North Carolina: the highest-performing school districts

112 districts

North Carolina public school districts ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the district. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	% Proficient
1	Union County Public Schools	NC	52	41,272	68.8%
2	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	NC	20	11,392	68.1%
3	Carteret County Public Schools	NC	17	7,847	67.5%
4	Watauga County Schools	NC	11	4,658	64.8%
5	Camden County Schools	NC	5	1,918	64.0%
6	Moore County Schools	NC	23	13,085	63.0%
7	Haywood County Schools	NC	15	6,476	62.9%
8	Currituck County Schools	NC	10	4,601	62.1%
9	Wake County Schools	NC	198	163,176	61.9%
10	Dare County Schools	NC	11	4,968	61.5%
11	Cabarrus County Schools	NC	44	35,568	61.1%
12	Lincoln County Schools	NC	22	11,710	59.6%
13	Polk County Schools	NC	7	2,110	59.3%
14	Ashe County Schools	NC	6	2,676	59.1%
15	Chatham County Schools	NC	21	8,987	58.4%
16	Elkin City Schools	NC	4	1,329	58.3%
17	Clay County Schools	NC	4	1,322	57.9%
18	Pender County Schools	NC	19	11,073	57.7%
19	Rutherford County Schools	NC	18	7,394	57.4%
20	Henderson County Schools	NC	23	12,619	57.3%
21	New Hanover County Schools	NC	42	24,791	57.3%
22	Asheville City Schools	NC	9	4,177	57.2%
23	Davie County Schools	NC	13	6,116	57.0%
24	Madison County Schools	NC	7	2,063	57.0%
25	Catawba County Schools	NC	28	16,003	56.7%
26	Orange County Schools	NC	13	6,982	56.6%
27	Surry County Schools	NC	20	7,318	56.3%
28	Davidson County Schools	NC	35	17,936	56.2%
29	Transylvania County Schools	NC	9	3,205	56.1%
30	Mooresville Graded School District	NC	8	5,917	56.0%
31	Johnston County Public Schools	NC	48	37,320	55.6%
32	Pamlico County Schools	NC	4	1,130	55.4%
33	Wilkes County Schools	NC	22	8,547	55.2%
34	Newton Conover City Schools	NC	7	2,654	55.1%
35	Stanly County Schools	NC	23	8,743	55.1%
36	Alexander County Schools	NC	11	4,344	54.9%
37	Cleveland County Schools	NC	28	14,504	54.5%
38	Cherokee County Schools	NC	13	2,992	54.3%
39	Iredell-Statesville Schools	NC	38	21,017	54.2%
40	Brunswick County Schools	NC	20	13,561	54.1%
41	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	NC	186	145,014	54.1%
42	Onslow County Schools	NC	39	27,397	53.9%
43	Burke County Schools	NC	26	11,667	53.6%
44	Wilson County Schools	NC	25	10,451	53.6%
45	Stokes County Schools	NC	19	5,758	53.5%
46	Beaufort County Schools	NC	13	5,601	53.4%
47	Mount Airy City Schools	NC	4	1,786	53.1%
48	Pitt County Schools	NC	40	24,470	52.8%
49	Buncombe County Schools	NC	45	22,452	52.5%
50	Jones County Schools	NC	5	1,016	52.4%

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