The highest-performing public schools in reading in Pender County, North Carolina
This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Pender County, North Carolina, drawn from 17 qualifying public schools. Topsail High leads the list at 77.4%, against a median of 48.2% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topsail High | Hampstead, NC | 77.4% |
| 2 | Topsail Annandale Elementary School | Hampstead, NC | 72.9% |
| 3 | North Topsail Elementary | Hampstead, NC | 67.3% |
| 4 | Topsail Middle | Hampstead, NC | 66.8% |
| 5 | South Topsail Elementary | Hampstead, NC | 64.7% |
| 6 | Surf City Middle | Hampstead, NC | 63.6% |
| 7 | Surf City Elementary | Hampstead, NC | 61.4% |
| 8 | Rocky Point Elementary | Rocky Point, NC | 49.0% |
| 9 | Heide Trask High | Rocky Point, NC | 48.2% |
| 10 | Cape Fear Middle | Rocky Point, NC | 46.4% |
| 11 | Penderlea Elementary | Willard, NC | 40.9% |
| 12 | Cape Fear Elementary | Rocky Point, NC | 36.5% |
| 13 | Burgaw Middle | Burgaw, NC | 36.4% |
| 14 | C.F. Pope Elementary | Burgaw, NC | 33.5% |
| 15 | West Pender Middle | Burgaw, NC | 32.9% |
| 16 | Pender High | Burgaw, NC | 29.2% |
| 17 | Malpass Corner Elementary | Burgaw, NC | 28.8% |
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