Top Rankings
Mountain Island Charter School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,746 students in Mountain Island Charter School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle School in Mountain Island Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 76% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 47% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
1 School
880 Schools
# Students
1,746 Students
493,642 Students
# Teachers
97 Teachers
31,617 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Mountain Island Charter School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 320 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#36 out of 325 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)76%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
79%
63%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥95%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
2%
4%
% Hispanic
9%
20%
% Black
28%
25%
% White
53%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $8,302 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,191. The school district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $8,374 is less than the state median of $11,616. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$8,302
$11,191
Spending / Student
$8,374
$11,616
Best Mountain Island Charter School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Mountain Island Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
13440 Lucia Riverbend Highway
Mount Holly, NC 28120
(704) 827-8840
Mount Holly, NC 28120
(704) 827-8840
Gr: K-12 | 1,746 student Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
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