Charlotte-area Charter Schools
The Charlotte region is home to more than 35 charter schools, which receive public money to educate students but operate under independent boards that report directly to the state. Grades listed are for 2015-16; some plan to add grades later. For more info on N.C. charter schools: www.dpi.state.nc.us/charterschools; S.C. charter schools: www.sccharterschools.org.
Mecklenburg County
1. Aristotle Preparatory Academy: 2461 Arty Ave., Charlotte. 704-215-4550. aristotle.teamcfa.org. Grades K-5.
2. Bradford Preparatory School: 2502 Salome Church Road, Charlotte. 704-549-0080. www.bradfordprepschool.org. Grades K-9.
3. Charlotte Choice Charter: 1000 Anderson St., Charlotte. 980-272-8308. www.charlottechoicecharter.org. Grades K-7.
4. Charlotte Lab School, 301 E. 9th St., Charlotte. 980-277-4522. www.charlottelabschool.org. Grades K-4.
5. Charlotte Learning Academy: 701 Scaleybark Road, Charlotte. 980-355-2077. www.charlottelearningacademy.org. Grades 6-11.
6. Charlotte Secondary: 8601 McAlpine Park Drive, Charlotte. 704-295-0137. www.charlottesecondary.org. Grades 6-12.
7. Commonwealth High: 5112 Central Ave., Charlotte. 704-899-4998. www.commonwealthhs.com. Grades 9-12.
8. Community Charter School: 510 S. Torrence St., Charlotte. 704-377-3180. www.communitycharter.org. Grades K-5.
9. Community School of Davidson: Elementary and middle school, 565 Griffith St., Davidson. 704-896-6262. High school, 404 Armour St., Davidson. 704- 897-8061. www.csdnc.org. Grades K-12.
10. Corvian Community School: 9501 David Taylor Drive, Charlotte. 704-717-7550. www.corvian.org. Grades K-6.
11. Crossroads Charter High: 5500 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. 704-597-5100. www.crossroadscharter.org. Grades 9-12.
12. Invest Collegiate: 2045 Suttle Ave., Charlotte. 704-900-4226. http://investcollegiatetransform.org. Grades K-8.
13. Kennedy Charter School: 617 N. Summit Ave., Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte. www.kennedycharter.org. Grades K-12.
14. KIPP Charlotte: 931 Wilann Drive, Charlotte. 704-537-2044. www.kippcharlotte.org. Grades 5-8.
15. Lake Norman Charter: Middle school, 12435 Old Statesville Road, Huntersville. 704-948-8600. High school, 12701 Old Statesville Road, Huntersville, 704-875-3389. www.lncharter.org. Grades 5-12.
16. Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy: 5225 Seventy-Seven Center Drive, Charlotte. 704-503-1112. www.scholarsacademy.org. Grades K-8.
17. Pioneer Springs Community School: 9200 Bob Beatty Road, Charlotte. 704-494-0777. http://pioneersprings.org/. Grades K-4.
18. Queen City STEM School, 8701 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte. 704-802-2080. http://queencitystem.org/. Grades K-6.
19. Queens Grant Community School: 6400 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Mint Hill. 704-573-6611. http://queensgrant.heritageacademies.com. Grades K-8.
20. Queens Grant High School: 10323 Idlewild Road, Matthews. 704-545-0736. www.queensgranthigh.org. Grades 9-12.
21. Socrates Academy: 3909 Weddington Road, Matthews. 704-321-1711. www.socratesacademy.us. Grades K-8.
22. Stewart Creek High School: 2701-F Freedom Drive, Charlotte. 888-437-9353. http://stewartcreekhs.com. Grades 9-12.
23. Sugar Creek Charter: K-8 school, 4101 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. High school, 7921 Old Concord Road, Charlotte. 704-509-5470. www.thesugarcreek.org. Grades K-10.
24. Thunderbird Preparatory: 17609 Old Statesville Road, Cornelius. 704-412-1024. www.thunderbirdprep.org. Grades K-5.
25. United Community School: 5309 Idlewild Road North, Charlotte. 980-819-0555. www.ucsnc.org. Grades K-3.
26. Veritas Community School: 600 Seigle Ave., Charlotte. 980-333-1939. http://veritas.teamcfa.school/ Grades K-3.
Cabarrus County
27. A.C.E. Academy: 7807 Caldwell Road, Harrisburg. 704-456-7153. www.aceacademycharter.org. Grades K-6.
28. Cabarrus Charter Academy: 355 Poplar Crossing NW, Concord. 704-789-2500. www.cabarruscharter.org. Grades K-8.
29. Carolina International School: 9545 Poplar Tent Road, Concord. 704-455-3847. www.carolinainternationalschool.org. Grades K-12.
Gaston County
30. Mountain Island Charter: 13440 Lucia Riverbend Hwy., Mount Holly. 704-827-8840. www.micharter.org. Grades K-12.
31. Piedmont Community: Elementary, 119 E. Second Ave., Gastonia. 704-853-2428. Secondary, 2970 S. New Hope Road, Gastonia. 704-349-4640. http://pccharter.teamcfa.org. Grades K-12.
Iredell County
32. American Renaissance: Elementary, 132 E. Broad St., Statesville. 704-924-8870. Middle, 217 S. Center St., Statesville. 704-878-6009. www.arsnc.org. Grades K-8.
33. Langtree Charter Academy: 154 Foundation Court, Mooresville. 704-705-1698. www.langtreecharter.org. Grades K-8.
34. Pine Lake Preparatory: 104 Yellow Wood Circle, Mooresville. 704-237-5300. www.pinelakeprep.org. Grades K-12.
35. Success Institute: 1424 No. 2 Rickert St., Statesville. 704-881-0441. www.successinstitutecharter.com. Grades K-8.
Lincoln County
36. Lincoln Charter: Lincolnton campus, grades K-11, 133 Eagle Nest Road, Lincolnton. 704-736-9888. Denver campus, grades K-12, 7834 Galway Lane, Denver. 704-483-6611. www.lincolncharter.org.
Union County
37. Union Academy: Upper campus, 675 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Monroe. 704-238-8883. Lower campus, 3828 Old Charlotte Hwy., Monroe. 704-283-5678. www.unionacademy.org. Grades K-12.
York County, S.C.
38. York Preparatory Academy: 1047 Golden Gate Court, Rock Hill. 803-324-4400. www.yorkprepsc.org. Grades K-12.
Virtual
North Carolina approved two statewide online charter schools to open in 2015-16.
39. N.C. Connections Academy: 800-382-6010. http://www.connectionsacademy.com/north-carolina-virtual-school/home.aspx. Grades K-9.
40. N.C. Virtual Academy: 855-669-3660. http://ncva.k12.com. Grades K-10.
This story was originally published September 9, 2015 at 5:58 PM with the headline "Charlotte-area Charter Schools."