The highest-performing public schools in reading in Carteret County, North Carolina
Across Carteret County, North Carolina, 14 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Croatan High leads the list at 84.8%, against a median of 61.2% 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.
| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatan High | Newport, NC | 84.8% | — |
| 2 | East Carteret High | Beaufort, NC | 70.6% | — |
| 3 | Broad Creek Middle | Newport, NC | 70.3% | — |
| 4 | White Oak Elementary | Cape Carteret, NC | 69.3% | — |
| 5 | Bogue Sound Elementary | Newport, NC | 68.4% | — |
| 6 | Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary | Smyrna, NC | 62.3% | — |
| 7 | Morehead City Middle | Morehead City, NC | 61.3% | — |
| 8 | West Carteret High | Morehead City, NC | 61.1% | — |
| 9 | Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn | Morehead City, NC | 59.8% | — |
| 10 | Beaufort Middle | Beaufort, NC | 58.0% | — |
| 11 | Beaufort Elementary | Beaufort, NC | 57.1% | — |
| 12 | Newport Elementary | Newport, NC | 54.0% | — |
| 13 | Newport Middle | Newport, NC | 52.0% | — |
| 14 | Morehead City Primary | Morehead City, NC | 51.2% | — |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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