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The top-graded public high schools in North Carolina · page 3

Ranks 101–150 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
101	Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	167	A-	78.2
102	First Flight High School	Kill Devil Hills, NC	Dare County Schools	High	874	A-	77.8
103	Tuscola High	Waynesville, NC	Haywood County Schools	High	873	A-	77.5
104	Chatham Central High	Bear Creek, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	320	A-	77.3
105	Jackson Co Early College	Sylva, NC	Jackson County Public Schools	High	113	A-	77.1
106	Draughn High School	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	High	661	A-	76.9
107	East Surry High	Pilot Mountain, NC	Surry County Schools	High	576	A-	76.7
108	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	332	A-	76.5
109	West Carteret High	Morehead City, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	1,095	A-	76.3
110	William Amos Hough High	Cornelius, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,518	A-	76.1
111	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	A-	75.9
112	North Wilkes High School	Hays, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	578	A-	75.7
113	Topsail High	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	High	1,945	A-	75.5
114	Brevard High	Brevard, NC	Transylvania County Schools	High	799	A-	75.3
115	Cape Hatteras Secondary School	Buxton, NC	Dare County Schools	High	364	A-	75.1
116	Spring Creek High	Seven Springs, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	732	B+	74.8
117	Ronald W Reagan High School	Pfafftown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	2,122	B+	74.6
118	Northwood High	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	634	B+	74.4
119	Reid Ross Classical High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	227	B+	74.2
120	North Buncombe High	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	896	B+	74
121	East Burke High	Connelly Springs, NC	Burke County Schools	High	874	B+	73.8
122	Washington Early College High	Creswell, NC	Washington County Schools	High	72	B+	73.6
123	Midway High	Newton Grove, NC	Sampson County Schools	High	726	B+	73.4
124	South Point High	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	989	B+	73.2
125	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	B+	73
126	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,419	B+	72.8
127	Patton High School	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	756	B+	72.6
128	Elkin High	Elkin, NC	Elkin City Schools	High	401	B+	72.4
129	Saint Stephens High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	1,268	B+	72.2
130	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,608	B+	71.9
131	Jack Britt High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,940	B+	71.7
132	Princeton High	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	988	B+	71.5
133	Union Pines High	Cameron, NC	Moore County Schools	High	1,462	B+	71.3
134	Hyde Academy	Swan Quarter, NC	Hyde County Schools	High	47	B+	71.1
135	North Duplin Jr Sr High	Mt. Olive, NC	Duplin County Schools	High	609	B+	70.9
136	Pamlico County High	Bayboro, NC	Pamlico County Schools	High	423	B+	70.7
137	Pine Forest High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,551	B+	70.5
138	Charlotte Teacher Early College	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	192	B+	70.3
139	East Lincoln High	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	1,047	B+	70.1
140	Roberson High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,479	B+	69.9
141	West Lincoln High	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	731	B+	69.7
142	Warren Early College High	Warrenton, NC	Warren County Schools	High	117	B+	69.5
143	Watauga High	Boone, NC	Watauga County Schools	High	1,289	B+	69.3
144	Charles B Aycock High	Pikeville, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	1,138	B+	69
145	Hickory Ridge High	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,671	B+	68.8
146	Bandys High	Catawba, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	935	B+	68.6
147	West Stokes High School	King, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	799	B+	68.4
148	Reynolds High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,169	B+	68.2
149	Chase High School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	596	B+	68
150	Cleveland High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,889	B+	67.8

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