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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 28277

At a glance

Schools

14,249

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedProvidence Spring Elementary6^th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Endhaven Elementary up 153 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

McAlpine Elementary 13.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Knights View Elementary School and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

ZIP code 28277 in Charlotte, NC is home to 14 public schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, serving roughly 14,249 students across 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. This area is an unusually high-performing school zone: 11 of 14 schools earn 5-star ratings even though the district itself ranks only at the 57th percentile statewide. Elementary and middle schools cluster among the top 5–10% of North Carolina schools with an average state percentile near 95, while the two high schools average closer to the 75th percentile.

Standout elementary schools include Providence Spring Elementary, ranked #6 in the state, with 98.2% proficiency in both 5th grade math and science and the ZIP's lowest free/reduced-lunch rate at 5.29%. Polo Ridge Elementary ranks #22 statewide with 94.7% 5th grade science proficiency. Among middle schools, Jay M. Robinson Middle is the strongest, ranking #25 of 778 and posting 91.2% 8th grade math proficiency; Community House Middle and South Charlotte Middle are also 5-star schools. At the high school level, Ardrey Kell High School leads with 88.5% English II proficiency and an 83rd-percentile state rank, while Ballantyne Ridge High School posts a strong 92.9% graduation rate but much lower Math I proficiency and roughly double the poverty rate.

The ZIP code is not academically or economically uniform. Free/reduced-lunch rates range from 5.29% at Providence Spring Elementary to 40.5% at Ballantyne Ridge High School, while chronic absenteeism spans from about 7% at Hawk Ridge Elementary, Knights View Elementary School, and Rea Farms STEAM Academy to 25% at Ballantyne Ridge. Math and science are clear strengths, while reading lags slightly behind these subjects, though it still beats district and state averages. Student-teacher ratios range from 13.7 at McAlpine Elementary to 20.8 at Ardrey Kell High School. Even the area's comparatively weaker schools, such as Endhaven Elementary, generally outperform district averages in tested subjects.

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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
South Charlotte Middle	Public	6-8	8040 Strawberry Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3670	770	41	18.8	23.1%	439 (57.0%)	95 (12.3%)	132 (17.1%)	71 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.0%)	88.9	62^nd of 778 public middle schools	92.0%		87.7	73^rd of 773 public middle schools	90.6%	11								86.7	80.6	74.5				76.1	74.2	75.3		82.5	$7,839	$548	$7,292
McAlpine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9100 Carswell Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3750	535	39	13.7	29.9%	294 (55.0%)	73 (13.6%)	116 (21.7%)	26 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	89	131^st of 1492 public elementary schools	91.2%		84.4	185^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.6%	54					89.9	75.0	79.2				81.3	70.2	77.8				93.1		$10,386	$944	$9,443
Hawk Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9201 Bryant Farms Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5927	640	44	14.6	19.5%	307 (48.0%)	51 (8.0%)	59 (9.2%)	193 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	96	25^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.3%		93.7	64^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.7%	39					89.4	92.0	90.9				85.1	86.0	86.4				92.0		$8,540	$389	$8,151
Jay M. Robinson Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6944	1,333	71	18.6	20.1%	608 (45.6%)	109 (8.2%)	140 (10.5%)	416 (31.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	54 (4.1%)	95.9	25^th of 778 public middle schools	96.8%		96.3	25^th of 773 public middle schools	96.8%									92.3	91.4	91.2				82.8	86.1	85.0		89.8	$7,933	$459	$7,474
Providence Spring Elementary	Public	K-5	10045 Providence Church Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6935	586	36	16.1	5.3%	448 (76.5%)	29 (4.9%)	34 (5.8%)	35 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	97.8	6^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.1	6^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.6%						91.1	95.0	98.2				90.1	90.8	93.6				98.2		$8,184	$407	$7,776
Endhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6815 Endhaven Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5436	790	49	16.0	36.1%	251 (31.8%)	111 (14.1%)	217 (27.5%)	170 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.1%)	84.6	184^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.7%		73.6	337^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.4%	153					77.6	77.2	79.6				67.2	70.8	77.0				87.6		$9,386	$489	$8,897
Community House Middle	Public	6-8	9500 Community House Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0689	1,425	71	20.1	20.4%	515 (36.1%)	175 (12.3%)	171 (12.0%)	505 (35.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	54 (3.8%)	94.4	34^th of 778 public middle schools	95.6%		96.1	27^th of 773 public middle schools	96.5%	7								89.3	89.2	86.7				76.9	81.4	83.1		90.7	$7,349	$398	$6,951
Elon Park Elementary	Public	K-5	11425 Ardrey Kell Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1440	732	44	16.6	22.0%	216 (29.5%)	92 (12.6%)	99 (13.5%)	286 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	94.3	54^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.4%		93	73^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	95.1%	19					89.0	87.0	88.0				85.3	79.4	83.2				89.6		$8,027	$350	$7,677
Ardrey Kell High School	Public	9-12	10220 Ardrey Kell Road	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0860	3,036	146	20.8	14.7%	1,240 (40.8%)	321 (10.6%)	371 (12.2%)	1,010 (33.3%)	4 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	82 (2.7%)	84.4	112^th of 662 public high schools	83.1%		87	98^th of 641 public high schools	84.7%	14	85.4	88.5	73.7	87.7															$7,345	$428	$6,917
Ballantyne Elementary	Public	K-5	15425 Scholastic Dr	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0413	745	45	16.6	26.2%	286 (38.4%)	109 (14.6%)	76 (10.2%)	229 (30.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.5%)	92.3	82^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	94.5%		90.1	109^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.7%	27					83.3	87.2	90.2				75.0	76.7	79.5				91.8		$7,806	$370	$7,436
Polo Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11830 Tom Short Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0749	634	37	17.1	18.5%	311 (49.1%)	43 (6.8%)	60 (9.5%)	176 (27.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.6%)	96.5	22^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.8	7^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.5%	15					93.0	90.2	90.2				87.8	84.7	88.1				94.7		$8,446	$380	$8,066
Rea Farms STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	11532 Golf Links Drive	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0723	1,098	67	16.3	12.8%	459 (41.8%)	117 (10.7%)	108 (9.8%)	343 (31.2%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	62 (5.6%)	95.8	29^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.2	18^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.8%	11					98.0	90.3	89.8	90.8	88.8	91.7	90.3	83.2	88.1	81.6	82.9	87.1	85.6	91.7
Knights View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11000 Beau Riley Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-7442	511	35	14.5	19.4%	202 (39.5%)	44 (8.6%)	57 (11.2%)	182 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	95.3	35^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.7%					(n/a)					87.0	92.0	90.4				76.9	92.0	84.3				93.0
Ballantyne Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4004 Toringdon Way	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-1122	1,414	83	16.9	40.5%	442 (31.3%)	286 (20.2%)	420 (29.7%)	215 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.5%)	65.4	217^th of 662 public high schools	67.2%					(n/a)	69.3	79.6	45.7	76.6

Cities Near Zip Code 28277

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charlotte	1.13 mi	185	282^nd
Waxhaw	3.77 mi	12	17^th
Weddington	4.1 mi	1
Matthews	4.41 mi	14	55^th
Marvin	4.49 mi	1	1^st

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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.