What grades does Garinger High School serve?
Garinger High School serves grades 9–12 within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Grade configurations and programs are published by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Public high
Garinger High School
The comprehensive high school campus serving much of east Charlotte.
Type
Public high
Grades
9–12
District
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Area
Plaza Midwood orbit
About Garinger High School
Families in the neighborhood frequently pair the home high school with magnet applications or independent schools.
Eastway Drive on the northeastern side of the school search
Garinger High’s official address is 1100 Eastway Drive. In a Plaza Midwood school comparison, that puts the campus toward the northeastern side of the neighborhood’s wider school orbit, rather than south toward the Monroe Road options. Eastway Drive is the verified road anchor for arrival research. The neighborhood association names Garinger in its feeder-school overview, making the campus locally relevant without turning that overview into a parcel-level assignment map. For a visit, ask which entrance serves the meeting location instead of assuming that a large campus address identifies every arrival point. When considering a home, keep the address-to-school placement inquiry separate from the route to Eastway Drive. A familiar neighborhood feeder name can be useful orientation, but it cannot establish a current boundary, an individual transportation arrangement, or the practical destination for an evening event or student-services appointment. Sources: [1](https://garingerhs.cmsk12.org/), [2](https://plazamidwood.org/get-info/pm101/).
What the school publishes about its program
CMS lists Garinger as a high school serving grades nine through twelve. Its official About Us page emphasizes preparation for college, military service, or employment, supported by rigorous instruction and attention to intellectual, social, and personal growth. It also identifies collaboration among staff, families, and the community as part of the school’s approach. Those statements establish its published educational purpose, but they do not verify a current set of named smaller academies. This guide therefore avoids presenting an academy structure based on an older description. A prospective student should request the current course-registration materials and ask which career pathways, advanced courses, and other options are actually operating for the intended year. For a transfer student, that discussion should begin with completed credits and graduation requirements rather than a broad school label. Ask how the school helps connect the student’s next courses with the postsecondary direction they are considering. Sources: [3](https://www.cmsk12.org/about/performance-areas/high-school-performance-area-a), [4](https://garingerhs.cmsk12.org/our-school/about-us).
Ask for current pathways and read high-school indicators carefully
For Garinger, the most important program check is a current, school-issued list of pathways and courses. Request the registration guide and ask whether any academy terminology used in older material still corresponds to an operating program. Establish the student’s CMS placement separately, then have the school review the transcript and identify the proposed graduation plan. In the NC School Report Cards, high-school indicators can include graduation-related measures, college readiness, advanced coursework, and credentials as well as tested subjects. Choose Garinger’s record and read the year and population attached to each indicator before comparing it with another high school. A campuswide figure cannot verify that a particular course is offered or that an incoming student can enter it immediately. The school’s published college, military, and workforce goals provide useful discussion topics, but specific course access and credit decisions require a student-level response. Sources: [4](https://garingerhs.cmsk12.org/our-school/about-us), [5](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 Garinger High School are published by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. 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 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 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 Garinger High School
Straight-line approximations from published locations, for orientation only.
Recreation center
Eastway Park & Regional Recreation Center
An indoor recreation facility on the neighborhood's eastern shoulder.
about 0.3 mi — walkable
Neighborhood park
Shamrock Park
A small park serving the Plaza Shamrock district north of the core.
about 1.1 mi
Neighborhood park
Kilborne Park
A pocket park serving the Kilborne Drive blocks.
about 1.8 mi
Nearby
Places families use around drop-off
Restaurant · $$
Lang Van
A Vietnamese restaurant at 3019 Shamrock Drive, east of the neighborhood.
about 1.1 mi
Market · $
Tip Top Daily Market
A neighborhood market and hangout at 2902 The Plaza with beer, wine, snacks, and events.
about 1.5 mi
Bar · $
Hattie's Tap & Tavern
A dog-friendly neighborhood tavern at 2918 The Plaza with cocktails, games, and a patio.
about 1.5 mi
Shop · $$
Boris + Natasha
An independent clothing and accessories boutique, now at 2910 The Plaza.
about 1.5 mi
Restaurant · $$
Soul Gastrolounge
The small-plates and sushi restaurant that began in Plaza Midwood, now in NoDa.
about 1.6 mi
Shop · $$
Dupp & Swat
A Charlotte creative company running a studio, exhibitions, and independent goods.
about 1.7 mi
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Frequently asked
Questions & answers
Is Garinger High 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 Garinger High 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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