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The highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in North Carolina

1,297 public elementary schools in North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Wesley Chapel Elementary leads the list at 92.2%, against a median of 55.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

1,297

North Carolina

Top % Proficient

92.2%

Median % Proficient

55.4%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Wesley Chapel Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	14.4%	729	92.2%
2	Polo Ridge Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	18.5%	634	91.0%
3	Providence Spring Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	5.3%	586	90.6%
4	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	7.2%	528	90.2%
5	Marvin Elementary	Marvin, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	4.4%	666	89.4%
6	Rea View Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	5.4%	629	89.4%
7	Rea Farms STEAM Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	12.8%	1,098	89.3%
8	Mills Park Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	17.7%	594	88.9%
9	Grand Oak Elementary	Huntersville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	21.3%	549	88.6%
10	Wrightsville Beach Elem	Wrightsville Beach, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	8.9%	280	88.6%
11	Selwyn Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	14.8%	669	88.5%
12	Hortons Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	11.5%	739	88.4%
13	Davis Drive Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	9.2%	794	88.3%
14	W R Odell Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	16.3%	1,052	88.1%
15	Apex Friendship Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	4.6%	896	88.0%
16	Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	18.8%	330	87.9%
17	Masonboro Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	20.6%	564	87.9%
18	Cox Mill Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	10.6%	1,086	87.7%
19	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	19.0%	670	87.5%
20	Antioch Elementary	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	8.9%	816	87.5%
21	Highcroft Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	9.2%	698	87.2%
22	Pinehurst Elementary	Pinehurst, NC	Moore County Schools	Elementary	18.7%	584	87.0%
23	New Town Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	10.9%	691	87.0%
24	Ogden Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	17.6%	619	86.9%
25	Chocowinity Primary	Chocowinity, NC	Beaufort County Schools	Elementary	98.8%	484	86.4%
26	Olive Chapel Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	11.6%	1,066	86.2%
27	Lewisville Elementary	Lewisville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	591	86.2%
28	McKee Road Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	27.3%	534	86.1%
29	Barton Pond Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	12.2%	515	85.9%
30	Oak Ridge Elementary	Oak Ridge, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	15.7%	712	85.9%
31	Davidson K-8 School	Davidson, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	11.3%	1,185	85.8%
32	Sternberger Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	469	85.8%
33	Scotts Ridge Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	8.2%	869	85.6%
34	Green Hope Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	14.4%	548	85.0%
35	New Hope Elementary	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	460	84.5%
36	Weddington Elementary	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	4.8%	652	84.4%
37	Riverbend Elementary	Clyde, NC	Haywood County Schools	Elementary	98.5%	204	84.4%
38	Northern Guilford Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	18.0%	622	84.1%
39	Elizabeth Lane Elementary	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	15.5%	702	83.9%
40	Bain Elementary	Mint Hill, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	28.5%	766	83.7%
41	Kensington Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	12.0%	901	83.5%
42	Olde Providence Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	19.1%	687	83.3%
43	Holly Grove Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	13.3%	889	83.2%
44	Sharon Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	14.8%	688	83.1%
45	Glenwood Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	19.2%	390	82.9%
46	Hawk Ridge Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	19.5%	640	82.9%
47	Whitaker Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	25.5%	490	82.9%
48	Morris Grove Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	22.5%	383	82.8%
49	Hickory Ridge Elementary	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	15.0%	927	82.6%
50	Southwest Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	808	82.4%

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