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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
301	Peachtree Elementary	Murphy	Cherokee County Schools	Elementary	97.6%	166	72.3%
302	Heritage Elementary	Wake Forest	Wake County Schools	Elementary	30.4%	634	72.3%
303	Alston Ridge Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	Elementary	17.8%	917	72.3%
304	Ocracoke School	Ocracoke	Hyde County Schools	Combined	42.4%	139	72.3%
305	Topsail Middle	Hampstead	Pender County Schools	Middle	20.1%	837	72.3%
306	Palisades Park Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	41.0%	940	72.2%
307	Matthews Elementary	Matthews	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	31.0%	726	72.2%
308	Davie County Early College High	Mocksville	Davie County Schools	High	55.7%	131	72.2%
309	Bethel Elementary	Midland	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	43.4%	611	72.2%
310	Etowah Elementary	Etowah	Henderson County Schools	Elementary	52.6%	302	72.2%
311	Bladen Early College	Dublin	Bladen County Schools	High	97.7%	129	72.1%
312	Martin Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Middle	29.6%	1,011	72.1%
313	Foothills Community School	Marion	McDowell County Schools	Middle	98.5%	200	72.1%
314	Weatherstone Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	Elementary	31.1%	730	72.0%
315	Carrboro Elementary	Carrboro	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	32.6%	515	72.0%
316	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	27.0%	600	72.0%
317	Pine Level Elementary	Pine Level	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	98.8%	341	71.9%
318	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs	Wake County Schools	Middle	26.0%	955	71.9%
319	Rutherford Early College High School	Spindale	Rutherford County Schools	High	98.6%	208	71.9%
320	First Flight High School	Kill Devil Hills	Dare County Schools	High	27.2%	874	71.9%
321	Turner Creek Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	Elementary	22.6%	638	71.9%
322	George Hildebrand Elementary	Connelly Springs	Burke County Schools	Elementary	98.5%	327	71.9%
323	Panther Creek High	Cary	Wake County Schools	High	14.8%	2,609	71.9%
324	Swansboro Elementary	Swansboro	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	38.2%	592	71.8%
325	Carpenter Elementary	Cary	Wake County Schools	Elementary	28.8%	604	71.8%
326	Jesse Wharton Elem	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	521	71.8%
327	Hemby Bridge Elementary	Indian Trail	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	35.0%	491	71.8%
328	McAlpine Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	29.9%	535	71.7%
329	Union Elementary	Shallotte	Brunswick County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	654	71.7%
330	McDougle Middle	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	27.6%	659	71.6%
331	Atkins Academic & Tech High	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	36.1%	1,187	71.5%
332	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	High	45.1%	348	71.4%
333	Pathways Elementary	Hillsborough	Orange County Schools	Elementary	54.4%	371	71.3%
334	Parkway Elementary	Boone	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	35.4%	610	71.3%
335	Coastal Elementary	Holly Ridge	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	33.1%	833	71.3%
336	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	98.0%	499	71.3%
337	Bethel Elementary	Canton	Haywood County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	537	71.3%
338	Mountain View Elementary	Hickory	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	708	71.2%
339	West Buncombe Elementary	Asheville	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	98.1%	580	71.2%
340	Mount Olive Elementary School	King	Stokes County Schools	Elementary	99.1%	316	71.2%
341	Stokes Early College High School	Walnut Cove	Stokes County Schools	High	39.0%	159	71.1%
342	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	97.4%	342	71.1%
343	Gray's Creek Elementary	Hope Mills	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	428	71.1%
344	Combs Elementary	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	Elementary	41.7%	695	71.0%
345	St James Elementary	Denver	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	27.0%	653	71.0%
346	Gardners Elementary	Elm City	Wilson County Schools	Elementary	98.2%	280	71.0%
347	Brooks Global Elementary	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	98.4%	314	70.9%
348	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham	Durham Public Schools	Middle	99.5%	660	70.9%
349	Forbush Elementary	East Bend	Yadkin County Schools	Elementary	36.1%	208	70.9%
350	Iron Station Elementary	Iron Station	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	98.6%	367	70.8%

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