The school system comprises four levels of school which are, in order from earliest to latest:
Elementary, Academy,
Middle and
High schools.
Elementary schools The city schools system has six elementary schools which teach
Kindergarten,
First grade,
Second grade,
Third grade and
Fourth grade. • Burnley-Moran Elementary • Summit Elementary (formerly Clark Elementary) • Greenbrier Elementary • Jackson-Via Elementary • Tall Oaks Elementary (formerly Johnson Elementary) • Trailblazer Elementary (formerly Venable Elementary)
Upper Elementary school Unlike most traditional American school systems, Charlottesville City schools have an Upper Elementary which adds an additional step between Elementary school and Middle/Jr. High school. The school is Walker Upper Elementary school and it teaches
Fifth grade and
Sixth grade. Walker Elementary is named after Hazewell H. Walker, who was a teacher in the school system. He was also a Rotarian.
Middle school Charlottesville Middle School is the system's middle school. It teaches
Seventh grade and
Eighth grade. It was renamed from Buford Midldle in August 2025.
High school The system has only one high school which is Charlottesville High School. It teaches
Ninth grade,
Tenth grade,
Eleventh grade and
Twelfth grade. == History ==