Wake County schools ranked by test score
Latest NC EOG / EOC year (2024-25). 188 schools in Wake County, North Carolina with reported Reading scores. North Carolina state average: 51.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 93.9% | +42.1pp |
| 2 | White Oak Elementary Apex · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 93.3% | +41.5pp |
| 3 | Green Level High Cary · Wake County Schools | High | 93.2% | +41.4pp |
| 4 | Mills Park Middle Cary · Wake County Schools | Middle | 91.0% | +39.2pp |
| 5 | North Wake College and Career Academy Wake Forest · Wake County Schools | High | 91.0% | +39.2pp |
| 6 | Hortons Creek Elementary Cary · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 87.4% | +35.6pp |
| 7 | Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 86.9% | +35.1pp |
| 8 | Green Hope High Cary · Wake County Schools | High | 86.7% | +34.9pp |
| 9 | Panther Creek High Cary · Wake County Schools | High | 86.0% | +34.2pp |
| 10 | Apex Friendship High Apex · Wake County Schools | High | 84.8% | +33.0pp |
| 11 | Mills Park Elementary Cary · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 84.7% | +32.9pp |
| 12 | Barton Pond Elementary Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 84.0% | +32.2pp |
| 13 | Davis Drive Middle Cary · Wake County Schools | Middle | 83.9% | +32.1pp |
| 14 | Apex Friendship Elementary Apex · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 83.6% | +31.8pp |
| 15 | Apex Friendship Middle Apex · Wake County Schools | Middle | 83.0% | +31.2pp |
| 16 | Olive Chapel Elementary Apex · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 82.9% | +31.1pp |
| 17 | Davis Drive Elementary Cary · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 82.8% | +31.0pp |
| 18 | Highcroft Elementary Cary · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 82.6% | +30.8pp |
| 19 | Holly Springs High Holly Springs · Wake County Schools | High | 82.1% | +30.3pp |
| 20 | Scotts Ridge Elementary Apex · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 81.7% | +29.9pp |
| 21 | Green Hope Elementary Cary · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 81.1% | +29.3pp |
| 22 | Leesville Road Elementary Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 80.7% | +28.9pp |
| 23 | Holly Grove Elementary Holly Springs · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 79.5% | +27.7pp |
| 24 | Parkside Elementary Morrisville · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 78.9% | +27.1pp |
| 25 | Holly Springs Elementary Holly Springs · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 78.8% | +27.0pp |
| 26 | Jones Dairy Elementary Wake Forest · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 78.0% | +26.2pp |
| 27 | Oakview Elementary Apex · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 78.0% | +26.2pp |
| 28 | Enloe High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 76.8% | +25.0pp |
| 29 | Jeffreys Grove Elementary Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 76.6% | +24.8pp |
| 30 | Alston Ridge Middle Cary · Wake County Schools | Middle | 76.2% | +24.4pp |
| 31 | Vernon Malone College and Career Academy Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 76.2% | +24.4pp |
| 32 | Holly Ridge Elementary Holly Springs · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 75.9% | +24.1pp |
| 33 | Leesville Road High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 75.9% | +24.1pp |
| 34 | Heritage Middle Wake Forest · Wake County Schools | Middle | 75.7% | +23.9pp |
| 35 | Apex High Apex · Wake County Schools | High | 75.3% | +23.5pp |
| 36 | Middle Creek High Apex · Wake County Schools | High | 75.3% | +23.5pp |
| 37 | Needham Broughton High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 74.6% | +22.8pp |
| 38 | Heritage High Wake Forest · Wake County Schools | High | 74.4% | +22.6pp |
| 39 | Moore Square Middle Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Middle | 74.0% | +22.2pp |
| 40 | Farmington Woods Elementary Cary · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 73.8% | +22.0pp |
| 41 | Baucom Elementary Apex · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 73.6% | +21.8pp |
| 42 | Fuquay-Varina High Fuquay-Varina · Wake County Schools | High | 73.6% | +21.8pp |
| 43 | Salem Middle Apex · Wake County Schools | Middle | 73.5% | +21.7pp |
| 44 | Morrisville Elementary Morrisville · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 73.1% | +21.3pp |
| 45 | Laurel Park Elementary Apex · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 73.0% | +21.2pp |
| 46 | Carnage Middle Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Middle | 72.8% | +21.0pp |
| 47 | Pleasant Union Elementary Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 72.5% | +20.7pp |
| 48 | Hunter Elementary Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 72.3% | +20.5pp |
| 49 | Cedar Fork Elementary Morrisville · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 71.9% | +20.1pp |
| 50 | Martin Middle Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Middle | 71.7% | +19.9pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NC EOG / EOC % Grade Level Proficient threshold on the latest available NC EOG / EOC Reading test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Wake County, North Carolina with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the North Carolina statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full North Carolina ranking.