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

Across Orange County, North Carolina, 30 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. East Chapel Hill High leads the list at 87.5%, against a median of 65.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orange County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

65.0%

BEST IN READING · ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,419	87.5%
2	Glenwood Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	390	81.0%
3	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,608	80.8%
4	Morris Grove Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	383	78.4%
5	Hillsborough Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	435	77.1%
6	Seawell Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	416	76.4%
7	Estes Hills Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	336	74.7%
8	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	763	73.8%
9	McDougle Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	659	71.3%
10	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	600	69.0%
11	Carrboro Elementary	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	515	68.7%
12	FPG Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	536	66.1%
13	Cedar Ridge High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,148	65.7%
14	River Park Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	523	65.3%
15	Scroggs Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	65.2%
16	McDougle Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	497	64.8%
17	Ephesus Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	64.5%
18	Pathways Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	371	62.0%
19	Carrboro High	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	885	61.8%
20	Orange Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	514	61.2%
21	Culbreth Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	632	59.5%
22	Efland Cheeks Elementary	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	532	57.4%
23	Orange High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,161	54.6%
24	Grady Brown Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	406	52.2%
25	Rashkis Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	455	51.8%
26	Northside Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	412	51.6%
27	Gravelly Hill Middle	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	415	51.0%
28	A L Stanback Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	648	49.1%
29	New Hope Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	528	45.1%
30	Central Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	261	41.2%

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