North Carolina schools ranked by test score
Latest NC EOG / EOC year (2024-25). 2,261 schools with reported Reading scores. State average: 51.8%.
| Rank | School | Level | Reading | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Dixon Road Elementary Willow Spring · Johnston County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.5% | +10.7pp |
| 552 | Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary Smyrna · Carteret County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.3% | +10.5pp |
| 553 | Elizabeth Traditional Elem Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Elementary | 62.3% | +10.5pp |
| 554 | Swansboro Middle Swansboro · Onslow County Schools | Middle | 62.3% | +10.5pp |
| 555 | Hayesville High Hayesville · Clay County Schools | High | 62.2% | +10.4pp |
| 556 | Lufkin Road Middle Apex · Wake County Schools | Middle | 62.2% | +10.4pp |
| 557 | Owen High Black Mountain · Buncombe County Schools | High | 62.2% | +10.4pp |
| 558 | Pittsboro Elementary Pittsboro · Chatham County Schools | Elementary | 62.2% | +10.4pp |
| 559 | W T Griggs Elementary Poplar Branch · Currituck County Schools | Elementary | 62.2% | +10.4pp |
| 560 | Belmont Middle Belmont · Gaston County Schools | Middle | 62.1% | +10.3pp |
| 561 | Cleveland High Clayton · Johnston County Public Schools | High | 62.1% | +10.3pp |
| 562 | Grover C Fields Middle New Bern · Craven County Board of Education | Middle | 62.1% | +10.3pp |
| 563 | New Salem Elementary Marshville · Union County Public Schools | Elementary | 62.1% | +10.3pp |
| 564 | Sedgefield Middle Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Middle | 62.1% | +10.3pp |
| 565 | Havelock High Havelock · Craven County Board of Education | High | 62.0% | +10.2pp |
| 566 | Pathways Elementary Hillsborough · Orange County Schools | Elementary | 62.0% | +10.2pp |
| 567 | Stokesdale Elementary Stokesdale · Guilford County Schools | Elementary | 62.0% | +10.2pp |
| 568 | Cash Elementary Kernersville · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.1pp |
| 569 | Sand Ridge Elementary Hubert · Onslow County Schools | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.1pp |
| 570 | Vass-Lakeview Elementary Vass · Moore County Schools | Elementary | 61.9% | +10.1pp |
| 571 | Bell Elementary Asheville · Buncombe County Schools | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.0pp |
| 572 | Carrboro High Carrboro · Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools | High | 61.8% | +10.0pp |
| 573 | Friendship Elementary Winston-Salem · Davidson County Schools | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.0pp |
| 574 | Kingswood Elementary Cary · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.0pp |
| 575 | Mount Olive Elementary School King · Stokes County Schools | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.0pp |
| 576 | West View Elementary Garner · Johnston County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.8% | +10.0pp |
| 577 | C E Jordan High Durham · Durham Public Schools | High | 61.7% | +9.9pp |
| 578 | Endhaven Elementary Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Elementary | 61.7% | +9.9pp |
| 579 | River Dell Elementary Clayton · Johnston County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.7% | +9.9pp |
| 580 | Woodland Heights Middle Mooresville · Iredell-Statesville Schools | Middle | 61.7% | +9.9pp |
| 581 | South Iredell High Statesville · Iredell-Statesville Schools | High | 61.6% | +9.8pp |
| 582 | Springmore Elementary Shelby · Cleveland County Schools | Elementary | 61.6% | +9.8pp |
| 583 | Weeksville Elementary Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools | Elementary | 61.6% | +9.8pp |
| 584 | Bethel Elementary Sugar Grove · Watauga County Schools | Elementary | 61.5% | +9.7pp |
| 585 | Don D Steed Elementary Raeford · Hoke County Schools | Elementary | 61.5% | +9.7pp |
| 586 | Hendersonville Middle Hendersonville · Henderson County Schools | Middle | 61.5% | +9.7pp |
| 587 | McGee's Crossroads Middle Benson · Johnston County Public Schools | Middle | 61.5% | +9.7pp |
| 588 | Southern Middle Aberdeen · Moore County Schools | Middle | 61.5% | +9.7pp |
| 589 | Belmont Central Elementary Belmont · Gaston County Schools | Elementary | 61.4% | +9.6pp |
| 590 | Mint Hill Middle Matthews · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Middle | 61.4% | +9.6pp |
| 591 | Poe Elementary Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 61.4% | +9.6pp |
| 592 | Surf City Elementary Hampstead · Pender County Schools | Elementary | 61.4% | +9.6pp |
| 593 | Meadow School Benson · Johnston County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.3% | +9.5pp |
| 594 | Morehead City Middle Morehead City · Carteret County Public Schools | Middle | 61.3% | +9.5pp |
| 595 | South Mecklenburg High School Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | High | 61.3% | +9.5pp |
| 596 | Cumberland Virtual Academy 6-12 Fayetteville · Cumberland County Schools | High | 61.3% | +9.5pp |
| 597 | Gaston Virtual Academy Gastonia · Gaston County Schools | Combined | 61.2% | +9.4pp |
| 598 | Grantham Elementary Goldsboro · Wayne County Public Schools | Elementary | 61.2% | +9.4pp |
| 599 | North Windy Ridge Intermediate Weaverville · Buncombe County Schools | Middle | 61.2% | +9.4pp |
| 600 | Orange Middle Hillsborough · Orange County Schools | Middle | 61.2% | +9.4pp |
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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.