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North Carolina Title I schools beating the odds

North Carolina public schools where 60%+ of students qualify for free or reduced lunch AND the school's composite proficiency ranks in the top quartile of all North Carolina schools. The intersection that matters most for equity.

NORTH CAROLINA · TITLE I BEATING THE ODDS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientState %ile
201West View ElementaryGarnerJohnston County Public Schools98.5%65.6%88
202Rock Rest ElementaryMonroeUnion County Public Schools99.2%65.6%88
203Castle Hayne ElementaryCastle HayneNew Hanover County Schools99.4%65.6%88
204Helena ElementaryTimberlakePerson County Schools98.8%65.6%88
205Royal Oaks ElementaryKannapolisCabarrus County Schools99.5%65.5%88
206Highfalls ElementaryBennettMoore County Schools99.0%65.5%88
207Down East Middle and Smyrna ElementarySmyrnaCarteret County Public Schools98.9%65.5%88
208Hobbton ElementaryNewton GroveSampson County Schools95.6%65.5%88
209Woodland ElementarySemoraPerson County Schools98.6%65.4%88
210Halifax County Early College HighWeldonHalifax County Schools97.6%65.4%88
211Brier Creek ElementaryThomasvilleDavidson County Schools98.6%65.4%88
212W A Bess Elementary SchoolGastoniaGaston County Schools99.6%65.4%87
213Grantham ElementaryGoldsboroWayne County Public Schools99.3%65.4%87
214Millbridge ElementaryChina GroveRowan-Salisbury Schools99.5%65.4%87
215Haw Creek ElementaryAshevilleBuncombe County Schools99.3%65.3%87
216Dobson ElementaryDobsonSurry County Schools99.1%65.2%87
217Greene Early College HighSnow HillGreene County Schools98.2%65.2%87
218Lincoln ElementaryRuffinRockingham County Schools94.4%65.2%87
219Meadow SchoolBensonJohnston County Public Schools98.3%65.1%87
220Northwest ElementaryPikevilleWayne County Public Schools98.0%65.1%87
221Elizabeth Traditional ElemCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools99.3%65.1%87
222Sand Ridge ElementaryHubertOnslow County Schools62.0%65.0%87
223Archer Lodge MiddleWendellJohnston County Public Schools99.8%65.0%87
224Bell ElementaryAshevilleBuncombe County Schools96.0%65.0%87
225E Melvin Honeycutt ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County Schools99.6%64.9%87
226Morehead City MiddleMorehead CityCarteret County Public Schools99.4%64.9%87
227John Van Lindley ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County Schools99.4%64.8%87
228Jefferson ElementaryShelbyCleveland County Schools99.3%64.8%87
229West Stanly Middle SchoolLocustStanly County Schools99.5%64.8%87
230North Buncombe MiddleWeavervilleBuncombe County Schools98.8%64.8%86
231Westwood ElementaryWest JeffersonAshe County Schools98.2%64.6%86
232Clyde Campbell ElementaryHickoryCatawba County Schools99.4%64.6%86
233Rockfish ElementaryHope MillsCumberland County Schools98.8%64.6%86
234Maiden ElementaryMaidenCatawba County Schools98.9%64.5%86
235Lincoln AcademyGreensboroGuilford County Schools99.6%64.4%86
236Hertford Co Early CollegeAhoskieHertford County Schools98.5%64.4%86
237Hiwassee Dam MiddleMurphyCherokee County Schools96.7%64.4%86
238Shuford ElementaryConoverNewton Conover City Schools96.3%64.4%86
239North Windy Ridge IntermediateWeavervilleBuncombe County Schools98.2%64.3%86
240Midway ElementaryDunnSampson County Schools99.3%64.3%86
241Franklinville Elementary SchoolFranklinvilleRandolph County School System98.9%64.3%86
242Anson Co. Early College HighPolktonAnson County Schools98.6%64.2%86
243Cash ElementaryKernersvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County Schools99.4%64.2%86
244McAdenville ElementaryMcAdenvilleGaston County Schools98.4%64.1%86
245Snow Creek ElementaryHickoryCatawba County Schools99.5%64.1%86
246CS Brown High - STEM ProgramWintonHertford County Schools97.0%64.1%86
247Old Fort Elementary SchoolOld FortMcDowell County Schools95.0%64.1%85
248West Stanly HighOakboroStanly County Schools99.6%64.1%85
249Pine Valley ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County Schools99.4%64.1%85
250Granite Falls ElementaryGranite FallsCaldwell County Schools99.2%64.1%85
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