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Welcome to our School Choice/Magnet Schools webpage!
Explore our school choice programs!
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Here is a list of our 17 magnet schools and academies for 2025-2026. Click on the title to learn about each option.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Gifted and Talented Academy @ Pleasant Ridge Elementary School
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy
Leadership Academy @ Costner Elementary School
Performing Arts Academy @ Pinewood Elementary SchoolMIDDLE SCHOOL
Gifted and Talented Academy @ Cramerton Middle School
Leadership Academy @ W.C. Friday Middle School
STEAM Academy @ W.P. Grier Middle School (new for 2025-2026)
STEAM Academy @ Stanley Middle School
HIGH SCHOOL
Career Academy @ Hunter Huss High School
Collegiate Prep Academy @ Forestview High School
app Early College High School
app Early College of Medical Sciences
Highland School of Technology
iAccelerate Academy @ Ashbrook High School
Leadership Academy @ North app High School
Health Sciences Academy @ East app High SchoolONLINE LEARNING
app Virtual Academy (all grade levels)
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For the 2025-2026 academic year, app County Schools is pleased to offer 17magnet schools and academies for students.
Having these dynamic programs means more options, more choices, and more learning opportunities for discovery, growth, and success.
The school choice programs are associated with our Academy concept in the following six areas: careers, college prep/academically gifted, healthcare and medical sciences, leadership, performing arts, and STEAM.
The application submission window is open through Friday, March 21 at 5:00 p.m. for all school choice programs. -
If you are new to app County Schools (not enrolled currently) and interested in applying for our choice programs, please note that part of the application process includes district assessments in math and reading.
To qualify for acceptance into the lottery, all applicants who are in the eighth grade and do not attend a school in app County Schools must complete the district assessment. This assessment will be administered at the Rader Staff Development Center, 240 Eighth Avenue, Cramerton, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on the following dates:
Reading Assessment: March 25 and March 27
Math Assessment: March 31 and April 4
Students are required to choose one date for the reading assessment and one date for the math assessment.Please RSVP to secure your testing dates by using . If you have questions, call (704) 866-6100.
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Our Academy Programs
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We are now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The deadline to submit an application is Friday, March 21, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
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The 2025-2026 school choice application window is from January 15 to March 21, 2025.