These Lake Norman Schools Top-Ranked In Charlotte Metro: US News

DAVIDSON, NC — High schools in Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson are ranked among the top 100 in the Charlotte metro region, according to new rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

Separate from the publication’s annual ranking of the best high schools in the country — published in April — the best high schools by metro area rankings released on Wednesday analyze how schools compare to each other in the same region.

US News’ assessment of the Charlotte metro was based on a comparison of 127 high schools in the region.

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U.S. News says it used the same methodology to compile the metro-area rankings as it did for the national rankings. Metros areas were matched to their corresponding core-based statistical areas as defined by the government. The U.S. Census Bureau says metro areas and micropolitan areas (which have a population of between 10,000 and 50,000) are collectively referred to as core-based statistical areas.

U.S. News says a single one of these statistical areas may include parts of multiple states.
“We’ve heard from students, parents and school officials that they’re interested in seeing how their school compares with others in the community,” Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News, said in a news release. “With these new rankings, residents in more than 900 metro areas nationwide can see which local schools are succeeding at educating and graduating their students.”

Here are other Lake Norman area schools ranked among the top 100 in the Charlotte metro:

• Lake Norman Charter — No. 2
• Community School of Davidson — No. 10
• William Amos Hough High — No. 17
• North Mecklenburg High — No. 46
• Hopewell High — No. 58

Here are the schools in our area ranked among the top 100 in the Charlotte metro:

• Providence High — No. 3
• Ardrey Kell High — No. 4
• Cato Middle College High — No. 5
• Northwest School of the Arts — No. 8
• Hawthorne High — No. 15
• Myers Park High — No. 16
• South Mecklenburg High — No. 18
• Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology — No. 22
• Butler High — No. 23
• Mg. Davis Military and Global Lead Academy — No. 27
• Olympic High - Math Eng. Tech Science — No. 32
• East Mecklenburg High — No. 33
• Mallard Creek High — No. 35
• Olympic High - Biotech Health Pub Admin — No. 37
• Independence High — No. 48
• Vance High — No. 67
• Performance Learning Center — No. 69
• Cochrane Collegiate Academy — No. 70
• Olympic High - Renaissance School — No. 72
• Elearning Academy — No. 76
• Rocky River High — No. 78
• Olympic High - Intl Study and Global Econ — No. 81
• West Charlotte High — No. 85

You can read more about the rankings via U.S. News here.