School, Butler High School, Rocky River High School, Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology, Olympic High School, Ballantyne Ridge High School, West Mecklenburg High School, Harding University High School, Northwest School of the Arts, Cochrane Collegiate Academy, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School, Williams Secondary Montessori, Char Eng Early College-UNCC, Central Piedmont Early College, Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences, Charlotte Teacher Early College and Military and Global Leadership.

What is Pineville’s graduation rate?

83% of the class of 2023 in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.

How much does Pineville spend per student?

$13,065 in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Pineville?

Yes: South Charlotte Baptist Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 86 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.