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U.S. News: Charter schools among N.C.’s top public elementary and middle schools

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Charter schools are among the state’s top public elementary and middle schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s new 2024 rankings, which are based on academic performance. The publication ranked five charter schools in the state’s top 20 public elementary schools— and eight charter schools in the top 20 middle schools.

N.C. charter schools among the top 20 elementary schools include:

  • Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy, #2
  • Lake Norman Charter, #7
  • Pine Lake Preparatory, #12
  • NC Leadership Charter Academy, #15
  • The Academy of Moore County, #17

In addition, Lake Norman Charter was highlighted in this recent News & Observer article about the rankings.

N.C. charter schools among the top 20 middle schools include:

  • Endeavor Charter, #3
  • The Expedition School, #7
  • Greensboro Academy, #8
  • Pine Lake Preparatory, #11
  • Triangle Math & Science Academy, #13
  • Peak Charter Academy, #15
  • Lake Norman Charter, #18
  • Envision Science Academy, #19

Congratulations to these top-performing charter schools!

Charter schools perform well in other recent rankings

U.S. News released its list of top high schools in August. As we noted in this blog post, 16 charter high school’s made North Carolina’s list of top 50 public high schools. Charter schools fared extremely well in  2024 rankings from Niche as well. Read more about that in this Coalition blog post.

Coalition member schools are in bold.

Niche: Charter schools among N.C.’s top-ranked public schools

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Education platform Niche has released its 2024 school rankings, with N.C. charter schools earning top honors among the state’s public schools. One N.C. charter school–Raleigh Charter High School–is ranked #4 on the list of the country’s best charter high schools. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, 18 of the top 20 public schools are charter schools!

These charter schools made Niche’s list of the state’s top public high schools:

In addition, these charter schools made Niche’s list of the state’s top public elementary schools:

  • Southeastern Academy, #1
  • Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy, #2
  • The Academy of Moore County, #3
  • Quest Academy, #4
  • The Expedition School, #5
  • Woods Charter, #6
  • Sterling Montessori, #7
  • Summerfield Charter Academy, #8 (Ranked #1 among best public elementary schools in the Greensboro area)
  • Greensboro Academy, #9 (Ranked #2 among best public elementary schools in the Greensboro area)
  • Endeavor Charter, #10
  • Magellan Charter School, #11
  • Willow Oak Montessori, #13
  • Tiller School, #14
  • Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, #15
  • Socrates Academy, #16
  • Lake Norman Charter, #17
  • Pine Springs Preparatory Academy, #18
  • New Dimensions, #19

Read more about just charter schools:

*Coalition member schools are in bold.