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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Wake County, North Carolina · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-performing public schools in reading in Wake County, North Carolina. Back to page 1.

BEST IN READING · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
51	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	979	71.6%
52	Ballentine Elementary	Fuquay Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	742	71.5%
53	Abbotts Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	805	70.7%
54	Lacy Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	695	70.6%
55	Underwood Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	405	70.5%
56	Millbrook High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,498	70.3%
57	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	867	69.9%
58	Cary High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,044	69.9%
59	Turner Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	638	69.8%
60	Sycamore Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	778	69.7%
61	Willow Spring High	Fuquay Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,223	69.7%
62	Stough Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	550	69.6%
63	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	597	69.6%
64	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	795	69.5%
65	Bryan Road Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	685	69.3%
66	Ligon Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	959	69.1%
67	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	824	69.1%
68	Alston Ridge Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	917	69.0%
69	Carpenter Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	604	68.9%
70	Woods Creek Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	406	68.8%
71	North Ridge Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	68.0%
72	Wake Forest High School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,043	67.9%
73	Washington Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	514	67.8%
74	Partnership Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	276	67.7%
75	Oberlin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,049	67.5%
76	Conn Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	595	67.4%
77	Cary Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	477	67.2%
78	West Millbrook Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,164	67.2%
79	Northwoods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	579	67.1%
80	Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	905	67.0%
81	Heritage Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	634	66.8%
82	Wakefield High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,065	66.7%
83	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	955	66.7%
84	Root Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	469	66.4%
85	Pine Hollow Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	776	66.4%
86	Richland Creek Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	558	66.0%
87	Wakefield Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	803	65.7%
88	Combs Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	695	65.6%
89	Middle Creek Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	636	65.6%
90	Fuller Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	545	65.5%
91	Apex Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	550	65.3%
92	Willow Springs Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	826	64.7%
93	Salem Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	776	64.5%
94	Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	988	64.5%
95	Swift Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	310	64.4%
96	Olds Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	244	64.3%
97	Joyner Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	569	64.2%
98	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,156	63.8%
99	Sanford Creek Elementary	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	599	62.9%
100	Oak Grove Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	553	62.7%

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