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

Across Wake County, North Carolina, 189 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Southeast Raleigh High leads the list at 24.3%, against a median of 64.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

189

Wake County, North Carolina

Best % Proficient

24.3%

Median % Proficient

64.8%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Southeast Raleigh High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	99.8%	1,438	24.3%
2	Knightdale High	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	High	66.9%	1,695	29.0%
3	River Bend Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.7%	995	31.8%
4	Walnut Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	574	32.7%
5	East Wake High	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	High	63.5%	1,777	33.8%
6	Southeast Raleigh Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	378	34.5%
7	Bugg Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	98.8%	345	35.0%
8	East Millbrook Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.6%	731	35.1%
9	Centennial Campus Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.4%	477	35.5%
10	Neuse River Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.7%	877	35.5%
11	Wilburn Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	593	35.6%
12	Rolesville High	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	50.6%	2,321	36.8%
13	Rogers Lane Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	98.4%	763	37.7%
14	Aversboro Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	381	38.0%
15	Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	High	54.7%	1,670	39.2%
16	Sanderson High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	43.4%	1,648	39.2%
17	Smith Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	596	39.7%
18	Wendell Middle	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.6%	762	40.6%
19	Wildwood Forest Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	551	40.7%
20	Fox Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	430	40.8%
21	Knightdale Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	549	40.8%
22	Zebulon Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	693	40.9%
23	North Garner Middle	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.6%	831	42.5%
24	Durant Road Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	68.6%	649	42.7%
25	East Garner Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	535	43.5%
26	Millbrook Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	534	43.7%
27	Zebulon Middle	Zebulon, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.6%	772	44.0%
28	Wendell Elementary	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	458	45.1%
29	East Garner Middle	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	99.7%	1,109	45.4%
30	South Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	High	61.5%	1,835	45.5%
31	Carroll Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	61.1%	898	45.5%
32	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	44.0%	2,156	45.7%
33	Baileywick Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	58.5%	352	46.0%
34	Brentwood Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	385	46.4%
35	Brier Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	63.9%	642	46.4%
36	Hodge Road Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	522	46.5%
37	Timber Drive Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	391	46.5%
38	Dillard Drive Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	56.5%	648	46.6%
39	Wake Forest Middle School	Wake Forest, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	57.2%	878	47.0%
40	Forestville Road Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	570	47.7%
41	Lockhart Elementary	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	463	47.9%
42	River Bend Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	709	47.9%
43	Beaverdam Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	678	47.9%
44	Forest Pines Drive Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	493	48.9%
45	Barwell Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	648	48.9%
46	Creech Road Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	549	49.8%
47	Dillard Drive Middle	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Middle	50.5%	977	51.0%
48	Fuquay-Varina High	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	High	25.1%	1,858	51.0%
49	Powell Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	47.5%	335	52.4%
50	Wakefield High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	36.1%	2,065	52.5%

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