Sugar Creek Charter, 4101 N. Tryon St.: tuition-free public charter school, grades K-12, 1,532 students in 2024-25.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its enrollment page, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and 2024-25 report card data, the federal NCES school directory, Mecklenburg County’s charter schools map layer, and the NCHSAA’s 2025-29 realignment.

Sugar Creek Charter is a tuition-free public charter school for kindergarten to 12th grade at 4101 N. Tryon St. Charter schools are public schools approved by the state but run by their own boards: it is not part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, has no attendance zone and takes students from anywhere in North Carolina, filling seats by lottery when more students apply than it has room for, as state law requires.

Who to call
Address 4101 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28206
Phone 704-509-5470
Grades K to 12
Type Public charter school
Admission Application; lottery when oversubscribed
State school code 60B000

Applying

Sugar Creek charges no tuition or application fee. Depending on the seats open in each grade, applicants are offered a seat or placed on the waitlist, and families have two weeks to accept an offer, its enrollment page says.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: an average daily membership of 1,532 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 1,573 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 22 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school, charter schools included, 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 D (53) Not met
2024-25 C (60) 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: 49.9% (state: 59.2%)
  • College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 22.8%
  • Growth: did not meet expected growth
  • Four-year graduation rate: 94.6%

The full report card is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site. On Oct. 11 it still showed the 2024-25 edition.

Calendar

Sugar Creek Charter sets its own calendar, separate from CMS; check the school’s website for dates and bell times.

Sports

Sugar Creek Charter is a 2A school in the NCHSAA’s 1A/2A/3A Conference B for the 2025-29 alignment, with Mountain Island Charter (2A), Queens Grant (2A), Bonnie Cone (1A), Carolina International (1A), Jackson Day (1A), NCSSM (Morganton) (1A), Thomas Jefferson (1A) and Piedmont Community (3A), according to the approved realignment.

Friday scores and schedules: our Friday night football page and the Charlotte scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Sugar Creek Charter free?

Yes. Sugar Creek Charter is a tuition-free public charter school, open to North Carolina students. It fills seats by lottery when more students apply than it has room for, as state law requires.

What grades does Sugar Creek Charter serve?

Kindergarten to 12th grade, according to Mecklenburg County’s charter schools map data.

What is Sugar Creek Charter’s school grade?

Sugar Creek Charter earned a D, with a score of 53, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 School Performance Grades, after a C (60) in 2024-25.

How do you apply to Sugar Creek Charter?

Sugar Creek charges no tuition or application fee. Depending on the seats open in each grade, applicants are offered a seat or placed on the waitlist, and families have two weeks to accept an offer, its enrollment page says.

What conference is Sugar Creek Charter in?

Sugar Creek Charter is a 2A school in the NCHSAA’s 1A/2A/3A Conference B for the 2025-29 alignment.