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Butler High School

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Mecklenburg County

Address
1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd, Matthews, NC 28105
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370297002324
1,791
Students
98.4
Teachers (FTE)
18.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
71
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
31.8%
Chronically absent
51.5%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Butler High School's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

The area Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools assigns to Butler High School. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as “CMS High School Boundaries 2017 to 2023_WFL1”, last updated 2025-06-20.

How Butler High School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 71 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 591 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools55th percentile
Higher than 55% · rank 223 of 514
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools64th percentile
Higher than 64% · rank 62 of 177

Chronic absence is lower here than at 22% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 9 points since 2014 (80 → 71). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202571BMet68.1
202473BMet70.9
202372BExceeded67.6
202273BExceeded69.2
201975BMet72.6
201874BMet72.8
201780BExceeded77
201680BExceeded75
201581BExceeded76
201480BExceeded76

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 31.16%Black 30.37%White 27.58%Asian 7.54%Two+ Races 2.96%Pacific Isl. 0.34%Native Am. 0.06%
Hispanic: 31.16% (558) Black: 30.37% (544) White: 27.58% (494) Asian: 7.54% (135) Two+ Races: 2.96% (53) Pacific Isl.: 0.34% (6) Native Am.: 0.06% (1)
Hispanic31.16%
Black30.37%
White27.58%
Asian7.54%
Two+ Races2.96%
Pacific Isl.0.34%
Native Am.0.06%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,791
48.52%869 Female
51.48%922 Male

Student counts for Butler High School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,791 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 68.2%Chronically absent 31.8%
Regular attendance: 68.2% (1,277) Chronically absent: 31.8% (594)
Regular attendance68.2%
Chronically absent31.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,871
51.5%Economically disadvantaged
16.25%291 English learners

Student indicators for Butler High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,871 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 93.38%Beginning 6.62%
Experienced: 93.38% (84) Beginning: 6.62% (6)
Experienced93.38%
Beginning6.62%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 90.2 FTE
96.78%Fully licensed
3.2%Emergency or provisional
24.39%22 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Butler High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 90.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 374.6%51.9%
English II59%32.2%
Biology54%39.3%
NC Math 140.8%7.5%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology46%14.7%24.4%14.9%
English II41%26.8%27.2%5%
NC Math 159.2%33.3%7.1%--
NC Math 325.4%22.7%32.1%19.8%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.0282.5

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers90.2
Experienced teachers84.23 (93%)
Beginning teachers5.97 (7%)
Holding a standard license87.3 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.89 (3%)
National Board certified22

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (594 of 1,871)31.8%
Economically disadvantaged51.5%
English learners making progress (of 291)13.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.86
Library books per student5.78
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2.55

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Butler High School report card PDF

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Butler High School's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.