Highland Creek is a subdivision located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The city of Concord completed the annexation of its portion of Highland Creek in June 2007. Golf course The development was built around an 18-hole championship golf course. Spread throughout the course are five lakes creating water features for 18 holes. The course was rated one of Charlotte's hardest in 2014. Recreation and amenities In addition to the 18-hole Highland Creek Golf Club, the subdivision includes the following amenities: Five swimming pools: Prosperity Park Pool Christenbury Pool Clarke Creek Pool The Sports Club - 2 pools including water slides and a shallow "kiddie" pool Highland Creek has six tennis courts: Prosperity Park Tennis Courts (4) Clarke Creek Tennis Courts (2) The Sports Club has a Fitness Center and community gathering area that is used for such occasions as receptions, martial arts instruction and massages. The Sports Club Fitness Center now has five new Life Fitness treadmills, three ellipticals and two new rowing ergometers. There are several basketball and volleyball courts in the neighborhood and a park that is used for outdoor movies in the spring and summer. Highland Creek employs a private security firm and off-duty police officers to patrol the subdivision. Education According to its website, Highland Creek Elementary School houses 1,154 students in grades K-5 with a before and after school program to provide care for the Highland Creek community. The facility which includes provides students with 39 classrooms, several learning cottages, a state of the art media center and computer lab, with an art room with a kiln and a music room. In 2012, Highland Creek Elementary school was named a school of excellence - placing it in the top 1% of elementary schools in the state of North Carolina. Mallard Creek High School, located at 3825 Johnston Oehler Rd. Charlotte, serves the Highland Creek area. The school opened in the 2007-2008 school year. It houses about 2000 students. Built with a budget of nearly 60 million dollars, the school has state-of-the-art educational and athletic amenities. Cox Mill High School services kids who live in the Cabarrus County portion of Highland Creek. It was opened in the 2009-2010 school year. In Summer, 2009, Ridge Road Middle School opened to hundreds of students. The school was constructed adjacent to the elementary school. The construction costs totaled around $15.4 million. The two-story school has 54 classrooms and spans .