Myers Park High has been neighboring Barclay Downs since its conception.
Established in 1951, the college-like high school is made up of 13 buildings spread across 62 acres of land.
Newsweek Magazine has ranked Myers High as one of the 100 best schools in the United States for five consecutive years. It’s within the top 10% of all 2,571 schools in North Carolina. Of all the high schools in the US, Myers is in the top 1,300.
In most subject areas, students are given the option to excel in their coursework through advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, and honors courses. This is on top of general and remedial courses.
As for sports, students have many choices at their fingertips, including basketball, lacrosse, baseball, and swimming.
Much like a college campus, students also have access to a college and career center.
Myers High, partnering with Central Piedmont Community College, created Career & College Promise Dual Enrollment, a tuition-free college readiness program. Qualified high-school-age students can begin their future college education or career while still attending high school.
The school offers over 60 clubs that students have the option to join.
The college readiness score is well above the state average, and the graduation rate is 89%, which is the median for North Carolina high schools.
Myers Park High
Public High School
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Grade 9-12
2400 Colony Rd,
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
School Details
Head of School
Mark Bosco
Student Teacher Ratio
22:1
Average SAT Score
1270
Average ACT Score
29
Math Proficiency
83%
Reading Proficiency
77%
Average GPA
3.57
Graduation Rate
80%
Niche Grade
A-
B
A-
C+
B-
A-
A
C-
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Average GPA
3.57
Reading Proficiency
77%
Math Proficiency
83%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
22:1
Teachers
164
Full Time Teachers
164
Teachers in First or Second Year
3%
College Prep
Average SAT
1270
Math
630
Verbal
640
Average ACT
29
Math
28
English
29
Reading
30
Science
29
Number of AP Courses
32
AP Pass Rate
63.9%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average
GreatSchools Rating
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
304:1
Student Diversity
Male
50%
Female
50%
White
57.5%
Black
21.1%
Hispanic
15.5%
Two or more races
2.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.7%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
859 Students
North Carolina State University
806 Students
Appalachian State University
582 Students
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
501 Students
University of South Carolina
360 Students
Clemson University
341 Students
University of North Carolina - Wilmington
293 Students
Wake Forest University
275 Students
East Carolina University
250 Students
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
247 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business
381 Students
Biology
280 Students
Psychology
233 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies
158 Students
Nursing
121 Students
Political Science and Government
105 Students
Marketing
104 Students
Engineering
91 Students
Computer Science
84 Students
Pre-Law Studies
78 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
2/21/2024
needs better staff. not treated kindly and have hard time with getting 504 accomdations dont feel supported by school
2/6/2024
I've transferred from another school but it's alright. There isn't much diversity and culture here but that doesn't diminish all the classes that they have ready so you can go into any path after high school. They also have a lot of resources out of school
1/20/2024
Myers Park has been a nicely mediocre 4 years of my life, AP classes have really been my saving grace at the school though. Clubs are generally poorly funded, they can't keep a school counselor for more than two years, and the administrators are mediocre at best.
GreatSchools Reviews
7/24/2020
This school was very well organized and I enjoyed all fours years there and made a ton of friends.
3/1/2020
PLEASE READ!!!Many students report feeling very prepared for college once arriving. One issue that is a common complaint among students is that two students taking the same class will have a very different workload based upon which teacher they have, however is a minor problem and will be easily fix...
8/23/2018
When we placed our child at Myers Park we had such high expectations, specially of the IB program. So far, the IB program has been nothing but "busy work". For example, one of the projects my child did was give a speech in English class. He had to do the research, write the speech and recite the spe...
4/6/2018
I moved my children from a very good private school to attend MP in the IB program. I was very happy with the continuation of a wonderful education my children received. I HIGHLY recommend MP and the IB program.
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About Barclay Downs
List Price Range
$163K - $1.1M
Homes For Sale
10
Average Home Value
$1,021,746
Median Lot Size
16,117 Sq Ft
% Renters
52%
Household Income
$153,052
% of College Grads
75.6%
Median Age
39
Average House Size
2,721 Sq Ft
% Commercial Property
82.8%
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- Baseball/Softball
- Basketball
- Bike Trails
Madison Central Park
- Picnic Area
- Trails
- Playground
Wing Haven
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- Trails
- Botanical Gardens
Little Sugar Creek Greenway (Brandywine)
- Trails
- Hiking
Marion Diehl Park
- Picnic Area
- Pool
- Soccer
Symphony Park
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