Eastover Elementary, 500 Cherokee Road: CMS, grades K-5, 387 students in 2024-25 and a B (83) 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, and the federal NCES school directory.

Eastover Elementary School is an elementary school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), the countywide district, at 500 Cherokee Road. It serves kindergarten to fifth grade.

Who to call
Address 500 Cherokee Road, Charlotte, NC 28207
Phone 980-343-5505
Grades K to 5
District Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
CMS transportation zone Blue
State school code 600379

Principal

Principal Rosey Carter, according to the school’s principal page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: an average daily membership of 387 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 357 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 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.

School year Grade and score Growth
2025-26 B (83) Met
2024-25 B (81) Exceeded

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: 81.8% (CMS: 60.9%; state: 59.2%)
  • College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 66.9%
  • Growth: met expected growth

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:

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: 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 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).

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Eastover Elementary serve?

Kindergarten to fifth grade, according to the state’s school data. It is a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools elementary school.

What is Eastover Elementary’s school grade?

Eastover Elementary earned a B, with a score of 83, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 School Performance Grades, after a B (81) in 2024-25. In 2025-26, 81.8% of its state tests were at grade level or above.

Which high school does Eastover Elementary feed into?

Myers Park High, according to CMS’s current school assignment data. Check an address with the county’s GeoPortal school lookup.

What time does Eastover Elementary start?

The school day runs 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in 2026-27, according to the CMS bell schedule.

Who is the principal of Eastover Elementary?

Principal Rosey Carter, according to the school’s website.