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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
451	Battleground Elementary	Lincolnton	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	97.1%	420	67.5%
452	Meadowlark Middle	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.5%	857	67.5%
453	Bethlehem Elementary	Taylorsville	Alexander County Schools	Elementary	99.1%	435	67.4%
454	Vaughan Academy of Technology	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	99.0%	309	67.4%
455	Hardin Park Elementary	Boone	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	41.6%	854	67.4%
456	Jamesville Elementary	Jamesville	Martin County Schools	Elementary	98.6%	217	67.4%
457	Wallburg Elementary	Winston-Salem	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	51.0%	717	67.4%
458	SILSA	Asheville	Asheville City Schools	High	39.2%	332	67.4%
459	Durham School of Technology	Durham	Durham Public Schools	High	98.6%	219	67.4%
460	Highland Creek Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	42.1%	477	67.3%
461	Scroggs Elementary	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	30.0%	410	67.3%
462	North Lincoln Middle	Denver	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	28.9%	774	67.3%
463	Mountain Park Elementary	State Road	Surry County Schools	Elementary	98.4%	188	67.3%
464	New Bridge Middle	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	Middle	39.0%	482	67.3%
465	Valle Crucis Elementary	Boone	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	40.3%	345	67.2%
466	Ronald W Reagan High School	Pfafftown	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	29.8%	2,122	67.2%
467	Clement Elementary	Autryville	Sampson County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	367	67.2%
468	Olds Elementary	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Elementary	32.4%	244	67.2%
469	Oaklawn Language Academy	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	97.4%	531	67.1%
470	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	46.3%	255	67.1%
471	Ligon Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Middle	34.5%	959	67.0%
472	North Newton Elementary	Newton	Newton Conover City Schools	Elementary	99.2%	388	67.0%
473	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	644	67.0%
474	Moyock Middle	Moyock	Currituck County Schools	Middle	29.6%	635	67.0%
475	Crestdale Middle	Matthews	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	40.6%	989	66.9%
476	Swift Creek Elementary	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Elementary	44.2%	310	66.9%
477	George Watts Elementary	Durham	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.2%	358	66.9%
478	Friedberg Elementary	Winston-Salem	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	45.7%	468	66.9%
479	North Davie Middle	Mocksville	Davie County Schools	Middle	47.5%	444	66.8%
480	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	22.2%	1,419	66.8%
481	Lincoln Heights Elementary	Fuquay-Varina	Wake County Schools	Elementary	35.8%	667	66.8%
482	Claxton Elementary	Asheville	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	37.8%	405	66.7%
483	Clear Creek Elementary	Hendersonville	Henderson County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	435	66.7%
484	Stoney Point Elementary	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	780	66.7%
485	Fall Creek Elementary	East Bend	Yadkin County Schools	Elementary	96.4%	251	66.7%
486	Elm City Middle	Elm City	Wilson County Schools	Middle	99.2%	399	66.7%
487	John R Lawrence Elementary School	Archdale	Randolph County School System	Elementary	99.2%	394	66.7%
488	Waxhaw Elementary	Waxhaw	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	48.8%	615	66.5%
489	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	22.2%	1,608	66.4%
490	Mulberry Elementary School	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	419	66.4%
491	Charles E Boger Elementary	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	47.9%	895	66.4%
492	North Canton Elementary	Canton	Haywood County Schools	Elementary	98.8%	332	66.3%
493	Central Elementary	Statesville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Elementary	97.6%	331	66.3%
494	Mooresville Middle	Mooresville	Mooresville Graded School District	Middle	40.9%	696	66.2%
495	West Millbrook Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Middle	32.3%	1,164	66.1%
496	Balls Creek Elementary	Newton	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	686	66.1%
497	STEM Early High	Henderson	Vance County Schools	Middle	98.9%	281	66.0%
498	Pittsboro Elementary	Pittsboro	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	503	66.0%
499	Carolina Forest Elementary	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	47.9%	570	66.0%
500	Hargrove Elementary	Faison	Sampson County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	361	65.9%

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