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Palisades High School

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Mecklenburg County

Address
15221 York Road, Charlotte, NC 28278
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370297003622
2,332
Students
109.2
Teachers (FTE)
21.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
69
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
30.4%
Chronically absent
53.2%
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 Palisades 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 Palisades 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 Palisades High School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 69 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools69th percentile
Higher than 69% · rank 694 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools50th percentile
Higher than 50% · rank 244 of 514
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools58th percentile
Higher than 58% · rank 70 of 177

Chronic absence is lower here than at 25% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2023

0255075100232425

Score up 9 points since 2023 (60 → 69). Met or exceeded expected growth in 3 of 3 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202569CExceeded62.3
202469CExceeded62.7
202360CExceeded51.8

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

Black 45.67%Hispanic 30.02%White 14.58%Asian 5.53%Two+ Races 3.64%Pacific Isl. 0.43%Native Am. 0.13%
Black: 45.67% (1,065) Hispanic: 30.02% (700) White: 14.58% (340) Asian: 5.53% (129) Two+ Races: 3.64% (85) Pacific Isl.: 0.43% (10) Native Am.: 0.13% (3)
Black45.67%
Hispanic30.02%
White14.58%
Asian5.53%
Two+ Races3.64%
Pacific Isl.0.43%
Native Am.0.13%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 2,332
48.8%1,138 Female
51.2%1,194 Male

Student counts for Palisades High School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,332 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 69.6%Chronically absent 30.4%
Regular attendance: 69.6% (1,752) Chronically absent: 30.4% (766)
Regular attendance69.6%
Chronically absent30.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 2,518
53.2%Economically disadvantaged
11.96%279 English learners

Student indicators for Palisades High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 2,518 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 75.28%Beginning 24.72%
Experienced: 75.28% (76) Beginning: 24.72% (25)
Experienced75.28%
Beginning24.72%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 101.6 FTE
91.82%Fully licensed
8.18%Emergency or provisional
7.88%8 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Palisades 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 101.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II60.3%32.7%
NC Math 355.6%31.1%
Biology43.9%27.4%
NC Math 131%9.4%

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
Biology56.1%16.5%18.6%8.7%
English II39.7%27.7%28.4%--
NC Math 169%21.6%8.6%--
NC Math 344.4%24.5%21.9%9.2%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth8.3697.2

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers101.55
Experienced teachers76.45 (75%)
Beginning teachers25.1 (25%)
Holding a standard license93.24 (92%)
Emergency or provisional licenses8.31 (8%)
National Board certified8

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (766 of 2,518)30.4%
Economically disadvantaged53.2%
English learners making progress (of 279)17.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.77
Library books per student3.46
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2.31

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 Palisades High School report card PDF

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Palisades 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.