Top 10 Best Charlotte Public High Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 43 public high schools serving 49,213 students in Charlotte, NC.
The top ranked public high schools in Charlotte, NC are Providence High School, Ardrey Kell High School and Char Eng Early College-uncc. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Charlotte, NC public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the North Carolina public high school average of 58%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 58% statewide average). High schools in Charlotte have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public high schools.
Charlotte, NC public high school have a Graduation Rate of 79%, which is less than the North Carolina average of 85%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Ardrey Kell High School, with 97% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in North Carolina or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 76% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public high school average of 54% (majority Black).

Best Public High Schools in Charlotte, NC (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Providence High School
Magnet School
(Math: 96% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1800 Pineville-matthews Rd
Charlotte, NC 28270
(980) 343-5390
Grades: 9-12
| 2,048 students
Rank: #22.
Ardrey Kell High School
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
10220 Ardrey Kell Road
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-0860
Grades: 9-12
| 3,529 students
Rank: #33.
Char Eng Early College-uncc
Magnet School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
9000 Robert Snyder Rd
Charlotte, NC 28262
(980) 343-9898
Grades: 9-13
| 264 students
Rank: #44.
Myers Park High School
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
2400 Colony Rd
Charlotte, NC 28209
(980) 343-5800
Grades: 9-12
| 3,593 students
Rank: #55.
Williams Secondary Montessori
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2400 Carmine St
Charlotte, NC 28206
(980) 343-0040
Grades: 7-12
| 373 students
Rank: #66.
East Mecklenburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
6800 Monroe Rd
Charlotte, NC 28212
(980) 343-6430
Grades: 9-12
| 2,409 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Charlotte Teacher Early College
Magnet School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
9000 Robert D. Snyder Rd
Charlotte, NC 28262
(980) 343-9898
Grades: 9-13
| 179 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Charlotte-mecklenburg Virtual School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1900 Newcastle St
Charlotte, NC 28216
(980) 343-3066
Grades: 4-12
| 1,347 students
Rank: #99.
Northwest School Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1415 Beatties Ford Rd
Charlotte, NC 28216
(980) 343-5500
Grades: 6-12
| 1,058 students
Rank: #1010.
Military And Global Leadership
Magnet School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1411 Hawthorne Lane Ste A
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-6011
Grades: 9-12
| 162 students
Rank: #1111.
Corvian Community School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
4041 Johnston Oehler Road
Charlotte, NC 28269
(704) 717-7550
Grades: K-12
| 1,294 students
Rank: #1212.
South Mecklenburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
8900 Park Rd
Charlotte, NC 28210
(980) 343-3600
Grades: 9-12
| 3,344 students
Rank: #1313.
Bradford Preparatory School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
2502 Salome Church Rd
Charlotte, NC 28262
(704) 549-0080
Grades: K-12
| 1,511 students
Rank: #1414.
Phillip O Berry Academy Of Technology
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1430 Alleghany St
Charlotte, NC 28208
(980) 343-5992
Grades: 9-12
| 1,552 students
Rank: #1515.
Independence High School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1967 Patriot Dr
Charlotte, NC 28227
(980) 343-6900
Grades: 9-12
| 2,022 students
Rank: #1616.
Mallard Creek High School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
3825 Johnston Oehler Rd
Charlotte, NC 28269
(980) 343-1341
Grades: 9-12
| 2,185 students
Rank: #1717.
Hawthorne Academy Of Health Sciences
Magnet School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1411 Hawthorne Ln
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-6011
Grades: 9-12
| 294 students
Rank: #1818.
Jackson Day School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1209 Little Rock Rd
Charlotte, NC 28214
(704) 391-5516
Grades: K-12
| 817 students
Rank: #1919.
Queen's Grant Community School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
6400 Matthews Mint Hill Road
Charlotte, NC 28227
(704) 573-6611
Grades: K-12
| 1,331 students
Rank: #2020.
Olympic High School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
4301 Sandy Porter Rd
Charlotte, NC 28273
(980) 343-3800
Grades: 9-12
| 1,729 students
Rank: #2121.
Pioneer Springs Community School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
9232 Bob Beatty Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28269
(704) 494-0777
Grades: K-11
| 527 students
Rank: #2222.
Charlotte Lab School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
3325 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 464-3830
Grades: K-11
| 991 students
Rank: #2323.
Sugar Creek Charter
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
4101 N Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28206
(704) 509-5470
Grades: K-12
| 1,588 students
Rank: #2424.
West Mecklenburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
7400 Tuckaseegee Rd
Charlotte, NC 28214
(980) 343-6080
Grades: 9-12
| 1,207 students
Rank: #2525.
Performance Learning Center
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
7030 Nations Ford Road
Charlotte, NC 28217
(980) 343-1118
Grades: 9-12
| 74 students
Rank: #2626.
Tmsa Charlotte
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
9108 Mallard Creek Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28262
(980) 321-7744
Grades: K-12
| 790 students
Rank: #2727.
Invest Collegiate Transform
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
2045 Suttle Ave
Charlotte, NC 28208
(704) 370-4000
Grades: K-12
| 324 students
Rank: #2828.
Rocky River High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
10505 Clear Creek Commerce Dr
Charlotte, NC 28227
(980) 344-0409
Grades: 9-12
| 1,643 students
Rank: #2929.
Julius L. Chambers High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
7600 Ibm Dr
Charlotte, NC 28262
(980) 343-5284
Grades: 9-12
| 2,224 students
Rank: #3030.
Charlotte Secondary
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
8601 Mcalpine Park Dr
Charlotte, NC 28211
(704) 295-0137
Grades: 6-12
| 175 students
Rank: #3131.
Garinger High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1100 Eastway Dr
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-6450
Grades: 9-12
| 1,677 students
Rank: #3232.
West Charlotte High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2219 Senior Dr
Charlotte, NC 28216
(980) 343-6060
Grades: 9-12
| 1,538 students
Rank: #3333.
Harding University High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
2001 Alleghany St
Charlotte, NC 28208
(980) 343-6007
Grades: 9-12
| 1,305 students
Rank: #3434.
Stewart Creek High School
Alternative School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
2701-f Freedom Dr
Charlotte, NC 28208
(704) 755-5112
Grades: 9-12
| 238 students
Rank: #3535.
Cochrane Collegiate Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
6200 Starhaven Dr
Charlotte, NC 28215
(980) 343-6460
Grades: 6-12
| 918 students
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Charlotte, North Carolina Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
No Local Address
Charlotte, NC 28269
(919) 807-3300
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
800 Briar Creek Rd., Dd400
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 355-2077
Grades: 6-12
| 262 students
756 Tyvola Road, Suite 744
Charlotte, NC 28217
(980) 343-3066
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
1900 Newcastle St
Charlotte, NC 28216
(980) 343-9306
Grades: 3-5
| 864 students
1900 Newcastle St
Charlotte, NC 28216
(980) 343-3066
Grades: 6-8
| 946 students
510 South Torrence Street
Charlotte, NC 28204
(704) 377-3180
Grades: K-5
| 82 students
8310 Mcalpine Park Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28277
(513) 967-5280
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
5500 N Tryon Steet
Charlotte, NC 28213
(704) 597-5100
Grades: 9-12
| 180 students
Tbd
Charlotte, NC 28231
(910) 212-6840
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
7030 Nations Ford Rd
Charlotte, NC 28217
(980) 343-6769
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
Entrepreneur High School (Closed 2016)
Vocational School
Charter School
5745 Central Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28212
(704) 906-2900
Grades: 9-10
| 112 students
715 North Caldwell St
Charlotte, NC 28202
(980) 343-5427
Grades: K-5
| n/a students
1100 Eastway Dr
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-1092
Grades: 9-12
| 343 students
1100 Eastway Dr
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-3000
Grades: 9-12
| 339 students
1100 Eastway Dr
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-1093
Grades: 9-12
| 397 students
1100 Eastway Dr
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-3000
Grades: 9-12
| 325 students
329 North Irwin Ave
Charlotte, NC 28202
(980) 343-5480
Grades: K-5
| n/a students
100 Beatties Ford Rd
Charlotte, NC 28208
(704) 688-2939
Grades: K-12
| 346 students
1900 Newcastle St
Charlotte, NC 28216
(980) 343-6067
Grades: K-5
| n/a students
3343 W Griffith St
Charlotte, NC 28203
(980) 343-5832
Grades: 6-8
| 317 students
1100 Eastway Dr
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-1473
Grades: 9-12
| 366 students
1817 Central Ave
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-3697
Grades: 9
| n/a students
1615 East 5th St
Charlotte, NC 28204
(980) 343-3000
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
1810 Oaklawn Ave
Charlotte, NC 28216
(980) 343-0400
Grades: K-3
| 296 students
4301 Sandy Porter Rd Suite E
Charlotte, NC 28273
(980) 343-1110
Grades: 9-12
| 633 students
4301 Sandy Porter Rd Suite D
Charlotte, NC 28273
(980) 343-1107
Grades: 9-12
| 627 students
4301 Sandy Porter Rd Suite C
Charlotte, NC 28273
(980) 343-1104
Grades: 9-12
| 361 students
4301 Sandy Porter Rd Suite
Charlotte, NC 28273
(980) 343-1101
Grades: 9-12
| 612 students
4301 Sandy Porter Rd Suite
Charlotte, NC 28273
(980) 343-1113
Grades: 9-12
| 408 students
538 Bradford Dr
Charlotte, NC 28208
(980) 343-6000
Grades: K-5
| 397 students
8701 Moores Chapel
Charlotte, NC 28214
(980) 343-6085
Grades: K-5
| n/a students
1901 Herbert Spaugh Ln
Charlotte, NC 28208
(980) 343-6025
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
7020 Tuckaseegee Road
Charlotte, NC 28214
(704) 394-8749
Grades: K-8
| 338 students
538 Bradford Dr
Charlotte, NC 28208
(980) 343-6000
Grades: K-5
| 397 students
5500 North Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 28213
(980) 299-0080
Grades: 5-12
| 99 students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public high schools in Charlotte, NC?
The top ranked public high schools in Charlotte, NC include Providence High School, Ardrey Kell High School and Char Eng Early College-uncc.
How many public high schools are located in Charlotte?
43 public high schools are located in Charlotte.
What is the racial composition of students in Charlotte?
Charlotte public high schools minority enrollment is 76% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public high schools average of 54% (majority Black).
Which public high schools in Charlotte are often viewed compared to one another?

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