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Garinger High School

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Mecklenburg County

Address
1100 Eastway Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370297003245
1,877
Students
105.7
Teachers (FTE)
17.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
45
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
56%
Chronically absent
55.2%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools's traditional school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Garinger High School — 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 Garinger 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 Garinger High School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 45 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools11th percentile
Higher than 11% · rank 2,170 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools2nd percentile
Higher than 2% · rank 503 of 514
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools9th percentile
Higher than 9% · rank 155 of 177

Chronic absence is lower here than at 1% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score down 14 points since 2014 (59 → 45). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202545DNot Met40.8
202442DNot Met39
202345DNot Met39.9
202243DNot Met37
201958CExceeded48.3
201859CExceeded48.9
201757CExceeded47
201654DExceeded44
201553DExceeded45
201459CExceeded51

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 61.05%Black 30.79%White 3.62%Asian 2.77%Two+ Races 1.49%Native Am. 0.21%Pacific Isl. 0.05%
Hispanic: 61.05% (1,146) Black: 30.79% (578) White: 3.62% (68) Asian: 2.77% (52) Two+ Races: 1.49% (28) Native Am.: 0.21% (4) Pacific Isl.: 0.05% (1)
Hispanic61.05%
Black30.79%
White3.62%
Asian2.77%
Two+ Races1.49%
Native Am.0.21%
Pacific Isl.0.05%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,877
46.56%874 Female
53.44%1,003 Male

Student counts for Garinger High School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,877 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 44%Chronically absent 56%
Regular attendance: 44% (953) Chronically absent: 56% (1,211)
Regular attendance44%
Chronically absent56%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,164
55.2%Economically disadvantaged
35.54%667 English learners

Student indicators for Garinger High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,164 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 63.37%Beginning 36.63%
Experienced: 63.37% (62) Beginning: 36.63% (36)
Experienced63.37%
Beginning36.63%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 98.6 FTE
92.29%Fully licensed
7.71%Emergency or provisional
2.03%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Garinger 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 98.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 345%19.9%
English II24.7%9.5%
Biology22.3%12.9%
NC Math 19.9%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
Biology77.7%9.4%9.6%--
English II75.3%15.3%9.1%--
NC Math 190.1%5.9%----
NC Math 355%25.1%18%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-3.7661.2

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers98.56
Experienced teachers62.46 (63%)
Beginning teachers36.1 (37%)
Holding a standard license90.96 (92%)
Emergency or provisional licenses7.6 (8%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (1,211 of 2,164)56%
Economically disadvantaged55.2%
English learners making progress (of 667)7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.69
Library books per student5
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.45

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateYes
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

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

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First page of the Garinger High School report card PDF

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Garinger 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.