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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in Wake County, North Carolina, drawn from 29 qualifying public high schools. Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy leads the list at 93.9%, against a median of 74.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wake County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

93.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

74.4%

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	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	93.2%
3	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	346	91.0%
4	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	262	86.9%
5	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	86.7%
6	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	86.0%
7	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,748	84.8%
8	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	82.1%
9	Enloe High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,643	76.8%
10	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	348	76.2%
11	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,411	75.9%
12	Apex High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,449	75.3%
13	Middle Creek High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,587	75.3%
14	Needham Broughton High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,153	74.6%
15	Heritage High	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,778	74.4%
16	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,858	73.6%
17	Millbrook High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,498	70.3%
18	Cary High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,044	69.9%
19	Willow Spring High	Fuquay Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,223	69.7%
20	Wake Forest High School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,043	67.9%
21	Wakefield High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,065	66.7%
22	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,156	63.8%
23	Sanderson High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,648	56.9%
24	Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,670	54.8%
25	Rolesville High	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,321	54.1%
26	South Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,835	50.6%
27	East Wake High	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,777	49.2%
28	Knightdale High	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,695	41.7%
29	Southeast Raleigh High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,438	37.0%

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