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The highest-performing public high schools in science in North Carolina · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-performing public schools in science in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

BEST IN SCIENCE · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
51	Edgecombe Early College High	Tarboro, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	High	171	81.3%
52	Green Hope High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,304	81.2%
53	SandHoke Early College High	Raeford, NC	Hoke County Schools	High	418	81.1%
54	Weddington High	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,899	80.9%
55	Early College	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	271	80.4%
56	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,608	80.3%
57	Montgomery County Early College	Troy, NC	Montgomery County Schools	High	282	80.0%
58	Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College	Elizabeth City, NC	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	High	115	80.0%
59	Apex Friendship High	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,748	78.8%
60	Ardrey Kell High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	3,036	78.6%
61	Panther Creek High	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,609	78.6%
62	Char Eng Early College-UNCC	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	313	78.5%
63	Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	218	78.2%
64	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,018	78.0%
65	McDowell Early College	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	High	241	77.8%
66	Agriculture and Science Early College	Olin, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	255	77.6%
67	Surry Early College	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	High	296	77.4%
68	Durham School of the Arts	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	1,764	77.3%
69	Rowan Co Early College	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	235	77.2%
70	GTCC Middle College High	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	255	77.1%
71	Cox Mill High School	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	1,772	77.0%
72	Lee Early College	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	High	272	76.8%
73	North Wake College and Career Academy	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	High	346	76.8%
74	McDowell Academy for Innovation	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	High	158	76.5%
75	East Carteret High	Beaufort, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	521	76.1%
76	Roanoke Rapids Early College High	Roanoke Rapids, NC	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	High	119	75.9%
77	Atkins Academic & Tech High	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,187	75.6%
78	Lenoir County Early College High	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	High	246	75.4%
79	William Amos Hough High	Cornelius, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	2,518	75.1%
80	Topsail High	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	High	1,945	75.1%
81	Franklin County Early College	Louisburg, NC	Franklin County Schools	High	179	75.0%
82	SEA-Tech	Castle Hayne, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	227	75.0%
83	Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	162	74.4%
84	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	337	73.8%
85	Northwest School of the Arts	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	993	73.6%
86	Cuthbertson High	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	1,857	73.3%
87	Croatan High	Newport, NC	Carteret County Public Schools	High	1,019	72.6%
88	UNCG Early/Middle College	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	199	72.3%
89	Gray's Creek High	Hope Mills, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	1,458	72.2%
90	Davie County Early College High	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	High	131	72.0%
91	Discovery High School	Newton, NC	Newton Conover City Schools	High	146	71.9%
92	Leesville Road High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	2,411	71.9%
93	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	348	71.4%
94	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	1,419	71.2%
95	West Stanly High	Oakboro, NC	Stanly County Schools	High	800	71.2%
96	Middle College at GTCC-High Point	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	194	71.1%
97	West Forsyth High	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	2,145	70.8%
98	Lake Norman High	Mooresville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	1,905	70.3%
99	First Flight High School	Kill Devil Hills, NC	Dare County Schools	High	874	70.1%
100	Ronald W Reagan High School	Pfafftown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	2,122	70.0%

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