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The top-graded public high schools in North Carolina

475 public high schools in North Carolina appear in this ranking of the top-graded public high schools, ranked by the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against what poverty predicts, and the three-year trend, each compared with schools in the same state. Brunswick County Early College leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

475

North Carolina

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	Brunswick County Early College	Bolivia, NC	Brunswick County Schools	High	332	A+	99.9
2	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	329	A+	99.7
3	Rockingham Co Early College High	Wentworth, NC	Rockingham County Schools	High	344	A+	99.3
4	Sampson Early College High	Clinton, NC	Sampson County Schools	High	229	A+	99.1
5	Wayne School of Engineering	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	486	A+	98.9
6	Wayne Early / Middle College High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	239	A+	98.7
7	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	380	A+	98.4
8	Philip J Weaver Ed Center	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	260	A+	98.2
9	ABSS Early College at ACC	Graham, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	247	A+	98
10	Cumberland Polytechnic	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	319	A+	97.8
11	Union County Early College	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	340	A+	97.6
12	Vance Co Early College	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	High	236	A+	97.4
13	SandHoke Early College High	Raeford, NC	Hoke County Schools	High	418	A+	97.2
14	Beaufort Co Early College High	Washington, NC	Beaufort County Schools	High	280	A+	97
15	Challenger Early College High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	376	A+	96.8
16	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	294	A+	96.6
17	NRM Early College High School	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	High	376	A+	96.4
18	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	317	A+	96.2
19	Stanly Early College High	Albemarle, NC	Stanly County Schools	High	188	A+	96
20	Isaac M Bear Early College High School	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	260	A+	95.8
21	Montgomery County Early College	Troy, NC	Montgomery County Schools	High	282	A+	95.5
22	Surry Early College	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	High	296	A+	95.3
23	PSRC Early College at RCC	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	274	A+	95.1
24	Scotland Early College High	Laurinburg, NC	Scotland County Schools	High	238	A	94.9
25	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	262	A	94.7
26	Cleveland ECHS	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	225	A	94.5
27	Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College	Elizabeth City, NC	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	High	115	A	94.3
28	Wayne School of Technical Arts	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	271	A	94.1
29	Lee Early College	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	High	272	A	93.7
30	Cabarrus Early College of Technology	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	236	A	93.5
31	Davidson Early College	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	138	A	93.3
32	SEA-Tech	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	227	A	93.1
33	McDowell Early College	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	High	241	A	92.9
34	McDowell Academy for Innovation	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	High	158	A	92.7
35	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	271	A	92.4
36	Craven Early College High	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	High	221	A	92.2
37	Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	875	A	92
38	Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	234	A	91.8
39	Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	162	A	91.6
40	Yadkin Early College	Yadkinville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	High	200	A	91.4
41	Marvin Ridge High	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,961	A	91.2
42	Lenoir County Early College High	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	High	246	A	91
43	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	337	A	90.8
44	Franklin County Early College	Louisburg, NC	Franklin County Schools	High	179	A	90.6
45	GTCC Middle College High	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	255	A	90.4
46	Agriculture and Science Early College	Olin, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	255	A	90.2
47	Rowan Co Early College	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	235	A	90
48	Wilson Academy of Applied Technology	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	High	280	A	89.8
49	Madison Early College High	Marshall, NC	Madison County Schools	High	270	A	89.5
50	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,764	A	89.3

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