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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
251Bath ElementaryBathBeaufort County SchoolsElementary99.4%51174.4%
252Apex Friendship HighApexWake County SchoolsHigh11.2%2,74874.4%
253Ardrey Kell High SchoolCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh14.7%3,03674.3%
254Unionville ElementaryMonroeUnion County Public SchoolsElementary38.0%67974.2%
255Cabarrus Health Sciences InstituteConcordCabarrus County SchoolsHigh30.2%15974.2%
256Smith MiddleChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsMiddle22.4%76374.2%
257White Oak ElementaryCape CarteretCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary29.5%78474.2%
258Sandhills Farm Life ElementaryCarthageMoore County SchoolsElementary27.7%37974.2%
259Moss Hill ElementaryKinstonLenoir County Public SchoolsElementary99.2%37174.1%
260Easley ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary99.4%49074.0%
261Fairview ElementaryFairviewBuncombe County SchoolsElementary97.4%64674.0%
262Tri-County Early College HighMurphyCherokee County SchoolsHigh96.1%15374.0%
263Cool Spring ElementaryClevelandIredell-Statesville SchoolsElementary99.3%44773.9%
264Northwest School of the ArtsCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh38.1%99373.8%
265Junaluska ElementaryWaynesvilleHaywood County SchoolsElementary99.3%42873.6%
266Kitty Hawk Elementary SchoolKitty HawkDare County SchoolsElementary23.2%48773.6%
267Dr John Codington ElemWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary26.6%47073.6%
268Mills River ElementaryMills RiverHenderson County SchoolsElementary40.6%60873.5%
269West Cary MiddleCaryWake County SchoolsMiddle30.0%82473.5%
270Ellenboro Elementary SchoolEllenboroRutherford County SchoolsElementary97.4%56773.5%
271Wilkes Early College High SchoolWilkesboroWilkes County SchoolsHigh98.9%26573.5%
272Macon Early College High SchoolFranklinMacon County SchoolsHigh98.1%15473.4%
273Bennett SchoolBennettChatham County SchoolsElementary98.4%18773.3%
274Holly Tree ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary26.1%38373.3%
275Paw Creek ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary99.6%78473.2%
276Powhatan ElementaryClaytonJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary99.5%65673.1%
277Leesville Road MiddleRaleighWake County SchoolsMiddle31.7%79573.1%
278New Hope ElementaryGastoniaGaston County SchoolsElementary34.3%57173.0%
279Apex MiddleApexWake County SchoolsMiddle24.8%86773.0%
280William Ellis MiddleAdvanceDavie County SchoolsMiddle38.7%43773.0%
281Bryan Road ElementaryGarnerWake County SchoolsElementary34.0%68572.9%
282Partnership ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary38.8%27672.9%
283Wilmington Early College HighCastle HayneNew Hanover County SchoolsHigh98.9%27072.8%
284New Salem ElementaryMarshvilleUnion County Public SchoolsElementary37.8%24972.8%
285Moore Square MiddleRaleighWake County SchoolsMiddle29.0%59472.8%
286Armstrong ElementaryEastoverCumberland County SchoolsElementary98.5%45672.7%
287Underwood ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary29.9%40572.7%
288New Century MiddleCameronMoore County SchoolsMiddle32.4%60272.6%
289Northwest ElementaryLexingtonDavidson County SchoolsElementary40.3%62572.6%
290Pearsontown ElementaryDurhamDurham Public SchoolsElementary99.6%76572.6%
291Edwin A Anderson ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County SchoolsElementary47.7%51472.5%
292Tramway ElementarySanfordLee County SchoolsElementary98.7%55972.5%
293Carnage MiddleRaleighWake County SchoolsMiddle30.8%92472.5%
294Barnardsville ElementaryBarnardsvilleBuncombe County SchoolsElementary97.6%12572.5%
295North Chatham ElementaryChapel HillChatham County SchoolsElementary99.5%58872.5%
296Ridgewood ElementaryWintervillePitt County SchoolsElementary99.6%70072.4%
297Margaret B. Pollard MiddleChapel HillChatham County SchoolsMiddle20.8%73672.4%
298Oakwood ElementaryHickoryHickory City SchoolsElementary99.1%33672.4%
299Hopewell Elementary SchoolTrinityRandolph County School SystemElementary99.6%67972.4%
300Bethel MiddleWaynesvilleHaywood County SchoolsMiddle98.8%25472.3%
Page 6 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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