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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28078

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At a glance

Schools

15,156

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedGrand Oak Elementary28^th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Long Creek Elementary up 217 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Long Creek Elementary 13.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Aspire Trade High

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 28078 in Huntersville, NC includes 16 schools serving roughly 15,200 students in grades K-12. Most are part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, with four independent charter districts also operating in the area. The elementary tier is the strongest: Grand Oak Elementary is ranked #28 in North Carolina (98th percentile), North Academy of World Languages #58 (96th), and Huntersville Elementary #107 (93rd), all with 5-star ratings and test proficiency often 30 points above state averages. Torrence Creek Elementary, Barnette Elementary, and Blythe Elementary fall in the 71st-80th percentiles, while Bonnie Cone Classical Academy (64th) and Long Creek Elementary (42nd) trail.

Middle and high school results are more uneven. Francis Bradley Middle (63rd percentile) is the stronger of the two middle schools; J. M. Alexander Middle sits at the 18th percentile with a 1-star rating, 34.9% chronic absenteeism, and math proficiency roughly 20 points below state averages. Among high schools, Hopewell High (49th percentile) and North Mecklenburg High (39th percentile) finish near the middle, while Aspire Trade High ranks in the 7th percentile with a 60.9% graduation rate and 45.9% absenteeism. Lake Norman Charter, the area's largest school at 2,222 students, posts elite results — 92.4% English II proficiency and a 94% graduation rate. Small Merancas Middle College-CPCC also shines in Math III proficiency.

The defining story is an achievement gap as wide as any in the region. Grand Oak Elementary (98th percentile, 21.3% free/reduced lunch) and Long Creek Elementary (42nd percentile, 99.4% free/reduced lunch) are both CMS schools in the same community, separated by roughly 50 percentile points. Poverty and absenteeism strongly correlate with scores here, yet they are not destiny: nearly 100%-economically-disadvantaged Blythe Elementary reached the 71st percentile with low absenteeism, and North Academy of World Languages posts elite results despite 40% poverty. Even the high-poverty high schools exceed the state graduation average of 88.8%. For parents, 28078 offers several distinct education markets rather than one uniform school system.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lake Norman Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12435 Old Statesville Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Lake Norman Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 948-8600	2,222	125	17.7		1,218 (54.8%)	244 (11.0%)	144 (6.5%)	449 (20.2%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (7.3%)								(n/a)	88.4	92.4	76.8	84.4	83.9	87.2	90.8	93.2	90.0	91.5	77.4	85.6	82.1	76.3	83.6	85.4	90.3	92.4
Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	10700 Asbury Chapel Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 948-4439	642	35	18.3	62.6%	65 (10.1%)	398 (62.0%)	91 (14.2%)	34 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	62.9	537^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.0%		59.5	573^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	61.5%	36					67.7	61.4	67.9	62.0			61.6	64.4	65.1	62.5			63.2
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16115 Poplar Tent Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 755-6800	1,269	77	16.4	41.6%	306 (24.1%)	481 (37.9%)	200 (15.8%)	158 (12.5%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (8.3%)								(n/a)	38.8	65.2	26.4	53.4	70.5	61.2	57.6	53.8	45.2	43.8	59.5	58.8	52.4	48.8	54.1	55.1	45.9	54.8
Aspire Trade High	Public, Charter	9-12	7125 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Aspire Trade High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 399-7554	270	14	19.7	47.8%	58 (21.5%)	100 (37.0%)	84 (31.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.9%)	7.6	615^th of 662 public high schools	7.1%					(n/a)	25.3	33.0	12.2
J. M. Alexander Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	12010 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3830	799	43	18.6	99.6%	39 (4.9%)	466 (58.3%)	246 (30.8%)	20 (2.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	21.9	637^th of 778 public middle schools	18.1%		14.5	690^th of 773 public middle schools	10.7%	53								51.3	32.9	31.1				52.1	37.2	38.5		43.5	$8,261	$602	$7,659
Huntersville Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Gilead Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3835	867	56	15.3	23.3%	462 (53.3%)	104 (12.0%)	154 (17.8%)	107 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.5%)	90.6	107^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.8%		89.4	117^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.1%	10					86.5	78.9	85.3				79.1	77.7	74.0				88.0		$9,728	$667	$9,061
Long Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	9213-A Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6095	527	38	13.8	99.4%	45 (8.5%)	348 (66.0%)	87 (16.5%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.1%)	42.3	872^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	41.6%		30.2	1089^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.9%	217					63.2	43.9	61.5				53.9	49.1	51.0				68.0		$11,169	$798	$10,372
North Mecklenburg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11201 Old Statesville Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3840	1,854	110	16.9	99.8%	102 (5.5%)	1,028 (55.4%)	588 (31.7%)	70 (3.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.3%)	39.5	406^th of 662 public high schools	38.7%		35.1	412^th of 641 public high schools	35.7%	6	51.5	60.7	47.1	57.6															$9,173	$451	$8,723
Francis Bradley Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	13345 Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5750	1,089	61	17.9	46.8%	411 (37.7%)	367 (33.7%)	232 (21.3%)	31 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.2%)	60.8	289^th of 778 public middle schools	62.9%		65.5	248^th of 773 public middle schools	67.9%	41								72.0	62.6	47.4				62.7	56.4	56.6		68.8	$8,663	$698	$7,965
Blythe Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12202 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5770	902	56	15.9	99.7%	94 (10.4%)	480 (53.2%)	229 (25.4%)	52 (5.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	69.2	430^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.2%		56.3	628^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.9%	198					66.7	71.9	62.0				61.4	68.0	66.2				78.2		$9,814	$778	$9,035
Hopewell High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11530 Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5988	1,851	97	19.0	99.8%	437 (23.6%)	887 (47.9%)	374 (20.2%)	54 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (5.1%)	49.2	337^th of 662 public high schools	49.1%		42.5	357^th of 641 public high schools	44.3%	20	55.1	65.1	46.2	72.0															$8,867	$413	$8,454
Torrence Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	14550 Ranson Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0695	653	45	14.5	39.5%	338 (51.8%)	86 (13.2%)	170 (26.0%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.7%)	76.4	298^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.0%		78.5	270^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.9%	28					78.1	74.8	73.7				65.1	71.2	59.6				75.8		$9,633	$652	$8,981
Barnette Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13659 Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0372	818	49	16.5	33.7%	430 (52.6%)	163 (19.9%)	124 (15.2%)	46 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	71.6	388^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.0%		78.6	268^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.0%	120					73.8	72.2	74.4				58.7	59.8	63.2				80.8		$8,779	$466	$8,313
Grand Oak Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15410 Stumptown Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-2063	549	36	15.2	21.3%	368 (67.0%)	61 (11.1%)	69 (12.6%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	95.9	28^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.1	19^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.7%	9					89.1	91.8	87.2				85.9	92.8	88.5				89.7		$9,599	$758	$8,841
Merancas Middle College-CPCC	Public	11-12	12010 Verhoeff Dr	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0035	176	5	35.2	32.4%	35 (19.9%)	83 (47.2%)	25 (14.2%)	23 (13.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)								(n/a)				83.3															$7,253	$339	$6,914
North Academy of World Languages	Public, Magnet	K-8	12201 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0743	668	45	14.9	40.1%	172 (25.7%)	279 (41.8%)	160 (24.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	94	58^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.1%		91.8	84^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.4%	26					100.0	94.1	100.0	75.0	79.5	68.3	91.8	80.4	85.1	76.0	80.7	76.8	93.8	92.6

Cities Near Zip Code 28078

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huntersville	0.36 mi	16	116^th
Cornelius	2.65 mi	5	101^st
Charlotte	4.49 mi	185	282^nd
Davidson	5.25 mi	2	11^th
Concord	6.33 mi	35	227^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.