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The highest-performing public schools in reading in North Carolina

2,215 public schools in North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Wayne Early / Middle College High leads the list at 94.7%, against a median of 50.2% 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

2,215

North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

50.2%

BEST IN READING · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Wayne Early / Middle College High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	239	94.7%
2	Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	159	94.6%
3	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	329	94.4%
4	Brunswick County Early College	Bolivia, NC	Brunswick County Schools	High	332	94.3%
5	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	271	94.3%
6	Central Piedmont Early College	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	278	94.2%
7	Surry Early College	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	High	296	94.0%
8	Union County Early College	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	340	94.0%
9	Craven Early College High	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	High	221	93.9%
10	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	337	93.9%
11	Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	875	93.8%
12	Lenoir County Early College High	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	High	246	93.4%
13	Franklin County Early College	Louisburg, NC	Franklin County Schools	High	179	93.3%
14	White Oak Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	843	93.3%
15	PSRC Early College at RCC	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	274	93.2%
16	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	93.2%
17	Cumberland Polytechnic	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	319	92.8%
18	Beaufort Co Early College High	Washington, NC	Beaufort County Schools	High	280	92.8%
19	Yadkin Early College	Yadkinville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	High	200	92.7%
20	Caldwell Early College	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	387	92.5%
21	Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College	Elizabeth City, NC	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	High	115	92.3%
22	Wesley Chapel Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	729	92.2%
23	Agriculture and Science Early College	Olin, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	255	92.0%
24	Vance Co Early College	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	High	236	91.9%
25	Cabarrus Early College of Technology	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	236	91.8%
26	SandHoke Early College High	Raeford, NC	Hoke County Schools	High	418	91.8%
27	Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	313	91.8%
28	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,632	91.0%
29	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	346	91.0%
30	Philip J Weaver Ed Center	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	260	90.9%
31	GTCC Middle College High	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	255	90.7%
32	Knights View Elementary School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	511	90.7%
33	Wayne School of Engineering	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	486	90.7%
34	Stokes Early College High School	Walnut Cove, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	159	90.6%
35	Tri-County Early College High	Murphy, NC	Cherokee County Schools	High	153	90.5%
36	Weddington High	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,899	90.2%
37	Sampson Early College High	Clinton, NC	Sampson County Schools	High	229	90.0%
38	The JP Knapp ECH (i)School	Currituck, NC	Currituck County Schools	High	274	89.9%
39	UNCG Early/Middle College	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	199	89.8%
40	Rowan Co Early College	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	235	89.5%
41	Rockingham Co Early College High	Wentworth, NC	Rockingham County Schools	High	344	89.4%
42	Mayland Early College	Spruce Pine, NC	Mitchell County Schools	High	113	89.3%
43	Madison Early College High	Marshall, NC	Madison County Schools	High	270	89.1%
44	Providence High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,167	89.1%
45	Montgomery County Early College	Troy, NC	Montgomery County Schools	High	282	89.1%
46	Providence Spring Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	586	89.0%
47	Wayne School of Technical Arts	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	271	88.5%
48	Lee Early College	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	High	272	88.2%
49	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	528	87.7%
50	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,419	87.5%

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