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Lake Norman Charter announces ES West campus, lottery draws 1,833 applications in five days

Lake Norman Charter Board of Directors · November 11, 2025
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Lake Norman Charter told its board Nov. 5 that Elementary School West will open next year with capacity for about 375 students; the school’s lottery, which began Nov. 1, drew 1,833 applications in five days and teacher hiring will begin Dec. 15.

Lake Norman Charter told its board Nov. 5 that it will open a new Elementary School West campus next year and that the school lottery, which opened Nov. 1, received 1,833 applications in five days. The board heard details about staffing, scheduling and how the new campus will be integrated with existing programs.

The new ES West will add roughly 375 elementary seats and complete Lake Norman Charter’s K–12 footprint, Principal Melanie Lotza said. “We are so excited to be opening this new school,” Lotza said,…

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