Cato Ridge Middle, 5410 Camp Verde Lane: CMS, grades 6-8.
Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its principal page, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ 2026-27 bell schedule, 2026-27 calendar (PDF), Student Placement and School Choice pages, CMS’s current school assignment data for Mecklenburg County parcels, and the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and 2024-25 report card data.
Cato Ridge Middle School is a middle school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), the countywide district, at 5410 Camp Verde Lane. It serves grades 6 to 8.
Who to call
- Front office: 980-343-0599, 5410 Camp Verde Lane
- School website: catoridgems.cmsk12.org
- Enrolling, transfers and school assignment: CMS Student Placement, 980-343-5335; Student Placement page
- Which school is my address zoned for? The county’s GeoPortal school lookup
- Buses: CMS Transportation call center, 980-343-6715, weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
| Address | 5410 Camp Verde Lane, Charlotte, NC 28277 |
| Phone | 980-343-0599 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |
| CMS transportation zone | Blue |
Principal
Principal Jovana Edwards, according to the school’s principal page.
Enrollment and teachers
Cato Ridge Middle is new: it has no count in the state’s 2024-25 report card data or the federal 2023-24 directory.
State report card
North Carolina grades every public school A to F. The score is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report says.
Cato Ridge Middle has no state grade or test results yet. Its principal’s welcome speaks of opening the school’s doors this year, and the state’s 2025-26 files do not list it.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
CMS assigns students to schools by home address, and zones do not follow city limits. Check an address with the county’s GeoPortal school lookup or the CMS 2026-27 feeder boundaries map.
In CMS’s current assignment data, which lists the zoned schools for every home parcel in Mecklenburg County:
- Elementary zones that feed it: Ballantyne Elementary; part of Polo Ridge Elementary and Hawk Ridge Elementary zones.
- High school: the zone splits between Ballantyne Ridge High (65% of the zone’s home parcels) and Ardrey Kell High (35%).
Boundary review: CMS is redrawing school boundaries after its 2024 comprehensive review. The final boundary plan goes to the Board of Education on Monday, Oct. 26, with a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 10, and a board vote Tuesday, Dec. 8, according to the district’s review page. New boundaries had not been approved as of Oct. 11.
Calendar and bell times
- Wednesday, Oct. 14: early release day.
- Nov. 2-3: teacher workdays, no school for students; Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, no school.
- Thanksgiving: teacher workday Wednesday, Nov. 25, and break Nov. 26-27.
- Winter break: Dec. 21 to Jan. 1. The last day of school is Wednesday, June 9, 2027.
The dates come from the CMS 2026-27 traditional calendar (PDF).
More
- The school’s own website and the CMS school directory
- Every public school in Charlotte, with zones and report cards
- Our Charlotte schools guide for the school board, enrollment and the district calendar
- Which schools serve each part of the city: our Charlotte neighborhoods guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Cato Ridge Middle serve?
Grades 6 to 8, according to the state’s school data. It is a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools middle school.
Which high school does Cato Ridge Middle feed into?
It depends on the address: the zone splits between Ballantyne Ridge High and Ardrey Kell High, according to CMS’s current school assignment data.
Who is the principal of Cato Ridge Middle?
Principal Jovana Edwards, according to the school’s website.
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