[1] It opened in 2007[2] as a middle school, and has since grown to include grades 6–12.
Because of the small size of the school, the Encore classes changed based on student and instructional needs.
In the 2011–12 school year, students were able to choose from a variety of arts and social sciences electives, including digital photography, fine arts, media and journalism, and humanities and debate, with Spanish classes being another elective offering.
In fall of 2014, students were offered technology, art, PE/health, and civics elective classes.
Charlotte Secondary's middle school curriculum consists mainly of four core classes—Math, science, language arts, and social studies—that last the whole school year, with two elective classes per semester, each elective being taken every other day.