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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)
51	East Bladen High	Elizabethtown	Bladen County Schools	98.5%	23.1%	48.8%	-25.67
52	East Wake High	Wendell	Wake County Schools	63.5%	33.8%	59.4%	-25.61
53	Moss Street Elementary	Reidsville	Rockingham County Schools	97.5%	23.5%	49.1%	-25.57
54	Overhills High	Spring Lake	Harnett County Schools	50.9%	37.8%	63.3%	-25.49
55	Gibson Elementary	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.5%	23.0%	48.5%	-25.47
56	Starmount High	Boonville	Yadkin County Schools	62.9%	34.2%	59.6%	-25.42
57	A L Brown High	Kannapolis	Kannapolis City Schools	99.8%	23.0%	48.4%	-25.39
58	Red Springs Middle	Red Springs	Public Schools of Robeson County	99.5%	23.1%	48.5%	-25.34
59	North Forsyth Magnet High	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.7%	23.1%	48.4%	-25.29
60	Ranson Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.6%	23.2%	48.4%	-25.25
61	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham	Durham Public Schools	99.8%	23.1%	48.4%	-25.24
62	Flat Rock Middle	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.6%	23.3%	48.4%	-25.15
63	James B Dudley High	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	99.8%	23.5%	48.4%	-24.84
64	William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax County Schools	98.8%	23.9%	48.7%	-24.8
65	Hugh M Cummings High	Burlington	Alamance-Burlington Schools	98.8%	24.0%	48.7%	-24.71
66	Hertford County High	Ahoskie	Hertford County Schools	99.3%	23.8%	48.5%	-24.68
67	Hurley Elementary	Salisbury	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	99.4%	23.8%	48.5%	-24.67
68	Parkland High	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.8%	23.7%	48.4%	-24.66
69	West Rowan High	Mount Ulla	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	99.7%	23.8%	48.4%	-24.63
70	Western Harnett High	Lillington	Harnett County Schools	61.8%	35.4%	60.0%	-24.58
71	New Bern High	New Bern	Craven County Board of Education	51.0%	38.7%	63.3%	-24.54
72	Columbia High	Columbia	Tyrrell County Schools	98.3%	24.5%	48.8%	-24.32
73	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham	Durham Public Schools	99.5%	24.2%	48.5%	-24.27
74	Dillard Middle	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	99.1%	24.4%	48.6%	-24.21
75	Saint Pauls Middle	Saint Pauls	Public Schools of Robeson County	99.6%	24.3%	48.4%	-24.1
76	Southeast Raleigh High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	99.8%	24.3%	48.4%	-24.07
77	Greene Central High	Snow Hill	Greene County Schools	99.6%	24.4%	48.4%	-23.99
78	Gates County Senior High	Gatesville	Gates County Schools	54.6%	38.2%	62.2%	-23.99
79	White Oak High	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	48.4%	40.1%	64.1%	-23.94
80	Hunter Huss High	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	99.7%	24.5%	48.4%	-23.88
81	Hidden Valley Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.6%	24.6%	48.4%	-23.86
82	East Albemarle Elementary	Albemarle	Stanly County Schools	98.9%	24.8%	48.7%	-23.85
83	N B Mills Elementary	Statesville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	99.2%	24.9%	48.5%	-23.66
84	Statesville High	Statesville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	99.7%	24.8%	48.4%	-23.63
85	East Iredell Middle	Statesville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	99.1%	25.1%	48.6%	-23.53
86	Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy	Hollister	Halifax County Schools	98.3%	25.4%	48.8%	-23.45
87	Woodhill Elementary	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	99.5%	25.0%	48.5%	-23.43
88	H H Beam Elementary	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	99.5%	25.2%	48.5%	-23.26
89	Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academ	Halifax	Halifax County Schools	98.5%	25.5%	48.8%	-23.22
90	Monroe High	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	99.7%	25.2%	48.4%	-23.2
91	Petree Elementary	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.4%	25.4%	48.5%	-23.12
92	Washington County High	Plymouth	Washington County Schools	99.3%	25.5%	48.5%	-23.01
93	Garner High	Garner	Wake County Schools	54.7%	39.2%	62.1%	-22.95
94	Orrum Middle	Orrum	Public Schools of Robeson County	99.0%	25.7%	48.6%	-22.94
95	Mount Gilead Elementary	Mount Gilead	Montgomery County Schools	95.3%	26.8%	49.8%	-22.94
96	Nations Ford Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.5%	25.6%	48.5%	-22.85
97	Graham High	Graham	Alamance-Burlington Schools	99.6%	25.6%	48.4%	-22.84
98	Harvey R Newlin Elementary	Burlington	Alamance-Burlington Schools	99.4%	25.7%	48.5%	-22.79
99	Fairmont High	Fairmont	Public Schools of Robeson County	99.6%	25.6%	48.4%	-22.79
100	West Cabarrus High	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	57.2%	38.7%	61.4%	-22.64

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