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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
401Apex ElementaryApexWake County SchoolsElementary34.2%55069.4%
402Pine Hollow MiddleRaleighWake County SchoolsMiddle33.1%77669.3%
403Lewisville MiddleLewisvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsMiddle99.7%88869.3%
404Pisgah HighCantonHaywood County SchoolsHigh99.7%85969.3%
405Sedge Garden ElementaryKernersvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary99.6%71469.3%
406Grover ElementaryGroverCleveland County SchoolsElementary99.1%32369.3%
407Rugby MiddleHendersonvilleHenderson County SchoolsMiddle39.6%84969.2%
408Ashe County MiddleWarrensvilleAshe County SchoolsMiddle99.3%40169.2%
409Old Richmond ElementaryTobaccovilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsElementary99.3%40869.2%
410Camden MiddleCamdenCamden County SchoolsMiddle25.8%46169.1%
411Belmont Central ElementaryBelmontGaston County SchoolsElementary33.9%69369.0%
412Coopers ElementaryElm CityNash County Public SchoolsElementary99.5%59169.0%
413Beaufort ElementaryBeaufortCarteret County Public SchoolsElementary99.1%34669.0%
414Colfax ElementaryColfaxGuilford County SchoolsElementary99.5%58768.9%
415South Topsail ElementaryHampsteadPender County SchoolsElementary99.5%61868.9%
416Holly Springs HighHolly SpringsWake County SchoolsHigh13.8%2,01868.9%
417River Dell ElementaryClaytonJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary99.7%98168.9%
418Oberlin MiddleRaleighWake County SchoolsMiddle30.1%1,04968.8%
419Thanksgiving ElementarySelmaJohnston County Public SchoolsElementary99.5%87068.8%
420Herbert Akins Rd ElementaryFuquay-VarinaWake County SchoolsElementary32.0%98868.8%
421Pleasant Garden ElementaryPleasant GardenGuilford County SchoolsElementary99.3%45368.7%
422Duplin Early College HighKenansvilleDuplin County SchoolsHigh98.5%19968.7%
423Vanstory Hills ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary99.4%51468.7%
424Northwoods ElementaryCaryWake County SchoolsElementary35.1%57968.7%
425Thomas Jefferson MiddleWinston-SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County SchoolsMiddle99.6%80868.7%
426Porter Ridge Middle SchoolIndian TrailUnion County Public SchoolsMiddle39.7%1,44768.6%
427Mt Ulla ElementaryMount UllaRowan-Salisbury SchoolsElementary98.9%28168.6%
428Long Hill ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County SchoolsElementary99.3%41268.5%
429Stedman ElementaryStedmanCumberland County SchoolsElementary98.9%28468.5%
430W T Griggs ElementaryPoplar BranchCurrituck County SchoolsElementary58.1%25868.5%
431George M. Horton MiddlePittsboroChatham County SchoolsMiddle99.3%41468.5%
432Old Dock ElementaryWhitevilleColumbus County SchoolsElementary98.9%26568.3%
433FPG ElementaryChapel HillChapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsElementary36.4%53668.3%
434Forest City-Dunbar Elementary SchoolForest CityRutherford County SchoolsElementary98.3%45968.3%
435Rutherfordton Elementary SchoolRutherfordtonRutherford County SchoolsElementary95.2%39768.2%
436Pinnacle Elementary SchoolPinnacleStokes County SchoolsElementary98.1%16268.2%
437Randolph MiddleCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle48.1%1,21568.0%
438Marvin B Smith ElementaryBurlingtonAlamance-Burlington SchoolsElementary99.3%55668.0%
439North Davidson MiddleLexingtonDavidson County SchoolsMiddle45.0%70668.0%
440Sherrills Ford ElementarySherrills FordCatawba County SchoolsElementary42.3%63367.9%
441West Lake ElementaryApexWake County SchoolsElementary32.0%58167.9%
442Surf City MiddleHampsteadPender County SchoolsMiddle21.3%75267.9%
443Vass-Lakeview ElementaryVassMoore County SchoolsElementary40.7%51167.8%
444Endhaven ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary36.1%79067.8%
445G R WhitfieldGrimeslandPitt County SchoolsElementary99.5%56067.8%
446Moyock ElementaryMoyockCurrituck County SchoolsElementary21.1%74067.8%
447Pitts School Road ElementaryConcordCabarrus County SchoolsElementary51.0%88567.7%
448Fuller ElementaryRaleighWake County SchoolsElementary39.6%54567.7%
449Union ElementaryValeLincoln County SchoolsElementary99.1%34267.7%
450Woodland Heights MiddleMooresvilleIredell-Statesville SchoolsMiddle23.6%58167.6%
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