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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Raleigh, North Carolina

83 public schools in Raleigh, 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. Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy leads the list at 93.9%, against a median of 60.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Raleigh, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

93.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

60.5%

BEST IN READING · RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	337	93.9%
2	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	262	86.9%
3	Barton Pond Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	515	84.0%
4	Leesville Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	528	80.7%
5	Enloe High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,643	76.8%
6	Jeffreys Grove Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	543	76.6%
7	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	348	76.2%
8	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,411	75.9%
9	Needham Broughton High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,153	74.6%
10	Moore Square Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	594	74.0%
11	Carnage Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	924	72.8%
12	Pleasant Union Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	530	72.5%
13	Hunter Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	658	72.3%
14	Martin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,011	71.7%
15	Abbotts Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	805	70.7%
16	Lacy Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	695	70.6%
17	Underwood Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	405	70.5%
18	Millbrook High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,498	70.3%
19	Sycamore Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	778	69.7%
20	Stough Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	550	69.6%
21	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	795	69.5%
22	Ligon Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	959	69.1%
23	North Ridge Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	68.0%
24	Washington Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	514	67.8%
25	Partnership Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	276	67.7%
26	Oberlin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,049	67.5%
27	Conn Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	595	67.4%
28	West Millbrook Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,164	67.2%
29	Wakefield High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,065	66.7%
30	Root Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	469	66.4%
31	Pine Hollow Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	776	66.4%
32	Wakefield Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	803	65.7%
33	Combs Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	695	65.6%
34	Fuller Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	545	65.5%
35	Swift Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	310	64.4%
36	Olds Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	244	64.3%
37	Joyner Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	569	64.2%
38	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,156	63.8%
39	Oak Grove Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	553	62.7%
40	Poe Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	324	61.4%
41	Hilburn Drive Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	596	60.8%
42	North Forest Pines Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	536	60.5%
43	Wiley Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	429	60.4%
44	Powell Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	335	58.1%
45	Vance Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	445	57.2%
46	Sanderson High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,648	56.9%
47	Lead Mine Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	359	56.9%
48	York Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	563	55.6%
49	Douglas Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	562	55.3%
50	Brooks Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	471	55.0%

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