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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Wake County, North Carolina

Across Wake County, North Carolina, 189 public schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Wake STEM Early College High School leads the list at 92.2%, against a median of 64.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

189

Wake County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient

92.2%

Median % Proficient

64.8%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	35.7%	294	92.2%
2	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	34.1%	317	91.9%
3	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	7.6%	1,632	91.8%
4	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	35.1%	262	89.6%
5	Mills Park Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	17.7%	594	88.9%
6	Hortons Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	11.5%	739	88.4%
7	Davis Drive Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	9.2%	794	88.3%
8	Apex Friendship Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	4.6%	896	88.0%
9	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	7.9%	1,412	87.8%
10	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	13.3%	992	87.5%
11	Highcroft Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	9.2%	698	87.2%
12	Olive Chapel Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	11.6%	1,066	86.2%
13	Barton Pond Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	12.2%	515	85.9%
14	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	34.4%	337	85.6%
15	Scotts Ridge Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	8.2%	869	85.6%
16	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	6.4%	2,283	85.1%
17	Green Hope Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	14.4%	548	85.0%
18	Holly Grove Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	13.3%	889	83.2%
19	Holly Springs Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	20.4%	751	82.2%
20	Jones Dairy Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	15.0%	627	81.8%
21	Leesville Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	27.7%	528	81.4%
22	Parkside Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	21.9%	730	80.8%
23	Oakview Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	11.9%	873	80.5%
24	Holly Ridge Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	18.1%	735	80.4%
25	Morrisville Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	13.2%	643	80.2%
26	Jeffreys Grove Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	31.5%	543	79.4%
27	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	21.3%	1,494	79.2%
28	Pleasant Union Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	21.1%	530	79.0%
29	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	16.9%	947	78.3%
30	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	19.2%	1,057	78.0%
31	Baucom Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	21.2%	675	77.7%
32	Woods Creek Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	24.6%	406	77.3%
33	Farmington Woods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	31.0%	648	76.9%
34	Ballentine Elementary	Fuquay Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	28.6%	742	76.7%
35	Laurel Park Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	12.7%	694	76.0%
36	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	36.1%	346	75.9%
37	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	12.5%	2,304	75.7%
38	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	17.7%	979	75.5%
39	Cedar Fork Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	17.0%	778	75.5%
40	Abbotts Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	37.5%	805	75.0%
41	Hunter Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	31.3%	658	75.0%
42	Sycamore Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	25.6%	778	74.8%
43	Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	25.7%	905	74.8%
44	Willow Springs Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	30.8%	826	74.7%
45	Lacy Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	23.7%	695	74.5%
46	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	11.2%	2,748	74.4%
47	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	30.0%	824	73.5%
48	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	31.7%	795	73.1%
49	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	24.8%	867	73.0%
50	Bryan Road Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	34.0%	685	72.9%

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