North Carolina schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | A G Cox Middle Winterville · Pitt County Schools | Middle | 70.3% | +13.1pp |
| 102 | STEM Early High Henderson · Vance County Schools | Middle | 70.3% | +13.1pp |
| 103 | Holly Shelter Middle Castle Hayne · New Hanover County Schools | Middle | 70.2% | +13.0pp |
| 104 | Madison Middle School Marshall · Madison County Schools | Middle | 70.2% | +13.0pp |
| 105 | Jacobs Fork Middle Newton · Catawba County Schools | Middle | 70.1% | +12.9pp |
| 106 | Rosman Middle Rosman · Transylvania County Schools | Middle | 70.0% | +12.8pp |
| 107 | Canton Middle Canton · Haywood County Schools | Middle | 69.9% | +12.7pp |
| 108 | Lincoln Academy Greensboro · Guilford County Schools | Middle | 69.9% | +12.7pp |
| 109 | North Lincoln Middle Denver · Lincoln County Schools | Middle | 69.3% | +12.1pp |
| 110 | Granite Falls Middle Granite Falls · Caldwell County Schools | Middle | 69.2% | +12.0pp |
| 111 | M C S Noble Middle Wilmington · New Hanover County Schools | Middle | 69.1% | +11.9pp |
| 112 | Town Creek Middle Winnabow · Brunswick County Schools | Middle | 69.0% | +11.8pp |
| 113 | John Chavis Middle School Cherryville · Gaston County Schools | Middle | 68.8% | +11.6pp |
| 114 | Ledford Middle Thomasville · Davidson County Schools | Middle | 68.8% | +11.6pp |
| 115 | Eastern Wayne Middle Goldsboro · Wayne County Public Schools | Middle | 68.7% | +11.5pp |
| 116 | Western Rockingham Middle Madison · Rockingham County Schools | Middle | 68.7% | +11.5pp |
| 117 | Margaret B. Pollard Middle Chapel Hill · Chatham County Schools | Middle | 68.6% | +11.4pp |
| 118 | A L Stanback Middle Hillsborough · Orange County Schools | Middle | 68.5% | +11.3pp |
| 119 | Chestnut Grove Middle School King · Stokes County Schools | Middle | 68.5% | +11.3pp |
| 120 | East Wilkes Middle School Ronda · Wilkes County Schools | Middle | 68.5% | +11.3pp |
| 121 | Piedmont Middle Monroe · Union County Public Schools | Middle | 68.5% | +11.3pp |
| 122 | Reid Ross Classical Middle Fayetteville · Cumberland County Schools | Middle | 68.4% | +11.2pp |
| 123 | Rolesville Middle Rolesville · Wake County Schools | Middle | 68.4% | +11.2pp |
| 124 | Lakeshore Middle Mooresville · Iredell-Statesville Schools | Middle | 68.2% | +11.0pp |
| 125 | Thomas Jefferson Middle Winston-Salem · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | Middle | 68.2% | +11.0pp |
| 126 | East Yancey Middle Burnsville · Yancey County Schools | Middle | 67.9% | +10.7pp |
| 127 | Dixon Middle Sneads Ferry · Onslow County Schools | Middle | 67.8% | +10.6pp |
| 128 | Cleveland Middle Garner · Johnston County Public Schools | Middle | 67.7% | +10.5pp |
| 129 | North Asheboro Middle Asheboro · Asheboro City Schools | Middle | 67.6% | +10.4pp |
| 130 | Liberty Middle Morganton · Burke County Schools | Middle | 67.5% | +10.3pp |
| 131 | Archer Lodge Middle Wendell · Johnston County Public Schools | Middle | 67.4% | +10.2pp |
| 132 | Maiden Middle School Maiden · Catawba County Schools | Middle | 67.4% | +10.2pp |
| 133 | West Lincoln Middle Lincolnton · Lincoln County Schools | Middle | 67.4% | +10.2pp |
| 134 | Grover C Fields Middle New Bern · Craven County Board of Education | Middle | 67.3% | +10.1pp |
| 135 | Reedy Creek Middle Cary · Wake County Schools | Middle | 67.1% | +9.9pp |
| 136 | Belmont Middle Belmont · Gaston County Schools | Middle | 67.0% | +9.8pp |
| 137 | Hayesville Middle Hayesville · Clay County Schools | Middle | 67.0% | +9.8pp |
| 138 | North Davie Middle Mocksville · Davie County Schools | Middle | 66.9% | +9.7pp |
| 139 | Surf City Middle Hampstead · Pender County Schools | Middle | 66.8% | +9.6pp |
| 140 | Heritage Middle Valdese · Burke County Schools | Middle | 66.7% | +9.5pp |
| 141 | Mooresville Middle Mooresville · Mooresville Graded School District | Middle | 66.7% | +9.5pp |
| 142 | Porter Ridge Middle School Indian Trail · Union County Public Schools | Middle | 66.5% | +9.3pp |
| 143 | J N Fries Magnet School Concord · Cabarrus County Schools | Middle | 66.4% | +9.2pp |
| 144 | Manteo Middle School Manteo · Dare County Schools | Middle | 66.4% | +9.2pp |
| 145 | North Windy Ridge Intermediate Weaverville · Buncombe County Schools | Middle | 66.4% | +9.2pp |
| 146 | Pine Forest Middle Fayetteville · Cumberland County Schools | Middle | 66.4% | +9.2pp |
| 147 | Lufkin Road Middle Apex · Wake County Schools | Middle | 66.2% | +9.0pp |
| 148 | Nash Central Middle Nashville · Nash County Public Schools | Middle | 66.2% | +9.0pp |
| 149 | North Stanly Middle New London · Stanly County Schools | Middle | 66.2% | +9.0pp |
| 150 | Francis Bradley Middle Huntersville · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Middle | 66.0% | +8.8pp |
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.