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

30 public schools in Orange County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Orange High leads the list at 44.5%, against a median of 67.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Orange County, North Carolina

Best % Proficient

44.5%

Median % Proficient

67.0%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Orange High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	46.3%	1,161	44.5%
2	Central Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	98.9%	261	48.6%
3	Cedar Ridge High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	47.2%	1,148	50.2%
4	Carrboro High	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	30.4%	885	50.8%
5	Gravelly Hill Middle	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	56.4%	415	52.4%
6	Northside Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	52.9%	412	53.5%
7	A L Stanback Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	57.7%	648	53.7%
8	Grady Brown Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	59.6%	406	55.2%
9	New Hope Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	99.1%	528	55.6%
10	Efland Cheeks Elementary	Efland, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	532	61.3%
11	Orange Middle	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Middle	43.4%	514	62.2%
12	Rashkis Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	47.7%	455	62.5%
13	Culbreth Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	33.9%	632	63.2%
14	Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	22.2%	1,608	66.4%
15	East Chapel Hill High	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	High	22.2%	1,419	66.8%
16	Scroggs Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	30.0%	410	67.3%
17	FPG Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	36.4%	536	68.3%
18	River Park Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	37.5%	523	69.8%
19	McDougle Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	31.4%	497	70.2%
20	Ephesus Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	30.0%	410	70.7%
21	Pathways Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	54.4%	371	71.3%
22	McDougle Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	27.6%	659	71.6%
23	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	27.0%	600	72.0%
24	Carrboro Elementary	Carrboro, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	32.6%	515	72.0%
25	Smith Middle	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Middle	22.4%	763	74.2%
26	Seawell Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	30.0%	416	77.6%
27	Estes Hills Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	26.5%	336	77.9%
28	Hillsborough Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	17.5%	435	80.1%
29	Morris Grove Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	22.5%	383	82.8%
30	Glenwood Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	19.2%	390	82.9%

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