Top Public Middle Schools: Charlotte Region 2023

The top 20 public middle schools in the Charlotte region for 2023 have been ranked by Niche.com. Excellent schools are a major determinant of home values in the Charlotte area and demand for homes in certain neighborhoods. As in prior years, York County in South Carolina and Union County in North Carolina had the lion’s share of top ted schools. (View the video below for the rankings from 1 to 20 and for each school’s grade).

 

Fort Mill and Clover School Districts in York County, South Carolina account for six of the top 20 ranked middle schools in the Charlotte region according to the 2023 Niche.com school ranking survey. The five top-ranked Fort Mill Schools were

ranked in the top 10 middle schools in the region and all five moved up in the rankings from 2022. The Fort Mill and Clover School Districts are ranked #1 and #2 in York County, respectively, as well as in South Carolina.

 

• Pleasant Knoll Middle School In Fort Mill ranked #2 (up from #3 in 2022) in the entire Charlotte region and ranked #1 (ranked #2 in 2022) as the best public middle school in South Carolina. Search for homes in Pleasant Knoll Middle School district.

 

• Springfield Middle School in Fort Mill ranked #4 (up from #6 in 2022) in the entire Charlotte region and ranked #3 (ranked #4 in 2022) as the best public middle school in South Carolina. Search for homes in Springfield Middle School district.

 

• Gold Hill Middle School in Fort Mill/Tega Cay ranked #5 (ranked #8 in 2022) in the entire Charlotte region and ranked #4 (ranked # 6 in 2022) as the best public middle school in South Carolina. Search for homes in Gold Hill Middle School district.

 

• Banks Trail Middle School in Fort Mill ranked #6  (ranked #7 in 2022) in the entire Charlotte region and ranked #5 as the best public middle school in South Carolina. Search for homes in Banks Trail Middle School district. 

 

• Fort Mill Middle School in Fort Mill ranked #8 (ranked #10 in 2022) in the entire Charlotte region and ranked #7 as the best public middle school in South Carolina. Search for homes in Fort Mill Middle School district.

 

• Oakridge Middle School in Clover ranked #15 (ranked #16 in 2022) in the entire Charlotte region and ranked #25 as the best public middle school in South Carolina. Search for homes in Oakridge Middle School district.

 

Union County, just east of Charlotte, had six schools rank in the top 20 with four of the schools improving their ranking over 2022.  Union County Public School System (UCPS) is ranked as the third best school system in North Carolina. The top ranked Union County middle schools included:

 

• Socrates Academy in Matthews/Weddington ranked #10 in the entire Charlotte region. Socrates Academy, a Charter School,  is also ranked by niche.com in the top 5% of all middle schools in the USA.

 

• Weddington Middle School in Matthews/Weddington ranked #11 (ranked #13 in 2022) in the entire Charlotte region and ranked #1 as the best public middle school in Union County. Search for homes in Weddington Middle School district.

 

• Marvin Ridge Middle School in Marvin ranked #12 (ranked # 14 in 2022) in the entire Charlotte region and ranked #2 as the best public middle school in Union County. Search for homes in Marvin Ridge Middle School district.

 

• Cuthbertson Middle School in Waxhaw ranked #13 (ranked #15 in 2022) in the entire Charlotte region and ranked #3 as the best public middle school in Union County. Search for homes in Cuthbertson Middle School district.

 

• Union Prep Academy in Indian Trail ranked #16 (ranked #18 in 2022) in the entire Charlotte region is a public charter school and ranked #4 as the best public middle school in Union County.

 

• Porter Ridge Middle School in Indian Trail ranked #20 in the entire Charlotte region and ranked #5 as the best public middle school in Union County. Search for homes in Porter Ridge Middle School.

 

Charter/Magnet schools in the Charlotte region continue to rank very high in the top 20 ranked public middle schools in the Charlotte region, including the #1 ranked middle charter school in Charlotte and in North Carolina. 7 of the top 20 ranked middle schools in the Charlotte Region are Charter/Magnet Schools.

 

• Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy in Charlotte ranked #1 public middle school in the entire Charlotte region and #2 as a best public middle school in North Carolina.

 

• Lake Norman Charter School in Huntersville ranked #3 in the entire Charlotte region and #6 best public and charter middle school in North Carolina.

 

• Pine Lake Preparatory School in Mooresville ranked #7 in the entire Charlotte region and #18 in North Carolina.

 

• Community School of Davidson in Davidson ranked #9 in the entire Charlotte region and #19 as a best charter middle school in North Carolina.

 

• Socrates Academy in Matthews ranked #10 in the entire Charlotte region and #20 best public and charter middle school in North Carolina.

 

• Union Prep Academy in Indian Trail ranked #16 in the entire Charlotte region and ranked #4 as the best public middle school in Union County.

 

• J. N. Fries Middle School (a magnet school) in Concord ranked #17 in the entire Charlotte region, ranked #1 as the best public middle school in Cabarrus County, and ranked #61 in North Carolina out of 733 middle schools

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