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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in North Carolina · page 3

Ranks 101–150 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
101	Riverside High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,900	34.2%
102	Starmount High	Boonville, NC	Yadkin County Schools	High	62.9%	556	34.2%
103	Seventy-First High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	98.2%	1,332	34.3%
104	West Iredell High	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	99.1%	767	34.4%
105	North Lenoir High	La Grange, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	High	99.7%	957	34.4%
106	East Rowan High	Salisbury, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	98.4%	986	34.5%
107	Douglas Byrd High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	97.4%	1,006	34.7%
108	Clinton High	Clinton, NC	Clinton City Schools	High	99.6%	828	34.7%
109	Southern Wayne High	Dudley, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	97.9%	1,007	34.8%
110	South View High	Hope Mills, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	98.1%	1,461	34.8%
111	Walter M Williams High	Burlington, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	99.8%	1,206	34.9%
112	Westover High	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	High	99.8%	1,234	34.9%
113	North Pitt High	Bethel, NC	Pitt County Schools	High	99.6%	854	35.0%
114	Southern Lee High School	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	High	99.7%	1,180	35.0%
115	Anson High School	Wadesboro, NC	Anson County Schools	High	99.6%	705	35.1%
116	Lucy Ragsdale High	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	99.8%	1,292	35.1%
117	Rockingham County High	Reidsville, NC	Rockingham County Schools	High	99.7%	878	35.1%
118	McDowell High School	Marion, NC	McDowell County Schools	High	98.8%	1,379	35.2%
119	Washington High	Washington, NC	Beaufort County Schools	High	99.6%	794	35.3%
120	Western Harnett High	Lillington, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	61.8%	1,324	35.4%
121	Mitchell High	Bakersville, NC	Mitchell County Schools	High	98.8%	482	35.4%
122	Bartlett Yancey High	Yanceyville, NC	Caswell County Schools	High	99.5%	635	35.5%
123	West Bladen High	Bladenboro, NC	Bladen County Schools	High	99.6%	720	35.6%
124	Beddingfield High	Wilson, NC	Wilson County Schools	High	99.5%	653	35.6%
125	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	99.8%	1,548	35.7%
126	Saint Pauls High	Saint Pauls, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	High	99.7%	1,142	35.9%
127	East Forsyth High	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.8%	1,647	36.0%
128	Harnett Central High	Angier, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	56.1%	1,522	36.0%
129	South Stokes High School	Walnut Cove, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	51.9%	538	36.2%
130	Southern Alamance High	Graham, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	49.8%	1,148	36.3%
131	Bunker Hill High	Claremont, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	99.6%	845	36.3%
132	Blue Ridge Early College	Cashiers, NC	Jackson County Public Schools	High	97.6%	127	36.4%
133	North Stanly High	New London, NC	Stanly County Schools	High	98.2%	568	36.7%
134	Martin County High	Williamston, NC	Martin County Schools	High	99.6%	752	36.8%
135	Rolesville High	Rolesville, NC	Wake County Schools	High	50.6%	2,321	36.8%
136	Hobbton High	Newton Grove, NC	Sampson County Schools	High	99.4%	467	36.9%
137	Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	98.3%	239	37.0%
138	Olympic High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	99.8%	1,483	37.2%
139	South Stanly High	Norwood, NC	Stanly County Schools	High	99.3%	442	37.5%
140	R J Reynolds High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.4%	1,759	37.7%
141	Freedom High	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	High	99.8%	1,299	37.7%
142	East Duplin High	Beulaville, NC	Duplin County Schools	High	99.5%	864	37.8%
143	Overhills High	Spring Lake, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	50.9%	1,981	37.8%
144	Lakewood High	Salemburg, NC	Sampson County Schools	High	96.8%	475	37.8%
145	R-S Central High School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	98.2%	763	38.1%
146	Gates County Senior High	Gatesville, NC	Gates County Schools	High	54.6%	432	38.2%
147	North Surry High	Mount Airy, NC	Surry County Schools	High	99.6%	792	38.2%
148	South Granville High	Creedmoor, NC	Granville County Schools	High	97.2%	706	38.3%
149	Mount Tabor High School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.8%	1,426	38.6%
150	West Cabarrus High	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	57.2%	1,627	38.7%

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