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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Cape Hatteras Secondary School Buxton · Dare County Schools | High | 61.1% | +9.3pp |
| 602 | West Buncombe Elementary Asheville · Buncombe County Schools | Elementary | 61.1% | +9.3pp |
| 603 | West Carteret High Morehead City · Carteret County Public Schools | High | 61.1% | +9.3pp |
| 604 | Fuquay-Varina Middle Fuquay-Varina · Wake County Schools | Middle | 61.0% | +9.2pp |
| 605 | Highfalls Elementary Bennett · Moore County Schools | Elementary | 61.0% | +9.2pp |
| 606 | Black Mountain Elementary Black Mountain · Buncombe County Schools | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.1pp |
| 607 | Pine Level Elementary Pine Level · Johnston County Public Schools | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.1pp |
| 608 | Pitts School Road Elementary Concord · Cabarrus County Schools | Elementary | 60.9% | +9.1pp |
| 609 | Hilburn Drive Academy Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 60.8% | +9.0pp |
| 610 | Westmoore Elementary Seagrove · Moore County Schools | Elementary | 60.8% | +9.0pp |
| 611 | Wheatmore High School Trinity · Randolph County School System | High | 60.8% | +9.0pp |
| 612 | Carmel Middle Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Middle | 60.7% | +8.9pp |
| 613 | Draughn High School Valdese · Burke County Schools | High | 60.7% | +8.9pp |
| 614 | Mooresville Middle Mooresville · Mooresville Graded School District | Middle | 60.7% | +8.9pp |
| 615 | Albert H Bangert Elementary New Bern · Craven County Board of Education | Elementary | 60.6% | +8.8pp |
| 616 | CS Brown High - STEM Program Winton · Hertford County Schools | High | 60.6% | +8.8pp |
| 617 | Coddle Creek Elementary Mooresville · Iredell-Statesville Schools | Elementary | 60.6% | +8.8pp |
| 618 | Frank Morgan Elementary Clemmons · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | Elementary | 60.6% | +8.8pp |
| 619 | Franklin High Franklin · Macon County Schools | High | 60.6% | +8.8pp |
| 620 | Fuquay-Varina Elementary Fuquay-Varina · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 60.6% | +8.8pp |
| 621 | New Century International Middle Fayetteville · Cumberland County Schools | Middle | 60.6% | +8.8pp |
| 622 | South Lakes Elementary Fuquay-Varina · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 60.6% | +8.8pp |
| 623 | West Lake Elementary Apex · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 60.6% | +8.8pp |
| 624 | East Wilkes Middle School Ronda · Wilkes County Schools | Middle | 60.5% | +8.7pp |
| 625 | North Forest Pines Elementary Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 60.5% | +8.7pp |
| 626 | Paw Creek Elementary Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Elementary | 60.5% | +8.7pp |
| 627 | Reedy Creek Middle Cary · Wake County Schools | Middle | 60.5% | +8.7pp |
| 628 | Southwest Elementary Durham · Durham Public Schools | Elementary | 60.5% | +8.7pp |
| 629 | Weatherstone Elementary Cary · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 60.5% | +8.7pp |
| 630 | Bethel Elementary Canton · Haywood County Schools | Elementary | 60.4% | +8.6pp |
| 631 | Mountain View Elementary Hickory · Catawba County Schools | Elementary | 60.4% | +8.6pp |
| 632 | St James Elementary Denver · Lincoln County Schools | Elementary | 60.4% | +8.6pp |
| 633 | Wiley Elementary Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 60.4% | +8.6pp |
| 634 | Frederick Douglass Elementary Wilson · Wilson County Schools | Elementary | 60.3% | +8.5pp |
| 635 | G R Whitfield Grimesland · Pitt County Schools | Elementary | 60.3% | +8.5pp |
| 636 | North Davidson Middle Lexington · Davidson County Schools | Middle | 60.3% | +8.5pp |
| 637 | Northwest Harnett Elementary Fuquay-Varina · Harnett County Schools | Elementary | 60.3% | +8.5pp |
| 638 | Palisades High School Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | High | 60.3% | +8.5pp |
| 639 | Bethware Elementary Kings Mountain · Cleveland County Schools | Elementary | 60.2% | +8.4pp |
| 640 | Claxton Elementary Greensboro · Guilford County Schools | Elementary | 60.2% | +8.4pp |
| 641 | Clyde Campbell Elementary Hickory · Catawba County Schools | Elementary | 60.2% | +8.4pp |
| 642 | Dobson Elementary Dobson · Surry County Schools | Elementary | 60.2% | +8.4pp |
| 643 | Kernodle Middle Greensboro · Guilford County Schools | Middle | 60.2% | +8.4pp |
| 644 | Piney Grove Middle School Lawsonville · Stokes County Schools | Middle | 60.2% | +8.4pp |
| 645 | Emsley A Laney High Wilmington · New Hanover County Schools | High | 60.1% | +8.3pp |
| 646 | Hayesville Middle Hayesville · Clay County Schools | Middle | 60.1% | +8.3pp |
| 647 | Moyock Elementary Moyock · Currituck County Schools | Elementary | 60.1% | +8.3pp |
| 648 | Pine Valley Elementary Wilmington · New Hanover County Schools | Elementary | 60.1% | +8.3pp |
| 649 | Sun Valley High Monroe · Union County Public Schools | High | 60.1% | +8.3pp |
| 650 | Paisley Magnet School Winston Salem · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | Middle | 60.0% | +8.2pp |
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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.