Ranson Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Ranson Middle in Charlotte, North Carolina enrolled 757 students in 2024-25 with 44.2 full-time teachers, 17.1 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 14-18% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%

817 students in 2022-23, 733 students in 2023-24, 757 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.9 to 44.2.

Students enrolled at Ranson Middle by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 733, 2024-25: 75702505007501k2022-238172023-247332024-25757
Students enrolled at Ranson Middle by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 733, 2024-25: 75702505007501k2022-238172023-247332024-25757
Students enrolled at Ranson Middle by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 733, 2024-25: 75702505007501k2022-238172023-247332024-25757
Students enrolled at Ranson Middle by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 733, 2024-25: 75702505007501k2022-238172023-247332024-25757
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2381752.915.5
2023-2473347.615.4
2024-2575744.217.1

17.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Ranson Middle 17.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherRanson Middle 17.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Ranson Middle 17.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherRanson Middle 17.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Ranson Middle 17.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherRanson Middle 17.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Ranson Middle 17.1; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherRanson Middle 17.1state median 16.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 282 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ranson Middle enrolled 846 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 222 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 282 of the 846 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions222
  • Chronically absent61.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.4% of students were Black, 30.4% Hispanic, 4.1% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Black61.4%
  2. Hispanic30.4%
  3. Asian4.1%
  4. Two or more races2.4%
  5. White1.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Ranson Middle scored proficient or above: 14-18% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math14‑18%50%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Charlotte

23 public middle schools in Charlotte report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Community House Middle1,42520.218.3%
Jay M. Robinson Middle1,33318.717.9%
Randolph Middle1,21519.545.3%
Southwest Middle School1,20517.599.8%
Alexander Graham Middle1,18719.449.8%
Piedmont Middle School1,10820.342.7%
Quail Hollow Middle1,09016.899.2%
McClintock Middle1,05617.299.7%

All public schools in Charlotte →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ranson Middle

  1. Gov's Village STEM (Upper)The nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 684 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  2. James Martin MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 4.1 miles away: 659 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  3. Compare Ranson Middle with Gov's Village STEM (Upper)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spends per student$12,198 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,198
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaRanson Middle is the number 126 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#126 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.17.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ranson Middle

  1. How many students attend Ranson Middle?
    757 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 817 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Charlotte, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ranson Middle?
    17.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ranson Middle a Title I school?
    Ranson Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ranson Middle do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Ranson Middle scored proficient or above: 14-18% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ranson Middle in?
    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NCES district ID 3702970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370297001267 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22