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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
201Oakwood Middle IB SchoolStatesvilleIredell-Statesville SchoolsMiddle98.8%51676.5%
202Hope MiddleGreenvillePitt County SchoolsMiddle99.7%95276.5%
203Collinswood Language AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary42.1%89376.4%
204Charles P Murray MiddleWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsMiddle34.3%90776.3%
205Innovation Early College HighGreenvillePitt County SchoolsHigh98.7%22776.3%
206Chantilly MontessoriCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary14.9%31676.2%
207W Jesse Gurganus ElementaryHavelockCraven County Board of EducationElementary46.2%34076.2%
208Casar ElementaryCasarCleveland County SchoolsElementary98.9%27576.2%
209Bogue Sound ElementaryNewportCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary99.3%41676.1%
210Broad Creek MiddleNewportCarteret County Public SchoolsMiddle30.1%72276.1%
211Northwest Guilford HighGreensboroGuilford County SchoolsHigh20.9%2,05576.1%
212Wintergreen IntermediateGreenvillePitt County SchoolsElementary99.6%82176.1%
213Croatan HighNewportCarteret County Public SchoolsHigh27.9%1,01976.1%
214Laurel Park ElementaryApexWake County SchoolsElementary12.7%69476.0%
215Cramerton MiddleCramertonGaston County SchoolsMiddle43.2%95976.0%
216Central Piedmont Early CollegeCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh41.4%27876.0%
217North Wake College and Career AcademyWake ForestWake County SchoolsHigh36.1%34675.9%
218South Academy of International LanguagesCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary34.1%1,25975.9%
219North Topsail ElementaryHampsteadPender County SchoolsElementary99.1%52975.9%
220Jefferson ElementaryWinston-SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary99.5%56075.9%
221Cox Mill High SchoolConcordCabarrus County SchoolsHigh14.1%1,77275.7%
222Eastover-Central ElementaryEastoverCumberland County SchoolsElementary99.3%40175.7%
223Green Hope HighCaryWake County SchoolsHigh12.5%2,30475.7%
224Badin ElementaryBadinStanly County SchoolsElementary99.3%41175.6%
225Holly Grove MiddleHolly SpringsWake County SchoolsMiddle17.7%97975.5%
226Cedar Fork ElementaryMorrisvilleWake County SchoolsElementary17.0%77875.5%
227Mayland Early CollegeSpruce PineMitchell County SchoolsHigh97.3%11375.4%
228Mangum ElementaryBahamaDurham Public SchoolsElementary99.0%31575.4%
229Piedmont Middle SchoolCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle46.5%1,10875.3%
230South Charlotte MiddleCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle23.1%77075.2%
231Caldwell Applied Sciences AcademyHudsonCaldwell County SchoolsHigh33.9%21875.2%
232Locust ElementaryLocustStanly County SchoolsElementary99.5%56375.2%
233Roanoke Rapids Early College HighRoanoke RapidsRoanoke Rapids City SchoolsHigh97.5%11975.0%
234Porters Neck ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary22.4%66675.0%
235Abbotts Creek ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary37.5%80575.0%
236Hunter ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary31.3%65875.0%
237Cornelius ElementaryCorneliusCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary29.0%54275.0%
238Fairview ElementaryMonroeUnion County Public SchoolsElementary35.3%39474.9%
239Sycamore Creek ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary25.6%77874.8%
240West Pine MiddleWest EndMoore County SchoolsMiddle99.6%71774.8%
241Buckhorn Creek ElementaryHolly SpringsWake County SchoolsElementary25.7%90574.8%
242Durham School of the ArtsDurhamDurham Public SchoolsHigh99.2%1,76474.8%
243Southwest ElementaryClemmonsWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary37.7%54674.7%
244Springmore ElementaryShelbyCleveland County SchoolsElementary99.5%61874.7%
245Willow Springs ElementaryWillow SpringWake County SchoolsElementary30.8%82674.7%
246Boiling Springs ElementaryShelbyCleveland County SchoolsElementary99.5%55874.7%
247Seventy-First Classical MiddleFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsMiddle48.7%43374.6%
248The Downtown SchoolWinston SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary24.9%45374.6%
249Catawba Springs ElementaryDenverLincoln County SchoolsElementary34.4%54374.6%
250Lacy ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary23.7%69574.5%
Page 5 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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