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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in North Carolina · page 5

Ranks 201–250 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
201	Dalton McMichael High	Mayodan, NC	Rockingham County Schools	High	99.6%	681	43.9%
202	Crest High	Shelby, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	99.7%	1,098	43.9%
203	Northern Nash High	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	High	99.7%	1,035	44.2%
204	Orange High	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	High	46.3%	1,161	44.5%
205	Lincolnton High	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	99.5%	797	44.6%
206	Mooresville High School	Mooresville, NC	Mooresville Graded School District	High	41.2%	1,923	44.8%
207	Jay M Robinson High	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	51.8%	1,210	44.8%
208	South Brunswick High	Southport, NC	Brunswick County Schools	High	99.7%	1,154	44.9%
209	South Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	46.8%	2,534	44.9%
210	Richlands High	Richlands, NC	Onslow County Schools	High	43.4%	1,027	45.0%
211	East Mecklenburg High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	99.9%	2,422	45.0%
212	Palisades High School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	High	53.3%	2,332	45.1%
213	Eugene Ashley High	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	High	40.2%	1,893	45.2%
214	Ashe County High	West Jefferson, NC	Ashe County Schools	High	99.1%	767	45.2%
215	South Garner High	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	High	61.5%	1,835	45.5%
216	Northside High	Pinetown, NC	Beaufort County Schools	High	99.2%	380	45.6%
217	A&T Four Middle College	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	98.1%	162	45.6%
218	Page High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	High	99.8%	1,648	45.7%
219	Athens Drive High	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	High	44.0%	2,156	45.7%
220	West Johnston High	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	99.2%	1,563	45.8%
221	West Brunswick High	Shallotte, NC	Brunswick County Schools	High	99.3%	1,466	45.8%
222	Forestview High	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	99.7%	1,133	45.8%
223	North Johnston High	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	98.2%	788	45.9%
224	Franklin High	Franklin, NC	Macon County Schools	High	46.3%	996	46.0%
225	North Brunswick High	Leland, NC	Brunswick County Schools	High	99.8%	1,620	46.0%
226	Wilkes Central High School	Wilkesboro, NC	Wilkes County Schools	High	99.6%	719	46.2%
227	Maiden High	Maiden, NC	Catawba County Schools	High	49.1%	852	46.3%
228	Smoky Mountain High School	Sylva, NC	Jackson County Public Schools	High	97.7%	881	46.3%
229	Davie County High	Mocksville, NC	Davie County Schools	High	47.3%	1,819	46.4%
230	North Iredell High	Olin, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	High	99.7%	983	46.4%
231	Cherryville High	Cherryville, NC	Gaston County Schools	High	99.4%	484	46.4%
232	Alexander Central High	Taylorsville, NC	Alexander County Schools	High	99.8%	1,254	46.5%
233	Mount Pleasant High	Mount Pleasant, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	High	38.4%	894	46.5%
234	South Caldwell High	Hudson, NC	Caldwell County Schools	High	99.1%	1,272	46.5%
235	Junius H Rose High	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	High	99.8%	1,568	46.6%
236	C E Jordan High	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	99.9%	2,189	46.6%
237	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	99.6%	1,929	46.6%
238	Mountain Heritage High	Burnsville, NC	Yancey County Schools	High	98.9%	642	46.7%
239	Burns High	Lawndale, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	99.5%	928	46.8%
240	Madison High School	Marshall, NC	Madison County Schools	High	97.9%	377	46.8%
241	East Rutherford High School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	98.4%	623	46.8%
242	North Stokes High School	Danbury, NC	Stokes County Schools	High	52.5%	280	47.3%
243	Kings Mountain High	Kings Mountain, NC	Cleveland County Schools	High	98.8%	1,305	47.4%
244	Carson High	China Grove, NC	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	High	99.7%	1,063	47.5%
245	Robbinsville High	Robbinsville, NC	Graham County Schools	High	99.1%	332	47.6%
246	Jones Senior High School	Trenton, NC	Jones County Schools	High	99.4%	495	47.6%
247	The School for Creative Studies	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	High	98.9%	350	48.1%
248	Southeast Alamance High	Haw River, NC	Alamance-Burlington Schools	High	54.9%	1,079	48.2%
249	Watauga Innovation Academy	Boone, NC	Watauga County Schools	High	44.2%	292	48.3%
250	Franklinton High	Franklinton, NC	Franklin County Schools	High	99.4%	1,127	48.4%

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