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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
901	Jefferson Elementary	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	698	57.2%
902	Clemmons Middle School	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	98.4%	1,092	57.2%
903	Mabel Elementary	Zionville	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	66.4%	140	57.1%
904	Pine Forest High	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	High	65.3%	1,551	57.1%
905	Enloe High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	28.0%	2,643	57.1%
906	Fred A Anderson Elementary	Bayboro	Pamlico County Schools	Elementary	97.8%	136	57.1%
907	Elon Elementary	Elon	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Elementary	99.6%	689	57.1%
908	District No 7 Elementary	Wade	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	96.7%	211	57.1%
909	Rosewood Middle	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	99.0%	302	57.1%
910	South Brunswick Middle	Southport	Brunswick County Schools	Middle	99.5%	585	57.0%
911	Grays Chapel Elementary School	Franklinville	Randolph County School System	Elementary	99.3%	446	57.0%
912	North Henderson High	Hendersonville	Henderson County Schools	High	60.6%	1,052	57.0%
913	Douglas Elementary	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Elementary	44.0%	562	57.0%
914	Jamestown Elementary	Jamestown	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	453	57.0%
915	Spring Creek High	Seven Springs	Wayne County Public Schools	High	98.6%	732	56.9%
916	Startown Elementary	Newton	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	540	56.9%
917	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.2%	364	56.9%
918	Norwood Elementary	Norwood	Stanly County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	354	56.9%
919	Shepherd Elementary	Mooresville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Elementary	99.6%	738	56.9%
920	Denton Elementary	Denton	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	369	56.9%
921	Maiden Middle School	Maiden	Catawba County Schools	Middle	98.9%	451	56.9%
922	Madison Middle School	Marshall	Madison County Schools	Middle	99.4%	468	56.9%
923	Fred T Foard High	Newton	Catawba County Schools	High	46.9%	930	56.8%
924	Cotswold Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	99.1%	340	56.8%
925	Aquadale Elementary	Norwood	Stanly County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	379	56.8%
926	Douglass Elementary	Eden	Rockingham County Schools	Elementary	96.6%	349	56.8%
927	Elkin Elementary	Elkin	Elkin City Schools	Elementary	58.2%	673	56.8%
928	Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary	Elon	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Elementary	99.5%	623	56.8%
929	W B Beam Intermediate School	Cherryville	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	98.4%	191	56.8%
930	Little River Elementary	Durham	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.1%	326	56.7%
931	Piedmont High	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	High	38.3%	1,270	56.7%
932	R Brown McAllister Elementary	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	55.0%	698	56.7%
933	Spring Creek Elementary	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	99.3%	804	56.6%
934	Marshville Elementary	Marshville	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	98.3%	419	56.6%
935	Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary	Ash	Brunswick County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	390	56.6%
936	Rockingham County Middle	Reidsville	Rockingham County Schools	Middle	99.6%	750	56.6%
937	Bruce Drysdale Elementary	Hendersonville	Henderson County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	473	56.6%
938	Carver Elementary	Mount Olive	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	99.4%	495	56.6%
939	Croft Community School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	99.3%	459	56.5%
940	A T Allen Elementary	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	626	56.5%
941	Reid Ross Classical High	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	High	98.7%	227	56.5%
942	Green Valley Elementary	Boone	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	64.4%	292	56.5%
943	White Plains Elementary	Mount Airy	Surry County Schools	Elementary	99.1%	328	56.5%
944	Speight Middle	Stantonsburg	Wilson County Schools	Middle	98.9%	281	56.4%
945	Adams Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	Elementary	61.2%	655	56.4%
946	Southern Middle	Roxboro	Person County Schools	Middle	99.3%	456	56.3%
947	Stories Creek Elementary	Roxboro	Person County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	397	56.3%
948	Elmhurst Elementary	Greenville	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	454	56.3%
949	Trent Park Elementary	New Bern	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	96.2%	390	56.3%
950	Murphy Middle	Murphy	Cherokee County Schools	Middle	99.2%	353	56.3%

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