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 Weddington Elementary School, Weddington Middle School, Providence Spring Elementary School, and Jay M Robinson Middle 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, Gray Stone Day, and Community School of Davidson.

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	Weddington Middle School	Matthews, NC	Regular	6-8
2	Jay M Robinson Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
3	Northview School	Statesville, NC	Regular	6-8
4	Mount Mourne School	Mooresville, NC	Regular	6-8
5	Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charter	K-8
6	Piedmont IB Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
7	Marvin Ridge Middle School	Waxhaw, NC	Regular	6-8
8	Bailey Middle School	Cornelius, NC	Regular	6-8
9	South Charlotte Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
10	Community House Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
11	Cuthbertson Middle School	Waxhaw, NC	Regular	6-8
12	Community School of Davidson	Davidson, NC	Charter	K-12
13	Lake Norman Charter School	Huntersville, NC	Charter	K-12
14	Crestdale Middle School	Matthews, NC	Regular	6-8
15	Harris Road Middle School	Concord, NC	Regular	6-8
16	Union Academy	Monroe, NC	Charter	K-12
17	Randolph Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
18	Lincoln Charter School	Denver, NC	Charter	K-12
19	J N Fries Magnet School	Concord, NC	Regular	6-8
20	Gray Stone Day	Misenheimer, NC	Charter	6-12
21	Cramerton Middle School	Cramerton, NC	Regular	6-8
22	Hickory Ridge Middle School	Harrisburg, NC	Regular	6-8
23	Waddell Language Academy	Charlotte, NC	Regular	K-8
24	North Lincoln Middle School	Denver, NC	Regular	6-8
25	Jacobs Fork Middle School	Newton, NC	Regular	7-8
26	Brawley Middle School	Mooresville, NC	Regular	6-8
27	Northwest School of the Arts	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-12
28	Belmont Middle School	Belmont, NC	Regular	6-8
29	Collinswood Language Academy	Charlotte, NC	Regular	K-8
30	Corvian Community School	Charlotte, NC	Charter	K-8
31	East Lincoln Middle School	Iron Station, NC	Regular	6-8
32	Socrates Academy	Matthews, NC	Charter	K-8
33	Alexander Graham Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
34	Piedmont Community Charter School	Gastonia, NC	Charter	K-12
35	Queen's Grant Community School	Mint Hill, NC	Charter	K-12
36	Piedmont Middle School	Monroe, NC	Regular	6-8
37	Francis Bradley Middle School	Huntersville, NC	Regular	6-8
38	Mooresville Middle School	Mooresville, NC	Regular	7-8
39	Lakeshore Middle School	Mooresville, NC	Regular	6-8
40	Sun Valley Middle School	Indian Trail, NC	Regular	6-8
41	Porter Ridge Middle School	Indian Trail, NC	Regular	6-8
42	Bradford Preparatory School	Charlotte, NC	Charter	K-11
43	Harry M Arndt Middle School	Hickory, NC	Regular	7-8
44	Mint Hill Middle School	Matthews, NC	Regular	6-8
45	Carmel Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
46	Mountain Island Charter School	Mt. Holly, NC	Charter	K-12
47	West Stanly Middle School	Locust, NC	Regular	6-8
48	Sugar Creek Charter School	Charlotte, NC	Charter	K-12
49	Mill Creek Middle School	Claremont, NC	Regular	7-8
50	Maiden Middle School	Maiden, NC	Regular	7-8
51	West Lincoln Middle School	Lincolnton, NC	Regular	6-8
52	John M. Morehead STEM Academy	Charlotte, NC	Regular	K-8
53	Mount Pleasant Middle School	Mount Pleasant, NC	Regular	6-8
54	Lincolnton Middle School	Lincolnton, NC	Regular	6-8
55	American Renaissance School	Statesville, NC	Charter	K-8
56	Northview Middle School	Hickory, NC	Regular	6-8
57	Parkwood Middle School	Monroe, NC	Regular	6-8
58	Holbrook Middle School	Lowell, NC	Regular	6-8
59	Langtree Charter Academy	Mooresville, NC	Charter	K-12
60	Mount Holly Middle School	Mount Holly, NC	Regular	6-8
61	River Bend Middle School	Claremont, NC	Regular	7-8
62	Thunderbird Prep	Cornelius, NC	Charter	K-7
63	Harold E. Winkler Middle School	Concord, NC	Regular	6-8
64	Oaklawn Language Academy	Charlotte, NC	Regular	K-8
65	Stanley Middle School	Stanley, NC	Regular	6-8
66	Cabarrus Charter Academy	Concord, NC	Charter	K-11
67	Chavis Middle School	Cherryville, NC	Regular	6-8
68	Northwest Cabarrus Middle School	Concord, NC	Regular	6-8
69	North Iredell Middle School	Olin, NC	Regular	6-8
70	Friday Middle School	Dallas, NC	Regular	6-8
71	Newton-Conover Middle School	Conover, NC	Regular	6-8
72	C C Griffin Middle School	Concord, NC	Regular	6-8
73	North Stanly Middle School	New London, NC	Regular	6-8
74	China Grove Middle School	China Grove, NC	Regular	6-8
75	J M Alexander Middle School	Huntersville, NC	Regular	6-8
76	Kennedy Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
77	Grandview Middle School	Hickory, NC	Regular	6-8
78	Grier Middle School	Gastonia, NC	Regular	6-8
79	Quail Hollow Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
80	Northridge Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
81	West Iredell Middle School	Statesville, NC	Regular	6-8
82	Carolina International School	Concord, NC	Charter	K-12
83	Southwest Middle School	Gastonia, NC	Regular	6-8
84	Ridge Road Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
85	Southwest Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
86	Troutman Middle School	Troutman, NC	Regular	6-8
87	McClintock Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
88	Coulwood Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
89	Mountain Island Elementary School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	PK-8
90	Berryhill School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	PK-8
91	Kannapolis Middle School	Kannapolis, NC	Regular	6-8
92	Whitewater Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
93	Northeast Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
94	East Union Middle School	Marshville, NC	Regular	6-8
95	York Chester Middle School	Gastonia, NC	Regular	6-8
96	South Stanly Middle School	Norwood, NC	Regular	6-8
97	Charlotte Choice Charter School	Charlotte, NC	Charter	K-8
98	Bessemer City Middle School	Bessemer City, NC	Regular	6-8
99	Southeast Middle School	Salisbury, NC	Regular	6-8
100	Albemarle Road Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
101	Charlotte Secondary School	Charlotte, NC	Charter	6-12
102	Erwin Middle School	Salisbury, NC	Regular	6-8
103	Success Charter School	Statesville, NC	Charter	K-8
104	Concord Middle School	Concord, NC	Regular	6-8
105	Corriher Lipe Middle School	Landis, NC	Regular	6-8
106	East Iredell Middle School	Statesville, NC	Regular	6-8
107	Monroe Middle School	Monroe, NC	Regular	6-8
108	Albemarle Middle School	Albemarle, NC	Regular	6-8
109	Invest Collegiate	Charlotte, NC	Charter	K-8
110	Ranson Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
111	KIPP Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	Charter	K-8
112	Walter G Byers School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	PK-8
113	Martin Luther King Jr Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
114	Reid Park Academy	Charlotte, NC	Regular	PK-8
115	West Rowan Middle School	Salisbury, NC	Regular	6-8
116	Westerly Hills Academy	Charlotte, NC	Regular	K-8
117	Ashley Park PreK-8 School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	PK-8
118	Eastway Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
119	Druid Hills Academy	Charlotte, NC	Regular	PK-8
120	Thomasboro Academy	Charlotte, NC	Regular	K-8
121	James Martin Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
122	Knox Middle School	Salisbury, NC	Regular	6-8
123	Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-12
124	Warlick Academy	Gastonia, NC	Regular	6-12
125	North Rowan Middle School	Spencer, NC	Regular	6-8
126	Statesville Middle School	Statesville, NC	Regular	6-8
127	Asbury School	Lincolnton, NC	Regular	6-12
128	Charlotte Learning Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charter	6-12
129	Sedgefield Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-8
130	Bruns Academy	Charlotte, NC	Regular	K-8
131	Pressly School	Statesville, NC	Regular	K-12
132	Turning Point Academy	Charlotte, NC	Regular	6-12
133	Cabarrus County Opportunity School	Concord, NC	Regular	6-12
134	Henderson High School	Salisbury, NC	Regular	6-12

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.

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, Monroe NC, and Gastonia NC.

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

• Mecklenburg County, NC
• Iredell County, NC
• Catawba County, NC
• Gaston County, NC
• Lincoln County, NC
• Cabarrus County, NC
• Union County, NC
• Stanly County, NC
• Rowan County, NC