Pittsburgh-based research and review site Niche recently released their rankings of the top Charlotte area public high schools. The rankings feature traditional, charter, and magnet schools but not private schools. Niche also did rankings state and nationwide, which 8 of the Charlotte area schools made. The rankings consider things like test scores at the state level as well as SAT/ACT, graduation rates, college preparedness, ratings, and quality of teachers.
According to the Charlotte Business Journal the rankings were based on the following scale: academics grade, 60%; culture and diversity grade, 10%; parent/student surveys on overall experience, 10%; teachers grade, 10%; clubs and activities grade, 2.5%; health and safety grade, 2.5%; resources and facilities grade, 2.5%; and sports grade, 2.5%.
Below is the list of the Top 20 best public high schools in the Charlotte area.
1. Marvin Ridge High School (Union County Public Schools)
Celebrating our #ucpsclassof2021! Posters from last week’s Decision Day. Congratulations to all our #ucpsgrads @AGHoulihan @UCPSNC pic.twitter.com/9wweTGvZji
— Marvin Ridge HS (@MarvinRidgeHSNC) May 18, 20212. Ardrey Kell High School (Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools)
Great classroom activities today! @ArdreyKellHS pic.twitter.com/5S9UTVdTsx
— Ardrey Kell HS (@ArdreyKellHS) September 23, 20213. Weddington High School (Union County Public Schools)
Did you know that October is #NationalPrincipalsMonth? Thank you Dr. Kraftson for all you do for WHS! pic.twitter.com/uAUNINWgD2
— Weddington High School (@WHSWarriors) October 5, 20214. Lake Norman Charter High School (Charter School Huntersville)
Thank you to our super PTO and all of our supportive and generous parents for treating the staff to lunch today! The food was delicious, the décor was festive and the gift cards were an especially nice treat! Thank you for making our Friday brighter! #LNPride pic.twitter.com/l0INrzrXdI
— LNCharter Knights (@LNCharter) October 8, 20215. Highland School of Technology (Gaston County Public Schools)
Here is this week’s #MediaMinute! #HSTReads #BookClub #HSTbookclub #YouHaveAMatch
— Highland School of Technology (@HighlandGaston) September 22, 2021
@dilemmalord @ReesesBookClub pic.twitter.com/F92j0xsd2O6. Central Academy of Technology and Arts (Union County Public Schools)
This weekend is the Union County College Fair! It’s open to the public & is @ CATA. CACRAO requires masks at this event. Sun., 10/3, 2-4 PM. List of colleges: https://t.co/dLHRlnwqZP @VickiMerritt13 @AGHoulihan @CATA_Counseling @CATA_ptso @CATA_Athletics @UCPSNC @CATAcareers pic.twitter.com/QVeB4BNxUZ
— Central Academy (@cata_monroe) October 1, 20217. Community School of Davidson (Charter School Davidson)
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8. Pine Lake Preparatory School (Charter School Mooresville)
Today, and every day, we think Pine Lake teachers deserve an...#WorldTeachersDay @AndrewMoceri @HoffPhD @ShellyMSims @SamRanallo pic.twitter.com/a7u0gI54f6
— Pine Lake Prep (@PineLakePrep) October 5, 20209. Myers Park High School (Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools)
Thank you to our Interact Club members for supporting Treescharlotte planting event.
— Myers Park High (@MyersParkHS) October 9, 2021
Also, thank you to Ashley Park Elementary School for hosting and providing the tree space.
We hope you enjoy the shade for years to come. pic.twitter.com/dLvYGv57Tu10. Cuthbertson High School (Union County Public Schools)
Our school counselors facilitated a workshop with seniors to answer college application and SCOIR questions. Two additional workshops will be held 10/20 and 10/27 during Cav Time.@UCPSNC @AGHoulihan pic.twitter.com/JmEcsS7W7k
— Cuthbertson High (@CHSCavaliers) October 7, 202111. Fort Mill High School (Fort Mill School District)
This weekend at the 17th annual Knights Roundtable Tournament of Bands, Fort Mill won the awards for Best Music, Best General Effect, Best Percussion, & 1st Place in Class. As the highest scoring band of the day regardless of class, Fort Mill also won the Grand Championship Cup! pic.twitter.com/Yb0lYzJxix
— Fort Mill High News (@fmhsnews) October 4, 202112. Nation Ford High School (Fort Mill School District)
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Nation Ford Family, I wanted to take some time to introduce myself to the Nation Ford Family. This will be my 18 th year in education. The first 12 years of my career were spent as a social studies teacher and a cross country/track coach.
13. Charlotte Engineering Early College (Charlotte Mecklenburg School)
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14. Providence High School (Charlotte Meckenburg Schools)
John Balas 70 yard fumble recovery for a touchdown put Providence up 9-0 over Independence @johnbalas23 pic.twitter.com/N8XEY82RFB
— Providence Athletics (@ProvAthletics) October 8, 202115. Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early College High School (Cabarrus County Schools)
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16. William Amos Hough High School (Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools)
Club Rush is BACK!
— WAHough High School (@CMS_WAHoughHS) September 11, 2021
If your club needs to sign up: make sure Mr. Connally & Ms. Grosse have your club’s updated info. Send them an email to check if your club/org has secured a table. Don’t wait until last minute.
General students looking to join a club don’t need to RSVP. pic.twitter.com/vWkOgPvKCH17. South Mecklenburg High School (Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools)
What an amazing night honoring the inductees of the SM Inaugural Hall of Fame. Follow SouthMeckHallofFame on Instagram for more photos. pic.twitter.com/pL3yGDaj5g
— South Mecklenburg HS (@SMHSSabres) October 9, 202118. Union County Early College (Union County Public Schools)
HOT of the PRESS UCEC 2020-2021 Yearbook. BIG SHOUT out to the UCEC Yearbook TEAM, this book is AMAZING! We have few extras. @UCPSNC @AGHoulihan #TeamUCPS! #BeTheBest #UCECProud #CycloneStrong #WorkHardPlayHard pic.twitter.com/Av3NQphMyc
— Union County Early College (@UCEarlyCollege) August 6, 202119. Cox Mill High School (Cabarrus County Schools)
HUGE thank you Factory Church and Athletic Boosters for sponsoring our back to school breakfast for staff 💜#BuiltAtTheMill #MillMentality pic.twitter.com/jBfPD6lva3
— Cox Mill High School (@CoxMillHS) August 17, 202120. North Lincoln High School (Lincolnton County Schools)
— North Lincoln (@NorthLincolnHS) September 24, 2021