Best Cheer Gyms in North Carolina
North Carolina's top all-star cheer programs, ranked by 2025-26 banners and podium finishes.
North Carolina is a heavyweight in all-star cheer, and the 2025-26 season results show it. Ten programs earned spots in our ranking of the best cheer gyms in North Carolina, led by Cheer Extreme - Raleigh, whose 71 banners topped the state. The list runs through Raleigh, Kernersville, Charlotte, Mooresville, Winston-Salem, and Cary, with the Cheer Extreme and Cheer Athletics networks both represented.
Rankings are built from real 2025-26 season results in our database: banners count first-place finishes in finals, podiums count top-3 finishes. North Carolina's top gyms also carry major all-time credentials, including double-digit Worlds and NCA title counts at the top of the list.
Map of the Top Cheer Gyms in North Carolina
2025-26 North Carolina Cheer Gym Rankings
| Rank | Gym | City | Banners | Podiums | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHCheer Extreme - Raleigh | Raleigh | 71 | 125 | 31 |
| 2 | CHCheer Extreme Kernersville | Kernersville | 65 | 105 | 19 |
| 3 | CHCheer Athletics - Charlotte | Charlotte | 63 | 98 | 21 |
| 4 | ATATA Lake Norman | Mooresville | 55 | 95 | 17 |
| 5 | CACarolina Spirit Athletics | Brunswick County | 30 | 40 | 10 |
| 6 | INInspire Athletics | Cary | 29 | 51 | 18 |
| 7 | OMOmni Elite Athletix Charlotte | Charlotte | 26 | 39 | 10 |
| 8 | CACarolina Elite | Hampstead | 16 | 23 | 10 |
| 9 | FEFearless Athletics | Asheville | 16 | 22 | 7 |
| 10 | CHCharlotte Allstar Cheerleading | Matthews | 13 | 19 | 7 |
The Top 10 Cheer Gyms in North Carolina
1. Cheer Extreme - Raleigh
Cheer Extreme - Raleigh leads North Carolina with 71 banners and 125 podium finishes in the 2025-26 season, both state highs. The program is also the state's largest at 31 teams, competing from Level 1 through Level 6, and its all-time resume includes 9 Worlds titles and 11 NCA titles in our database, the most of any ranked gym in the state.
2. Cheer Extreme Kernersville
Cheer Extreme Kernersville gives the network a second gym in the state's top two, finishing the 2025-26 season with 65 banners and 105 podiums. Its 19 teams span Level 1 through Level 6, and the location holds 1 all-time Worlds title and 2 NCA titles in our database.
3. Cheer Athletics - Charlotte
Cheer Athletics - Charlotte earned 63 banners and 98 podium finishes in the 2025-26 season, third in the state. The Charlotte program fields 21 teams from Level 1 through Level 6 and has 1 all-time Worlds title in our database.
4. ATA Lake Norman
In Mooresville, ATA Lake Norman put together 55 banners and 95 podiums during the 2025-26 season. The program competes with 17 teams covering Level 1 through Level 6.
5. Carolina Spirit Athletics
Carolina Spirit Athletics of Winston-Salem collected 30 banners and 40 podium finishes in the 2025-26 season with a 10-team program spanning Level 1 through Level 5. The gym also holds 1 all-time NCA title in our database.
6. Inspire Athletics
Inspire Athletics in Cary finished the 2025-26 season with 29 banners and 51 podiums. Its 18 teams compete from Level 1 through Level 6, giving the Triangle a second deep program alongside Cheer Extreme - Raleigh.
7. Omni Elite Athletix Charlotte
Omni Elite Athletix Charlotte recorded 26 banners and 39 podium finishes in the 2025-26 season. The Charlotte gym runs 10 teams competing from Level 1 through Level 4.
8. Carolina Elite
Carolina Elite, a Hampstead program that describes its focus as individual attention, earned 16 banners and 23 podiums in the 2025-26 season. It fields 10 teams from Level 1 through Level 5 and has 1 all-time NCA title in our database.
9. Fearless Athletics
Western North Carolina gets its representative in Fearless Athletics of Arden, which matched Carolina Elite with 16 banners and added 22 podium finishes in the 2025-26 season. The gym competes with 7 teams from Level 1 through Level 4.
10. Charlotte Allstar Cheerleading
Charlotte Allstar Cheerleading in Matthews closes out the top ten with 13 banners and 19 podiums in the 2025-26 season. Its 7 teams compete across Level 1 through Level 6.
Other All-Star Cheer Gyms in North Carolina
Beyond the ranked programs above, FullOut tracks these North Carolina all-star gyms.
How These Rankings Work
FullOut ranks North Carolina cheer gyms using real competition results, not reputation or reviews. A banner is a first-place finish in a finals round. A podium is a top-three finish. Every banner and podium earned by a gym's teams counts toward its ranking: banners order the list, and podiums break ties.
These rankings cover All Star Cheer divisions (Levels 1 through 7) during the 2025-26 season, which runs July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Results come from publicly available scoresheets and live results in FullOut's competition database, which tracks thousands of events across the country.
A gym's ranking reflects how often its teams won, not how big the program is. Team counts and levels are shown for context.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best cheer gym in North Carolina?
Cheer Extreme - Raleigh in Raleigh tops FullOut's 2025-26 rankings for North Carolina, with 71 event titles and 125 podium finishes across the season.
How many all-star cheer gyms are in North Carolina?
FullOut tracks 167 all-star cheer programs in North Carolina. 10 of them earned at least one podium finish during the 2025-26 season.
How are North Carolina cheer gym rankings calculated?
Rankings count banners (first-place finishes in finals rounds) and podiums (top-three finishes) earned by each gym's teams in All Star Cheer Levels 1 through 7 during the 2025-26 season (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026), using publicly available competition results in FullOut's database. Banners rank first; podiums break ties.
Which North Carolina cheer gyms won the most banners in 2025-26?
Cheer Extreme - Raleigh (71), Cheer Extreme Kernersville (65), Cheer Athletics - Charlotte (63) led North Carolina in banners during the 2025-26 season.