North Carolina: the counties with the highest-performing public schools

93 counties

North Carolina counties ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 51.7%. Showing ranks 51 to 93.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	% Proficient
51	Caldwell County	NC	26	10,920	50.9%
52	Yancey County	NC	7	2,148	50.8%
53	Yadkin County	NC	14	5,174	50.4%
54	Cumberland County	NC	88	50,815	50.2%
55	Avery County	NC	10	2,025	49.9%
56	Guilford County	NC	137	79,539	49.3%
57	Person County	NC	15	5,659	49.3%
58	Sampson County	NC	23	11,001	48.9%
59	Forsyth County	NC	85	55,902	48.8%
60	Nash County	NC	25	14,285	48.5%
61	Alleghany County	NC	4	1,352	48.1%
62	Durham County	NC	71	46,109	48.0%
63	Jackson County	NC	11	3,823	47.3%
64	Pasquotank County	NC	14	5,774	47.2%
65	Gates County	NC	5	1,410	47.1%
66	Randolph County	NC	42	21,656	47.1%
67	Lee County	NC	20	10,641	46.7%
68	Gaston County	NC	60	35,898	46.2%
69	Lenoir County	NC	18	8,480	45.7%
70	Hoke County	NC	14	8,732	45.1%
71	Rockingham County	NC	26	12,299	45.0%
72	Columbus County	NC	19	8,386	43.8%
73	Harnett County	NC	31	20,611	43.8%
74	Chowan County	NC	4	1,767	43.2%
75	Bertie County	NC	7	1,819	43.0%
76	Alamance County	NC	41	25,737	42.8%
77	Montgomery County	NC	12	3,818	42.7%
78	Caswell County	NC	6	2,098	42.0%
79	Anson County	NC	9	2,924	41.7%
80	Graham County	NC	3	1,096	41.5%
81	Granville County	NC	18	8,376	41.5%
82	Richmond County	NC	15	6,504	40.4%
83	Halifax County	NC	23	6,803	40.1%
84	Scotland County	NC	10	5,416	38.9%
85	Duplin County	NC	13	9,822	37.7%
86	Hertford County	NC	7	2,367	37.5%
87	Rowan County	NC	34	18,917	37.5%
88	Robeson County	NC	39	21,625	37.3%
89	Bladen County	NC	14	4,756	36.7%
90	Vance County	NC	18	7,495	35.8%
91	Washington County	NC	6	1,586	34.8%
92	Greene County	NC	6	2,699	31.3%
93	Warren County	NC	7	1,687	29.7%

See the national highest proficiency ranking →