David W. Butler High, 1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Road: CMS, grades 9-12, 1,736 students in 2024-25 and a B (78) in the 2025-26 state grades.
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, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and 2024-25 report card data, the federal NCES school directory, and the NCHSAA’s 2025-29 realignment.
David W. Butler High School is a high school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), the countywide district, at 1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Road in Matthews. It serves grades 9 to 12.
Who to call
- Front office: 980-343-6300, 1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Road
- School website: butlerhs.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 | 1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Matthews, NC 28105 |
| Phone | 980-343-6300 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| District | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |
| CMS transportation zone | Green |
| State school code | 600361 |
Principal
Principal Yolanda Blakeney Reeves, according to the school’s principal page.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: an average daily membership of 1,736 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
- Federal count: 1,843 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 17 students per teacher.
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. For a high school, achievement also counts end-of-course tests, the ACT or WorkKeys, NC Math 3 and the four-year graduation rate.
| School year | Grade and score | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B (78) | Exceeded |
| 2024-25 | B (71) | Met |
The 2025-26 grades come from the state’s accountability data, released in September. From the same data:
- At grade level or above, all state tests: 66.4% (CMS: 60.9%; state: 59.2%)
- College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 44.8%
- Growth: exceeded expected growth
- Four-year graduation rate: 92.3%
The full report card, with attendance, teacher and course data, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site. On Oct. 11 it still showed the 2024-25 edition.
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:
- Middle school zones that feed it: part of Mint Hill Middle, Crestdale Middle and Albemarle Road Middle zones.
About 24% of David W. Butler High’s zone, by area, lies inside Charlotte’s city limits, by our comparison of the CMS high school zone map with the county’s jurisdiction map. That is why Charlotte families can be zoned for it.
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
- School day: 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. in 2026-27, according to the CMS bell schedule.
- 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).
Sports and activities
David W. Butler High is a 7A school in the NCHSAA’s 7A/8A Conference C for the 2025-29 alignment, with Independence (7A), North Mecklenburg (7A), Chambers (8A), Mallard Creek (8A) and West Charlotte (8A), according to the approved realignment. The teams are the Bulldogs.
The school’s athletics site lists teams in:
- Boys: baseball, basketball, football, golf, indoor track, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling
- Girls: basketball, competitive cheer, flag football, golf, indoor track, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling
- Coed: cross country, track
Friday scores and schedules: our Friday night football page and the Charlotte scoreboard.
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 David W. Butler High serve?
Grades 9 to 12, according to the state’s school data. It is a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools high school.
What is David W. Butler High’s school grade?
David W. Butler High earned a B, with a score of 78, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 School Performance Grades, after a B (71) in 2024-25. In 2025-26, 66.4% of its state tests were at grade level or above.
What time does David W. Butler High start?
The school day runs 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. in 2026-27, according to the CMS bell schedule.
What conference is David W. Butler High in?
David W. Butler High is a 7A school in the NCHSAA’s 7A/8A Conference C for the 2025-29 alignment.
Who is the principal of David W. Butler High?
Principal Yolanda Blakeney Reeves, according to the school’s website.
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