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

30 public schools in Orange 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. Seawell Elementary leads the list at 90.5%, against a median of 71.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orange County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

90.5%

Median % Proficient (Science)

71.9%

BEST IN SCIENCE · ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Seawell Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	416	90.5%
2	Hillsborough Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	435	87.8%
3	Morris Grove Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	383	85.4%
4	Glenwood Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	390	84.1%
5	Estes Hills Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	336	82.5%
6	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,608	80.3%
7	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	763	78.7%
8	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	600	78.1%
9	Pathways Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	371	76.8%
10	McDougle Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	659	74.9%
11	Carrboro Elementary	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	515	74.7%
12	FPG Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	536	73.3%
13	Ephesus Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	72.6%
14	Rashkis Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	455	72.4%
15	River Park Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	523	72.3%
16	McDougle Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	497	71.6%
17	Culbreth Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	632	71.5%
18	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,419	71.2%
19	A L Stanback Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	648	68.5%
20	Scroggs Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	67.2%
21	Orange Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	514	64.8%
22	Gravelly Hill Middle	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	415	61.7%
23	New Hope Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	528	58.5%
24	Grady Brown Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	406	55.9%
25	Carrboro High	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	885	54.9%
26	Northside Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	412	53.2%
27	Efland Cheeks Elementary	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	532	52.0%
28	Central Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	261	50.9%
29	Cedar Ridge High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,148	50.6%
30	Orange High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	1,161	50.4%

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