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

Across Wake County, North Carolina, 188 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies leads the list at 94.6%, against a median of 68.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

188

Wake County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

94.6%

Median % Proficient (Science)

68.7%

BEST IN SCIENCE · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	260	94.6%
2	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	294	93.4%
3	Mills Park Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	594	93.0%
4	Hortons Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	739	92.4%
5	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	317	91.5%
6	Barton Pond Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	515	91.3%
7	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	262	90.9%
8	Apex Friendship Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,412	90.9%
9	Apex Friendship Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	896	90.6%
10	Davis Drive Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	794	90.5%
11	Green Hope Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	548	89.6%
12	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	89.6%
13	Partnership Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	276	88.6%
14	Jones Dairy Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	627	88.5%
15	Davis Drive Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	992	88.4%
16	Olive Chapel Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	1,066	87.7%
17	Ballentine Elementary	Fuquay Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	742	87.5%
18	Highcroft Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	698	87.3%
19	Pleasant Union Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	530	87.2%
20	Scotts Ridge Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	869	85.9%
21	Morrisville Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	643	83.7%
22	Holly Ridge Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	735	83.2%
23	Jeffreys Grove Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	543	82.7%
24	Parkside Elementary	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	82.6%
25	Farmington Woods Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	648	81.7%
26	Willow Springs Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	826	81.7%
27	Holly Springs Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	751	81.7%
28	Salem Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,057	81.7%
29	Laurel Park Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	694	81.6%
30	Alston Ridge Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	1,494	81.6%
31	Lacy Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	695	81.3%
32	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	81.2%
33	Holly Grove Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	889	81.2%
34	Weatherstone Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	730	81.0%
35	East Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	597	80.9%
36	Heritage Middle	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	947	80.1%
37	Holly Ridge Middle	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	955	79.8%
38	Conn Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	595	79.7%
39	Rolesville Elementary	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	538	79.6%
40	Woods Creek Elementary	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	406	79.6%
41	Apex Middle	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	867	79.0%
42	West Cary Middle	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	824	79.0%
43	North Forest Pines Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	536	79.0%
44	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,748	78.8%
45	Heritage Elementary	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	634	78.6%
46	Turner Creek Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	638	78.6%
47	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	78.6%
48	Sycamore Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	778	78.5%
49	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	78.0%
50	Cary Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	477	77.9%

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