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

15 public schools in Columbus County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. West Columbus High leads the list at 26.9%, against a median of 47.1% 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

Columbus County, North Carolina

Best % Proficient

26.9%

Median % Proficient

47.1%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · COLUMBUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	West Columbus High	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	97.6%	459	26.9%
2	East Columbus Junior-Senior High	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	99.5%	576	32.9%
3	Tabor City School	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	598	38.6%
4	West Columbus School	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	814	39.0%
5	South Columbus High	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	99.4%	669	39.0%
6	Whiteville High	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	High	99.5%	639	39.7%
7	Acme Delco Elementary	Riegelwood, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	99.1%	349	45.2%
8	Chadbourn Elementary	Chadbourn, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	233	47.1%
9	Williams Township	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	659	48.0%
10	Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary	Hallsboro, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	98.2%	394	49.2%
11	Central Middle	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Middle	99.3%	451	49.3%
12	Edgewood Elementary	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Elementary	99.3%	450	52.5%
13	Nakina Middle	Nakina, NC	Columbus County Schools	Middle	97.4%	194	53.8%
14	Old Dock Elementary	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	98.9%	265	68.3%
15	Columbus Career and College Academy	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	98.7%	230	70.2%

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