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The top-graded public high schools in North Carolina · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the top-graded public schools in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

TOP GRADED · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
51	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	A	89.1
52	Innovation Early College High	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	High	227	A	88.9
53	Alexander Early College	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	High	172	A	88.7
54	Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	313	A	88.5
55	Massey Hill Classical High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	273	A	88.3
56	Randolph Early College High School	Asheboro, NC	Randolph County School System	High	358	A	88.1
57	Wilkes Early College High School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	265	A	87.9
58	Caldwell Early College	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	387	A	87.7
59	Wilmington Early College High	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	270	A	87.5
60	Providence High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,167	A	87.3
61	Mayland Early College	Spruce Pine, NC	Mitchell County Schools	High	113	A	87.1
62	Roanoke Rapids Early College High	Roanoke Rapids, NC	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	High	119	A	86.9
63	Weddington High	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,899	A	86.6
64	Tri-County Early College High	Murphy, NC	Cherokee County Schools	High	153	A	86.4
65	The JP Knapp ECH (i)School	Currituck, NC	Currituck County Schools	High	274	A	85.8
66	East Carteret High	Beaufort, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	521	A	85.6
67	Pisgah High	Canton, NC	Haywood County Schools	High	859	A	85.4
68	Columbus Career and College Academy	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	230	A	85
69	Central Piedmont Early College	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	278	A-	84.8
70	Discovery High School	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	146	A-	84.6
71	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	346	A-	84.4
72	Williams Secondary Montessori	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	401	A-	84.2
73	Duplin Early College High	Kenansville, NC	Duplin County Schools	High	199	A-	84
74	Croatan High	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	1,019	A-	83.7
75	EDGE Academy of Health Sciences	Rocky Mount, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	High	75	A-	83.5
76	Northwest Guilford High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	2,055	A-	83.3
77	CITI High School	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	High	87	A-	83.1
78	Northwest School of the Arts	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	993	A-	82.8
79	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	219	A-	82.8
80	Cuthbertson High	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,857	A-	82.5
81	Camden Early College High	Camden, NC	Camden County Schools	High	124	A-	82.3
82	Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	218	A-	82.1
83	Greene Early College High	Snow Hill, NC	Greene County Schools	High	166	A-	81.9
84	West Stanly High	Oakboro, NC	Stanly County Schools	High	800	A-	81.7
85	Davie County Early College High	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	High	131	A-	81.5
86	Halifax County Early College High	Weldon, NC	Halifax County Schools	High	126	A-	81.3
87	Hertford Co Early College	Ahoskie, NC	Hertford County Schools	High	198	A-	81.1
88	Anson Co. Early College High	Polkton, NC	Anson County Schools	High	210	A-	80.8
89	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	348	A-	80.6
90	Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	159	A-	80.4
91	Cox Mill High School	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,772	A-	80.2
92	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	A-	80
93	CS Brown High - STEM Program	Winton, NC	Hertford County Schools	High	100	A-	79.8
94	Middle College at GTCC-High Point	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	194	A-	79.6
95	Atkins Academic & Tech High	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,187	A-	79.4
96	UNCG Early/Middle College	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	199	A-	79.2
97	Ardrey Kell High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	3,036	A-	79
98	Stokes Early College High School	Walnut Cove, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	159	A-	78.8
99	Bertie Early College High	Windsor, NC	Bertie County Schools	High	99	A-	78.6
100	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,748	A-	78.4

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