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Best Schools · North Carolina · Highest proficiency

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
151Caldwell Early CollegeHudsonCaldwell County SchoolsHigh39.0%38779.2%
152Banner Elk ElementaryBanner ElkAvery County SchoolsElementary92.5%15979.2%
153Lenoir County Early College HighKinstonLenoir County Public SchoolsHigh98.8%24679.2%
154Highland Mill MontessoriCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary22.0%34179.1%
155Oakboro Choice STEMOakboroStanly County SchoolsElementary99.2%35379.1%
156East Robeson PrimaryLumbertonPublic Schools of Robeson CountyElementary99.5%55679.1%
157Ballantyne ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary26.2%74579.0%
158Pleasant Union ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary21.1%53079.0%
159Woodland Heights ElementaryMooresvilleIredell-Statesville SchoolsElementary16.7%59479.0%
160Blowing Rock ElementaryBlowing RockWatauga County SchoolsElementary20.0%40978.9%
161GTCC Middle College HighJamestownGuilford County SchoolsHigh98.8%25578.9%
162Hendersonville ElementaryHendersonvilleHenderson County SchoolsElementary38.7%32378.8%
163Camden Early College HighCamdenCamden County SchoolsHigh16.1%12478.8%
164Heyward C Bellamy ElemWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary41.1%53378.8%
165Piney Grove ElementaryKernersvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary99.5%63578.7%
166Bailey MiddleCorneliusCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle23.5%1,31578.7%
167Vienna ElementaryPfafftownWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary30.9%75578.6%
168Stallings ElementaryStallingsUnion County Public SchoolsElementary27.7%76678.5%
169Discovery High SchoolNewtonNewton Conover City SchoolsHigh29.5%14678.5%
170Meadowlark ElementaryWinston-SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary99.6%82778.5%
171Rowan Co Early CollegeSalisburyRowan-Salisbury SchoolsHigh98.7%23578.4%
172Williams Secondary MontessoriCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh19.7%40178.4%
173Heritage MiddleWake ForestWake County SchoolsMiddle16.9%94778.3%
174Cuthbertson HighWaxhawUnion County Public SchoolsHigh10.2%1,85778.1%
175Salem MiddleApexWake County SchoolsMiddle19.2%1,05778.0%
176Irwin Academic CenterCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary33.4%37178.0%
177Hawks Nest STEAM AcademyGastoniaGaston County SchoolsElementary36.0%35678.0%
178Estes Hills ElementaryChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsElementary26.5%33677.9%
179J.V. Washam ElementaryCorneliusCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary23.2%81877.8%
180Baucom ElementaryApexWake County SchoolsElementary21.2%67577.7%
181ChicodGreenvillePitt County SchoolsElementary99.7%90277.7%
182Chatham Grove ElementaryPittsboroChatham County SchoolsElementary18.0%68377.7%
183Topsail Annandale Elementary SchoolHampsteadPender County SchoolsElementary19.8%58077.7%
184Seawell ElementaryChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsElementary30.0%41677.6%
185Huntersville ElementaryHuntersvilleCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary23.3%86777.6%
186North Academy of World LanguagesHuntersvilleCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary40.1%66877.5%
187Millingport ElementaryAlbemarleStanly County SchoolsElementary97.9%19277.5%
188Woods Creek ElementaryHolly SpringsWake County SchoolsElementary24.6%40677.3%
189Perry W Harrison ElementaryPittsboroChatham County SchoolsElementary98.9%26277.2%
190Poplin ElementaryIndian TrailUnion County Public SchoolsElementary35.6%75677.2%
191Lake Norman ElementaryMooresvilleIredell-Statesville SchoolsElementary19.3%64177.1%
192Moravian Falls Elementary SchoolMoravian FallsWilkes County SchoolsElementary98.4%25776.9%
193Cliffside Elementary SchoolCliffsideRutherford County SchoolsElementary94.7%18876.9%
194Farmington Woods ElementaryCaryWake County SchoolsElementary31.0%64876.9%
195Riverwood ElementaryClaytonJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary99.6%72876.8%
196Alexander Early CollegeTaylorsvilleAlexander County SchoolsHigh98.3%17276.7%
197Ballentine ElementaryFuquay VarinaWake County SchoolsElementary28.6%74276.7%
198Madison Early College HighMarshallMadison County SchoolsHigh98.9%27076.7%
199Pilot Mountain MiddlePilot MountainSurry County SchoolsMiddle99.3%40176.7%
200Cleveland ElementaryClaytonJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary98.6%85176.6%
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