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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
51Antioch ElementaryMatthewsUnion County Public SchoolsElementary8.9%81687.5%
52Davis Drive MiddleCaryWake County SchoolsMiddle13.3%99287.5%
53Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early CollConcordCabarrus County SchoolsHigh35.5%23487.2%
54Highcroft ElementaryCaryWake County SchoolsElementary9.2%69887.2%
55Stanly Early College HighAlbemarleStanly County SchoolsHigh98.4%18887.2%
56Pinehurst ElementaryPinehurstMoore County SchoolsElementary18.7%58487.0%
57New Town ElementaryWaxhawUnion County Public SchoolsElementary10.9%69187.0%
58Ogden ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary17.6%61986.9%
59NRM Early College High SchoolRocky MountNash County Public SchoolsHigh99.2%37686.5%
60SandHoke Early College HighRaefordHoke County SchoolsHigh99.3%41886.5%
61Chocowinity PrimaryChocowinityBeaufort County SchoolsElementary98.8%48486.4%
62Olive Chapel ElementaryApexWake County SchoolsElementary11.6%1,06686.2%
63Lewisville ElementaryLewisvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary99.5%59186.2%
64Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early CollegeElizabeth CityElizabeth City-Pasquotank Public SchoolsHigh97.4%11586.2%
65McKee Road ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary27.3%53486.1%
66Agriculture and Science Early CollegeOlinIredell-Statesville SchoolsHigh26.3%25586.0%
67Barton Pond ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary12.2%51585.9%
68Oak Ridge ElementaryOak RidgeGuilford County SchoolsElementary15.7%71285.9%
69Jay M. Robinson MiddleCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle20.1%1,33385.9%
70Davidson K-8 SchoolDavidsonCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary11.3%1,18585.8%
71Sternberger ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsElementary99.4%46985.8%
72Community House MiddleCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle20.4%1,42585.7%
73Wake Young Women's Leadership AcademyRaleighWake County SchoolsHigh34.4%33785.6%
74Scotts Ridge ElementaryApexWake County SchoolsElementary8.2%86985.6%
75Yadkin Early CollegeYadkinvilleYadkin County SchoolsHigh48.5%20085.2%
76Green Level HighCaryWake County SchoolsHigh6.4%2,28385.1%
77Green Hope ElementaryCaryWake County SchoolsElementary14.4%54885.0%
78Ashe County Early College HighWest JeffersonAshe County SchoolsHigh97.9%14384.9%
79Lakewood Montessori MiddleDurhamDurham Public SchoolsMiddle99.0%30984.8%
80The Innovation Academy at South CampusSmithfieldJohnston County Public SchoolsMiddle98.5%26384.8%
81Montgomery County Early CollegeTroyMontgomery County SchoolsHigh98.6%28284.5%
82New Hope ElementaryWilsonWilson County SchoolsElementary99.3%46084.5%
83Weddington ElementaryMatthewsUnion County Public SchoolsElementary4.8%65284.4%
84Riverbend ElementaryClydeHaywood County SchoolsElementary98.5%20484.4%
85Cuthbertson MiddleWaxhawUnion County Public SchoolsMiddle11.0%1,32384.2%
86Surry Early CollegeDobsonSurry County SchoolsHigh99.0%29684.2%
87Northern Guilford ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsElementary18.0%62284.1%
88Scotland Early College HighLaurinburgScotland County SchoolsHigh98.7%23884.0%
89Cleveland ECHSShelbyCleveland County SchoolsHigh98.7%22584.0%
90Elizabeth Lane ElementaryMatthewsCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary15.5%70283.9%
91Bain ElementaryMint HillCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary28.5%76683.7%
92Wayne School of Technical ArtsGoldsboroWayne County Public SchoolsHigh97.8%27183.6%
93Kensington ElementaryWaxhawUnion County Public SchoolsElementary12.0%90183.5%
94Olde Providence ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary19.1%68783.3%
95Wilson Academy of Applied TechnologyWilsonWilson County SchoolsHigh45.7%28083.3%
96Holly Grove ElementaryHolly SpringsWake County SchoolsElementary13.3%88983.2%
97Sharon ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary14.8%68883.1%
98Glenwood ElementaryChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsElementary19.2%39082.9%
99Hawk Ridge ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary19.5%64082.9%
100Whitaker ElementaryWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary25.5%49082.9%
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