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

Across Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 173 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Central Piedmont Early College leads the list at 94.2%, against a median of 48.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
173
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Top % Proficient (Reading)
94.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
48.6%
BEST IN READING · MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Central Piedmont Early CollegeCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh27894.2%
2Char Eng Early College-UNCCCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh31391.8%
3Knights View Elementary SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary51190.7%
4Providence High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh2,16789.1%
5Providence Spring ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary58689.0%
6Polo Ridge ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary63487.5%
7Rea Farms STEAM AcademyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary1,09885.8%
8Williams Secondary MontessoriCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh40185.5%
9Ardrey Kell High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh3,03685.1%
10Grand Oak ElementaryHuntersville, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary54984.4%
11Dilworth Elementary School Latta CampusCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary33084.1%
12Davidson K-8 SchoolDavidson, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary1,18583.6%
13Selwyn ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary66983.6%
14Lincoln Heights MontessoriCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary24483.3%
15William Amos Hough HighCornelius, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh2,51883.2%
16Sedgefield MontessoriCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary48582.5%
17Highland Mill MontessoriCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary34181.7%
18Jay M. Robinson MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle1,33381.1%
19McKee Road ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary53481.0%
20Community House MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle1,42580.9%
21Sharon ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary68879.8%
22Beverly Woods ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary64578.4%
23Northwest School of the ArtsCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh99378.2%
24Charlotte Teacher Early CollegeCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh19278.0%
25Bain ElementaryMint Hill, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary76677.4%
26Myers Park Traditional ElemCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary67877.4%
27North Academy of World LanguagesHuntersville, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary66876.9%
28Hawk Ridge ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary64076.6%
29Olde Providence ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary68776.4%
30Irwin Academic CenterCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary37176.2%
31Elizabeth Lane ElementaryMatthews, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary70276.2%
32Elon Park ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary73275.5%
33Chantilly MontessoriCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary31674.0%
34South Academy of International LanguagesCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary1,25973.8%
35Bailey MiddleCornelius, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle1,31572.8%
36Piedmont Middle SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle1,10872.6%
37Collinswood Language AcademyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary89372.1%
38Eastover ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary38572.1%
39Ballantyne ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary74571.2%
40Huntersville ElementaryHuntersville, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary86770.0%
41Matthews ElementaryMatthews, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary72669.8%
42South Charlotte MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle77069.4%
43Cornelius ElementaryCornelius, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary54269.0%
44Myers Park High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh3,22569.0%
45McAlpine ElementaryCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary53568.9%
46J.V. Washam ElementaryCornelius, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsElementary81868.6%
47Randolph MiddleCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsMiddle1,21567.9%
48Phillip O Berry Academy of TechnologyCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh1,53367.3%
49East Mecklenburg High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh2,42267.0%
50Ballantyne Ridge High SchoolCharlotte, NCCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsHigh1,41465.9%
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