Chart | 2004-05 CMS
schools at a glance
The number of students assigned to each school for 2004-05, along with the percentage of white, black, Hispanic and low-income students (as measured by eligibility for lunch subsidies), comes from updated CMS assignment data released Thursday. Numbers do not include self-contained special education classes or Bright Beginnings prekindergarten classes.
"Wait list" is the number of students who requested the school as first choice but did not get in during the first round of assignments in February. Those numbers come from CMS.
"Seated without guarantee" is the number of students placed at each school in the first round of assignments who did not have guaranteed seats. Students who live in the home zone, have a sibling at the school or attend a program or school that feeds to a higher-level school are assured of getting seats; others must take a chance in the lottery.
An asterisk indicates there were at least two students on the wait list for every student who got in without a guarantee, a sign that getting in was difficult. Two asterisks indicate at least 10 on the wait list for every student seated without a guarantee, extremely steep odds against admission.
"% first choice" is the percentage of students placed in the original round of assignments who requested that school as first choice.
"% no choice" is the percentage of students who did not list that school as a choice, either because their families did not file required applications or because they tried to choose other schools.
The last three columns were calculated by the Observer from individual assignment data (stripped of identification) provided by CMS.
| School | Students | White | Black | Hispanic | Low- income | Wait list | Seated w/o guarantee | % first choice | % no choice |
| Elementary Schools | |||||||||
| ALBEMARLE ROAD | 739 | 9% | 60% | 24% | 73% | 6 | 15 | 57% | 41% |
| ALLENBROOK | 288 | 13% | 63% | 9% | 82% | 0 | 7 | 46% | 46% |
| ASHLEY PARK | 256 | 3% | 91% | 1% | 88% | 2 | 20 | 56% | 31% |
| BAIN | 802 | 85% | 7% | 3% | 14% | 9 | 57 | 93% | 6% |
| BARRINGER | 686 | 22% | 67% | 2% | 52% | 28 | 71 | 84% | 10% |
| BERRYHILL | 251 | 37% | 24% | 30% | 79% | 1 | 5 | 58% | 35% |
| BEVERLY WOODS | 692 | 74% | 17% | 4% | 21% | 31 | 75 | 84% | 8% |
| BLYTHE | 1,440 | 71% | 17% | 7% | 18% | 53 | 2** | 74% | 16% |
| BRIARWOOD | 549 | 2% | 74% | 19% | 83% | 5 | 10 | 54% | 39% |
| BRUNS AVENUE | 301 | 1% | 92% | 2% | 92% | 0 | 4 | 20% | 78% |
| BYERS | 403 | 2% | 88% | 6% | 90% | 1 | 9 | 28% | 64% |
| CHANTILLY/BILLINGSVILLE | 346 | 7% | 75% | 13% | 92% | 0 | 2 | 34% | 63% |
| CLEAR CREEK | 507 | 70% | 21% | 4% | 32% | 11 | 46 | 81% | 16% |
| COLLINSWOOD | 540 | 17% | 22% | 50% | 58% | 61 | 78 | 97% | 1% |
| CORNELIUS | 1,216 | 83% | 6% | 5% | 12% | 18 | 3* | 75% | 11% |
| COTSWOLD | 510 | 39% | 46% | 10% | 48% | 1 | 46 | 58% | 20% |
| CROWN POINT | 729 | 46% | 31% | 13% | 43% | 10 | 38 | 78% | 13% |
| DAVID COX ROAD | 1,125 | 49% | 35% | 5% | 25% | 50 | 11* | 71% | 18% |
| DAVIDSON | 908 | 88% | 7% | 2% | 8% | 98 | 16* | 92% | 7% |
| DEVONSHIRE | 452 | 4% | 64% | 27% | 88% | 2 | 12 | 53% | 40% |
| DILWORTH | 389 | 25% | 64% | 3% | 56% | 4 | 67 | 82% | 1% |
| DRUID HILLS | 444 | 1% | 84% | 7% | 94% | 1 | 18 | 42% | 50% |
| EASTOVER | 423 | 69% | 26% | 2% | 25% | 9 | 6 | 50% | 24% |
| ELIZABETH LANE | 917 | 85% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 14 | 13 | 92% | 5% |
| ELIZABETH TRADITIONAL | 548 | 43% | 52% | 2% | 28% | 121 | 71 | 98% | 1% |
| ENDHAVEN | 803 | 79% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 60 | 1** | 98% | 2% |
| FIRST WARD | 646 | 2% | 93% | 2% | 77% | 185 | 68* | 84% | 12% |
| GREENWAY PARK | 702 | 33% | 42% | 16% | 55% | 2 | 37 | 79% | 16% |
| GRIER | 486 | 12% | 64% | 15% | 59% | 4 | 49 | 77% | 15% |
| HAWK RIDGE | 1,060 | 76% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 27 | 1** | 90% | 6% |
| HICKORY GROVE | 710 | 14% | 57% | 19% | 61% | 13 | 19 | 58% | 33% |
| HIDDEN VALLEY | 587 | 1% | 66% | 31% | 87% | 2 | 15 | 50% | 42% |
| HIGHLAND MILL | 267 | 21% | 64% | 4% | 42% | 122 | 19* | 93% | 0% |
| School | Students | White | Black | Hispanic | Low- income | Wait list | Seated w/o guarantee | % first choice | % no choice |
| HIGHLAND RENAISSANCE | 501 | 9% | 64% | 22% | 87% | 8 | 30 | 71% | 28% |
| HORNETS NEST | 664 | 12% | 70% | 11% | 56% | 3 | 38 | 44% | 30% |
| HUNTERSVILLE | 1,168 | 84% | 7% | 4% | 11% | 37 | 0** | 67% | 13% |
| HUNTINGTOWNE FARMS | 541 | 25% | 36% | 31% | 56% | 6 | 31 | 53% | 32% |
| IDLEWILD | 665 | 13% | 57% | 23% | 65% | 10 | 70 | 77% | 16% |
| IRWIN AVENUE | 558 | 7% | 81% | 6% | 77% | 18 | 75 | 74% | 8% |
| J.H. GUNN | 597 | 26% | 46% | 18% | 59% | 3 | 31 | 73% | 23% |
| LAKE WYLIE | 1,202 | 54% | 24% | 12% | 26% | 32 | 1** | 76% | 21% |
| LANSDOWNE | 554 | 55% | 28% | 8% | 32% | 0 | 48 | 67% | 14% |
| LEBANON ROAD | 687 | 38% | 30% | 22% | 53% | 2 | 24 | 61% | 32% |
| LINCOLN HEIGHTS | 482 | 10% | 65% | 20% | 74% | 0 | 62 | 72% | 16% |
| LONG CREEK | 708 | 73% | 19% | 3% | 17% | 31 | 11* | 53% | 32% |
| MALLARD CREEK | 829 | 47% | 35% | 5% | 22% | 69 | 11* | 62% | 24% |
| MATTHEWS | 973 | 80% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 1 | 42 | 80% | 10% |
| McALPINE | 765 | 69% | 10% | 7% | 12% | 4 | 37 | 51% | 24% |
| McKEE ROAD | 862 | 85% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 4 | 2* | 68% | 14% |
| MERRY OAKS | 551 | 10% | 47% | 35% | 83% | 23 | 27 | 69% | 28% |
| MONTCLAIRE | 447 | 9% | 32% | 52% | 84% | 14 | 13 | 45% | 51% |
| MOREHEAD | 759 | 14% | 71% | 3% | 48% | 29 | 130 | 93% | 3% |
| MOUNTAIN ISLAND | 877 | 65% | 25% | 4% | 23% | 85 | 3** | 89% | 9% |
| MYERS PARK | 622 | 58% | 35% | 1% | 24% | 71 | 134 | 91% | 0% |
| NATHANIEL ALEXANDER | 925 | 10% | 71% | 9% | 59% | 4 | 42 | 43% | 39% |
| NATIONS FORD | 419 | 5% | 61% | 29% | 82% | 4 | 13 | 59% | 35% |
| NEWELL | 702 | 16% | 49% | 24% | 64% | 4 | 5 | 46% | 41% |
| OAKDALE | 403 | 17% | 70% | 4% | 73% | 0 | 11 | 38% | 38% |
| OAKHURST | 415 | 32% | 56% | 6% | 50% | 0 | 62 | 83% | 6% |
| OAKLAWN | 140 | 18% | 59% | 13% | 46% | 0 | 92 | 85% | 0% |
| OLDE PROVIDENCE | 704 | 80% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 25 | 3* | 84% | 11% |
| PARK ROAD | 454 | 58% | 29% | 2% | 20% | 118 | 52* | 96% | 1% |
| PAW CREEK | 780 | 43% | 46% | 4% | 39% | 0 | 32 | 59% | 14% |
| PAWTUCKETT | 425 | 20% | 52% | 16% | 73% | 2 | 7 | 46% | 42% |
| PINEVILLE | 664 | 52% | 24% | 15% | 44% | 5 | 9 | 57% | 33% |
| PINEWOOD | 336 | 20% | 38% | 36% | 79% | 2 | 6 | 35% | 55% |
| PINEY GROVE | 656 | 28% | 44% | 17% | 55% | 7 | 24 | 71% | 25% |
| PROVIDENCE SPRING | 783 | 88% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 53 | 0** | 94% | 6% |
| RAMA ROAD | 564 | 32% | 43% | 17% | 57% | 0 | 24 | 59% | 38% |
| REEDY CREEK | 615 | 38% | 46% | 7% | 32% | 7 | 19 | 77% | 17% |
| REID PARK | 438 | 1% | 92% | 3% | 91% | 0 | 15 | 43% | 45% |
| SEDGEFIELD | 444 | 9% | 61% | 26% | 84% | 15 | 14 | 61% | 33% |
| SELWYN | 527 | 82% | 12% | 3% | 14% | 38 | 2** | 80% | 16% |
| SHAMROCK GARDENS | 470 | 10% | 56% | 26% | 84% | 8 | 19 | 61% | 33% |
| SHARON | 537 | 75% | 15% | 4% | 17% | 2 | 55 | 68% | 12% |
| SMITHFIELD | 897 | 36% | 24% | 29% | 53% | 16 | 6* | 58% | 34% |
| STATESVILLE ROAD | 404 | 15% | 55% | 17% | 68% | 0 | 20 | 67% | 20% |
| STEELE CREEK | 949 | 23% | 45% | 18% | 49% | 3 | 13 | 55% | 29% |
| STERLING | 399 | 6% | 64% | 27% | 85% | 0 | 34 | 64% | 24% |
| THOMASBORO | 364 | 4% | 81% | 8% | 88% | 3 | 11 | 50% | 47% |
| TUCKASEEGEE | 572 | 27% | 43% | 14% | 61% | 5 | 33 | 70% | 17% |
| UNIVERSITY MEADOWS | 894 | 18% | 52% | 20% | 55% | 6 | 20 | 55% | 34% |
| UNIVERSITY PARK | 541 | 18% | 70% | 7% | 57% | 14 | 89 | 85% | 3% |
| VILLA HEIGHTS | 313 | 30% | 53% | 1% | 29% | 42 | 54 | 96% | 1% |
| WESTERLY HILLS | 312 | 5% | 74% | 7% | 83% | 0 | 6 | 57% | 40% |
| WINDING SPRINGS | 503 | 16% | 66% | 9% | 47% | 0 | 116 | 80% | 4% |
| WINDSOR PARK | 526 | 10% | 42% | 35% | 78% | 4 | 7 | 52% | 42% |
| WINTERFIELD | 541 | 6% | 46% | 43% | 81% | 9 | 8 | 56% | 39% |
| School | Students | White | Black | Hispanic | Low- income | Wait list | Seated w/o guarantee | % first choice | % no choice |
| MIDDLE SCHOOLS | |||||||||
| ALBEMARLE ROAD | 866 | 12% | 63% | 19% | 73% | 5 | 97 | 45% | 37% |
| ALEXANDER | 1,542 | 46% | 41% | 7% | 31% | 121 | 14* | 69% | 18% |
| ALEXANDER GRAHAM | 926 | 66% | 28% | 3% | 30% | 67 | 7* | 77% | 19% |
| BRADLEY | 1,661 | 77% | 17% | 3% | 15% | 127 | 4** | 58% | 16% |
| CARMEL | 1,088 | 61% | 23% | 11% | 29% | 109 | 67 | 86% | 7% |
| COCHRANE | 590 | 8% | 75% | 12% | 83% | 0 | 141 | 56% | 13% |
| COULWOOD | 1,129 | 39% | 48% | 6% | 53% | 104 | 46* | 66% | 26% |
| CRESTDALE | 1,091 | 79% | 12% | 2% | 16% | 133 | 8** | 75% | 12% |
| DAVIDSON IB | 249 | 73% | 17% | 2% | 10% | 251 | 22** | 93% | 0% |
| EASTWAY | 1,002 | 10% | 63% | 23% | 84% | 3 | 85 | 57% | 36% |
| J.T. WILLIAMS | 835 | 1% | 88% | 6% | 85% | 21 | 104 | 51% | 30% |
| KENNEDY | 726 | 17% | 58% | 15% | 63% | 3 | 95 | 58% | 20% |
| MARIE G. DAVIS | 460 | 2% | 95% | 1% | 93% | 0 | 15 | 34% | 60% |
| MARTIN | 1,533 | 12% | 66% | 15% | 66% | 32 | 5* | 50% | 45% |
| McCLINTOCK | 943 | 32% | 48% | 14% | 55% | 5 | 41 | 50% | 39% |
| MINT HILL | 959 | 69% | 21% | 6% | 24% | 209 | 3** | 88% | 9% |
| NORTHEAST | 997 | 48% | 39% | 8% | 39% | 10 | 141 | 66% | 16% |
| NORTHRIDGE | 1,121 | 10% | 74% | 11% | 64% | 46 | 29 | 61% | 34% |
| PIEDMONT | 827 | 32% | 58% | 4% | 45% | 443 | 83* | 98% | 0% |
| QUAIL HOLLOW | 1,201 | 44% | 31% | 19% | 52% | 9 | 79 | 68% | 21% |
| RANDOLPH | 640 | 33% | 51% | 8% | 49% | 5 | 188 | 74% | 8% |
| RANSON | 860 | 11% | 76% | 5% | 66% | 4 | 110 | 38% | 41% |
| ROBINSON | 1,085 | 81% | 9% | 3% | 7% | 89 | 12* | 94% | 3% |
| SEDGEFIELD | 560 | 11% | 56% | 27% | 78% | 0 | 52 | 59% | 24% |
| SMITH | 888 | 46% | 35% | 12% | 36% | 97 | 89 | 88% | 1% |
| SOUTH CHARLOTTE | 1,043 | 80% | 9% | 4% | 9% | 33 | 0** | 92% | 6% |
| SOUTHWEST | 833 | 47% | 39% | 9% | 35% | 52 | 31 | 85% | 12% |
| SPAUGH | 612 | 4% | 90% | 3% | 89% | 3 | 51 | 46% | 37% |
| WILSON | 551 | 17% | 60% | 10% | 78% | 0 | 46 | 51% | 34% |
| School | Students | White | Black | Hispanic | Low- income | Wait list | Seated w/o guarantee | % first choice | % no choice |
| HIGH SCHOOLS | |||||||||
| BERRY | 1,502 | 11% | 82% | 4% | 60% | 532 | 340 | 93% | 4% |
| BUTLER | 2,210 | 73% | 19% | 4% | 16% | 183 | 12** | 87% | 6% |
| EAST MECKLENBURG | 2,238 | 40% | 44% | 11% | 39% | 103 | 68 | 54% | 31% |
| GARINGER | 1,734 | 10% | 68% | 15% | 64% | 2 | 60 | 23% | 64% |
| HARDING | 1,517 | 13% | 77% | 3% | 43% | 251 | 356 | 91% | 1% |
| HOPEWELL | 2,086 | 66% | 28% | 3% | 15% | 132 | 11** | 68% | 22% |
| INDEPENDENCE | 2,403 | 34% | 52% | 10% | 40% | 218 | 37* | 58% | 27% |
| MYERS PARK | 2,654 | 65% | 24% | 3% | 20% | 158 | 129 | 87% | 8% |
| NORTH MECKLENBURG | 2,615 | 64% | 27% | 5% | 17% | 286 | 30* | 76% | 18% |
| NORTHWEST | 1,124 | 38% | 56% | 2% | 38% | 236 | 265 | 87% | 4% |
| OLYMPIC | 1,592 | 39% | 41% | 13% | 35% | 2 | 99 | 49% | 33% |
| PROVIDENCE | 2,431 | 83% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 103 | 18* | 93% | 5% |
| SOUTH MECKLENBURG | 2,255 | 64% | 17% | 11% | 19% | 166 | 4** | 77% | 19% |
| VANCE | 2,181 | 25% | 59% | 10% | 37% | 92 | 33* | 29% | 57% |
| WADDELL | 1,134 | 20% | 57% | 19% | 52% | 3 | 111 | 31% | 43% |
| WEST CHARLOTTE | 1,810 | 3% | 89% | 4% | 68% | 1 | 182 | 31% | 53% |
| WEST MECKLENBURG | 1,697 | 23% | 61% | 6% | 55% | 0 | 78 | 28% | 54% |
| School | Students | White | Black | Hispanic | Low- income | Wait list | Seated w/o guarantee | % first choice | % no choice |