North Carolina schools ranked by test score
Latest NC EOG / EOC year (2024-25). 464 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 51.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Palisades High School Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | High | 60.3% | +8.5pp |
| 202 | Emsley A Laney High Wilmington · New Hanover County Schools | High | 60.1% | +8.3pp |
| 203 | Sun Valley High Monroe · Union County Public Schools | High | 60.1% | +8.3pp |
| 204 | Junius H Rose High Greenville · Pitt County Schools | High | 59.8% | +8.0pp |
| 205 | Cape Fear High Fayetteville · Cumberland County Schools | High | 59.5% | +7.7pp |
| 206 | Currituck County High Barco · Currituck County Schools | High | 59.4% | +7.6pp |
| 207 | Jacksonville High Jacksonville · Onslow County Schools | High | 59.3% | +7.5pp |
| 208 | Pamlico County High Bayboro · Pamlico County Schools | High | 59.2% | +7.4pp |
| 209 | Butler High School Matthews · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | High | 59.0% | +7.2pp |
| 210 | Mooresville High School Mooresville · Mooresville Graded School District | High | 59.0% | +7.2pp |
| 211 | Carson High China Grove · Rowan-Salisbury Schools | High | 58.9% | +7.1pp |
| 212 | Western Alamance High Elon · Alamance-Burlington Schools | High | 58.8% | +7.0pp |
| 213 | Ashe County High West Jefferson · Ashe County Schools | High | 58.5% | +6.7pp |
| 214 | North Johnston High Kenly · Johnston County Public Schools | High | 58.5% | +6.7pp |
| 215 | Southeast Guilford High Greensboro · Guilford County Schools | High | 58.4% | +6.6pp |
| 216 | Northside High Pinetown · Beaufort County Schools | High | 58.3% | +6.5pp |
| 217 | Saint Stephens High Hickory · Catawba County Schools | High | 58.2% | +6.4pp |
| 218 | Watauga Innovation Academy Boone · Watauga County Schools | High | 58.2% | +6.4pp |
| 219 | East Henderson High East Flat Rock · Henderson County Schools | High | 58.1% | +6.3pp |
| 220 | Franklinton High Franklinton · Franklin County Schools | High | 58.0% | +6.2pp |
| 221 | Davie County High Mocksville · Davie County Schools | High | 57.9% | +6.1pp |
| 222 | John A Holmes High Edenton · Edenton-Chowan Schools | High | 57.6% | +5.8pp |
| 223 | Lakewood High Salemburg · Sampson County Schools | High | 57.6% | +5.8pp |
| 224 | Southeast Alamance High Haw River · Alamance-Burlington Schools | High | 57.6% | +5.8pp |
| 225 | Hopewell High School Huntersville · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | High | 57.5% | +5.7pp |
| 226 | Jay M Robinson High Concord · Cabarrus County Schools | High | 57.4% | +5.6pp |
| 227 | Page High Greensboro · Guilford County Schools | High | 57.3% | +5.5pp |
| 228 | Rosewood High Goldsboro · Wayne County Public Schools | High | 57.3% | +5.5pp |
| 229 | Charles B Aycock High Pikeville · Wayne County Public Schools | High | 57.2% | +5.4pp |
| 230 | Ledford Senior High Thomasville · Davidson County Schools | High | 57.1% | +5.3pp |
| 231 | Alexander Central High Taylorsville · Alexander County Schools | High | 57.0% | +5.2pp |
| 232 | Sanderson High Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 56.9% | +5.1pp |
| 233 | Enka High Candler · Buncombe County Schools | High | 56.8% | +5.0pp |
| 234 | Forestview High Gastonia · Gaston County Schools | High | 56.8% | +5.0pp |
| 235 | North Davidson High Lexington · Davidson County Schools | High | 56.8% | +5.0pp |
| 236 | Smoky Mountain High School Sylva · Jackson County Public Schools | High | 56.7% | +4.9pp |
| 237 | Lincolnton High Lincolnton · Lincoln County Schools | High | 56.6% | +4.8pp |
| 238 | North Mecklenburg High School Huntersville · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | High | 56.6% | +4.8pp |
| 239 | Princeton High Princeton · Johnston County Public Schools | High | 56.6% | +4.8pp |
| 240 | R-S Central High School Rutherfordton · Rutherford County Schools | High | 56.5% | +4.7pp |
| 241 | J F Kennedy High Winston Salem · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | High | 56.4% | +4.6pp |
| 242 | Burns High Lawndale · Cleveland County Schools | High | 56.3% | +4.5pp |
| 243 | Trinity High School Trinity · Randolph County School System | High | 56.3% | +4.5pp |
| 244 | East Rutherford High School Bostic · Rutherford County Schools | High | 56.2% | +4.4pp |
| 245 | Madison High School Marshall · Madison County Schools | High | 56.1% | +4.3pp |
| 246 | Murphy High Murphy · Cherokee County Schools | High | 55.8% | +4.0pp |
| 247 | Southwestern Randolph High School Asheboro · Randolph County School System | High | 55.8% | +4.0pp |
| 248 | East Wilkes High School Ronda · Wilkes County Schools | High | 55.5% | +3.7pp |
| 249 | South Brunswick High Southport · Brunswick County Schools | High | 55.5% | +3.7pp |
| 250 | A&T Four Middle College Greensboro · Guilford County Schools | High | 55.0% | +3.2pp |
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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). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in North Carolina, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.