Bonnie Cone Classical Academy, 10700 Asbury Chapel Road: a K-6 public charter, 636 students in 2024-25 and a C (66) in the 2025-26 state grades.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its about page, enrollment page, contact page and calendar; the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data, 2025-26 school assessment workbook and 2024-25 report card data; the federal NCES school directory; and the U.S. Census Bureau’s geocoder.

Bonnie Cone Classical Academy (BCCA) is a tuition-free public charter school for kindergarten through sixth grade at 10700 Asbury Chapel Road. It is not part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: it has no attendance zone and admits students by application. The school has a Huntersville mailing address, but the Census Bureau’s geocoder places it outside the town limits, in unincorporated Mecklenburg County southeast of town.

Who to call
Address 10700 Asbury Chapel Road, Huntersville, NC 28078
Phone 704-948-4439
Grades Kindergarten to 6
Operator Public charter school (its own board)
School hours 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
State school code 61V000

Leadership

Pamela Franklin is the school’s director, according to the school’s homepage.

What the school teaches

BCCA calls itself a classical school, built on the three stages of the trivium: grammar, logic and rhetoric, according to its about page. The page names the Core Knowledge Language Arts curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade, Eureka Math, and Latin, art, music and physical education. Its character program is called R.A.I.S.E.: respect, accountability, integrity, service and excellence. Its sister school, Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy, carries the same model through high school.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: an average daily membership of 636 students in the 2024-25 school year, up from 527 in 2023-24, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 546 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 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. For this school, achievement is measured by the state’s end-of-grade reading, math and science tests.

School year Grade and score Growth
2025-26 C (66) Met
2024-25 C (66) Exceeded

From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment workbook:

  • At grade level or above, all state tests: 64.1% (statewide, all tests: 59.2%)
  • College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 38.6%
  • Reading: 63.8% at grade level or above; math: 64.5%; fifth-grade science: 63.9%

The full report card, with class sizes, teacher data and school safety figures, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site under state school code 61V000.

Admission

From the school’s enrollment page:

  • Open enrollment typically runs from November to January. Applications made in that window go into one pool, not in order of arrival.
  • Lottery: if applications for a grade exceed its seats, offers are made by random lottery and the rest go on a numbered waitlist. The school says no lottery was needed at BCCA or Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy for 2026-27.
  • After open enrollment: applications are still taken and handled first come, first served. The school says it is still accepting applications for 2026-27.
  • Kindergarten: children must be 5 by Aug. 31 of the year they start.
  • Documents: none are needed to apply. A family offered a seat registers through Infinite Campus with a birth certificate, immunization and health forms, proof of North Carolina residency and a parent photo ID.

There is no tuition and no attendance zone.

Calendar and bell times

BCCA sets its own calendar, posted on the school’s calendar page; it does not follow the CMS calendar. The next days off:

  • Oct. 12-16: fall break, no school
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school and offices closed
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break, no school and offices closed

School runs 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, and early release days run 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to the school’s contact page.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Bonnie Cone Classical Academy serve?

Kindergarten through sixth grade. It is a tuition-free public charter school, not part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

What is Bonnie Cone Classical Academy’s school grade?

Bonnie Cone Classical Academy earned a C, with a score of 66, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 School Performance Grades and met its growth target. It also earned a C (66) in 2024-25.

How do I apply to Bonnie Cone Classical Academy?

Apply online through the school’s enrollment page. Open enrollment typically runs November to January; if applications exceed seats, the school holds a random lottery. It is still taking applications for 2026-27.

What time does Bonnie Cone Classical Academy start?

School hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, according to the school. Early release days run 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.