J.M. Alexander Middle, Huntersville: zone, report card and calendar

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, the CMS International Baccalaureate page, the state’s 2025-26 low-performing school list and the federal NCES school directory.

J.M. Alexander Middle School is a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) middle school for grades 6 to 8 at 12010 Hambright Road in south Huntersville. It is the zoned middle school for about a quarter of the home parcels in Huntersville, and its students go on to North Mecklenburg High. It is also a CMS International Baccalaureate magnet, offering the IB Middle Years Programme to students who win a seat through the School Choice lottery.

Who to call

• Front office: 980-343-3830, 12010 Hambright Road
• School website: jmalexanderms.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
• Magnet and choice applications: CMS School Choice, 980-343-6246; School Choice page
• Buses: CMS Transportation call center, 980-343-6715, weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (transportation page)

Principal

Principal Tracey Hager, according to the school’s principal page. The page says this is her 29th year in CMS and her fifth as a principal.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: an average daily membership of 799 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
• Federal count: 802 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 42 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.

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: 40.7% (CMS: 60.9%; state: 59.2%)
• College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 21.0%
• Growth: did not meet expected growth

North Carolina defines a low-performing school as one with a D or F grade that did not exceed expected growth. J.M. Alexander is on the state’s 2025-26 low-performing school list, and on its list of continually low-performing schools, low-performing in each of 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26.

The full report card, with attendance, teacher and course data, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site under state school code 600305.

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:

• Elementary zones that feed it: Blythe, Croft Community, David Cox Road and part of Winding Springs.
• High school it feeds: North Mecklenburg High.

Inside Huntersville, J.M. Alexander’s zone is the Blythe Elementary area, about 25% of the parcels inside town limits, by our count of the CMS assignment data against the county’s jurisdiction map.

IB magnet seats: CMS lists J.M. Alexander as an IB middle school for its Violet transportation zone. Entry is by lottery or by continuing from an IB elementary program, the district’s IB page says. The next lottery application period runs Nov. 2 to Dec. 11, with results Jan. 5, according to the key dates.

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 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 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 J.M. Alexander Middle serve?

Grades 6 to 8. It is a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools middle school and International Baccalaureate magnet at 12010 Hambright Road in Huntersville.

What is J.M. Alexander Middle’s school grade?

J.M. Alexander Middle earned a D, with a score of 44, in North Carolina’s 2025-26 School Performance Grades, up from an F (38) in 2024-25. The state lists it as a low-performing school.

Which high school does J.M. Alexander Middle feed into?

North Mecklenburg High, according to CMS’s current school assignment data.

What time does J.M. Alexander Middle start?

J.M. Alexander runs from 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., according to the CMS 2026-27 bell schedule.