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Lake Norman Charter

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
41st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools
Better than 97% of North Carolina alternative schools
Summary

Lake Norman Charter is a public charter school located in Huntersville, North Carolina, serving 2,212 students in grades K-12. This high-performing school has consistently maintained an impressive 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.4% to 87.7% over the past 5 school years, and is known for its strong academic performance that outpaces the state average across various standardized tests.

Lake Norman Charter's students excel in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 87.2% to 93% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 48.7% to 64.1%. The school's reading performance is also exceptional, with proficiency rates ranging from 74.4% to 94.5%, significantly higher than the state average of 46.7% to 58.1%. In science, Lake Norman Charter students demonstrate strong performance, with 5th-grade and 8th-grade proficiency rates of 90.3% and 86.4%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 62% and 60.1%. The school's students also excel in End-of-Course (EOC) assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages in Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III.

When compared to nearby charter schools, Lake Norman Charter stands out as the top performer, with significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science across most grade levels. For example, in 3rd-grade mathematics, Lake Norman Charter's proficiency rate of 87.2% in 2024-2025 is significantly higher than the nearby Mountain Island Charter, Community School of Davidson, and other charter schools in the area, which range from 38.3% to 76%. This consistent academic excellence across multiple grade levels and subject areas sets Lake Norman Charter apart as a top-performing school in the region.

2,222
Students ?
17.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
2.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 12435 Old Statesville Road
       Huntersville, NC  28078

(704) 948-8600

District: Lake Norman Charter

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.8%
Asian:
20.2%
African American:
11.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2022 → 90th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the North Carolina average (87% vs 55% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 3% of North Carolina alternative schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school87%
North Carolina avg55%
Elementary school
41st of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2019
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
24th of 773
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
67th of 641
North Carolina public high schools ?
Top 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From top 3% (2015) to top 10% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202595.941 of 149097.2%★★★★★
202496.726 of 150598.3%★★★★★
202396.521 of 150298.6%★★★★★
202297.414 of 151499.1%★★★★★
202198.311 of 148999.3%★★★★★
201996.612 of 147399.2%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202592.238 of 91895.9%★★★★★
202495.518 of 92498.1%★★★★★
202396.012 of 93398.7%★★★★★
202298.38 of 92799.1%★★★★★
202198.99 of 89699.0%★★★★★
201998.83 of 94999.7%★★★★★
201896.95 of 92799.5%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202573.032 of 13175.6%★★★★☆
202472.830 of 13076.9%★★★★☆
202377.022 of 11480.7%★★★★☆
202276.122 of 10779.4%★★★★☆
202183.54 of 9595.8%★★★★★
201979.513 of 10687.7%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202295.312 of 63498.1%★★★★★
202185.536 of 64694.4%★★★★★
201899.72 of 89799.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202592.955 of 145196.2%★★★★★
202495.828 of 145598.1%★★★★★
202394.532 of 145997.8%★★★★★
202296.117 of 145898.8%★★★★★
202198.010 of 144099.3%★★★★★
201994.520 of 142498.6%★★★★★
201892.937 of 140597.4%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202597.98 of 96199.2%★★★★★
202497.612 of 95198.7%★★★★★
202398.64 of 91599.6%★★★★★
202295.916 of 89398.2%★★★★★
202195.828 of 84396.7%★★★★★
201993.721 of 86597.6%★★★★★
201895.96 of 85199.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202595.914 of 143799.0%★★★★★
202492.036 of 145097.5%★★★★★
202396.116 of 143798.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202596.622 of 145098.5%★★★★★
202496.027 of 146498.2%★★★★★
202396.911 of 146199.2%★★★★★
202297.210 of 146499.3%★★★★★
202197.913 of 144499.1%★★★★★
201997.64 of 143099.7%★★★★★
201896.28 of 141399.4%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202584.818 of 17589.7%★★★★★
202393.63 of 15498.1%★★★★★
202295.04 of 13397.0%★★★★★
202198.72 of 9797.9%★★★★★
201984.58 of 10392.2%★★★★★
201895.91 of 8698.8%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202590.429 of 82196.5%★★★★★
202497.810 of 80198.8%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202588.576 of 117293.5%★★★★★
202491.735 of 116697.0%★★★★★
202390.247 of 118396.0%★★★★★
202292.724 of 119498.0%★★★★★
202195.213 of 117298.9%★★★★★
201993.719 of 118398.4%★★★★★
201889.065 of 117894.5%★★★★★
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202596.624 of 77396.9%★★★★★
202497.517 of 79397.9%★★★★★
202396.815 of 78498.1%★★★★★
202297.812 of 78698.5%★★★★★
202197.217 of 74197.7%★★★★★
201994.721 of 73797.2%★★★★★
201892.131 of 69195.5%★★★★★
201793.227 of 69496.1%★★★★★
201690.943 of 69293.8%★★★★★
201592.034 of 70595.2%★★★★★
201494.127 of 62795.7%★★★★★
201394.927 of 67396.0%★★★★★
201286.532 of 66295.2%★★★★★
201187.019 of 64897.1%★★★★★
201088.610 of 64098.4%★★★★★
200989.412 of 63098.1%★★★★★
200893.215 of 62097.6%★★★★★
200788.814 of 60697.7%★★★★★
200690.210 of 59898.3%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202593.728 of 54694.9%★★★★★
202497.517 of 56097.0%★★★★★
202395.521 of 55996.2%★★★★★
202297.610 of 55098.2%★★★★★
202197.614 of 53397.4%★★★★★
201996.99 of 51998.3%★★★★★
201893.418 of 49496.4%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202583.514 of 11187.4%★★★★☆
202483.914 of 11087.3%★★★★☆
202381.222 of 11080.0%★★★★☆
202283.715 of 10986.2%★★★★☆
202185.913 of 9986.9%★★★★☆
201983.414 of 10286.3%★★★★☆
201884.210 of 9589.5%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201995.07 of 50498.6%★★★★★
201886.419 of 47596.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202595.623 of 73396.9%★★★★★
202497.69 of 73898.8%★★★★★
202397.58 of 73198.9%★★★★★
202297.76 of 73399.2%★★★★★
202196.616 of 70697.7%★★★★★
201991.433 of 68495.2%★★★★★
201890.632 of 65695.1%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202597.312 of 56297.9%★★★★★
202491.435 of 56493.8%★★★★★
202398.35 of 55399.1%★★★★★
202296.011 of 54198.0%★★★★★
202197.86 of 52298.9%★★★★★
201997.76 of 49398.8%★★★★★
201897.64 of 47299.2%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202585.762 of 72991.5%★★★★★
202492.729 of 74396.1%★★★★★
202396.014 of 73598.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202596.818 of 73397.5%★★★★★
202495.924 of 75196.8%★★★★★
202395.523 of 74796.9%★★★★★
202296.320 of 74897.3%★★★★★
202196.720 of 71197.2%★★★★★
201995.916 of 69797.7%★★★★★
201893.621 of 66596.8%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202589.818 of 32894.5%★★★★★
202496.26 of 30698.0%★★★★★
202397.15 of 30298.3%★★★★★
202291.512 of 28395.8%★★★★★
202181.632 of 24887.1%★★★★☆
201996.42 of 23799.2%★★★★★
201884.921 of 22190.5%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202599.71 of 47899.8%★★★★★
202452.7148 of 47368.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202591.339 of 64994.0%★★★★★
202492.229 of 65295.6%★★★★★
202392.329 of 65695.6%★★★★★
202294.222 of 65896.7%★★★★★
202193.324 of 63296.2%★★★★★
201988.255 of 62491.2%★★★★★
201885.463 of 59689.4%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202591.067 of 64189.5%★★★★☆
202488.990 of 64085.9%★★★★☆
202389.970 of 62688.8%★★★★☆
202290.076 of 62187.8%★★★★☆
202191.859 of 59490.1%★★★★★
201989.925 of 51495.1%★★★★★
201893.411 of 46997.7%★★★★★
201791.710 of 47697.9%★★★★★
201688.413 of 50797.4%★★★★★
201588.015 of 53197.2%★★★★★
201492.75 of 45198.9%★★★★★
201391.84 of 50599.2%★★★★★
201279.74 of 50299.2%★★★★★
201182.711 of 50697.8%★★★★★
201080.915 of 49997.0%★★★★★
200984.813 of 49097.3%★★★★★
200881.617 of 47796.4%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202590.544 of 44090.0%★★★★★
202484.063 of 43785.6%★★★★☆
202392.544 of 43489.9%★★★★★
202291.342 of 43090.2%★★★★★
202198.57 of 36498.1%★★★★★
201989.517 of 36995.4%★★★★★
201887.425 of 35993.0%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202587.56 of 10694.3%★★★★★
202487.67 of 10193.1%★★★★★
202376.422 of 9877.6%★★★★☆
202289.33 of 9196.7%★★★★★
202185.89 of 8389.2%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202296.411 of 33096.7%★★★★★
202187.518 of 33494.6%★★★★★
2018100.01 of 34999.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202592.249 of 61092.0%★★★★★
202490.657 of 60290.5%★★★★★
202389.465 of 58888.9%★★★★☆
202287.481 of 59486.4%★★★★☆
202190.026 of 47594.5%★★★★★
201990.619 of 47596.0%★★★★★
201888.224 of 44994.7%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202585.975 of 46283.8%★★★★☆
202487.463 of 45486.1%★★★★☆
202377.784 of 44981.3%★★★★☆
202289.955 of 43687.4%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202583.694 of 60684.5%★★★★☆
202464.0172 of 61371.9%★★★★☆
202381.1102 of 59782.9%★★★★☆
202293.157 of 54489.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202588.991 of 60184.9%★★★★☆
202486.1110 of 60781.9%★★★★☆
202390.282 of 60286.4%★★★★☆
202291.474 of 58587.4%★★★★☆
202192.719 of 48196.0%★★★★★
201988.628 of 48894.3%★★★★★
201894.513 of 46397.2%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202594.012 of 25395.3%★★★★★
202485.923 of 26191.2%★★★★★
202396.94 of 24998.4%★★★★★
202298.22 of 22699.1%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202587.071 of 54286.9%★★★★☆
202485.988 of 55384.1%★★★★☆
202387.469 of 53787.2%★★★★☆
202285.187 of 53483.7%★★★★☆
202186.725 of 43994.3%★★★★★
201986.926 of 44494.1%★★★★★
201893.14 of 42799.1%★★★★★
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school
Male (2025)98th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school
Female (2025)96th percentile~ school
African American (2025)96th percentile~ school
White (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school
Asian (2025)76th percentile-22 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)100th percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2019)99th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school
Male (2025)98th percentile~ school
Female (2025)97th percentile~ school
African American (2025)95th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile~ school
White (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school
Asian (2025)87th percentile-10 vs school
High school
Disabled (2022)97th percentile+9 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school
Asian (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school
African American (2025)90th percentile~ school
White (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
English II93%+34 vs state
Math III91%+25 vs state
Mathematics90%+33 vs state
Science88%+27 vs state
Biology84%+36 vs state
Reading82%+30 vs state
Math I77%+42 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Open Quote My son has attended Lake Norman Charter (middle school) for last three years. We are very happy with teachers, principal and staff. It is a great school where child learns and excels. We are moving out of Carolina. We'll surely recommend this school to anyone any day. Close Quote





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Yes! Lake Norman Charter is one of the best alternative schools in the state. It ranks 41st of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools.

Students at Lake Norman Charter are 55% White, 20% Asian, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,222 students attended Lake Norman Charter.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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