Lake Norman Charter

Lake Norman Charter School
Address
10019 Hambright Road (K–4) 12435 S. Old Statesville Road (5–8) 12701 S. Old Statesville Road (9–12) Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 United States
Coordinates	35°23′N 80°51′W (Approximate)
Information
School type	Charter
Motto	Together we learn, lead and serve
Established	1998 (1998)
Superintendent	Shannon Stein
CEEB code	341922
Principal	Michelle Holland (K–4th grade) Nick Carlascio (Middle school) Mark Maleck (Interim-High school)
Color(s)	Kelly Green and Royal Blue
Athletics	Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swim & Dive, Tennis, Track & Field and Volleyball
Athletics conference	South Piedmont 3A
Mascot	Knights
Yearbook	The Crusade
Website	www.lncharter.org

Lake Norman Charter School is a public charter school in Huntersville, North Carolina. Founded in 1998, it is one of the oldest and largest charter schools in the state. The high school and middle school are on adjacent campuses near downtown Huntersville, while the elementary school is 3.2 miles away. The school has brought together a diverse variety of students who are admitted through a non-weighted lottery system.

Lake Norman Charter is divided into 3 schools:

• Lake Norman Charter Elementary School (Grades K–4)
• Lake Norman Charter Middle School (Grades 5–8)
• Lake Norman Charter High School (Grades 9–12)

Lake Norman Charter has high academic standards and is primarily a college preparatory school. It is a "One-to-One" school, providing laptop computers to each high school student (iPads for middle and elementary school students) and utilizes Schoology, an online system for class submissions and grades. Lake Norman Charter offers 16 Advanced placement courses and 82% of the students in those classes pass the AP exam. College enrollment: 96% of the Class of 2017 went on to pursue a post- secondary degree (78% in 4-year college/university, 18% in 2-year college/technical school); 9% enlisted in the military or took a gap year. 26% of the Class of 2017 attended colleges and universities outside of North Carolina.

Lake Norman Charter's (Middle School) math team regularly competes in the AMC 8 (American Mathematics Competition) and Mathcounts.

Lake Norman Charter's (High School) math team competes in the AMC 10, AMC 12, and various math meets; (Duke, WCU).

The Demographic makeup of the school is Caucasian: 63.6%, African American: 13%, Asian 10%, Multi-Racial: 6.3%, Hispanic: 6.2%, Native American: 1%, Island Pacific: <1%.

Athletics

Lake Norman Charter now competes in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 3A level, formerly competing in the 2A level prior to 2021. LNC competes in the South Piedmont 3A conference.

State Championships

Sport	Year(s)
Cheerleading	Medium Varsity Division 2 (2017, 2018, 2019)
Women's Cross Country	1A State Champions (2011) 2A State Champions (2017)
Men's Cross Country	2A State Champions (2016)
Women's Soccer	1A State Champions (2013) 2A State Champions (2021) 3A State Champions (2022)
Men's Lacrosse	3A State Champions (2022 and 2023)
Women's Tennis	2A State Champions (2014, 2015, 2016)