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The top-graded public schools in North Carolina · page 40

Ranks 1,951–2,000 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
1951	Hall-Woodward Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	532	D	13
1952	Oaks Road Academy	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	352	D	12.9
1953	Red Springs High	Red Springs, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	867	D	12.9
1954	Monroe Middle	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	802	D	12.8
1955	Northeast Elementary	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	Elementary	465	D	12.8
1956	Viewmont Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	Elementary	509	D	12.8
1957	Randleman High School	Randleman, NC	Randolph County School System	High	870	D	12.7
1958	Tabor City School	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	598	D	12.7
1959	Robbinsville Middle	Robbinsville, NC	Graham County Schools	Middle	243	D	12.6
1960	Brookside Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	512	D	12.6
1961	David Cox Road Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	604	D	12.5
1962	Ed V Baldwin Elementary	Hope Mills, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	634	D	12.5
1963	Purnell Swett High	Pembroke, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	1,583	D	12.5
1964	Princeville Elementary	Tarboro, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	Elementary	205	D	12.4
1965	Carver Middle	Laurel Hill, NC	Scotland County Schools	Middle	563	D	12.4
1966	Kings Creek Elementary	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	Elementary	153	D	12.3
1967	T Wingate Andrews High	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	753	D	12.3
1968	Monroe Avenue Elementary	Hamlet, NC	Richmond County Schools	Elementary	411	D	12.2
1969	Otis L Hairston Sr Middle	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Middle	658	D	12.2
1970	Aversboro Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	381	D	12.2
1971	East Iredell Elementary	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Elementary	663	D	12.1
1972	Bertie High	Windsor, NC	Bertie County Schools	High	449	D	12.1
1973	Oakley Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	502	D	12
1974	West Edgecombe Middle	Rocky Mount, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	Middle	249	D	12
1975	Huntingtowne Farms Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	776	D	11.9
1976	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	1,013	D	11.9
1977	Thomasville Primary	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville City Schools	Elementary	753	D	11.8
1978	Stoney Creek Elementary	Reidsville, NC	Caswell County Schools	Elementary	140	D	11.8
1979	Turrentine Middle	Burlington, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Middle	739	D	11.7
1980	Shady Brook Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	Elementary	322	D	11.7
1981	Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	854	D	11.7
1982	Benjamin J Martin Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	522	D	11.6
1983	Emma Elementary	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	277	D	11.5
1984	Brogden Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	753	D	11.5
1985	Wadesboro Primary	Wadesboro, NC	Anson County Schools	Elementary	295	D	11.5
1986	West Columbus High	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	459	D	11.5
1987	Deep Branch Elementary	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	374	D	11.4
1988	Albemarle Road Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	945	D	11.3
1989	Central Elementary	Jackson, NC	Northampton County Schools	Elementary	283	D	11.3
1990	Walkertown High	Walkertown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	662	D	11.3
1991	West Oxford Elementary	Oxford, NC	Granville County Schools	Elementary	520	D	11.2
1992	Walter G. Byers School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	303	D	11.2
1993	Ferndale Middle	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Middle	486	D	11.1
1994	Riverview Elementary	Murfreesboro, NC	Hertford County Schools	Elementary	372	D	11.1
1995	Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep Academ	Halifax, NC	Halifax County Schools	High	204	D	11.1
1996	Cliffdale Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	613	D	11
1997	Marie G Davis School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	328	D	10.9
1998	Saint Stephens Elementary	Conover, NC	Catawba County Schools	Elementary	711	D	10.9
1999	J. M. Alexander Middle	Huntersville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	799	D	10.9
2000	Bessemer City High	Bessemer City, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	590	D	10.9

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