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Charlotte Schools With The Best Teachers For 2020: Rankings

Curious which Charlotte area schools have the best teachers? Here's a ranking that has the answers.

CHARLOTTE, NC — The beginning of the school year is a good time to do a little research on how your teachers stack up against others — whether you’re sending your children to kindergarten for the first time or if they’re preparing to graduate.

Niche, which rates everything in education, has created a list of what it considers the schools with the best teachers in Charlotte.

According to Niche.com, the rankings are based on seven factors: academic grades, parent/student surveys on teachers, teacher absenteeism, teacher salary index, teachers in their first or second year, average teacher salary and the student-teacher ratio.

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Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy has the best teachers in the Charlotte area, according to the rankings. With 375 total students in the school, and a student-teacher ratio of 13:1, the school had both an A+ rating in teachers and overall niche grade.

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A close second was Charlotte Lab School, which has 404 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15:1. This Charlotte school had an overall niche grade of A and an A+ rating for its teachers.

Here are the top 10 schools in the greater Charlotte area with the best teachers, according to Niche:

  1. Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy, Charlotte
  2. Charlotte Lab School, Charlotte
  3. Corvian Community School, Charlotte
  4. Socrates Academy, Matthews
  5. Gold Hill Middle School, Fort Mill School District
  6. Pioneer Springs Community School, Charlotte
  7. Marvin Elementary School, Union County Public Schools
  8. Rea View Elementary School, Union County Public Schools
  9. Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early College High School, Cabarrus County Schools,
  10. Queen City STEM School, Charlotte

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