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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.

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NORTH CAROLINA · OUTPERFORMING DEMOGRAPHICS

#	School	City	District	% FRL	% Proficient	Expected	Beats (pp)
151	West Alexander Middle	Taylorsville	Alexander County Schools	99.4%	69.6%	48.5%	21.12
152	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham	Durham Public Schools	99.5%	69.5%	48.5%	21.08
153	Bethware Elementary	Kings Mountain	Cleveland County Schools	99.5%	69.5%	48.5%	21.03
154	Youngsville Elementary	Youngsville	Franklin County Schools	99.3%	69.5%	48.5%	21.01
155	Glen Arden Elementary	Arden	Buncombe County Schools	95.8%	70.5%	49.6%	20.96
156	Pisgah High	Canton	Haywood County Schools	99.7%	69.3%	48.4%	20.89
157	Lewisville Middle	Lewisville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.7%	69.3%	48.4%	20.89
158	East Carteret High	Beaufort	Carteret County Public Schools	97.7%	69.9%	49.0%	20.89
159	Sedge Garden Elementary	Kernersville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.6%	69.3%	48.4%	20.85
160	Grover Elementary	Grover	Cleveland County Schools	99.1%	69.3%	48.6%	20.69
161	Ashe County Middle	Warrensville	Ashe County Schools	99.3%	69.2%	48.5%	20.65
162	Old Richmond Elementary	Tobaccoville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.3%	69.2%	48.5%	20.64
163	Coopers Elementary	Elm City	Nash County Public Schools	99.5%	69.0%	48.5%	20.57
164	River Dell Elementary	Clayton	Johnston County Public Schools	99.7%	68.9%	48.4%	20.46
165	Colfax Elementary	Colfax	Guilford County Schools	99.5%	68.9%	48.5%	20.45
166	South Topsail Elementary	Hampstead	Pender County Schools	99.5%	68.9%	48.5%	20.44
167	Beaufort Elementary	Beaufort	Carteret County Public Schools	99.1%	69.0%	48.6%	20.42
168	Harris Elementary School	Forest City	Rutherford County Schools	95.9%	70.0%	49.6%	20.4
169	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma	Johnston County Public Schools	99.5%	68.8%	48.4%	20.35
170	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.6%	68.7%	48.4%	20.23
171	Pleasant Garden Elementary	Pleasant Garden	Guilford County Schools	99.3%	68.7%	48.5%	20.19
172	Vanstory Hills Elementary	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	99.4%	68.7%	48.5%	20.18
173	CITI High School	Rocky Mount	Nash County Public Schools	96.6%	69.4%	49.4%	20.04
174	Long Hill Elementary	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	99.3%	68.5%	48.5%	20
175	George M. Horton Middle	Pittsboro	Chatham County Schools	99.3%	68.5%	48.5%	19.95
176	Duplin Early College High	Kenansville	Duplin County Schools	98.5%	68.7%	48.8%	19.94
177	Mt Ulla Elementary	Mount Ulla	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	98.9%	68.6%	48.6%	19.93
178	Stedman Elementary	Stedman	Cumberland County Schools	98.9%	68.5%	48.6%	19.89
179	Old Dock Elementary	Whiteville	Columbus County Schools	98.9%	68.3%	48.6%	19.7
180	Craven Early College High	New Bern	Craven County Board of Education	33.9%	88.1%	68.5%	19.59
181	Cabarrus Early College of Technology	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	32.2%	88.6%	69.0%	19.59
182	Marvin B Smith Elementary	Burlington	Alamance-Burlington Schools	99.3%	68.0%	48.5%	19.45
183	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City	Rutherford County Schools	98.3%	68.3%	48.8%	19.43
184	G R Whitfield	Grimesland	Pitt County Schools	99.5%	67.8%	48.5%	19.33
185	Pinnacle Elementary School	Pinnacle	Stokes County Schools	98.1%	68.2%	48.9%	19.3
186	Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	35.5%	87.2%	68.0%	19.18
187	Union Elementary	Vale	Lincoln County Schools	99.1%	67.7%	48.6%	19.09
188	Meadowlark Middle	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.5%	67.5%	48.5%	19.01
189	Bethlehem Elementary	Taylorsville	Alexander County Schools	99.1%	67.4%	48.6%	18.84
190	Vaughan Academy of Technology	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.0%	67.4%	48.6%	18.82
191	Jamesville Elementary	Jamesville	Martin County Schools	98.6%	67.4%	48.7%	18.66
192	Durham School of Technology	Durham	Durham Public Schools	98.6%	67.4%	48.7%	18.65
193	Clement Elementary	Autryville	Sampson County Schools	99.2%	67.2%	48.5%	18.62
194	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring	Johnston County Public Schools	99.5%	67.0%	48.5%	18.54
195	North Newton Elementary	Newton	Newton Conover City Schools	99.2%	67.0%	48.5%	18.48
196	Mountain Park Elementary	State Road	Surry County Schools	98.4%	67.3%	48.8%	18.47
197	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton	Rutherford County Schools	95.2%	68.2%	49.8%	18.47
198	Wilson Academy of Applied Technology	Wilson	Wilson County Schools	45.7%	83.3%	64.9%	18.36
199	George Watts Elementary	Durham	Durham Public Schools	99.2%	66.9%	48.6%	18.35
200	Battleground Elementary	Lincolnton	Lincoln County Schools	97.1%	67.5%	49.2%	18.33

Page 4 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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