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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in North Carolina · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the highest-performing public schools in reading in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

BEST IN READING · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
101	Topsail Annandale Elementary School	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	580	72.9%
102	Banner Elk Elementary	Banner Elk, NC	Avery County Schools	Elementary	159	72.7%
103	Pleasant Union Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	530	72.5%
104	Hendersonville Elementary	Hendersonville, NC	Henderson County Schools	Elementary	323	72.4%
105	Creekside Elementary	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	453	72.3%
106	Oakboro Choice STEM	Oakboro, NC	Stanly County Schools	Elementary	353	72.3%
107	Hunter Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	658	72.3%
108	The Downtown School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	453	72.1%
109	Collinswood Language Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	893	72.1%
110	Eastover Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	385	72.1%
111	Cedar Fork Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	778	71.9%
112	Perry W Harrison Elementary	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	262	71.8%
113	Catawba Springs Elementary	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	543	71.6%
114	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	188	71.6%
115	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	342	71.5%
116	Ballentine Elementary	Fuquay Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	742	71.5%
117	Lucama Elementary	Lucama, NC	Wilson County Schools	Elementary	431	71.4%
118	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	356	71.3%
119	Brooks Global Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	314	71.3%
120	East Robeson Primary	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Elementary	556	71.3%
121	Easley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	490	71.2%
122	Ballantyne Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	745	71.2%
123	Fairview Elementary	Fairview, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	646	71.1%
124	Abbotts Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	805	70.7%
125	Powhatan Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	656	70.6%
126	Lacy Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	695	70.6%
127	Bennett School	Bennett, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	187	70.5%
128	Jefferson Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	560	70.5%
129	Underwood Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	405	70.5%
130	Barnardsville Elementary	Barnardsville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	125	70.2%
131	Porters Neck Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	666	70.2%
132	Bath Elementary	Bath, NC	Beaufort County Schools	Elementary	511	70.0%
133	Cool Spring Elementary	Cleveland, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Elementary	447	70.0%
134	Huntersville Elementary	Huntersville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	867	70.0%
135	McAdenville Elementary	McAdenville, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	190	69.8%
136	Matthews Elementary	Matthews, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	726	69.8%
137	Coastal Elementary	Holly Ridge, NC	Onslow County Schools	Elementary	833	69.8%
138	Turner Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	638	69.8%
139	Sycamore Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	778	69.7%
140	Stough Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	550	69.6%
141	North Chatham Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	588	69.5%
142	Pearsontown Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	765	69.4%
143	Millingport Elementary	Albemarle, NC	Stanly County Schools	Elementary	192	69.4%
144	White Oak Elementary	Cape Carteret, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Elementary	784	69.3%
145	Junaluska Elementary	Waynesville, NC	Haywood County Schools	Elementary	428	69.3%
146	Bryan Road Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	685	69.3%
147	Stallings Elementary	Stallings, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	766	69.2%
148	Riverwood Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	728	69.1%
149	Armstrong Elementary	Eastover, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	456	69.0%
150	Cornelius Elementary	Cornelius, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	542	69.0%

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