North Carolina: the lowest-performing school districts

112 districts

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

#	District	State	Schools	Students	% Proficient
1	Weldon City Schools	NC	4	664	28.3%
2	Warren County Schools	NC	6	1,547	29.7%
3	Thomasville City Schools	NC	4	2,149	31.1%
4	Greene County Schools	NC	6	2,699	31.3%
5	Halifax County Schools	NC	11	2,150	32.5%
6	Edgecombe County Public Schools	NC	19	6,310	33.0%
7	Washington County Schools	NC	5	1,317	34.8%
8	Northampton County Schools	NC	6	1,251	35.2%
9	Vance County Schools	NC	16	5,205	35.8%
10	Kannapolis City Schools	NC	9	5,377	35.9%
11	Bladen County Schools	NC	12	3,928	36.7%
12	Public Schools of Robeson County	NC	36	20,856	37.3%
13	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	NC	32	17,683	37.3%
14	Hertford County Schools	NC	7	2,367	37.5%
15	Duplin County Schools	NC	13	9,822	37.7%
16	Scotland County Schools	NC	10	5,416	38.9%
17	Richmond County Schools	NC	15	6,504	40.4%
18	Graham County Schools	NC	3	1,096	41.5%
19	Granville County Schools	NC	16	6,402	41.5%
20	Anson County Schools	NC	9	2,924	41.7%
21	Caswell County Schools	NC	6	2,098	42.0%
22	Montgomery County Schools	NC	11	3,587	42.7%
23	Alamance-Burlington Schools	NC	37	22,661	42.8%
24	Asheboro City Schools	NC	8	4,405	42.9%
25	Bertie County Schools	NC	7	1,819	43.0%
26	Martin County Schools	NC	10	3,382	43.0%
27	Columbus County Schools	NC	12	5,440	43.1%
28	Clinton City Schools	NC	5	3,015	43.2%
29	Edenton-Chowan Schools	NC	4	1,767	43.2%
30	Lexington City Schools	NC	7	2,953	43.2%
31	Harnett County Schools	NC	29	20,095	43.8%
32	Rockingham County Schools	NC	23	11,114	45.0%
33	Hoke County Schools	NC	14	8,732	45.1%
34	Hickory City Schools	NC	9	3,735	45.6%
35	Lenoir County Public Schools	NC	17	8,331	45.7%
36	Swain County Schools	NC	6	1,872	45.8%
37	Gaston County Schools	NC	56	30,995	46.2%
38	Whiteville City Schools	NC	5	2,042	46.2%
39	Lee County Schools	NC	16	9,168	46.7%
40	Gates County Schools	NC	5	1,410	47.1%
41	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	NC	13	5,014	47.2%
42	Jackson County Public Schools	NC	9	3,444	47.3%
43	Durham Public Schools	NC	55	31,797	48.0%
44	Alleghany County Schools	NC	4	1,352	48.1%
45	Avery County Schools	NC	8	1,782	48.3%
46	Randolph County School System	NC	32	14,994	48.3%
47	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	NC	5	2,744	48.3%
48	Nash County Public Schools	NC	28	14,587	48.5%
49	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	NC	79	51,745	48.8%
50	Guilford County Schools	NC	123	68,535	49.3%

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