Best Private Schools in Charlotte – 2024

College Admissions Highlights:  In 2020-2023, students entered the following schools: Amherst, Boston College, Brown, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Davidson, Denison, Duke, George Washington, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, NYU, UMich, UNC Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, Stanford, UVA, Wake Forest, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  76% of faculty hold advanced degrees.  7:1 student-to-faculty ratio.  63% of students scored a 4 or above on their AP exams.  The Class of 2023 included 2 National Merit Scholars & 6 National Merit Finalists.  24 AP courses are offered.  Offer an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma option for all students; IB students have a 98% pass rate.

College Admissions Highlights:  In recent years, Woodlawn has seen the following number of acceptances at prominent colleges: Bryn Mawr, Dartmouth, Davidson, Duke, Grinnell, NYU, Penn, Princeton, UGA, UNC Chapel Hill, UVA, US Air Force Academy, VaTech, Wake Forest. and Williams.

Academic Highlights:  6:1 student-to-faculty ratio.  Students take 4 years of world language.  70% of students score 3 or above on AP exams.  95% of Juniors and Seniors enroll in at least one AP course. 82% of faculty possess advanced degrees.  Upper school students participate in Service in Action elective yearly.

College Admissions Highlights:  In the last three years, students matriculated into Babson, Boston College, Carnegie Mellon, College of William & Mary, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Ga Tech, Harvard, MIT, Northwestern, Princeton, RPI, US Airforce Academy, UNC Chapel Hill, VaTech, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  The Class of 2023 earned over $26 million in scholarship offers.  Students in the 5th decile sport GPAs of 4.04-3.90.Last year, 330 students took 974 AP exams in 22 subjects.  83% of AP scores were 3 or above. Since 2000, won 68 State Championships in athletics.  Band and Choral programs have active performers nationally.

College Admissions Highlights:  Between 2019-2022, students entered the following schools: Amherst, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brown, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Middlebury, Northwestern, Pomona, Princeton, USNA, Wellesley, Wesleyan, and Yale.

Academic Highlights: 163 graduates were offered over $15 million in scholarships.  The Class of 2022 included 9 National Merit Semifinalists and 11 Commended Students.  82% of Upper School faculty have advanced degrees. 27 AP course offerings.  27 varsity sports with historically over 80% of students participating.  22 courses offered for the Arts.

College Admissions Highlights:  Over the past three years (Classes of 2021-2023), students have enrolled at American, Amherst, BU, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Ga Tech, Georgetown, NYU, Rice, UNC Chapel Hill, USC, Vanderbilt, Villanova, UVA, Wake Forest, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  There are 20 AP & college-level courses.  Over the past 15 years, 16 finalists and 49 commended scholars for National Merit Scholarship Competition. Of the 2023 AP students, 81% exam-takers scored a 3 or higher.  9:1 student-to-teacher ratio. 6% of the 2023 class received a Seal of Biliteracy on their diploma.  Offers a Wintererim for students to have non traditional opportunities to travel abroad, complete mission trips or participate in vocational shadowing.

College Admissions Highlights:  Over the past three years, Charlotte Latin has sent students to Bates, Boston College, CalTech, UCLA, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Dartmouth, Davidson, GaTech, Harvard, UGA, MIT, NYU, UNC Chapel Hill, Penn, UVA, College of William and Mary, and Yale.

College Admissions Highlights:  From 2020-2023, students earned admission to the following schools: Bucknell, Brown, Davidson, Duke, George Washington, Northeastern, NYU, Pepperdine, Princeton, Rice, Stanford, US Military Academy, UMich, UNC Chapel Hill, UCLA, USC, UWisconsin, Vanderbilt, Va Tech, and Wake Forest.

Academic Highlights:  In 2023, 93% scored 3 or above on their AP exams.  They have had 25 National Merit Finalists in the last 17 years.  AP course offerings include Latin, Physics, and Studio Art. 70% of high school students participate in at least one sport. Opportunities in Mock Trail and McKnight Oratory are offered to high school students.  Students at Covenant Day participate in restoration and sustainability content at all levels.

College Admissions Highlights:  From 2019-2023, Davidson Day students were admitted to BU, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Davidson, Duke, Georgetown, NYU, Northeastern, RIT, UMich, UNC Chapel Hill, Vanderbilt, VaTech, and Wake Forest.

Academic Highlights:  8:1 student-to-faculty ratio.  Average class size of only 12 students. Class of 2023 included 2 NCAA athletes; 90% of students 5-12 participate in athletics. 22 AP Courses are offered. Offer a Global Studies Diploma with field-based research and is affiliated with American Foreign Academic Research (AFAR) which is a pre-collegiate opportunity in archeological field research.

College Admissions Highlights:  From 2018-2023, students have received acceptances from the likes of BU, Bryn Mawr, Brandeis, Carnegie Mellon, Colby, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Middlebury, NYU, Purdue, Stanford, Tufts, US Military Academy, UNC Chapel Hill, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Wesleyan, and Yale.

Academic Highlights:  The average class size is 15 students.  100% college acceptance rate.  86% of AP exam-takers scored a 3 or higher.  18 upper school sports. 10:1 student-to-teacher ratio.  The art department boasts programs in music, visual arts, and theatre – where students perform in a state-of-the-art performance hall.

College Admissions Highlights:  Between 2021-2023, students matriculated into American, BU, Cornell, Davidson, Duke, Fordham, Georgia Tech, NC State, Northeastern, NYU, Pepperdine, Rice, Stanford, UNC Chapel Hill, USC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Villanova, and Wake Forest.

Academic Highlights:  98% of graduates attend 4-year colleges.  12 AP courses are offered and 8 Advanced Topics courses. 77% of faculty have advanced degrees. Has Signature Learning Experiences including: Portfolio Defense, Symposium, BIOREX, Independent Study, and Senior Capstones.  Offers learning experiences in MILL, E-Sports, global studies, Jazz Combo and Technical Theatre.