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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
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
601Hilburn Drive AcademyRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary36.2%59663.8%
602Frederick Douglass ElementaryWilsonWilson County SchoolsElementary98.5%33963.8%
603Pinewood ElementaryMount HollyGaston County SchoolsElementary99.4%50863.8%
604Ayden ElementaryAydenPitt County SchoolsElementary98.5%65663.7%
605Cove Creek ElementaryVilasWatauga County SchoolsElementary41.2%28963.7%
606Dixon ElementaryHolly RidgeOnslow County SchoolsElementary33.4%76063.7%
607Murrayville ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary99.5%57363.7%
608Union Pines HighCameronMoore County SchoolsHigh31.7%1,46263.7%
609Surf City ElementaryHampsteadPender County SchoolsElementary99.6%85763.7%
610Bethany ElementaryReidsvilleRockingham County SchoolsElementary99.3%45963.7%
611Rocky River ElementaryMonroeUnion County Public SchoolsElementary99.4%53663.6%
612Jackson Park ElementaryKannapolisKannapolis City SchoolsElementary99.4%47663.6%
613Don D Steed ElementaryRaefordHoke County SchoolsElementary99.5%62863.6%
614Rand Road ElementaryGarnerWake County SchoolsElementary52.5%39463.6%
615Sardis ElementaryMonroeUnion County Public SchoolsElementary98.1%52963.5%
616William R Davie ElementaryMocksvilleDavie County SchoolsElementary53.6%37163.5%
617Millers Creek Elementary SchoolMillers CreekWilkes County SchoolsElementary99.6%69963.5%
618Mull ElementaryMorgantonBurke County SchoolsElementary98.6%29163.5%
619Burton ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary99.0%29363.4%
620Hendersonville MiddleHendersonvilleHenderson County SchoolsMiddle49.6%54063.4%
621Piney Grove Middle SchoolLawsonvilleStokes County SchoolsMiddle98.4%18963.4%
622Swansboro MiddleSwansboroOnslow County SchoolsMiddle43.1%1,05263.2%
623Greenwood ElementarySanfordLee County SchoolsElementary99.5%57163.2%
624Audrey W. Garrett ElementaryMebaneAlamance-Burlington SchoolsElementary58.5%78563.2%
625Culbreth MiddleChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsMiddle33.9%63263.2%
626Smithfield ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary47.8%67263.1%
627Shadybrook ElementaryHigh PointGuilford County SchoolsElementary99.1%31963.1%
628Benhaven ElementarySanfordHarnett County SchoolsElementary44.3%1,06563.1%
629Blackburn ElementaryNewtonCatawba County SchoolsElementary99.0%48463.1%
630Southwest ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary99.5%63963.0%
631Newport ElementaryNewportCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary99.5%62163.0%
632Union Grove ElementaryUnion GroveIredell-Statesville SchoolsElementary98.8%24763.0%
633Penny Road ElementaryCaryWake County SchoolsElementary36.9%50963.0%
634Carthage ElementaryCarthageMoore County SchoolsElementary99.1%35063.0%
635Myrtle Grove MiddleWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsMiddle99.0%60062.9%
636Hayesville ElementaryHayesvilleClay County SchoolsElementary98.9%28062.9%
637Ray Childers ElementaryHickoryBurke County SchoolsElementary99.3%46062.9%
638North Buncombe ElementaryWeavervilleBuncombe County SchoolsElementary98.7%59362.9%
639Banks ElementaryKinstonLenoir County Public SchoolsElementary99.3%43662.8%
640Rocky Point ElementaryRocky PointPender County SchoolsElementary99.3%40362.8%
641Lake Norman HighMooresvilleIredell-Statesville SchoolsHigh19.8%1,90562.8%
642New Century International MiddleFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsMiddle97.2%36262.7%
643East Lincoln HighDenverLincoln County SchoolsHigh31.8%1,04762.7%
644Weddington Hills ElementaryConcordCabarrus County SchoolsElementary53.9%1,03862.7%
645Mint Hill MiddleMatthewsCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle49.9%87862.7%
646North Brook ElementaryValeLincoln County SchoolsElementary99.1%34462.7%
647Allenbrook ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary98.9%26762.7%
648Middle College at GTCC-High PointHigh PointGuilford County SchoolsHigh98.5%19462.7%
649Nashville ElementaryNashvilleNash County Public SchoolsElementary99.5%59362.6%
650Rashkis ElementaryChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsElementary47.7%45562.5%
Page 13 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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