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North Carolina public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: North Carolina public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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NORTH CAROLINA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	ABSS Early College at ACC	Graham	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	36.4%	247	93.8%
2	Union County Early College	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	High	35.0%	340	92.9%
3	Isaac M Bear Early College High School	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	High	25.8%	260	92.5%
4	Cumberland Polytechnic	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	High	40.4%	319	92.3%
5	Wesley Chapel Elementary	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	14.4%	729	92.2%
6	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary	Wake County Schools	High	35.7%	294	92.2%
7	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	34.1%	317	91.9%
8	Mills Park Middle	Cary	Wake County Schools	Middle	7.6%	1,632	91.8%
9	Pender Early College High	Burgaw	Pender County Schools	High	98.6%	215	91.0%
10	Polo Ridge Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	18.5%	634	91.0%
11	Providence Spring Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	5.3%	586	90.6%
12	Brunswick County Early College	Bolivia	Brunswick County Schools	High	99.1%	332	90.5%
13	City of Medicine Academy	Durham	Durham Public Schools	High	98.5%	329	90.5%
14	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	7.2%	528	90.2%
15	Challenger Early College High	Hickory	Catawba County Schools	High	49.5%	376	90.1%
16	Sampson Early College High	Clinton	Sampson County Schools	High	98.7%	229	89.9%
17	Davidson Early College	Thomasville	Davidson County Schools	High	42.8%	138	89.7%
18	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	35.1%	262	89.6%
19	Marvin Elementary	Marvin	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	4.4%	666	89.4%
20	Rea View Elementary	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	5.4%	629	89.4%
21	Rea Farms STEAM Academy	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	12.8%	1,098	89.3%
22	Marvin Ridge Middle	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	Middle	4.5%	1,277	89.3%
23	Rockingham Co Early College High	Wentworth	Rockingham County Schools	High	99.1%	344	89.2%
24	Weddington Middle	Matthews	Union County Public Schools	Middle	7.3%	1,324	89.1%
25	Mills Park Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	Elementary	17.7%	594	88.9%
26	Wayne Early / Middle College High	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	High	98.7%	239	88.8%
27	PSRC Early College at RCC	Lumberton	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	41.2%	274	88.7%
28	Grand Oak Elementary	Huntersville	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	21.3%	549	88.6%
29	Cabarrus Early College of Technology	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	High	32.2%	236	88.6%
30	Wrightsville Beach Elem	Wrightsville Beach	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	8.9%	280	88.6%
31	Selwyn Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	14.8%	669	88.5%
32	Hortons Creek Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	Elementary	11.5%	739	88.4%
33	Vance Co Early College	Henderson	Vance County Schools	High	98.7%	236	88.4%
34	Philip J Weaver Ed Center	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	High	98.8%	260	88.4%
35	Wayne School of Engineering	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	High	99.4%	486	88.3%
36	Davis Drive Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	Elementary	9.2%	794	88.3%
37	W R Odell Elementary	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	16.3%	1,052	88.1%
38	Craven Early College High	New Bern	Craven County Board of Education	High	33.9%	221	88.1%
39	The Brawley School	Mooresville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Middle	8.6%	641	88.0%
40	Harris Road Middle	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	13.5%	1,368	88.0%
41	Apex Friendship Elementary	Apex	Wake County Schools	Elementary	4.6%	896	88.0%
42	Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	18.8%	330	87.9%
43	Masonboro Elementary	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	20.6%	564	87.9%
44	Beaufort Co Early College High	Washington	Beaufort County Schools	High	98.9%	280	87.8%
45	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex	Wake County Schools	Middle	7.9%	1,412	87.8%
46	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham	Durham Public Schools	High	99.2%	380	87.7%
47	Cox Mill Elementary	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	10.6%	1,086	87.7%
48	Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	High	13.8%	875	87.6%
49	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	19.0%	670	87.5%
50	Marvin Ridge High	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	High	4.3%	1,961	87.5%

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