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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in North Carolina · page 5

Ranks 201–250 of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
201	Hayesville High	Hayesville, NC	Clay County Schools	High	99.2%	366	50.6%
202	Polk County High School	Columbus, NC	Polk County Schools	High	99.5%	596	50.5%
203	Stuart W Cramer High	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	99.7%	953	50.3%
204	Ledford Senior High	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	51.3%	776	50.3%
205	Penn-Griffin Schools	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	98.7%	539	50.2%
206	Cedar Ridge High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	47.2%	1,148	50.2%
207	Nash Central High	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	High	99.6%	703	50.1%
208	West Wilkes High School	Millers Creek, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	99.3%	582	50.1%
209	Havelock High	Havelock, NC	Craven County Board of Education	High	52.5%	1,014	50.1%
210	Kearns Academy	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	97.2%	108	49.7%
211	Mount Airy High	Mount Airy, NC	Mount Airy City Schools	High	99.5%	620	49.6%
212	Louisburg Magnet High	Louisburg, NC	Franklin County Schools	High	99.0%	630	49.4%
213	Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	98.5%	201	49.3%
214	East Wilkes High School	Ronda, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	99.4%	469	49.1%
215	South Davidson Middle and High	Denton, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	99.5%	640	49.0%
216	Currituck County High	Barco, NC	Currituck County Schools	High	34.2%	1,061	48.9%
217	Hiwassee Dam High	Murphy, NC	Cherokee County Schools	High	97.8%	137	48.6%
218	Western Alamance High	Elon, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	49.5%	1,138	48.5%
219	Franklinton High	Franklinton, NC	Franklin County Schools	High	99.4%	1,127	48.4%
220	Watauga Innovation Academy	Boone, NC	Watauga County Schools	High	44.2%	292	48.3%
221	Southeast Alamance High	Haw River, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	54.9%	1,079	48.2%
222	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	98.9%	350	48.1%
223	Jones Senior High School	Trenton, NC	Jones County Schools	High	99.4%	495	47.6%
224	Robbinsville High	Robbinsville, NC	Graham County Schools	High	99.1%	332	47.6%
225	Carson High	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	99.7%	1,063	47.5%
226	Kings Mountain High	Kings Mountain, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	98.8%	1,305	47.4%
227	North Stokes High School	Danbury, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	52.5%	280	47.3%
228	Madison High School	Marshall, NC	Madison County Schools	High	97.9%	377	46.8%
229	East Rutherford High School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	98.4%	623	46.8%
230	Burns High	Lawndale, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	99.5%	928	46.8%
231	Mountain Heritage High	Burnsville, NC	Yancey County Schools	High	98.9%	642	46.7%
232	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	99.6%	1,929	46.6%
233	Junius H Rose High	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	High	99.8%	1,568	46.6%
234	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.9%	2,189	46.6%
235	Alexander Central High	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	High	99.8%	1,254	46.5%
236	Mount Pleasant High	Mount Pleasant, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	38.4%	894	46.5%
237	South Caldwell High	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	99.1%	1,272	46.5%
238	Cherryville High	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	99.4%	484	46.4%
239	Davie County High	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	High	47.3%	1,819	46.4%
240	North Iredell High	Olin, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	99.7%	983	46.4%
241	Smoky Mountain High School	Sylva, NC	Jackson County Public Schools	High	97.7%	881	46.3%
242	Maiden High	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	49.1%	852	46.3%
243	Wilkes Central High School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	99.6%	719	46.2%
244	North Brunswick High	Leland, NC	Brunswick County Schools	High	99.8%	1,620	46.0%
245	Franklin High	Franklin, NC	Macon County Schools	High	46.3%	996	46.0%
246	North Johnston High	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	98.2%	788	45.9%
247	West Brunswick High	Shallotte, NC	Brunswick County Schools	High	99.3%	1,466	45.8%
248	Forestview High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	99.7%	1,133	45.8%
249	West Johnston High	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	99.2%	1,563	45.8%
250	Page High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	99.8%	1,648	45.7%

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