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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in North Carolina · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
51	West Columbus High	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	97.6%	459	26.9%
52	Bertie High	Windsor, NC	Bertie County Schools	High	99.3%	449	27.0%
53	Lee County High	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	High	98.9%	1,459	27.1%
54	Cochrane Collegiate Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	99.6%	854	27.1%
55	Erwin High	Asheville, NC	Buncombe County Schools	High	99.7%	1,013	27.3%
56	T Wingate Andrews High	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	99.6%	753	27.4%
57	Purnell Swett High	Pembroke, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	99.5%	1,583	27.9%
58	Granville Central High	Stem, NC	Granville County Schools	High	97.6%	531	28.0%
59	Red Springs High	Red Springs, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	98.7%	867	28.0%
60	Eastern Guilford High	Gibsonville, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	99.3%	1,200	28.1%
61	Roanoke Rapids High School	Roanoke Rapids, NC	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	High	99.6%	776	28.3%
62	James Kenan High	Warsaw, NC	Duplin County Schools	High	99.6%	758	28.6%
63	South Rowan High	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	99.7%	932	28.6%
64	Knightdale High	Knightdale, NC	Wake County Schools	High	66.9%	1,695	29.0%
65	Hillside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,433	29.0%
66	Scotland High School	Laurinburg, NC	Scotland County Schools	High	99.8%	1,294	29.2%
67	Pasquotank County High	Elizabeth City, NC	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	High	99.5%	653	29.4%
68	Shelby High	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	99.6%	792	29.7%
69	J. F. Webb High	Oxford, NC	Granville County Schools	High	98.4%	512	29.8%
70	West Craven High	Vanceboro, NC	Craven County Board of Education	High	99.6%	751	29.8%
71	West Caldwell High	Lenoir, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	98.7%	634	29.9%
72	Rocky Mount High	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	High	97.7%	1,023	29.9%
73	Northern High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,281	30.3%
74	Person High	Roxboro, NC	Person County Schools	High	99.7%	1,165	30.5%
75	Ashbrook High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	99.8%	1,386	30.6%
76	Southwestern Randolph High School	Asheboro, NC	Randolph County School System	High	55.9%	801	30.8%
77	New Hanover High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	98.5%	1,437	30.9%
78	Ayden-Grifton High	Ayden, NC	Pitt County Schools	High	99.6%	757	31.0%
79	Southern Guilford High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	99.7%	934	31.2%
80	Montgomery Central High	Troy, NC	Montgomery County Schools	High	99.3%	846	31.4%
81	Avery County High	Newland, NC	Avery County Schools	High	99.3%	542	31.5%
82	Heide Trask High	Rocky Point, NC	Pender County Schools	High	99.6%	732	31.9%
83	Southwest High	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	57.3%	803	31.9%
84	Hoke County High	Raeford, NC	Hoke County Schools	High	99.9%	2,110	31.9%
85	Lumberton Senior High	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	98.8%	1,894	31.9%
86	James Hunt High	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	High	98.7%	1,115	32.1%
87	North Gaston High	Dallas, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	99.7%	1,061	32.3%
88	Jordan-Matthews High	Siler City, NC	Chatham County Schools	High	99.6%	848	32.6%
89	Union High	Rose Hill, NC	Sampson County Schools	High	99.2%	494	32.6%
90	Providence Grove High School	Climax, NC	Randolph County School System	High	53.8%	587	32.7%
91	John M Morehead High	Eden, NC	Rockingham County Schools	High	99.6%	771	32.8%
92	Triton High	Erwin, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	99.5%	1,274	32.9%
93	East Columbus Junior-Senior High	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	99.5%	576	32.9%
94	High Point Central High	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	99.3%	1,005	33.1%
95	Forest Hills High	Marshville, NC	Union County Public Schools	High	99.3%	973	33.2%
96	Hickory High	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	High	99.7%	1,024	33.3%
97	East Wake High	Wendell, NC	Wake County Schools	High	63.5%	1,777	33.8%
98	Southside High	Chocowinity, NC	Beaufort County Schools	High	99.3%	410	34.0%
99	Randleman High School	Randleman, NC	Randolph County School System	High	59.5%	870	34.0%
100	West Charlotte High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	99.9%	2,008	34.2%

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