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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in North Carolina · page 2

Ranks 51–100 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)
51	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	86.7%
52	Massey Hill Classical High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	273	86.3%
53	Atkins Academic & Tech High	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,187	86.3%
54	Cleveland ECHS	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	225	86.2%
55	Wilmington Early College High	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	270	86.0%
56	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	86.0%
57	Williams Secondary Montessori	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	401	85.5%
58	Alexander Early College	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	High	172	85.4%
59	Hertford Co Early College	Ahoskie, NC	Hertford County Schools	High	198	85.2%
60	Ardrey Kell High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	3,036	85.1%
61	Croatan High	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	1,019	84.8%
62	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,748	84.8%
63	Davie County Early College High	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	High	131	84.6%
64	Cuthbertson High	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,857	84.1%
65	Ronald W Reagan High School	Pfafftown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	2,122	83.4%
66	SEA-Tech	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	227	83.3%
67	William Amos Hough High	Cornelius, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,518	83.2%
68	Greene Early College High	Snow Hill, NC	Greene County Schools	High	166	82.5%
69	Camden Early College High	Camden, NC	Camden County Schools	High	124	82.4%
70	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	82.1%
71	Northwest Guilford High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	2,055	81.3%
72	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	332	81.1%
73	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,608	80.8%
74	Discovery High School	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	146	80.8%
75	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,764	80.0%
76	Halifax County Early College High	Weldon, NC	Halifax County Schools	High	126	79.5%
77	Seaforth High	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	1,088	79.1%
78	Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	201	78.4%
79	Northwest School of the Arts	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	993	78.2%
80	Anson Co. Early College High	Polkton, NC	Anson County Schools	High	210	78.0%
81	Charlotte Teacher Early College	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	192	78.0%
82	Topsail High	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	High	1,945	77.4%
83	Elkin High	Elkin, NC	Elkin City Schools	High	401	77.2%
84	Columbus Career and College Academy	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	230	76.8%
85	Enloe High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,643	76.8%
86	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	348	76.2%
87	Duplin Early College High	Kenansville, NC	Duplin County Schools	High	199	76.0%
88	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,411	75.9%
89	First Flight High School	Kill Devil Hills, NC	Dare County Schools	High	874	75.8%
90	Watauga High	Boone, NC	Watauga County Schools	High	1,289	75.5%
91	Apex High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,449	75.3%
92	Middle Creek High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,587	75.3%
93	Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	167	75.0%
94	West Forsyth High	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	2,145	75.0%
95	Hendersonville High	Hendersonville, NC	Henderson County Schools	High	794	74.6%
96	Needham Broughton High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,153	74.6%
97	Jack Britt High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,940	74.4%
98	Heritage High	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,778	74.4%
99	Hickory Ridge High	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,671	73.6%
100	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,858	73.6%

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