Education

Schools near Chantilly

Chantilly Montessori sits inside the neighborhood but admits by lottery. Around it sits one of Charlotte's densest concentrations of IB, magnet, and independent options.

Verify before you rely on this. School assignment boundaries, magnet capacity, and program offerings change. Confirm every detail directly with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools or the individual school using your exact address.

Public magnet

Public magnet options

Chantilly Montessori

PreK–6

The neighborhood's namesake school and the only Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools campus physically inside Chantilly.

In the neighborhood

Oakhurst STEAM Academy

K–5

A science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics magnet in the Oakhurst neighborhood.

About 2.5 miles southeast

Piedmont IB Middle School

6–8

One of the district's flagship IB middle programs, housed in a historic Uptown-edge campus.

About 2 miles west

Randolph IB Middle School

6–8

An IB middle campus serving the Cotswold and southeast corridor.

About 3 miles south

Public

Public options

Shamrock Gardens Elementary

K–5

A community-anchored elementary north of Chantilly with a long record of arts partnerships.

About 2 miles north

Eastover Elementary

K–5

One of Charlotte's most established elementary campuses, serving the Eastover area.

About 2.5 miles southwest

Billingsville Cotswold Elementary

K–5

A paired campus carrying one of the most significant histories in Charlotte education.

About 3 miles south

Merry Oaks International Academy

K–5

An IB World School serving one of the most internationally diverse corridors in the Carolinas.

About 2.5 miles east

Winterfield Elementary

K–5

A neighborhood elementary serving the Winterfield and Central Avenue corridor.

About 3 miles east

Eastway Middle School

6–8

The primary neighborhood middle school for much of the northeast side.

About 2.5 miles northeast

Garinger High School

9–12

A large east-side high school organized around themed academies.

About 3 miles northeast

East Mecklenburg High School

9–12

A long-established high school on Monroe Road offering the IB Diploma Programme.

About 4 miles southeast

Myers Park High School

9–12

One of the largest and most academically decorated public high schools in North Carolina.

About 4 miles southwest

Central Piedmont Community College

Post-secondary

CPCC's Central Campus sits in Elizabeth, minutes from Chantilly.

About 2 miles west

UNC Charlotte Center City

Post-secondary

The university's Uptown campus for graduate, professional, and executive programs.

About 2.5 miles west

Independent

Independent options

Charlotte Country Day School

TK–12

One of the Southeast's most selective independent day schools.

About 8 miles southwest

Charlotte Latin School

TK–12

An independent K–12 school on a large wooded campus in south Charlotte.

About 10 miles south

Providence Day School

TK–12

A TK–12 independent school known for global studies and STEM programming.

About 8 miles southeast

Charlotte Preparatory School

PreK–8

A smaller independent school focused on the PreK through eighth grade years.

About 7 miles southeast

Parochial

Parochial options

Trinity Episcopal School

K–8

An Uptown K–8 school that uses the city itself as an extension of the classroom.

About 2.5 miles west

Questions

School assignment, answered

Is Chantilly Montessori a neighborhood school?

No. It is a full Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools magnet program admitting through the district lottery. Living inside the neighborhood does not guarantee a seat.

How do I confirm my home school?

Use the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools address lookup with the exact street address at the time you are making the decision. Boundaries are redrawn periodically and third-party sites are frequently out of date.

Are there independent schools near Chantilly?

Yes — Charlotte Country Day, Charlotte Latin, Providence Day, Trinity Episcopal, and Charlotte Preparatory all sit within a reasonable drive, though most are in south or southeast Charlotte.