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Turning Point Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2300 W Sugar Creek Rd
Charlotte, NC 28262
Phone
(980) 343-5681
District
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
County
MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
54
Classroom Teachers
8

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.5% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Turning Point Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
51%
20%
49%
15%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
4%
50%
4%
50%
4%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
7%
48%
9%
51%
4%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
6
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 1 1.9%
Grade 7 13 24.1%
Grade 8 40 74.1%
Total 54 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.0% 24.6% 46.6%
Black 86.0% 35.9% 26.2%
Hispanic 10.0% 31.8% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 7.4% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 90.7% 69.3% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 90.7% 68.3% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.0% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,130,906 10,835,491
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,159.8 220
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.4% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 11.7% 16.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 455,494 4,186,924
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.8% 89.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 48.6% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.7% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.5% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.3% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.9% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 6.4% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,637 $1,100,577,000 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $656 $94,547,000 4.1%
Staff $331 $47,733,000 2.1%
General Administration $113 $16,231,000 0.7%
School Administration $581 $83,740,000 3.7%
Operation $963 $138,739,000 6.1%
Transportation $662 $95,396,000 4.2%
Other $389 $56,057,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,695 $532,443,000 23.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,569 $658,486,000 28.7%
Total Expenditures $15,900 $2,291,506,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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