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North Carolina schools outperforming demographics

Every North Carolina public school in the top 10% of its state by BeatsExpectations score, ranked by how many percentage points they beat what their free-and-reduced-lunch profile would predict.

NORTH CAROLINA · OUTPERFORMING DEMOGRAPHICS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientExpectedBeats (pp)
101Ridgewood ElementaryWintervillePitt County Schools99.6%72.4%48.4%24.01
102North Chatham ElementaryChapel HillChatham County Schools99.5%72.5%48.5%23.99
103Armstrong ElementaryEastoverCumberland County Schools98.5%72.7%48.8%23.97
104Hopewell Elementary SchoolTrinityRandolph County School System99.6%72.4%48.4%23.94
105Davidson Early CollegeThomasvilleDavidson County Schools42.8%89.7%65.8%23.86
106Tramway ElementarySanfordLee County Schools98.7%72.5%48.7%23.85
107Oakwood ElementaryHickoryHickory City Schools99.1%72.4%48.6%23.82
108Bethel MiddleWaynesvilleHaywood County Schools98.8%72.3%48.7%23.69
109Wake Early College of Health and ScienceRaleighWake County Schools34.1%91.9%68.4%23.46
110Barnardsville ElementaryBarnardsvilleBuncombe County Schools97.6%72.5%49.0%23.44
111Jesse Wharton ElemGreensboroGuilford County Schools99.4%71.8%48.5%23.31
112Foothills Community SchoolMarionMcDowell County Schools98.5%72.1%48.8%23.3
113Peachtree ElementaryMurphyCherokee County Schools97.6%72.3%49.0%23.29
114Pine Level ElementaryPine LevelJohnston County Public Schools98.8%71.9%48.7%23.28
115Union ElementaryShallotteBrunswick County Schools99.5%71.7%48.4%23.21
116Rutherford Early College High SchoolSpindaleRutherford County Schools98.6%71.9%48.7%23.19
117George Hildebrand ElementaryConnelly SpringsBurke County Schools98.5%71.9%48.8%23.13
118Bladen Early CollegeDublinBladen County Schools97.7%72.1%49.0%23.12
119Mountain View ElementaryHickoryCatawba County Schools99.6%71.2%48.4%22.78
120Atlantic ElementaryAtlanticCarteret County Public Schools95.5%72.3%49.7%22.57
121Gray's Creek ElementaryHope MillsCumberland County Schools99.3%71.1%48.5%22.56
122Mount Olive Elementary SchoolKingStokes County Schools99.1%71.2%48.6%22.56
123Bethel ElementaryCantonHaywood County Schools98.7%71.3%48.7%22.56
124PSRC Early College at RCCLumbertonPublic Schools of Robeson County41.2%88.7%66.3%22.45
125Rogers-Herr MiddleDurhamDurham Public Schools99.5%70.9%48.4%22.44
126Cane Creek MiddleFletcherBuncombe County Schools98.0%71.3%48.9%22.35
127West Buncombe ElementaryAshevilleBuncombe County Schools98.1%71.2%48.9%22.29
128Springfield MiddleLucamaWilson County Schools99.3%70.7%48.5%22.18
129Weeksville ElementaryElizabeth CityElizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools99.0%70.8%48.6%22.17
130Brooks Global ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County Schools98.4%70.9%48.8%22.13
131Iron Station ElementaryIron StationLincoln County Schools98.6%70.8%48.7%22.12
132Gardners ElementaryElm CityWilson County Schools98.2%71.0%48.9%22.12
133Morehead MontessoriDurhamDurham Public Schools98.9%70.7%48.6%22.09
134West Pine ElementaryWest EndMoore County Schools99.2%70.5%48.5%22.01
135Weaverville ElementaryWeavervilleBuncombe County Schools97.4%71.1%49.1%22.01
136Edward Best ElementaryLouisburgFranklin County Schools99.4%70.5%48.5%22.01
137Florence ElementaryHigh PointGuilford County Schools99.5%70.3%48.5%21.81
138Town Creek ElementaryWinnabowBrunswick County Schools99.3%70.3%48.5%21.78
139Richfield ElementaryRichfieldStanly County Schools99.0%70.3%48.6%21.73
140Pilot Mountain ElementaryPilot MountainSurry County Schools99.2%70.2%48.6%21.68
141Hasty ElementaryThomasvilleDavidson County Schools99.2%70.1%48.5%21.59
142EDGE Academy of Health SciencesRocky MountEdgecombe County Public Schools96.0%71.1%49.5%21.57
143Isaac M Bear Early College High SchoolWilmingtonNew Hanover County Schools25.8%92.5%71.0%21.57
144Wake Young Men's Leadership AcademyRaleighWake County Schools35.1%89.6%68.1%21.51
145Alamance ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County Schools99.4%70.0%48.5%21.5
146Columbus Career and College AcademyWhitevilleColumbus County Schools98.7%70.2%48.7%21.47
147General Greene ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County Schools99.3%69.8%48.5%21.27
148Frank Morgan ElementaryClemmonsWinston Salem / Forsyth County Schools99.6%69.7%48.4%21.25
149Albert H Bangert ElementaryNew BernCraven County Board of Education98.9%69.8%48.6%21.2
150Yadkin Early CollegeYadkinvilleYadkin County Schools48.5%85.2%64.0%21.13
Page 3 of 5 · 226 ranked. Schools in the top 10% within their state by BeatsExpectations (proficiency residual after controlling for free-and-reduced-lunch share).

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