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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Wake County, North Carolina, drawn from 188 qualifying public schools. Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy leads the list at 93.9%, against a median of 64.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

188

Wake County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

93.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

64.5%

BEST IN READING · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	337	93.9%
2	White Oak Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	843	93.3%
3	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	93.2%
4	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,632	91.0%
5	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	346	91.0%
6	Hortons Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	739	87.4%
7	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	262	86.9%
8	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	86.7%
9	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	86.0%
10	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,748	84.8%
11	Mills Park Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	594	84.7%
12	Barton Pond Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	515	84.0%
13	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	992	83.9%
14	Apex Friendship Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	896	83.6%
15	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,412	83.0%
16	Olive Chapel Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	1,066	82.9%
17	Davis Drive Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	794	82.8%
18	Highcroft Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	698	82.6%
19	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	82.1%
20	Scotts Ridge Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	869	81.7%
21	Green Hope Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	548	81.1%
22	Leesville Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	528	80.7%
23	Holly Grove Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	889	79.5%
24	Parkside Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	78.9%
25	Holly Springs Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	751	78.8%
26	Jones Dairy Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	627	78.0%
27	Oakview Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	873	78.0%
28	Enloe High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,643	76.8%
29	Jeffreys Grove Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	543	76.6%
30	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	348	76.2%
31	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494	76.2%
32	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,411	75.9%
33	Holly Ridge Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	735	75.9%
34	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	947	75.7%
35	Apex High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,449	75.3%
36	Middle Creek High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,587	75.3%
37	Needham Broughton High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,153	74.6%
38	Heritage High	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,778	74.4%
39	Moore Square Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	594	74.0%
40	Farmington Woods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	648	73.8%
41	Baucom Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	675	73.6%
42	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,858	73.6%
43	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,057	73.5%
44	Morrisville Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	643	73.1%
45	Laurel Park Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	694	73.0%
46	Carnage Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	924	72.8%
47	Pleasant Union Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	530	72.5%
48	Hunter Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	658	72.3%
49	Cedar Fork Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	778	71.9%
50	Martin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,011	71.7%

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