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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
751	E M Yoder Elementary	Mebane	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Elementary	51.5%	336	60.1%
752	Deep River Elementary	Sanford	Lee County Schools	Elementary	96.8%	557	60.1%
753	Ledford Middle	Thomasville	Davidson County Schools	Middle	53.0%	651	60.1%
754	Swansboro High	Swansboro	Onslow County Schools	High	36.7%	1,232	60.1%
755	Polenta Elementary	Garner	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	98.0%	1,010	60.0%
756	Seaforth High	Pittsboro	Chatham County Schools	High	20.0%	1,088	60.0%
757	Shallotte Middle	Shallotte	Brunswick County Schools	Middle	99.5%	627	60.0%
758	Cartoogechaye Elementary	Franklin	Macon County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	354	60.0%
759	Crossnore Elementary	Crossnore	Avery County Schools	Elementary	98.4%	184	59.9%
760	C B Eller Elementary School	Elkin	Wilkes County Schools	Elementary	97.6%	248	59.9%
761	Reid Ross Classical Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	Middle	97.5%	238	59.8%
762	Hudson Elementary	Hudson	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	97.0%	665	59.8%
763	T C Henderson	Lake Toxaway	Transylvania County Schools	Elementary	97.7%	133	59.8%
764	Bradley Creek Elementary	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	98.0%	344	59.8%
765	Porter Ridge Elementary	Indian Trail	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	56.6%	765	59.8%
766	Piney Creek Elementary	Piney Creek	Alleghany County Schools	Elementary	98.5%	198	59.8%
767	Troutman Elementary	Troutman	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Elementary	99.7%	902	59.7%
768	Lead Mine Elementary	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Elementary	47.6%	359	59.7%
769	Roger Bell New Tech Academy	Havelock	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	97.8%	408	59.7%
770	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Zebulon	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	99.5%	585	59.7%
771	Rosewood Elementary	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	98.3%	650	59.7%
772	Icard Elementary	Connelly Springs	Burke County Schools	Elementary	98.9%	265	59.7%
773	Tuckaseegee Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	99.4%	544	59.7%
774	Silk Hope School	Siler City	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	98.9%	281	59.6%
775	Coulwood STEM Academy	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	99.5%	632	59.6%
776	Royal Elementary	Louisburg	Franklin County Schools	Elementary	99.1%	349	59.6%
777	East Bend Elementary	East Bend	Yadkin County Schools	Elementary	98.8%	246	59.6%
778	Polk Central Elementary School	Mill Spring	Polk County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	379	59.5%
779	Micro Elementary	Micro	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	404	59.5%
780	Chatham Central High	Bear Creek	Chatham County Schools	High	99.1%	320	59.5%
781	Four Oaks Middle	Four Oaks	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	98.1%	477	59.4%
782	Southport Elementary	Southport	Brunswick County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	413	59.4%
783	Claxton Elementary	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	579	59.4%
784	Union Elementary	Rowland	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	99.1%	351	59.4%
785	South Macon Elementary	Franklin	Macon County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	465	59.4%
786	West Stokes High School	King	Stokes County Schools	High	44.7%	799	59.4%
787	Vinson-Bynum Elementary	Wilson	Wilson County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	458	59.4%
788	Bostian Elementary	China Grove	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	99.1%	342	59.3%
789	Speas Elementary	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	793	59.3%
790	Edwin M Holt Elementary	Burlington	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Elementary	49.1%	505	59.3%
791	J S Waters School	Goldston	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	98.6%	222	59.3%
792	Queens Creek Elementary	Swansboro	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	51.1%	706	59.3%
793	Tuscola High	Waynesville	Haywood County Schools	High	99.7%	873	59.2%
794	Valdese Elementary	Valdese	Burke County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	530	59.2%
795	Porter Ridge High School	Indian Trail	Union County Public Schools	High	39.4%	1,809	59.2%
796	Chocowinity Middle	Chocowinity	Beaufort County Schools	Middle	99.2%	366	59.2%
797	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Benson	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	98.9%	757	59.2%
798	Wakelon Elementary	Zebulon	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	679	59.1%
799	Eastfield Global Magnet School	Marion	McDowell County Schools	Elementary	97.8%	279	59.1%
800	West Elementary	Kings Mountain	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	99.0%	289	59.1%

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