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Best Middle Schools in the Charlotte, NC Area

Best Middle Schools in the Charlotte, NC Area Best Middle Schools in the Charlotte, NC Area

Are you looking for information on top public middle schools in the Charlotte area? Below you'll find rankings on some of the best Charlotte-area middle schools including Providence Spring Elementary School, W R Odell Elementary School, Jay M. Robinson Middle School, and Polo Ridge Elementary School. We also have data to help you compare such top traditional public middle schools to the area's best charter schools including Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy, Lake Norman Charter School, Pine Lake Preparatory, and Telra Institute.

The list below is not meant be used as a definitive guide to which Charlotte-area middle school would be best for any individual child. For schools that are close to one another in rankings, differences in available data are in most cases very small.



Top Middle Schools in the Charlotte Area

Rank School Name City
School
Type
 
Grades
Served
1 Jay M. Robinson Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
2 Marvin Ridge Middle School Waxhaw, NC Regular 6-8
3 Weddington Middle School Matthews, NC Regular 6-8
4 Harris Road Middle School Concord, NC Regular 6-8
5 Rea Farms STEAM Academy Charlotte, NC Regular K-7
6 Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy Charlotte, NC Charter K-8
7 Lake Norman Charter School Huntersville, NC Charter K-12
8 Community House Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
9 The Brawley School Mooresville, NC Regular 6-8
10 Oakwood Middle IB School Statesville, NC Regular 6-8
11 Bailey Middle School Cornelius, NC Regular 6-8
12 Community School of Davidson Davidson, NC Charter K-12
13 Cramerton Middle School Cramerton, NC Regular 6-8
14 Hickory Ridge Middle School Harrisburg, NC Regular 6-8
15 Pine Lake Preparatory Mooresville, NC Charter K-12
16 Davidson K-8 School Davidson, NC Regular K-8
17 Socrates Academy Matthews, NC Charter K-9
18 Randolph Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
19 Cuthbertson Middle School Waxhaw, NC Regular 6-8
20 Gray Stone Day Misenheimer, NC Charter 6-12
21 Lincoln Charter School Denver, NC Charter K-12
22 Piedmont Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
23 Williams Secondary Montessori Charlotte, NC Regular 7-12
24 South Charlotte Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
25 Union Academy Monroe, NC Charter K-12
26 Crestdale Middle School Matthews, NC Regular 6-8
27 Porter Ridge Middle School Indian Trail, NC Regular 6-8
28 Oakboro Choice STEM Oakboro, NC Regular K-8
29 Mountain Island Charter School Mt. Holly, NC Charter K-12
30 Northwest School of the Arts Charlotte, NC Regular 6-12
31 North Lincoln Middle School Denver, NC Regular 6-8
32 Langtree Charter Academy Mooresville, NC Charter K-12
33 Jacobs Fork Middle School Newton, NC Regular 7-8
34 Woodland Heights Middle School Mooresville, NC Regular 6-8
35 Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail Indian Trail, NC Charter K-8
36 Bradford Preparatory School Charlotte, NC Charter K-12
37 South Academy of International Languages Charlotte, NC Regular K-8
38 J N Fries Magnet School Concord, NC Regular 6-8
39 Piedmont Middle School Monroe, NC Regular 6-8
40 Piedmont Community Charter School Gastonia, NC Charter K-12
41 Belmont Middle School Belmont, NC Regular 6-8
42 East Lincoln Middle School Iron Station, NC Regular 6-8
43 Concord Lake STEAM Academy Kannapolis, NC Charter K-8
44 Carmel Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
45 Mint Hill Middle School Matthews, NC Regular 6-8
46 Corvian Community School Charlotte, NC Charter K-12
47 Francis Bradley Middle School Huntersville, NC Regular 6-8
48 West Lake Preparatory Academy Denver, NC Charter K-8
49 Alexander Graham Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
50 Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy Concord, NC Regular K-12
51 Harry M Arndt Middle School Hickory, NC Regular 7-8
52 North Academy of World Languages Huntersville, NC Regular K-7
53 West Stanly Middle School Locust, NC Regular 6-8
54 Iredell Charter Academy Troutman, NC Charter K-8
55 Stanley Middle School Stanley, NC Regular 6-8
56 Northview Middle School Hickory, NC Regular 6-8
57 Jackson Day School Charlotte, NC Charter K-12
58 Lakeshore Middle School Mooresville, NC Regular 6-8
59 Faith Academy Charter School Faith, NC Charter K-7
60 Mill Creek Middle School Claremont, NC Regular 7-8
61 Maiden Middle School Maiden, NC Regular 7-8
62 Sun Valley Middle School Indian Trail, NC Regular 6-8
63 Mount Pleasant Middle School Mount Pleasant, NC Regular 6-8
64 Queen's Grant Community School Mint Hill, NC Charter K-12
65 Northwest Cabarrus Middle School Concord, NC Regular 6-8
66 Mount Holly Middle School Mount Holly, NC Regular 6-8
67 Union Day School WEDDINGTON, NC Charter K-8
68 Troutman Middle School Troutman, NC Regular 6-8
69 Matthews Charter Academy Matthews, NC Charter K-8
70 Sedgefield Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
71 Mooresville Middle School Mooresville, NC Regular 7-8
72 Harold E. Winkler Middle School Concord, NC Regular 6-8
73 Career Academy and Technical School Troutman, NC Regular 6-12
74 Pioneer Springs Community School Charlotte, NC Charter K-1
75 Gaston Virtual Academy Gastonia, NC Regular K-12
76 Bonnie Cone Classical Academy Huntersville, NC Charter K-8
77 Parkwood Middle School Monroe, NC Regular 6-8
78 Coulwood STEM Academy Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
79 Sugar Creek Charter School Charlotte, NC Charter K-12
80 North Iredell Middle School Olin, NC Regular 6-8
81 Newton-Conover Middle School Conover, NC Regular 6-8
82 River Bend Middle School Claremont, NC Regular 7-8
83 Oaklawn Language Academy Charlotte, NC Regular K-8
84 Charlotte Lab School Charlotte, NC Charter K-1
85 Grandview Middle School Hickory, NC Regular 6-8
86 C C Griffin Middle School Concord, NC Regular 6-8
87 Carolina International School Concord, NC Charter K-12
88 West Lincoln Middle School Lincolnton, NC Regular 6-8
89 Royal Oaks Elementary School Kannapolis, NC Regular K-7
90 John Chavis Middle School Cherryville, NC Regular 6-8
91 Kennedy Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
92 American Renaissance School Statesville, NC Charter K-8
93 Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy Charlotte, NC Charter K-8
94 Collinswood Language Academy Charlotte, NC Regular K-8
95 Invest Collegiate Charlotte, NC Charter K-11
96 W C Friday Middle School Dallas, NC Regular 6-8
97 Lincolnton Middle School Lincolnton, NC Regular 6-8
98 Community Public Charter School Stanley, NC Charter K-7
99 McClintock Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
100 South Stanly Middle School Norwood, NC Regular 6-8
101 Gov's Village STEM (Upper) Charlotte, NC Regular 5-8
102 West Iredell Middle School Statesville, NC Regular 6-8
103 Mallard Creek STEM Academy Charlotte, NC Charter K-8
104 Holbrook Middle School Lowell, NC Regular 6-8
105 Southwest Middle School Gastonia, NC Regular 6-8
106 East Union Middle School Marshville, NC Regular 6-8
107 North Stanly Middle School New London, NC Regular 6-8
108 United Community School Charlotte, NC Charter K-8
109 Quail Hollow Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
110 China Grove Middle School China Grove, NC Regular 6-8
111 Berryhill School Charlotte, NC Regular PK-8
112 York Chester Middle School Gastonia, NC Regular 6-8
113 Mountain Island Elementary School Charlotte, NC Regular PK-8
114 Ridge Road Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
115 Albemarle Road Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
116 Whitewater Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
117 Northridge Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
118 Bessemer City Middle School Bessemer City, NC Regular 6-8
119 Aristotle Preparatory Academy Charlotte, NC Charter K-8
120 Stanly County Virtual Education Norwood, NC Regular K-12
121 Southwest Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
122 Concord Middle School Concord, NC Regular 6-8
123 Albemarle Middle School Albemarle, NC Regular 6-8
124 J. M. Alexander Middle School Huntersville, NC Regular 6-8
125 Thomasboro Academy Charlotte, NC Regular K-8
126 Kannapolis Middle School Kannapolis, NC Regular 6-8
127 Steele Creek Preparatory Academy Charlotte, NC Charter K-8
128 Corriher Lipe Middle School Landis, NC Regular 6-8
129 Marie G Davis School Charlotte, NC Regular K-8
130 Lakeside Charter Academy Cornelius, NC Charter K-8
131 Walter G. Byers School Charlotte, NC Regular PK-8
132 Monroe Middle School Monroe, NC Regular 6-8
133 Summit K-8 Virtual Academy Salisbury, NC Regular K-8
134 Cabarrus Charter Academy Concord, NC Charter K-12
135 Charlotte Secondary School Charlotte, NC Charter 6-12
136 Northeast Middle School Mint Hill, NC Regular 6-8
137 East Iredell Middle School Statesville, NC Regular 6-8
138 West Rowan Middle School Salisbury, NC Regular 6-8
139 Erwin Middle School Salisbury, NC Regular 6-8
140 TMSA Charlotte Charlotte, NC Charter K-11
141 Eastway Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
142 Southeast Middle School Salisbury, NC Regular 6-8
143 Charlotte East Language Academy Charlotte, NC Regular K-8
144 Wilson STEM Academy Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
145 VERITAS Community School Charlotte, NC Charter K-8
146 W P Grier Middle School Gastonia, NC Regular 6-8
147 Ashley Park PreK-8 School Charlotte, NC Regular PK-8
148 Renaissance West STEAM Academy Charlotte, NC Regular PK-8
149 Cochrane Collegiate Academy Charlotte, NC Regular 6-12
150 James Martin Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
151 KIPP Charlotte Charlotte, NC Charter K-8
152 Knox Middle School Salisbury, NC Regular 6-8
153 Eastside STREAM Academy Charlotte, NC Charter K-8
154 Ranson Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
155 North Rowan Middle School Spencer, NC Regular 6-8
156 Druid Hills Academy Charlotte, NC Regular PK-8
157 Martin Luther King Jr Middle School Charlotte, NC Regular 6-8
158 Third Creek Middle School Statesville, NC Regular 6-8
159 Northview Academy Statesville, NC Regular K-12
160 Cabarrus Co Opportunity School Concord, NC Regular 6-12
161 Turning Point Academy Charlotte, NC Regular 6-12
162 Warlick Academy Gastonia, NC Regular 6-12
163 South Providence School Waxhaw, NC Regular 6-12
164 Henderson High School Salisbury, NC Regular 6-12
Rank School Name City
1 Jay M. Robinson Middle School Charlotte, NC
2 Marvin Ridge Middle School Waxhaw, NC
3 Weddington Middle School Matthews, NC
4 Harris Road Middle School Concord, NC
5 Rea Farms STEAM Academy Charlotte, NC
6 Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy Charlotte, NC
7 Lake Norman Charter School Huntersville, NC
8 Community House Middle School Charlotte, NC
9 The Brawley School Mooresville, NC
10 Oakwood Middle IB School Statesville, NC
11 Bailey Middle School Cornelius, NC
12 Community School of Davidson Davidson, NC
13 Cramerton Middle School Cramerton, NC
14 Hickory Ridge Middle School Harrisburg, NC
15 Pine Lake Preparatory Mooresville, NC
16 Davidson K-8 School Davidson, NC
17 Socrates Academy Matthews, NC
18 Randolph Middle School Charlotte, NC
19 Cuthbertson Middle School Waxhaw, NC
20 Gray Stone Day Misenheimer, NC
21 Lincoln Charter School Denver, NC
22 Piedmont Middle School Charlotte, NC
23 Williams Secondary Montessori Charlotte, NC
24 South Charlotte Middle School Charlotte, NC
25 Union Academy Monroe, NC
26 Crestdale Middle School Matthews, NC
27 Porter Ridge Middle School Indian Trail, NC
28 Oakboro Choice STEM Oakboro, NC
29 Mountain Island Charter School Mt. Holly, NC
30 Northwest School of the Arts Charlotte, NC
31 North Lincoln Middle School Denver, NC
32 Langtree Charter Academy Mooresville, NC
33 Jacobs Fork Middle School Newton, NC
34 Woodland Heights Middle School Mooresville, NC
35 Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail Indian Trail, NC
36 Bradford Preparatory School Charlotte, NC
37 South Academy of International Languages Charlotte, NC
38 J N Fries Magnet School Concord, NC
39 Piedmont Middle School Monroe, NC
40 Piedmont Community Charter School Gastonia, NC
41 Belmont Middle School Belmont, NC
42 East Lincoln Middle School Iron Station, NC
43 Concord Lake STEAM Academy Kannapolis, NC
44 Carmel Middle School Charlotte, NC
45 Mint Hill Middle School Matthews, NC
46 Corvian Community School Charlotte, NC
47 Francis Bradley Middle School Huntersville, NC
48 West Lake Preparatory Academy Denver, NC
49 Alexander Graham Middle School Charlotte, NC
50 Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy Concord, NC
51 Harry M Arndt Middle School Hickory, NC
52 North Academy of World Languages Huntersville, NC
53 West Stanly Middle School Locust, NC
54 Iredell Charter Academy Troutman, NC
55 Stanley Middle School Stanley, NC
56 Northview Middle School Hickory, NC
57 Jackson Day School Charlotte, NC
58 Lakeshore Middle School Mooresville, NC
59 Faith Academy Charter School Faith, NC
60 Mill Creek Middle School Claremont, NC
61 Maiden Middle School Maiden, NC
62 Sun Valley Middle School Indian Trail, NC
63 Mount Pleasant Middle School Mount Pleasant, NC
64 Queen's Grant Community School Mint Hill, NC
65 Northwest Cabarrus Middle School Concord, NC
66 Mount Holly Middle School Mount Holly, NC
67 Union Day School WEDDINGTON, NC
68 Troutman Middle School Troutman, NC
69 Matthews Charter Academy Matthews, NC
70 Sedgefield Middle School Charlotte, NC
71 Mooresville Middle School Mooresville, NC
72 Harold E. Winkler Middle School Concord, NC
73 Career Academy and Technical School Troutman, NC
74 Pioneer Springs Community School Charlotte, NC
75 Gaston Virtual Academy Gastonia, NC
76 Bonnie Cone Classical Academy Huntersville, NC
77 Parkwood Middle School Monroe, NC
78 Coulwood STEM Academy Charlotte, NC
79 Sugar Creek Charter School Charlotte, NC
80 North Iredell Middle School Olin, NC
81 Newton-Conover Middle School Conover, NC
82 River Bend Middle School Claremont, NC
83 Oaklawn Language Academy Charlotte, NC
84 Charlotte Lab School Charlotte, NC
85 Grandview Middle School Hickory, NC
86 C C Griffin Middle School Concord, NC
87 Carolina International School Concord, NC
88 West Lincoln Middle School Lincolnton, NC
89 Royal Oaks Elementary School Kannapolis, NC
90 John Chavis Middle School Cherryville, NC
91 Kennedy Middle School Charlotte, NC
92 American Renaissance School Statesville, NC
93 Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy Charlotte, NC
94 Collinswood Language Academy Charlotte, NC
95 Invest Collegiate Charlotte, NC
96 W C Friday Middle School Dallas, NC
97 Lincolnton Middle School Lincolnton, NC
98 Community Public Charter School Stanley, NC
99 McClintock Middle School Charlotte, NC
100 South Stanly Middle School Norwood, NC
101 Gov's Village STEM (Upper) Charlotte, NC
102 West Iredell Middle School Statesville, NC
103 Mallard Creek STEM Academy Charlotte, NC
104 Holbrook Middle School Lowell, NC
105 Southwest Middle School Gastonia, NC
106 East Union Middle School Marshville, NC
107 North Stanly Middle School New London, NC
108 United Community School Charlotte, NC
109 Quail Hollow Middle School Charlotte, NC
110 China Grove Middle School China Grove, NC
111 Berryhill School Charlotte, NC
112 York Chester Middle School Gastonia, NC
113 Mountain Island Elementary School Charlotte, NC
114 Ridge Road Middle School Charlotte, NC
115 Albemarle Road Middle School Charlotte, NC
116 Whitewater Middle School Charlotte, NC
117 Northridge Middle School Charlotte, NC
118 Bessemer City Middle School Bessemer City, NC
119 Aristotle Preparatory Academy Charlotte, NC
120 Stanly County Virtual Education Norwood, NC
121 Southwest Middle School Charlotte, NC
122 Concord Middle School Concord, NC
123 Albemarle Middle School Albemarle, NC
124 J. M. Alexander Middle School Huntersville, NC
125 Thomasboro Academy Charlotte, NC
126 Kannapolis Middle School Kannapolis, NC
127 Steele Creek Preparatory Academy Charlotte, NC
128 Corriher Lipe Middle School Landis, NC
129 Marie G Davis School Charlotte, NC
130 Lakeside Charter Academy Cornelius, NC
131 Walter G. Byers School Charlotte, NC
132 Monroe Middle School Monroe, NC
133 Summit K-8 Virtual Academy Salisbury, NC
134 Cabarrus Charter Academy Concord, NC
135 Charlotte Secondary School Charlotte, NC
136 Northeast Middle School Mint Hill, NC
137 East Iredell Middle School Statesville, NC
138 West Rowan Middle School Salisbury, NC
139 Erwin Middle School Salisbury, NC
140 TMSA Charlotte Charlotte, NC
141 Eastway Middle School Charlotte, NC
142 Southeast Middle School Salisbury, NC
143 Charlotte East Language Academy Charlotte, NC
144 Wilson STEM Academy Charlotte, NC
145 VERITAS Community School Charlotte, NC
146 W P Grier Middle School Gastonia, NC
147 Ashley Park PreK-8 School Charlotte, NC
148 Renaissance West STEAM Academy Charlotte, NC
149 Cochrane Collegiate Academy Charlotte, NC
150 James Martin Middle School Charlotte, NC
151 KIPP Charlotte Charlotte, NC
152 Knox Middle School Salisbury, NC
153 Eastside STREAM Academy Charlotte, NC
154 Ranson Middle School Charlotte, NC
155 North Rowan Middle School Spencer, NC
156 Druid Hills Academy Charlotte, NC
157 Martin Luther King Jr Middle School Charlotte, NC
158 Third Creek Middle School Statesville, NC
159 Northview Academy Statesville, NC
160 Cabarrus Co Opportunity School Concord, NC
161 Turning Point Academy Charlotte, NC
162 Warlick Academy Gastonia, NC
163 South Providence School Waxhaw, NC
164 Henderson High School Salisbury, NC

Rankings for the best middle schools in the Charlotte area were created independently by Carolina School Hub. The test data for this site was derived from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and South Carolina Department of Education.

You can click on a specific school name above for more information on test scores, student data and more.

Top 150 Middle Schools in Charlotte NC Area - Click any of the pushpins below to see more details on each school


Choosing a Middle School

In North and South Carolina, middle school typically comprises grades six through eight. Many parents who move to the Charlotte area are attracted to middle schools in towns such as Charlotte NC, Concord NC, Gastonia NC, and Monroe NC.

Middle Schools on this page were drawn from the following counties: