What grades does Charlotte Country Day School serve?
Charlotte Country Day School serves grades TK–12 within Independent. Grade configurations and programs are published by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Independent
Charlotte Country Day School
A large independent day school in south Charlotte.
Type
Independent
Grades
TK–12
District
Independent
Area
Plaza Midwood orbit
About Charlotte Country Day School
One of the primary independent options considered by in-town families; admission is competitive and applications open in the fall.
Two south Charlotte campuses
Charlotte Country Day’s official campus guide identifies two separate school destinations. Cannon Campus at 1440 Carmel Road serves junior kindergarten through fourth grade and ninth through twelfth grade, while Bissell Campus at 5936 Green Rea Road serves fifth through eighth grade. Both belong in the south Charlotte comparison set for a Plaza Midwood family, outside the Central Avenue neighborhood corridor. The division split is the central geographic detail: siblings in different grades may not share a campus. Country Day’s Cannon Campus should also not be confused with Cannon School in Concord, which is a different institution. Use the campus associated with the child’s grade when arranging a tour or evaluating travel, and request that campus’s visitor directions. A single school-name search can conceal this distinction. Before making a multi-year plan, ask how the change to middle school and later return to the upper-school campus affect family logistics. Source: [1](https://www.charlottecountryday.org/admissions/our-campuses).
Independent JK–12 education with an upper-school IB option
Country Day describes itself as an independent, coeducational school serving junior kindergarten through twelfth grade. Its official IB page verifies an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program for juniors and seniors, organized as a two-year course of study. The school describes that program as combining a broad curriculum with international-mindedness, research, writing, thinking, and reflection. This is an upper-school option, not a claim that every grade follows an IB curriculum or that every enrolled student pursues the diploma. The campus guide also identifies an outdoor learning farm used for student learning experiences, offering another concrete topic for questions about the curriculum. Prospective families should ask how the relevant division teaches its core subjects and how students later decide among available upper-school pathways. For an older applicant, obtain a course-level explanation of preparation for IB rather than assuming that admission to the school automatically settles access to a particular academic sequence. Sources: [1](https://www.charlottecountryday.org/admissions/our-campuses), [2](https://www.charlottecountryday.org/cd-education/upper-school/international-baccalaureate).
Use division-specific admissions and school-published outcomes
Country Day’s admissions page directs families to a step-by-step admissions process, campus exploration, and information about affording the school. Begin with the division and entry grade, since the campus guide places middle school separately from lower and upper school. Ask which application materials, visits, assessments, and deadlines apply to that grade, and obtain the current financial-aid process independently of the admission checklist. This is an independent-school application, not a CMS address assignment or magnet lottery. For academic evidence, request the school’s current curriculum documents and any published assessment or graduate-outcome explanations, including who is represented in a reported result. North Carolina’s public-school report-card system covers public schools and is not an equivalent accountability record for Country Day. If IB is central to the decision, ask about entry preparation, participation, and diploma reporting specifically rather than treating a schoolwide outcome as an IB-program result. Sources: [3](https://www.charlottecountryday.org/admissions), [2](https://www.charlottecountryday.org/cd-education/upper-school/international-baccalaureate), [4](https://www.dpi.nc.gov/data-reports/school-report-cards).
How families here decide
Plaza Midwood families typically evaluate the assigned home school alongside magnet lottery options and independent schools, and many combine them across grade levels. Visit during a school day, speak with currently enrolled families, and read growth data alongside proficiency rather than relying on a single aggregate rating.
Where the official data lives
Enrollment, grade configuration, and program offerings for Charlotte Country Day School are published by Independent. Statewide accountability results — proficiency, growth, graduation where applicable, and the school performance grade — are published annually in the North Carolina School Report Cards maintained by the Department of Public Instruction. Federal enrollment and demographic counts appear in the National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data. Those three sources, read together, are more reliable than any single aggregate score.
Transport and the daily routine
Most of Plaza Midwood is close enough to its assigned schools that morning routines are short, but bus eligibility is set by distance and hazard criteria published by Independent rather than by neighborhood boundaries. Magnet placement generally shifts transportation responsibility toward the family. Corridor traffic on Central Avenue and The Plaza peaks against the school schedule, which is worth a trial run before committing to a specific address.
Verify before you buy
School assignment is one of the few housing variables that can change without any change to the house. If assignment matters to your decision, confirm it for the exact address at the time you are deciding, and check whether boundary review is underway for that area.
Around the school
Closest parks to Charlotte Country Day School
Straight-line approximations from published locations, for orientation only.
Regional park
Freedom Park
Charlotte's signature regional park, reachable by greenway from the neighborhood.
about 2.4 mi — a short drive
Greenway
Little Sugar Creek Greenway
The county's spine greenway, reachable from the neighborhood via Briar Creek.
about 3.7 mi — a short drive
Neighborhood park
Independence Park
Charlotte's oldest public park, just southwest in Elizabeth.
about 4.2 mi — a short drive
Nearby
Places families use around drop-off
Shop · $$
Sleepy Poet Antique Mall
A multi-vendor antiques and vintage mall at 6424 South Boulevard.
about 2.3 mi — a short drive
Shop · $$
Paper Skyscraper
A card and gift store at 330 East Boulevard in Dilworth, open since 1989.
about 3.5 mi — a short drive
Brewery · $$
The Suffolk Punch
A brewery and restaurant at 2911 Griffith Street in South End.
about 3.8 mi — a short drive
Bar · $$$
The Crunkleton
Classic cocktails and live-fire cooking at 1957 East 7th Street in Elizabeth.
about 3.8 mi — a short drive
Restaurant · $
Bang Bang Burgers
Scratch-made burgers, hand-cut fries, and house sauces on East 7th Street in Elizabeth.
about 4.0 mi — a short drive
Coffee · $
Central Coffee Co.
An independent coffee shop at Louise and Central avenues with breakfast and house-baked pastries.
about 4.2 mi — a short drive
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Frequently asked
Questions & answers
Is Charlotte Country Day School the assigned school for Plaza Midwood?
Assignment is set by address and can differ block to block, and boundaries are reviewed periodically. Confirm the current assignment for a specific address with the CMS school locator.
How does Charlotte Country Day School perform?
Official performance, growth, and accountability data for every North Carolina public school is published in the NC School Report Cards rather than by private sites.
Sources & verification
Figures and descriptions on this page are compiled from the public sources listed above and reviewed periodically. Conditions change; verify anything you plan to rely on with the responsible authority before acting.
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