The highest-performing public schools in reading in Lenoir County, North Carolina
Across Lenoir County, North Carolina, 16 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Lenoir County Early College High leads the list at 93.4%, against a median of 45.2% 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 | Lenoir County Early College High | Kinston, NC | 93.4% | — |
| 2 | Moss Hill Elementary | Kinston, NC | 66.3% | — |
| 3 | Pink Hill Elementary | Pink Hill, NC | 54.1% | — |
| 4 | Banks Elementary | Kinston, NC | 53.4% | — |
| 5 | Southwood Elementary | Kinston, NC | 52.9% | — |
| 6 | South Lenoir High | Deep Run, NC | 48.0% | — |
| 7 | North Lenoir High | La Grange, NC | 46.2% | — |
| 8 | Woodington Middle | Kinston, NC | 45.9% | — |
| 9 | E B Frink Middle | La Grange, NC | 44.5% | — |
| 10 | Contentnea-Savannah School | Kinston, NC | 43.6% | — |
| 11 | Southeast Elementary | Kinston, NC | 43.3% | — |
| 12 | La Grange Elementary | La Grange, NC | 40.9% | — |
| 13 | Northwest Elementary | Kinston, NC | 40.7% | — |
| 14 | Kinston High | Kinston, NC | 35.9% | — |
| 15 | Northeast Elementary | Kinston, NC | 34.4% | — |
| 16 | Rochelle Middle | Kinston, NC | 33.9% | — |
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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