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

Across Johnston County, North Carolina, 24 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Cleveland Elementary leads the list at 74.1%, against a median of 56.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Johnston County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

74.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

56.4%

BEST IN READING · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	851	74.1%
2	Powhatan Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	656	70.6%
3	Riverwood Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	728	69.1%
4	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	870	64.0%
5	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	644	62.5%
6	West View Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	969	61.8%
7	River Dell Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	981	61.7%
8	Meadow School	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	646	61.3%
9	Pine Level Elementary	Pine Level, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	341	60.9%
10	Polenta Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,010	59.2%
11	McGee's Crossroads Elem	Angier, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	950	57.1%
12	Benson Elementary	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	719	56.6%
13	Princeton Elementary	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	770	56.2%
14	Four Oaks Elementary	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,051	54.9%
15	Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	433	52.2%
16	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	585	52.0%
17	Micro Elementary	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	404	51.0%
18	East Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	524	50.4%
19	West Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	742	50.1%
20	Cooper Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	447	48.5%
21	Wilson's Mills Elementary	Wilson's Mills, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	496	42.2%
22	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	794	38.5%
23	South Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	450	38.1%
24	West Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	494	37.0%

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