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North Carolina schools underperforming demographics

Every North Carolina public school in the bottom 10% of its state by BeatsExpectations. Being on this list is a starting question, not a verdict: a school may be in leadership transition, recovering from a demographic shift, or working through curriculum or staffing problems.

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NORTH CAROLINA · UNDERPERFORMING DEMOGRAPHICS

#	School	City	District	% FRL	% Proficient	Expected	Gap (pp)
1	North Rowan High	Spencer	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	0.5%	26.9%	78.7%	-51.84
2	Koontz Elementary	Salisbury	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	92.8%	13.3%	50.5%	-37.24
3	Tarboro High	Tarboro	Edgecombe County Public Schools	99.4%	11.5%	48.5%	-36.96
4	Northampton County High School	Gaston	Northampton County Schools	98.9%	11.9%	48.6%	-36.75
5	Center for Career Innovation	Asheville	Buncombe County Schools	43.9%	30.3%	65.4%	-35.14
6	R Freeman Sch of Engineering	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	98.8%	15.5%	48.7%	-33.16
7	Carver High	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.6%	15.5%	48.4%	-32.9
8	North Rowan Elementary	Spencer	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	99.3%	15.9%	48.5%	-32.59
9	North Edgecombe High	Tarboro	Edgecombe County Public Schools	99.2%	16.0%	48.6%	-32.56
10	Vance County High School	Henderson	Vance County Schools	99.7%	16.2%	48.4%	-32.16
11	Weldon STEM High School Career Academies	Halifax	Weldon City Schools	97.9%	17.0%	48.9%	-31.91
12	Eastern Randolph High School	Ramseur	Randolph County School System	99.3%	17.4%	48.5%	-31.14
13	Southwestern Randolph High School	Asheboro	Randolph County School System	55.9%	30.8%	61.8%	-30.94
14	Providence Grove High School	Climax	Randolph County School System	53.8%	32.7%	62.4%	-29.74
15	Southwest High	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	57.3%	31.9%	61.4%	-29.45
16	North Graham Elementary	Graham	Alamance-Burlington Schools	99.2%	19.1%	48.6%	-29.42
17	Knightdale High	Knightdale	Wake County Schools	66.9%	29.0%	58.4%	-29.41
18	Garinger High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.8%	19.0%	48.4%	-29.38
19	SouthWest Edgecombe High	Pinetops	Edgecombe County Public Schools	99.5%	19.2%	48.5%	-29.23
20	Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic	Littleton	Halifax County Schools	99.1%	19.5%	48.6%	-29.12
21	Harding University High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.8%	19.4%	48.4%	-29.01
22	Thomasville High	Thomasville	Thomasville City Schools	99.5%	19.9%	48.5%	-28.53
23	Mineral Springs Middle	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.6%	20.0%	48.4%	-28.4
24	Graham Middle	Graham	Alamance-Burlington Schools	99.5%	20.1%	48.5%	-28.36
25	Wallace-Rose Hill High	Teachey	Duplin County Schools	99.6%	20.8%	48.4%	-27.66
26	North Hills Elementary	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.3%	20.9%	48.5%	-27.6
27	Fairmont Middle	Fairmont	Public Schools of Robeson County	98.8%	21.1%	48.7%	-27.59
28	Pender High	Burgaw	Pender County Schools	98.5%	21.3%	48.8%	-27.45
29	Southern Alamance High	Graham	Alamance-Burlington Schools	49.8%	36.3%	63.6%	-27.36
30	Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.2%	21.3%	48.5%	-27.27
31	Kinston High	Kinston	Lenoir County Public Schools	99.1%	21.5%	48.6%	-27.05
32	Mariam Boyd Elementary	Warrenton	Warren County Schools	97.9%	21.9%	48.9%	-26.99
33	Albemarle High	Albemarle	Stanly County Schools	99.0%	21.6%	48.6%	-26.97
34	East Arcadia Elementary	Riegelwood	Bladen County Schools	95.6%	22.7%	49.6%	-26.95
35	Konnoak Middle School	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.2%	21.6%	48.6%	-26.94
36	South Stokes High School	Walnut Cove	Stokes County Schools	51.9%	36.2%	63.0%	-26.84
37	Third Creek Middle	Statesville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	99.3%	21.7%	48.5%	-26.83
38	Robert B Glenn High School	Kernersville	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.8%	21.6%	48.4%	-26.77
39	Randleman High School	Randleman	Randolph County School System	59.5%	34.0%	60.7%	-26.66
40	Goldsboro High	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	97.6%	22.4%	49.0%	-26.62
41	Rolesville High	Rolesville	Wake County Schools	50.6%	36.8%	63.4%	-26.6
42	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham	Durham Public Schools	99.2%	22.0%	48.6%	-26.57
43	Overton Elementary	Salisbury	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	92.0%	24.2%	50.8%	-26.51
44	Sanderson High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	43.4%	39.2%	65.6%	-26.38
45	Eastlawn Elementary	Burlington	Alamance-Burlington Schools	99.4%	22.3%	48.5%	-26.2
46	Warren County High	Warrenton	Warren County Schools	99.2%	22.4%	48.6%	-26.19
47	Richmond Senior High	Rockingham	Richmond County Schools	99.4%	22.5%	48.5%	-26.01
48	West Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.8%	22.4%	48.4%	-26.01
49	Weldon Elementary Global Academy	Weldon	Weldon City Schools	98.9%	22.9%	48.6%	-25.77
50	Harnett Central High	Angier	Harnett County Schools	56.1%	36.0%	61.7%	-25.68

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