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

Across Johnston County, North Carolina, 44 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. The Innovation Academy at South Campus leads the list at 84.5%, against a median of 56.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Johnston County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

84.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

56.6%

BEST IN READING · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	263	84.5%
2	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	851	74.1%
3	Powhatan Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	656	70.6%
4	Riverwood Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	728	69.1%
5	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,929	65.7%
6	West Johnston High	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,563	64.5%
7	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	1,204	64.3%
8	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	870	64.0%
9	Corinth Holders High	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	2,187	63.2%
10	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	644	62.5%
11	Cleveland High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,889	62.1%
12	West View Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	969	61.8%
13	River Dell Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	981	61.7%
14	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	757	61.5%
15	Meadow School	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	646	61.3%
16	Pine Level Elementary	Pine Level, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	341	60.9%
17	Polenta Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,010	59.2%
18	Cleveland Middle	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	936	58.7%
19	North Johnston High	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	788	58.5%
20	Riverwood Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	902	58.5%
21	McGee's Crossroads Elem	Angier, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	950	57.1%
22	Benson Elementary	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	719	56.6%
23	Princeton High	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	988	56.6%
24	Princeton Elementary	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	770	56.2%
25	Four Oaks Elementary	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,051	54.9%
26	Four Oaks Middle	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	477	54.7%
27	North Johnston Middle	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	598	53.7%
28	Clayton Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	609	53.2%
29	South Johnston High	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,355	53.0%
30	Swift Creek Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	691	52.6%
31	Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	433	52.2%
32	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	585	52.0%
33	Micro Elementary	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	404	51.0%
34	East Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	524	50.4%
35	West Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	742	50.1%
36	Cooper Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	447	48.5%
37	Benson Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	377	46.3%
38	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,548	45.5%
39	Wilson's Mills Elementary	Wilson's Mills, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	496	42.2%
40	Smithfield Middle	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	573	41.4%
41	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	794	38.5%
42	South Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	450	38.1%
43	West Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	494	37.0%
44	Selma Middle School	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	339	33.4%

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