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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)
101	North Rowan Middle	Spencer	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	99.5%	25.9%	48.5%	-22.6
102	Southeast Middle	Salisbury	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	99.5%	25.9%	48.5%	-22.56
103	Sun Valley High	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	46.1%	42.2%	64.8%	-22.55
104	Hawk Eye Elementary	Red Springs	Hoke County Schools	99.1%	26.1%	48.6%	-22.53
105	Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax County Schools	98.8%	26.2%	48.7%	-22.47
106	Forbush High	East Bend	Yadkin County Schools	54.8%	39.7%	62.1%	-22.39
107	Julius L. Chambers High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.9%	26.0%	48.4%	-22.35
108	Rocky River High School	Mint Hill	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.8%	26.0%	48.4%	-22.33
109	Dole Elementary	Salisbury	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	99.2%	26.3%	48.5%	-22.21
110	Concord Middle	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	99.5%	26.3%	48.5%	-22.18
111	West Columbus High	Cerro Gordo	Columbus County Schools	97.6%	26.9%	49.0%	-22.17
112	Ben L. Smith High School	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	99.8%	26.2%	48.4%	-22.14
113	Salisbury High	Salisbury	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	99.7%	26.4%	48.4%	-22.03
114	Hertford County Middle	Murfreesboro	Hertford County Schools	99.4%	26.5%	48.5%	-22.02
115	Northeast Guilford High	McLeansville	Guilford County Schools	99.7%	26.5%	48.4%	-21.93
116	South Pine Academy	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.6%	26.5%	48.4%	-21.88
117	Reidsville High	Reidsville	Rockingham County Schools	99.6%	26.6%	48.4%	-21.84
118	Bessemer City High	Bessemer City	Gaston County Schools	99.5%	26.7%	48.5%	-21.76
119	Central Cabarrus High	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	54.0%	40.6%	62.4%	-21.76
120	Walkertown High	Walkertown	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.5%	26.8%	48.4%	-21.64
121	L Gilbert Carroll	Lumberton	Public Schools of Robeson County	99.4%	26.9%	48.5%	-21.63
122	Dana Elementary	Hendersonville	Henderson County Schools	99.3%	26.9%	48.5%	-21.59
123	Lee County High	Sanford	Lee County Schools	98.9%	27.1%	48.6%	-21.54
124	Bertie High	Windsor	Bertie County Schools	99.3%	27.0%	48.5%	-21.48
125	Mooresville High School	Mooresville	Mooresville Graded School District	41.2%	44.8%	66.3%	-21.47
126	Eugene Ashley High	Wilmington	New Hanover County Schools	40.2%	45.2%	66.6%	-21.37
127	Rosenwald Elementary	Fairmont	Public Schools of Robeson County	99.1%	27.3%	48.6%	-21.32
128	Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.6%	27.1%	48.4%	-21.26
129	Central Davidson High	Lexington	Davidson County Schools	55.1%	40.8%	62.0%	-21.23
130	Johnston Elementary	Asheville	Buncombe County Schools	98.6%	27.5%	48.7%	-21.21
131	Easton Elementary School	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.4%	27.3%	48.5%	-21.2
132	Warren County Middle	Warrenton	Warren County Schools	99.1%	27.4%	48.6%	-21.16
133	Lingerfeldt Elementary	Gastonia	Gaston County Schools	99.3%	27.4%	48.5%	-21.15
134	Erwin High	Asheville	Buncombe County Schools	99.7%	27.3%	48.4%	-21.12
135	Granville Central High	Stem	Granville County Schools	97.6%	28.0%	49.0%	-21.08
136	Townsend Elementary	Maxton	Public Schools of Robeson County	98.9%	27.6%	48.6%	-21.08
137	T Wingate Andrews High	High Point	Guilford County Schools	99.6%	27.4%	48.4%	-21.03
138	Carver Heights Elementary	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	99.3%	27.5%	48.5%	-21.02
139	Gillespie Park Elementary	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	98.6%	27.8%	48.7%	-20.91
140	Starmount Academy of Excellence	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	98.8%	27.8%	48.7%	-20.87
141	Northwest Middle	Winston Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	99.6%	27.6%	48.4%	-20.86
142	Red Springs High	Red Springs	Public Schools of Robeson County	98.7%	28.0%	48.7%	-20.72
143	Bruns Avenue Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	99.3%	27.9%	48.5%	-20.67
144	Mount Pleasant High	Mount Pleasant	Cabarrus County Schools	38.4%	46.5%	67.1%	-20.63
145	Richlands High	Richlands	Onslow County Schools	43.4%	45.0%	65.6%	-20.62
146	Parkview Village Elementary	High Point	Guilford County Schools	99.0%	28.0%	48.6%	-20.58
147	Elizabethtown Middle	Elizabethtown	Bladen County Schools	95.4%	29.1%	49.7%	-20.58
148	Purnell Swett High	Pembroke	Public Schools of Robeson County	99.5%	27.9%	48.5%	-20.56
149	East Davidson High	Thomasville	Davidson County Schools	57.7%	40.7%	61.2%	-20.53
150	Knollwood Elementary	Salisbury	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	99.5%	28.0%	48.5%	-20.43

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