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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in McDowell County, North Carolina, drawn from 12 qualifying public schools. Foothills Community School leads the list at 74.5%, against a median of 49.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

McDowell County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

74.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

49.5%

BEST IN READING · MCDOWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Foothills Community School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Middle	200	74.5%
2	Old Fort Elementary School	Old Fort, NC	McDowell County Schools	Elementary	360	57.3%
3	Marion Elementary School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Elementary	333	56.9%
4	Pleasant Gardens Elementary School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Elementary	289	52.8%
5	Nebo Elementary School	Nebo, NC	McDowell County Schools	Elementary	354	52.0%
6	Eastfield Global Magnet School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Elementary	279	51.1%
7	Glenwood Elementary School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Elementary	435	47.8%
8	West McDowell Middle School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Middle	550	47.7%
9	West Marion Elementary School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Elementary	390	46.6%
10	East McDowell Middle School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Middle	392	45.2%
11	McDowell High School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	High	1,379	43.4%
12	North Cove Elementary School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Elementary	230	41.3%

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