North Carolina schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Freedom High Morganton · Burke County Schools | High | 40.8% | -16.4pp |
| 302 | Mount Pleasant High Mount Pleasant · Cabarrus County Schools | High | 40.8% | -16.4pp |
| 303 | South Caldwell High Hudson · Caldwell County Schools | High | 40.7% | -16.5pp |
| 304 | Trinity High School Trinity · Randolph County School System | High | 40.7% | -16.5pp |
| 305 | Burns High Lawndale · Cleveland County Schools | High | 40.6% | -16.6pp |
| 306 | McDowell High School Marion · McDowell County Schools | High | 40.6% | -16.6pp |
| 307 | Randleman High School Randleman · Randolph County School System | High | 40.6% | -16.6pp |
| 308 | Robbinsville High Robbinsville · Graham County Schools | High | 40.5% | -16.7pp |
| 309 | Bunker Hill High Claremont · Catawba County Schools | High | 40.4% | -16.8pp |
| 310 | Overhills High Spring Lake · Harnett County Schools | High | 40.4% | -16.8pp |
| 311 | Lexington Senior High School Lexington · Lexington City Schools | High | 40.1% | -17.1pp |
| 312 | Whiteville High Whiteville · Whiteville City Schools | High | 40.1% | -17.1pp |
| 313 | West Bladen High Bladenboro · Bladen County Schools | High | 39.9% | -17.3pp |
| 314 | Hopewell High School Huntersville · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | High | 39.8% | -17.4pp |
| 315 | Blue Ridge Early College Cashiers · Jackson County Public Schools | High | 39.8% | -17.5pp |
| 316 | Jones Senior High School Trenton · Jones County Schools | High | 39.7% | -17.5pp |
| 317 | East Forsyth High Kernersville · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | High | 39.6% | -17.6pp |
| 318 | North Lincoln High Lincolnton · Lincoln County Schools | High | 39.6% | -17.6pp |
| 319 | Spring Creek High Seven Springs · Wayne County Public Schools | High | 39.6% | -17.6pp |
| 320 | East Gaston High Mount Holly · Gaston County Schools | High | 39.5% | -17.7pp |
| 321 | Northern Nash High Rocky Mount · Nash County Public Schools | High | 39.5% | -17.7pp |
| 322 | South Columbus High Tabor City · Columbus County Schools | High | 39.3% | -17.9pp |
| 323 | Fike High Wilson · Wilson County Schools | High | 39.2% | -18.0pp |
| 324 | East Columbus Junior-Senior High Lake Waccamaw · Columbus County Schools | High | 39.1% | -18.1pp |
| 325 | Hiwassee Dam High Murphy · Cherokee County Schools | High | 39.1% | -18.1pp |
| 326 | Rolesville High Rolesville · Wake County Schools | High | 38.9% | -18.3pp |
| 327 | Clinton High Clinton · Clinton City Schools | High | 38.8% | -18.4pp |
| 328 | Emsley A Laney High Wilmington · New Hanover County Schools | High | 38.8% | -18.4pp |
| 329 | Farmville Central High Farmville · Pitt County Schools | High | 38.8% | -18.4pp |
| 330 | Lakewood High Salemburg · Sampson County Schools | High | 38.6% | -18.6pp |
| 331 | Roanoke Valley Early College Weldon · Weldon City Schools | High | 38.5% | -18.7pp |
| 332 | Riverside High Durham · Durham Public Schools | High | 38.4% | -18.8pp |
| 333 | South Garner High Garner · Wake County Schools | High | 38.4% | -18.8pp |
| 334 | E E Smith High Fayetteville · Cumberland County Schools | High | 38.2% | -19.0pp |
| 335 | Providence Grove High School Climax · Randolph County School System | High | 38.2% | -19.0pp |
| 336 | Beddingfield High Wilson · Wilson County Schools | High | 38.1% | -19.1pp |
| 337 | Eugene Ashley High Wilmington · New Hanover County Schools | High | 38.1% | -19.1pp |
| 338 | Stuart W Cramer High Belmont · Gaston County Schools | High | 38.1% | -19.1pp |
| 339 | R-S Central High School Rutherfordton · Rutherford County Schools | High | 38.0% | -19.2pp |
| 340 | West Iredell High Statesville · Iredell-Statesville Schools | High | 38.0% | -19.2pp |
| 341 | South View High Hope Mills · Cumberland County Schools | High | 37.9% | -19.3pp |
| 342 | Dalton McMichael High Mayodan · Rockingham County Schools | High | 37.6% | -19.6pp |
| 343 | Halifax County Early College High Weldon · Halifax County Schools | High | 37.5% | -19.7pp |
| 344 | Douglas Byrd High Fayetteville · Cumberland County Schools | High | 37.4% | -19.8pp |
| 345 | Northside High Jacksonville · Onslow County Schools | High | 37.3% | -19.9pp |
| 346 | Western Guilford High Greensboro · Guilford County Schools | High | 37.3% | -19.9pp |
| 347 | Avery County High Newland · Avery County Schools | High | 37.2% | -20.0pp |
| 348 | East Rowan High Salisbury · Rowan-Salisbury Schools | High | 37.2% | -20.0pp |
| 349 | Westover High Fayetteville · Cumberland County Schools | High | 37.2% | -20.0pp |
| 350 | Central Cabarrus High Concord · Cabarrus County Schools | High | 36.7% | -20.5pp |
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 Science 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.