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The highest-performing public schools in reading in North Carolina · page 5

Ranks 201–250 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)
201	Margaret B. Pollard Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chatham County Schools	Middle	736	74.3%
202	Clemmons Elementary	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	839	74.2%
203	Rock Springs Elementary	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	639	74.2%
204	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	851	74.1%
205	Chantilly Montessori	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	316	74.0%
206	Moore Square Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	594	74.0%
207	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	763	73.8%
208	South Academy of International Languages	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	1,259	73.8%
209	Farmington Woods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	648	73.8%
210	Hickory Ridge High	Harrisburg, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,671	73.6%
211	Piney Grove Elementary	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	635	73.6%
212	Baucom Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	675	73.6%
213	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	1,858	73.6%
214	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,057	73.5%
215	West Pine Middle	West End, NC	Moore County Schools	Middle	717	73.4%
216	Morrisville Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	643	73.1%
217	Career Academy and Technical School	Troutman, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	103	73.0%
218	Mangum Elementary	Bahama, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	315	73.0%
219	Southwest Elementary	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	546	73.0%
220	Laurel Park Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	694	73.0%
221	Blowing Rock Elementary	Blowing Rock, NC	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	409	73.0%
222	Meadowlark Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	827	72.9%
223	Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	461	72.9%
224	Topsail Annandale Elementary School	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	Elementary	580	72.9%
225	Bailey Middle	Cornelius, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,315	72.8%
226	Carnage Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	924	72.8%
227	Banner Elk Elementary	Banner Elk, NC	Avery County Schools	Elementary	159	72.7%
228	Durham School of Technology	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	219	72.7%
229	Piedmont Middle School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	1,108	72.6%
230	Porter Ridge High School	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,809	72.6%
231	Pleasant Union Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	530	72.5%
232	Hendersonville Elementary	Hendersonville, NC	Henderson County Schools	Elementary	323	72.4%
233	Creekside Elementary	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	Elementary	453	72.3%
234	Oakboro Choice STEM	Oakboro, NC	Stanly County Schools	Elementary	353	72.3%
235	Hunter Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	658	72.3%
236	Lake Norman High	Mooresville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	1,905	72.2%
237	The Downtown School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	453	72.1%
238	Collinswood Language Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	893	72.1%
239	Eastover Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	385	72.1%
240	Camden County High	Camden, NC	Camden County Schools	High	457	72.0%
241	Cedar Fork Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	778	71.9%
242	Springfield Middle	Lucama, NC	Wilson County Schools	Middle	448	71.9%
243	Perry W Harrison Elementary	Pittsboro, NC	Chatham County Schools	Elementary	262	71.8%
244	Middle College at GTCC-High Point	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	194	71.7%
245	Martin Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,011	71.7%
246	Seventy-First Classical Middle	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Middle	433	71.6%
247	Catawba Springs Elementary	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	543	71.6%
248	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	188	71.6%
249	Holly Grove Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	979	71.6%
250	Weaverville Elementary	Weaverville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	Elementary	342	71.5%

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