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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Durham County, North Carolina

Across Durham County, North Carolina, 50 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. City of Medicine Academy leads the list at 94.4%, against a median of 44.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Durham County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.0%

BEST IN READING · DURHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	City of Medicine Academy	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	329	94.4%
2	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	309	82.4%
3	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,764	80.0%
4	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	315	73.0%
5	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	219	72.7%
6	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	660	71.5%
7	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	490	71.2%
8	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	765	69.4%
9	Morehead Montessori	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	278	67.3%
10	Lyons Farm Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	608	66.3%
11	George Watts Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358	66.0%
12	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	293	63.5%
13	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	2,189	61.7%
14	Southwest Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	639	60.5%
15	Club Boulevard Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	364	55.6%
16	Spring Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	543	51.5%
17	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	326	49.6%
18	Oak Grove Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	395	49.4%
19	Sherwood Githens Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	878	49.4%
20	E K Powe Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	454	49.1%
21	James E Shepard Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	423	48.2%
22	Riverside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,900	46.5%
23	Forest View Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	662	45.2%
24	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	589	44.6%
25	Lucas Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	400	44.2%
26	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	350	43.7%
27	George L Carrington Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	771	41.8%
28	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	319	41.5%
29	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	442	40.9%
30	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	539	39.9%
31	Murray-Massenburg Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	517	39.1%
32	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,433	38.7%
33	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,281	38.3%
34	Eno Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	440	38.0%
35	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	445	37.8%
36	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	439	37.6%
37	Holt Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	587	37.5%
38	Creekside Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	554	37.3%
39	R N Harris Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	313	36.3%
40	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,384	35.2%
41	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	455	35.1%
42	Hillandale Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	586	34.1%
43	Neal Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	706	32.7%
44	Parkwood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	491	32.7%
45	Brogden Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	753	30.5%
46	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	261	30.1%
47	Lowe's Grove Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	564	25.9%
48	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	247	25.2%
49	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	331	23.1%
50	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	358	20.1%

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