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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in North Carolina

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in North Carolina, drawn from 2,232 qualifying public schools. Tarboro High leads the list at 11.5%, against a median of 52.9% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

2,232

North Carolina

Best % Proficient

11.5%

Median % Proficient

52.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Tarboro High	Tarboro, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	High	99.4%	496	11.5%
2	Northampton County High School	Gaston, NC	Northampton County Schools	High	98.9%	265	11.9%
3	Koontz Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	92.8%	554	13.3%
4	R Freeman Sch of Engineering	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	98.8%	241	15.5%
5	Carver High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.6%	728	15.5%
6	North Rowan Elementary	Spencer, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	99.3%	405	15.9%
7	North Edgecombe High	Tarboro, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	High	99.2%	358	16.0%
8	Vance County High School	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	High	99.7%	1,064	16.2%
9	Weldon STEM High School Career Academies	Halifax, NC	Weldon City Schools	High	97.9%	145	17.0%
10	Eastern Randolph High School	Ramseur, NC	Randolph County School System	High	99.3%	586	17.4%
11	Garinger High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	99.8%	1,877	19.0%
12	North Graham Elementary	Graham, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Elementary	99.2%	362	19.1%
13	SouthWest Edgecombe High	Pinetops, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	High	99.5%	798	19.2%
14	Harding University High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	99.8%	1,204	19.4%
15	Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic	Littleton, NC	Halifax County Schools	High	99.1%	321	19.5%
16	Thomasville High	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville City Schools	High	99.5%	590	19.9%
17	Mineral Springs Middle	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.6%	702	20.0%
18	Graham Middle	Graham, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Middle	99.5%	553	20.1%
19	Wallace-Rose Hill High	Teachey, NC	Duplin County Schools	High	99.6%	738	20.8%
20	North Hills Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	453	20.9%
21	Fairmont Middle	Fairmont, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Middle	98.8%	253	21.1%
22	Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.2%	369	21.3%
23	Pender High	Burgaw, NC	Pender County Schools	High	98.5%	648	21.3%
24	Kinston High	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	High	99.1%	659	21.5%
25	Robert B Glenn High School	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.8%	1,396	21.6%
26	Konnoak Middle School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.2%	363	21.6%
27	Albemarle High	Albemarle, NC	Stanly County Schools	High	99.0%	414	21.6%
28	Third Creek Middle	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Middle	99.3%	402	21.7%
29	Mariam Boyd Elementary	Warrenton, NC	Warren County Schools	Elementary	97.9%	291	21.9%
30	Y E Smith Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	99.2%	358	22.0%
31	Eastlawn Elementary	Burlington, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Elementary	99.4%	528	22.3%
32	West Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	99.8%	1,290	22.4%
33	Warren County High	Warrenton, NC	Warren County Schools	High	99.2%	362	22.4%
34	Goldsboro High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	97.6%	412	22.4%
35	Richmond Senior High	Rockingham, NC	Richmond County Schools	High	99.4%	1,365	22.5%
36	Weldon Elementary Global Academy	Weldon, NC	Weldon City Schools	Elementary	98.9%	272	22.9%
37	A L Brown High	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	High	99.8%	1,753	23.0%
38	Gibson Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	589	23.0%
39	East Bladen High	Elizabethtown, NC	Bladen County Schools	High	98.5%	525	23.1%
40	North Forsyth Magnet High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.7%	1,084	23.1%
41	Red Springs Middle	Red Springs, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	Middle	99.5%	572	23.1%
42	Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,384	23.1%
43	Ranson Middle	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Middle	99.6%	757	23.2%
44	Flat Rock Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.6%	674	23.3%
45	Moss Street Elementary	Reidsville, NC	Rockingham County Schools	Elementary	97.5%	354	23.5%
46	James B Dudley High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	99.8%	1,403	23.5%
47	Parkland High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.8%	1,569	23.7%
48	West Rowan High	Mount Ulla, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	99.7%	988	23.8%
49	Hertford County High	Ahoskie, NC	Hertford County Schools	High	99.3%	447	23.8%
50	Hurley Elementary	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Elementary	99.4%	466	23.8%

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