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The highest-performing public schools in science in Johnston County, North Carolina

44 public schools in Johnston County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. The Innovation Academy at South Campus leads the list at 92.5%, against a median of 61.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Johnston County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

92.5%

Median % Proficient (Science)

61.5%

BEST IN SCIENCE · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	263	92.5%
2	Riverwood Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	728	83.0%
3	Pine Level Elementary	Pine Level, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	341	81.0%
4	River Dell Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	981	81.0%
5	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	870	79.9%
6	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	851	77.0%
7	Micro Elementary	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	404	74.6%
8	Powhatan Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	656	73.5%
9	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	585	72.8%
10	Four Oaks Middle	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	477	71.8%
11	Princeton Elementary	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	770	71.6%
12	Cleveland Middle	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	936	67.7%
13	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	1,204	67.4%
14	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	644	66.0%
15	West View Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	969	65.1%
16	West Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	742	64.9%
17	Benson Elementary	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	719	64.6%
18	Wilson's Mills Elementary	Wilson's Mills, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	496	64.1%
19	Meadow School	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	646	63.6%
20	McGee's Crossroads Elem	Angier, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	950	62.4%
21	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	757	61.7%
22	North Johnston Middle	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	598	61.5%
23	Riverwood Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	902	61.5%
24	Four Oaks Elementary	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,051	60.5%
25	Clayton Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	609	59.1%
26	Polenta Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,010	58.3%
27	Swift Creek Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	691	54.5%
28	Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	433	54.2%
29	Corinth Holders High	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	2,187	52.6%
30	Princeton High	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	988	52.0%
31	Benson Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	377	52.0%
32	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	794	50.9%
33	Cooper Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	447	50.6%
34	West Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	494	46.9%
35	Cleveland High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,889	46.6%
36	South Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	450	46.5%
37	East Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	524	46.4%
38	West Johnston High	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,563	45.5%
39	Selma Middle School	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	339	41.9%
40	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,548	41.9%
41	South Johnston High	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,355	41.8%
42	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,929	34.2%
43	Smithfield Middle	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	573	34.1%
44	North Johnston High	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	788	34.0%

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