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The highest-performing public high schools in science in North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in science in North Carolina, drawn from 477 qualifying public high schools. Granville Early College High leads the list at 95.0%, against a median of 46.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

477

North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

95.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

46.6%

BEST IN SCIENCE · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Granville Early College High	Creedmoor, NC	Granville County Schools	High	207	95.0%
2	PCS Early College High School	Winterville, NC	Pitt County Schools	High	334	94.7%
3	Haywood Early College	Clyde, NC	Haywood County Schools	High	177	94.6%
4	Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Morrisville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	260	94.6%
5	Cumberland Polytechnic	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	319	94.0%
6	ABSS Early College at ACC	Graham, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	247	93.8%
7	Wake STEM Early College High School	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	294	93.4%
8	Brunswick County Early College	Bolivia, NC	Brunswick County Schools	High	332	92.5%
9	Nesbitt Discovery Academy	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	372	92.2%
10	Challenger Early College High	Hickory, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	376	92.0%
11	Union County Early College	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	340	91.7%
12	Wake Early College of Health and Science	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	317	91.5%
13	Wilson Early College Academy	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	High	268	91.3%
14	Isaac M Bear Early College High School	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	260	91.0%
15	Harnett County Early College	Dunn, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	185	90.9%
16	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	262	90.9%
17	Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	875	90.7%
18	Sampson Early College High	Clinton, NC	Sampson County Schools	High	229	90.5%
19	Caldwell Early College	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	387	89.8%
20	Collaborative College for Technology	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	232	89.8%
21	Craven Early College High	New Bern, NC	Craven County Board of Education	High	221	89.8%
22	J D Clement Early College HS	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	380	89.7%
23	Green Level High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,283	89.6%
24	Davidson Early College	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	138	89.3%
25	Wilkes Early College High School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	265	89.3%
26	Stanly Early College High	Albemarle, NC	Stanly County Schools	High	188	89.1%
27	Rockingham Co Early College High	Wentworth, NC	Rockingham County Schools	High	344	88.5%
28	Cabarrus Early College of Technology	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	236	88.3%
29	Henderson County Early College	Flat Rock, NC	Henderson County Schools	High	197	88.2%
30	Williams Secondary Montessori	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	401	87.8%
31	Wayne Early / Middle College High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	239	87.5%
32	Yadkin Early College	Yadkinville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	High	200	86.8%
33	Randolph Early College High School	Asheboro, NC	Randolph County School System	High	358	86.7%
34	Philip J Weaver Ed Center	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	260	85.9%
35	Marvin Ridge High	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,961	85.9%
36	Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	234	85.7%
37	Providence High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,167	85.5%
38	Massey Hill Classical High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	273	85.3%
39	Vance Co Early College	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	High	236	84.9%
40	Wilson Academy of Applied Technology	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	High	280	84.7%
41	Cleveland ECHS	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	225	84.5%
42	NRM Early College High School	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	High	376	83.6%
43	Innovation Early College High	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	High	227	83.3%
44	Northwest Guilford High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	2,055	83.2%
45	Wayne School of Engineering	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	486	83.2%
46	Richmond Early College High	Hamlet, NC	Richmond County Schools	High	294	83.1%
47	Central Piedmont Early College	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	278	82.5%
48	Wayne School of Technical Arts	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	271	82.5%
49	Beaufort Co Early College High	Washington, NC	Beaufort County Schools	High	280	81.8%
50	Cumberland International Early College	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	237	81.3%

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