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The top-graded public schools in North Carolina · page 6

Ranks 251–300 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
251	Grover Elementary	Grover, NC	Cleveland County Schools	Elementary	323	A	88.8
252	Shady Grove Elementary	Advance, NC	Davie County Schools	Elementary	492	A	88.7
253	South Charlotte Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	770	A	88.7
254	Alexander Early College	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	High	172	A	88.7
255	Colfax Elementary	Colfax, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	587	A	88.6
256	Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	313	A	88.5
257	Tucker Creek Middle	Havelock, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Middle	478	A	88.5
258	South Topsail Elementary	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	618	A	88.5
259	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	870	A	88.5
260	Jeffreys Grove Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	543	A	88.4
261	Eastover Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	385	A	88.3
262	Massey Hill Classical High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	273	A	88.3
263	New Century International Middle	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Middle	362	A	88.3
264	Kensington Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	901	A	88.2
265	Holly Grove Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	889	A	88.2
266	Randolph Early College High School	Asheboro, NC	Randolph County School System	High	358	A	88.1
267	Vanstory Hills Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	514	A	88.1
268	Beaufort Elementary	Beaufort, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	346	A	88
269	Piney Grove Middle School	Lawsonville, NC	Stokes County Schools	Middle	189	A	88
270	Hickory Ridge Elementary	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	927	A	87.9
271	Wilkes Early College High School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	265	A	87.9
272	W Jesse Gurganus Elementary	Havelock, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	340	A	87.8
273	Pleasant Garden Elementary	Pleasant Garden, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	453	A	87.8
274	Hiwassee Dam Middle	Murphy, NC	Cherokee County Schools	Middle	122	A	87.8
275	Caldwell Early College	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	387	A	87.7
276	Long Hill Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	412	A	87.7
277	New Century Middle	Cameron, NC	Moore County Schools	Middle	602	A	87.6
278	Mt Ulla Elementary	Mount Ulla, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	281	A	87.6
279	Wilmington Early College High	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	270	A	87.5
280	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	459	A	87.5
281	Stedman Elementary	Stedman, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	284	A	87.5
282	Creekside Elementary	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	453	A	87.4
283	Heritage Middle	Valdese, NC	Burke County Schools	Middle	475	A	87.4
284	McDeeds Creek Elementary	Southern Pines, NC	Moore County Schools	Elementary	707	A	87.3
285	Providence High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,167	A	87.3
286	Parkside Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	A	87.2
287	Knotts Island Elementary	Knotts Island, NC	Currituck County Schools	Elementary	91	A	87.2
288	Hayesville Middle	Hayesville, NC	Clay County Schools	Middle	301	A	87.2
289	Mayland Early College	Spruce Pine, NC	Mitchell County Schools	High	113	A	87.1
290	Marvin B Smith Elementary	Burlington, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Elementary	556	A	87.1
291	Carnage Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	924	A	87
292	Collinswood Language Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	893	A	87
293	Roanoke Rapids Early College High	Roanoke Rapids, NC	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	High	119	A	86.9
294	Old Dock Elementary	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	265	A	86.9
295	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	397	A	86.8
296	G R Whitfield	Grimesland, NC	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	560	A	86.8
297	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	356	A	86.7
298	Cleveland Middle	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	936	A	86.7
299	Vienna Elementary	Pfafftown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	755	A	86.6
300	Weddington High	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,899	A	86.6

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