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The top-graded public schools in North Carolina · page 21

Ranks 1,001–1,050 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
1001	T S Cooper Elementary	Sunbury, NC	Gates County Schools	Elementary	170	B	55.2
1002	Alexander Central High	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	High	1,254	B	55.2
1003	Clayton Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	609	B	55.1
1004	Trindale Elementary School	Archdale, NC	Randolph County School System	Elementary	382	B	55.1
1005	Cary High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,044	B	55
1006	Northeast Elementary	Pikeville, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	497	B	55
1007	Trent Park Elementary	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	390	B-	54.9
1008	North End Elementary	Roxboro, NC	Person County Schools	Elementary	283	B-	54.9
1009	John Chavis Middle School	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	412	B-	54.8
1010	Dudley Shoals Elementary	Granite Falls, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	433	B-	54.8
1011	South Caldwell High	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	1,272	B-	54.8
1012	New Century International Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	686	B-	54.7
1013	Smithfield Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	672	B-	54.6
1014	New Hope Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	528	B-	54.6
1015	Hanes Magnet School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	967	B-	54.6
1016	North Iredell High	Olin, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	983	B-	54.6
1017	Kingswood Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	427	B-	54.5
1018	Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	392	B-	54.4
1019	Macon Middle School	Franklin, NC	Macon County Schools	Middle	576	B-	54.4
1020	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	390	B-	54.3
1021	James Y Joyner Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	274	B-	54.3
1022	Cherryville High	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	484	B-	54.3
1023	Meadowview Magnet Middle	Mount Airy, NC	Surry County Schools	Middle	318	B-	54.2
1024	Morehead Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	509	B-	54.2
1025	Jacksonville High	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	1,441	B-	54.1
1026	Alderman Road Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	655	B-	54.1
1027	Rockwell Elementary	Rockwell, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	502	B-	54
1028	Central Middle	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	Middle	502	B-	54
1029	Fuquay-Varina Elementary	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	772	B-	53.9
1030	Wake Forest High School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,043	B-	53.9
1031	G W Carver Elementary	Pinetops, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	Elementary	550	B-	53.9
1032	Reynolds Middle	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	490	B-	53.8
1033	Manning Elementary School	Roanoke Rapids, NC	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	Elementary	630	B-	53.8
1034	Crown Point Elementary	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	657	B-	53.7
1035	Wilkes Central High School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	719	B-	53.7
1036	South Toe Elementary	Burnsville, NC	Yancey County Schools	Elementary	107	B-	53.6
1037	Pisgah Elementary	Candler, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	162	B-	53.6
1038	Jamestown Middle	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	Middle	949	B-	53.6
1039	Joyner Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	569	B-	53.5
1040	Hendersonville High	Hendersonville, NC	Henderson County Schools	High	794	B-	53.5
1041	Pleasant Gardens Elementary School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Elementary	289	B-	53.4
1042	Bethel Elementary	Sugar Grove, NC	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	128	B-	53.3
1043	Peachland-Polkton Elem	Peachland, NC	Anson County Schools	Elementary	473	B-	53.3
1044	West Wilkes Middle School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	Middle	450	B-	53.3
1045	North Brunswick High	Leland, NC	Brunswick County Schools	High	1,620	B-	53.3
1046	Cove Creek Elementary	Vilas, NC	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	289	B-	53.2
1047	Shawboro Elementary School	Shawboro, NC	Currituck County Schools	Elementary	625	B-	53.1
1048	Andrews Middle	Andrews, NC	Cherokee County Schools	Middle	167	B-	53.1
1049	Smoky Mountain High School	Sylva, NC	Jackson County Public Schools	High	881	B-	53.1
1050	South Lakes Elementary	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	774	B-	53

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