Harding University High, Charlotte: zone, report card and calendar

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.

Harding University High School is a high school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), the countywide district, at 2001 Alleghany St. It serves grades 9 to 12. Besides its own attendance zone, it is a CMS magnet school: the district lists it under the STEM/STEAM (computer science) and Law, Social Justice and Forensic Pathology themes.

Who to call

• Front office: 980-343-6007, 2001 Alleghany St.
• School website: hardinguniversityhs.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
• Magnet and choice applications: CMS School Choice, 980-343-6246; School Choice page
• Buses: CMS Transportation call center, 980-343-6715, weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Principal

Principal Kevin Poirier, according to the school’s principal page.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: an average daily membership of 1,138 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
• Federal count: 1,233 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 81 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. For a high school, achievement also counts end-of-course tests, the ACT or WorkKeys, NC Math 3 and the four-year graduation rate.

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: 28.1% (CMS: 60.9%; state: 59.2%)
• College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 11.2%
• Growth: did not meet expected growth
• Four-year graduation rate: 81.8%

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: Wilson STEM Academy; part of Sedgefield Middle and Renaissance West STEAM Academy zones.

As a magnet school it also takes students from outside the zone through the School Choice lottery. Students have priority for magnet programs in their own transportation zone, the district’s Themes & Schools page says.

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: 7:10 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

Harding University High is a 6A school in the NCHSAA’s 6A/7A Conference H for the 2025-29 alignment, with A.L. Brown (7A), Cox Mill (7A), Hickory Ridge (7A), West Cabarrus (7A), Berry Academy (6A), Central Cabarrus (6A) and Olympic (6A), according to the approved realignment. The teams are the Rams.

The school’s athletics site lists teams in:

• Boys: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling
• Girls: basketball, competitive cheer, cross country, flag football, golf, indoor track, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling
• Coed: swimming, track, wrestling

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 Harding University High serve?

Grades 9 to 12, according to the state’s school data. It is a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools high school.

What is Harding University High’s school grade?

Harding University High earned a D, with a score of 52, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 School Performance Grades, after a D (47) in 2024-25. In 2025-26, 28.1% of its state tests were at grade level or above.

What time does Harding University High start?

The school day runs 7:10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. in 2026-27, according to the CMS bell schedule.

What conference is Harding University High in?

Harding University High is a 6A school in the NCHSAA’s 6A/7A Conference H for the 2025-29 alignment.

Who is the principal of Harding University High?

Principal Kevin Poirier, according to the school’s website.