Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is preparing to redraw attendance boundaries to accommodate two schools that will open in the 2028-29 school year.
The district plans to create new attendance zones for a middle school under construction on Stumptown Road and for Elbert Edwin Waddell High School, which will be converted into a comprehensive high school serving a traditional attendance area.
The new middle school is being funded through the district’s 2023 bond package. Elbert Edwin Waddell High School already exists but for now serves students enrolled in CMS’ Virtual School and PACE program for recently arrived immigrants. Under the district’s plan, the school will transition into a full comprehensive high school with its own attendance boundary…