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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in North Carolina, drawn from 463 qualifying public middle schools. Mills Park Middle leads the list at 91.0%, against a median of 48.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

463

North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

91.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

48.9%

BEST IN READING · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Mills Park Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,632	91.0%
2	Marvin Ridge Middle	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,277	87.4%
3	Weddington Middle	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,324	85.4%
4	Harris Road Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	1,368	84.7%
5	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	263	84.5%
6	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	992	83.9%
7	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,412	83.0%
8	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	309	82.4%
9	The Brawley School	Mooresville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Middle	641	81.7%
10	Jay M. Robinson Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,333	81.1%
11	Community House Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,425	80.9%
12	Cuthbertson Middle	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,323	80.6%
13	Hickory Ridge Middle	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	1,057	79.3%
14	Northwest Guilford Middle	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Middle	915	77.3%
15	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494	76.2%
16	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	947	75.7%
17	Foothills Community School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	Middle	200	74.5%
18	Margaret B. Pollard Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chatham County Schools	Middle	736	74.3%
19	Moore Square Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	594	74.0%
20	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	763	73.8%
21	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,057	73.5%
22	West Pine Middle	West End, NC	Moore County Schools	Middle	717	73.4%
23	Bailey Middle	Cornelius, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,315	72.8%
24	Carnage Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	924	72.8%
25	Piedmont Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,108	72.6%
26	Springfield Middle	Lucama, NC	Wilson County Schools	Middle	448	71.9%
27	Martin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,011	71.7%
28	Seventy-First Classical Middle	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Middle	433	71.6%
29	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	979	71.6%
30	Rogers-Herr Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	660	71.5%
31	Cramerton Middle	Cramerton, NC	Gaston County Schools	Middle	959	71.4%
32	McDougle Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	659	71.3%
33	Charles P Murray Middle	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Middle	907	71.2%
34	Hope Middle	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Middle	952	70.9%
35	STEM Early High	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	Middle	281	70.6%
36	Lincoln Academy	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Middle	696	70.4%
37	Broad Creek Middle	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	Middle	722	70.3%
38	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	867	69.9%
39	Pilot Mountain Middle	Pilot Mountain, NC	Surry County Schools	Middle	401	69.7%
40	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	597	69.6%
41	Cane Creek Middle	Fletcher, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Middle	499	69.5%
42	Leesville Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	795	69.5%
43	South Charlotte Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	770	69.4%
44	Ligon Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	959	69.1%
45	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	824	69.1%
46	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	600	69.0%
47	Oakwood Middle IB School	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Middle	516	68.6%
48	George M. Horton Middle	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	Middle	414	68.4%
49	New Century Middle	Cameron, NC	Moore County Schools	Middle	602	68.1%
50	Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	825	68.0%

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