South Mecklenburg High High School
8900 Park Rd Charlotte NC, 28210, Mecklenburg County Phone: 980-343-3600 Ranking:  (10 out of 287, top 3%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 148 | 133 | 125 | 100 | 109 | 117 | 115 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,744 | 2,557 | 2,373 | 1,999 | 1,875 | 1,774 | 1,734 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 772 | 28.1% | 840 | 32.9% | 750 | 31.6% | 678 | 33.9% | 619 | 33.0% | 549 | 30.9% | 538 | 31.0% |
| Grade 10: | 769 | 28.0% | 675 | 26.4% | 616 | 26.0% | 496 | 24.8% | 463 | 24.7% | 454 | 25.6% | 463 | 26.7% |
| Grade 11: | 623 | 22.7% | 549 | 21.5% | 508 | 21.4% | 426 | 21.3% | 398 | 21.2% | 380 | 21.4% | 382 | 22.0% |
| Grade 12: | 580 | 21.1% | 493 | 19.3% | 499 | 21.0% | 399 | 20.0% | 395 | 21.1% | 391 | 22.0% | 351 | 20.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,349 | 49.2% | 1,291 | 50.5% | 1,208 | 50.9% | 1,034 | 51.7% | 952 | 50.8% | 911 | 51.4% | 871 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 1,395 | 50.8% | 1,266 | 49.5% | 1,165 | 49.1% | 965 | 48.3% | 915 | 48.8% | 855 | 48.2% | 834 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 83 | 3.0% | 84 | 3.3% | 87 | 3.7% | 94 | 4.7% | 75 | 4.0% | 74 | 4.2% | 75 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 696 | 25.4% | 611 | 23.9% | 516 | 21.7% | 360 | 18.0% | 320 | 17.1% | 300 | 16.9% | 293 | 16.9% |
| Black: | 779 | 28.4% | 708 | 27.7% | 668 | 28.2% | 451 | 22.6% | 448 | 23.9% | 389 | 21.9% | 364 | 21.0% |
| White: | 1,095 | 39.9% | 1,080 | 42.2% | 1,038 | 43.7% | 1,043 | 52.2% | 1,029 | 54.9% | 1,007 | 56.8% | 969 | 55.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 83 | 3.0% | 68 | 2.7% | 56 | 2.4% | 47 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,064 | 38.8% | 998 | 39.0% | 880 | 37.1% | 615 | 30.8% | 490 | 26.1% | 385 | 21.7% | 350 | 20.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 181 | 6.6% | 186 | 7.3% | 160 | 6.7% | 98 | 4.9% | 119 | 6.3% | 100 | 5.6% | 102 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.56 | 19.25 | 18.96 | 19.93 | 17.19 | 15.10 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.3% | 76.3% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73.1% | 71.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75.5% | 70.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 74.7% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88.9% | 84.2% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.2% | 79.1% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 79.7% | 75.1% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 23.6% | 38.1% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 69.1% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 50.9% | 61.4% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 50.9% | 67.3% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 74.2% | 75.6% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 84.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 85% | 79.4% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 69.7% | 60.9% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 64.6% | 62.9% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82% | 72% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89% | 78.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.4% | 84.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 83.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.1% | 84.2% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 60.2% | 47.7% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 68.9% | 58.5% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 68.2% | 64% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 75.1% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 61.1% | 56.9% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 69.1% | 66.1% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 76.4% | 70.8% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 77.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 80.1% | 83.1% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 81.9% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 79.8% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 71.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.6% | 74.1% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 84.2% | 76.6% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 90.4% | 85.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 88.3% | 81.2% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 82.6% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 61.8% | 53.4% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 58.3% | 55.5% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 45.9% | 57.9% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 59.2% | 65.5% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 68.3% | 73% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87.7% | 83.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 48.1% | 52.1% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 43% | 53.1% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 64.4% | 61% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 72% | 71.3% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 70.5% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 73.9% | 74.1% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 72.1% | 76.7% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 87.2% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 69.4% | 60.2% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 69% | 70.9% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 74.3% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 82.5% | 78.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 87.9% | 88.8% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 93.2% | 85.8% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 27.8% | 17.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 28% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 28.5% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 63.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 64.3% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 77.7% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 74.9% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 75.5% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 74.4% | 69.9% |
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* South Mecklenburg High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.