Top ranked high schools in Charlotte, 2026-27
32 high schools in Charlotte are ranked in this edition, ordered by North Carolina state rank.
- Ardrey Kell High School — Charlotte · #13 in NC · #475 nationally
- Providence High School — Charlotte · #14 in NC · #526 nationally
- Char Eng Early College-Uncc — Charlotte · #17 in NC · #567 nationally
- Harper Middle College High School — Charlotte · #31 in NC · #964 nationally
- Williams Secondary Montessori — Charlotte · #38 in NC · #1,093 nationally
- Northwest School of the Arts — Charlotte · #42 in NC · #1,314 nationally
- Bradford Preparatory School — Charlotte · #45 in NC · #1,363 nationally
- Myers Park High School — Charlotte · #53 in NC · #1,655 nationally
- Corvian Community School — Charlotte · #77 in NC · #2,572 nationally
- East Mecklenburg High School — Charlotte · #88 in NC · #2,837 nationally
- Cato Middle College High School — Charlotte · #107 in NC · #3,207 nationally
- Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology — Charlotte · #127 in NC · #3,863 nationally
- Independence High School — Charlotte · #165 in NC · #5,023 nationally
- South Mecklenburg High School — Charlotte · #174 in NC · #5,217 nationally
- Palisades High School — Charlotte · #234 in NC · #6,458 nationally
- Charlotte Lab School — Charlotte · #250 in NC · #6,763 nationally
- Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences — Charlotte · #260 in NC · #6,927 nationally
- Mallard Creek High School — Charlotte · #304 in NC · #7,774 nationally
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual High School — Charlotte · #333 in NC · #8,665 nationally
- Charlotte Teacher Early College — Charlotte · #367 in NC · #9,601 nationally
- Cochrane Collegiate Academy — Charlotte · #427 in NC · #12,012 nationally
- West Charlotte High School — Charlotte · #441 in NC · #12,339 nationally
- Sugar Creek Charter — Charlotte · #444 in NC · #12,483 nationally
- Jackson Day School — Charlotte · #451 in NC · #12,627 nationally
- Olympic High School — Charlotte · #465 in NC · #13,127 nationally
Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.