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The highest-performing public 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	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	670	82.6%
102	Highcroft Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	698	82.6%
103	Greene Early College High	Snow Hill, NC	Greene County Schools	High	166	82.5%
104	Sedgefield Montessori	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	485	82.5%
105	Camden Early College High	Camden, NC	Camden County Schools	High	124	82.4%
106	Lakewood Montessori Middle	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Middle	309	82.4%
107	Sternberger Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	469	82.4%
108	Chocowinity Primary	Chocowinity, NC	Beaufort County Schools	Elementary	484	82.2%
109	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	82.1%
110	Lewisville Elementary	Lewisville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	591	81.8%
111	Oak Ridge Elementary	Oak Ridge, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	712	81.8%
112	The Brawley School	Mooresville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Middle	641	81.7%
113	Highland Mill Montessori	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	341	81.7%
114	New Town Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	691	81.7%
115	Scotts Ridge Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	869	81.7%
116	Northwest Guilford High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	2,055	81.3%
117	Pinehurst Elementary	Pinehurst, NC	Moore County Schools	Elementary	584	81.3%
118	Ogden Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	619	81.3%
119	SILSA	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	High	332	81.1%
120	Jay M. Robinson Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,333	81.1%
121	Green Hope Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	548	81.1%
122	Glenwood Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	390	81.0%
123	McKee Road Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	534	81.0%
124	Community House Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,425	80.9%
125	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,608	80.8%
126	Discovery High School	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	146	80.8%
127	Leesville Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	528	80.7%
128	Cuthbertson Middle	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Middle	1,323	80.6%
129	Rock Ridge Elementary	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	Elementary	476	80.3%
130	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,764	80.0%
131	Shoals Elementary	Pinnacle, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	235	80.0%
132	Whitaker Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	490	79.8%
133	Sharon Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	688	79.8%
134	Saluda Elementary School	Saluda, NC	Polk County Schools	Elementary	142	79.6%
135	Halifax County Early College High	Weldon, NC	Halifax County Schools	High	126	79.5%
136	Holly Grove Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	889	79.5%
137	Riverbend Elementary	Clyde, NC	Haywood County Schools	Elementary	204	79.4%
138	Hickory Ridge Middle	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Middle	1,057	79.3%
139	Kensington Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	901	79.3%
140	Seaforth High	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	1,088	79.1%
141	New Hope Elementary	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	Elementary	460	79.0%
142	Parkside Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	78.9%
143	Holly Springs Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	751	78.8%
144	Morris Grove Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	383	78.4%
145	Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	201	78.4%
146	Beverly Woods Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	645	78.4%
147	Northern Guilford Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	622	78.2%
148	Northwest School of the Arts	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	993	78.2%
149	Harrisburg Elementary	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	850	78.1%
150	Anson Co. Early College High	Polkton, NC	Anson County Schools	High	210	78.0%

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