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

18 public elementary schools in Orange County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary 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 72.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orange County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

90.5%

Median % Proficient (Science)

72.5%

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	Pathways Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	371	76.8%
7	Carrboro Elementary	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	515	74.7%
8	FPG Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	536	73.3%
9	Ephesus Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	72.6%
10	Rashkis Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	455	72.4%
11	River Park Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	523	72.3%
12	McDougle Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	497	71.6%
13	Scroggs Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	410	67.2%
14	New Hope Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	528	58.5%
15	Grady Brown Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	406	55.9%
16	Northside Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	412	53.2%
17	Efland Cheeks Elementary	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	532	52.0%
18	Central Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	261	50.9%

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