Barnette Elementary, 13659 Beatties Ford Road: CMS, grades pre-K-5, 755 students in 2024-25 and a B (73) in the 2025-26 state grades.
Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website and its principal page, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ 2026-27 bell schedule, 2026-27 calendar (PDF) and Student Placement page, 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 and the federal NCES school directory.
Barnette Elementary School is a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) elementary school for pre-K through fifth grade at 13659 Beatties Ford Road in west Huntersville, next door to Francis Bradley Middle. It is the zoned elementary school for about a quarter of the home parcels in Huntersville. Its students go on to Bradley Middle and Hopewell High.
Who to call
- Front office: 980-343-0372, 13659 Beatties Ford Road
- School website: barnettees.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
- Buses: CMS Transportation call center, 980-343-6715, weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (transportation page)
| Address | 13659 Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville, NC 28078 |
| Phone | 980-343-0372 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| District | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |
| School hours | 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Feeds | Francis Bradley Middle, then Hopewell High |
| State school code | 600328 |
Principal
Principal Melissa Roy, according to the school’s principal page. Her letter says Barnette opened in 2008-09, serves about 800 students from pre-K through fifth grade and is a Cambridge Primary School.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: an average daily membership of 755 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
- Federal count: 817 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 19 students per teacher.
State report card
North Carolina gives every public school, charter schools included, an A to F School Performance Grade. The grade is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report.
| School year | Grade and score | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B (73) | Exceeded |
| 2024-25 | B (74) | Exceeded |
The grades come from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s accountability data, released in September for 2025-26. From the state’s 2025-26 assessment and indicator data:
- At grade level or above, all state tests (grades 3 to 5): 69.0% (CMS: 60.9%; state: 59.2%)
- College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 47.5%
- Growth: exceeded expected growth
The full report card, with attendance, teacher and course data, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site under state school code 600328.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
CMS assigns students to schools by home address, and zones do not follow town 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, Barnette Elementary’s zone feeds Francis Bradley Middle and then Hopewell High.
Barnette’s zone covers much of west Huntersville along Beatties Ford Road and N.C. 73. By our count of the CMS assignment data against the county’s jurisdiction map, about 24% of the parcels inside town limits are zoned for Barnette, and about 97% of Barnette’s zone lies inside Huntersville.
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. No new boundaries had been approved as of Oct. 12.
Calendar and bell times
- Wednesday, Oct. 14: early release day; the first quarter ends Friday, Oct. 30.
- Nov. 2-3: teacher workdays, no school for students. Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school.
- Thanksgiving: teacher workday Wednesday, Nov. 25, then the break Nov. 26-27.
- Winter break: Dec. 21 to Jan. 1. Spring break is March 29 to April 2, and the last day of school is Wednesday, June 9, 2027.
The dates come from the CMS 2026-27 traditional calendar (PDF). School runs 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule.
More
- The school’s own website and the CMS school directory
- Every public school in Huntersville, with zones and report cards
- Our Huntersville schools guide for the school board, enrollment and the district calendar
- Which schools serve each part of town: our Huntersville neighborhoods guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Barnette Elementary serve?
Pre-K to 5. It is a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools elementary school at 13659 Beatties Ford Road in Huntersville.
What is Barnette Elementary’s school grade?
Barnette Elementary earned a B, with a score of 73, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 School Performance Grades, after a B (74) in 2024-25.
Which middle and high school does Barnette Elementary feed into?
Francis Bradley Middle, then Hopewell High, according to CMS’s current school assignment data.
What time does Barnette Elementary start?
School runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the CMS 2026-27 bell schedule.
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