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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
651	Star Elementary	Star	Montgomery County Schools	Elementary	98.9%	272	62.4%
652	Banoak Elementary	Vale	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.0%	291	62.4%
653	Hertford Grammar	Hertford	Perquimans County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	420	62.4%
654	UNCG Early/Middle College	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	High	98.5%	199	62.4%
655	Atkinson Elementary	Hendersonville	Henderson County Schools	Elementary	42.4%	288	62.4%
656	Rockford Elementary	Dobson	Surry County Schools	Elementary	99.1%	335	62.4%
657	Charles H Tuttle Elementary	Maiden	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	368	62.3%
658	River Gate Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	99.6%	693	62.3%
659	Oak Grove Middle	Winston-Salem	Davidson County Schools	Middle	41.4%	727	62.2%
660	Lufkin Road Middle	Apex	Wake County Schools	Middle	33.5%	1,035	62.2%
661	Morehead City Primary	Morehead City	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	98.4%	502	62.2%
662	Orange Middle	Hillsborough	Orange County Schools	Middle	43.4%	514	62.2%
663	Jack Britt High	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	High	41.6%	1,940	62.2%
664	Roaring River Elementary School	Roaring River	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	98.4%	190	62.2%
665	Jacobs Fork Middle	Newton	Catawba County Schools	Middle	52.9%	482	62.1%
666	Waccamaw	Ash	Brunswick County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	415	62.1%
667	Belville Elementary	Leland	Brunswick County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	812	62.1%
668	Tryon Elementary School	Tryon	Polk County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	367	62.1%
669	Hayesville Middle	Hayesville	Clay County Schools	Middle	99.0%	301	62.1%
670	Cranberry Middle	Elk Park	Avery County Schools	Middle	96.0%	202	62.1%
671	Westmoore Elementary	Seagrove	Moore County Schools	Elementary	98.9%	268	62.1%
672	Hot Springs Elementary	Hot Springs	Madison County Schools	Elementary	97.7%	128	62.0%
673	Beaufort Middle	Beaufort	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	98.8%	260	62.0%
674	Howard L Hall Elementary	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	539	61.9%
675	Sunny View Elementary School	Mill Spring	Polk County Schools	Elementary	97.5%	120	61.9%
676	T S Cooper Elementary	Sunbury	Gates County Schools	Elementary	57.1%	170	61.9%
677	Heritage Middle	Valdese	Burke County Schools	Middle	99.2%	475	61.9%
678	Reedy Creek Middle	Cary	Wake County Schools	Middle	37.1%	805	61.9%
679	W M Jenkins Elementary	Hickory	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	98.9%	276	61.9%
680	Pinnacle Elementary School	Rutherfordton	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	96.5%	254	61.9%
681	Leesville Road High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	24.5%	2,411	61.9%
682	East Lincoln Middle	Iron Station	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	37.8%	738	61.9%
683	Hazelwood Elementary	Waynesville	Haywood County Schools	Elementary	98.6%	490	61.8%
684	Pineville Elementary	Pineville	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	99.6%	742	61.8%
685	Watauga High	Boone	Watauga County Schools	High	33.0%	1,289	61.8%
686	Mallard Creek Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	97.1%	490	61.8%
687	The International School at Gregory	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	514	61.7%
688	Career Academy and Technical School	Troutman	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	18.4%	103	61.7%
689	Early College EAST High	Havelock	Craven County Board of Education	High	27.4%	208	61.6%
690	Indian Trail Elementary	Indian Trail	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	50.6%	633	61.6%
691	Davis-Townsend Elementary	Lexington	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	430	61.6%
692	North Elementary	Providence	Caswell County Schools	Elementary	99.1%	320	61.6%
693	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Forest City	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	98.3%	460	61.6%
694	Ida Rankin Elementary School	Mount Holly	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	97.6%	533	61.6%
695	Ponderosa Elementary	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	96.6%	417	61.5%
696	East Wilkes Middle School	Ronda	Wilkes County Schools	Middle	99.1%	346	61.5%
697	Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn	Morehead City	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	97.6%	253	61.4%
698	Glen Alpine Elementary	Morganton	Burke County Schools	Elementary	99.0%	295	61.4%
699	Bethel Elementary	Sugar Grove	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	55.5%	128	61.4%
700	Poe Elementary	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Elementary	49.1%	324	61.4%

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