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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Lee Early College Sanford · Lee County Schools | High | 88.2% | +36.4pp |
| 52 | Rutherford Early College High School Spindale · Rutherford County Schools | High | 88.2% | +36.4pp |
| 53 | Sandy Ridge Elementary Waxhaw · Union County Public Schools | Elementary | 87.7% | +35.9pp |
| 54 | East Chapel Hill High Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools | High | 87.5% | +35.7pp |
| 55 | Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro Greensboro · Guilford County Schools | High | 87.5% | +35.7pp |
| 56 | Polo Ridge Elementary Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Elementary | 87.5% | +35.7pp |
| 57 | Hortons Creek Elementary Cary · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 87.4% | +35.6pp |
| 58 | Marvin Ridge Middle Waxhaw · Union County Public Schools | Middle | 87.4% | +35.6pp |
| 59 | Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy Hudson · Caldwell County Schools | High | 87.3% | +35.5pp |
| 60 | Scotland Early College High Laurinburg · Scotland County Schools | High | 87.1% | +35.3pp |
| 61 | Cox Mill High School Concord · Cabarrus County Schools | High | 87.0% | +35.2pp |
| 62 | Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy Raleigh · Wake County Schools | High | 86.9% | +35.1pp |
| 63 | Randolph Early College High School Asheboro · Randolph County School System | High | 86.8% | +35.0pp |
| 64 | Green Hope High Cary · Wake County Schools | High | 86.7% | +34.9pp |
| 65 | Marvin Elementary Marvin · Union County Public Schools | Elementary | 86.6% | +34.8pp |
| 66 | Antioch Elementary Matthews · Union County Public Schools | Elementary | 86.3% | +34.5pp |
| 67 | Atkins Academic & Tech High Winston-Salem · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | High | 86.3% | +34.5pp |
| 68 | Massey Hill Classical High Fayetteville · Cumberland County Schools | High | 86.3% | +34.5pp |
| 69 | Rea View Elementary Waxhaw · Union County Public Schools | Elementary | 86.3% | +34.5pp |
| 70 | Cleveland ECHS Shelby · Cleveland County Schools | High | 86.2% | +34.4pp |
| 71 | Ashe County Early College High West Jefferson · Ashe County Schools | High | 86.0% | +34.2pp |
| 72 | Panther Creek High Cary · Wake County Schools | High | 86.0% | +34.2pp |
| 73 | Wilmington Early College High Castle Hayne · New Hanover County Schools | High | 86.0% | +34.2pp |
| 74 | Rea Farms STEAM Academy Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Elementary | 85.8% | +34.0pp |
| 75 | Williams Secondary Montessori Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | High | 85.5% | +33.7pp |
| 76 | Alexander Early College Taylorsville · Alexander County Schools | High | 85.4% | +33.6pp |
| 77 | Weddington Middle Matthews · Union County Public Schools | Middle | 85.4% | +33.6pp |
| 78 | Wrightsville Beach Elem Wrightsville Beach · New Hanover County Schools | Elementary | 85.4% | +33.6pp |
| 79 | Hertford Co Early College Ahoskie · Hertford County Schools | High | 85.2% | +33.4pp |
| 80 | Ardrey Kell High School Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | High | 85.1% | +33.3pp |
| 81 | Apex Friendship High Apex · Wake County Schools | High | 84.8% | +33.0pp |
| 82 | Croatan High Newport · Carteret County Public Schools | High | 84.8% | +33.0pp |
| 83 | Harris Road Middle Concord · Cabarrus County Schools | Middle | 84.7% | +32.9pp |
| 84 | Mills Park Elementary Cary · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 84.7% | +32.9pp |
| 85 | Davie County Early College High Mocksville · Davie County Schools | High | 84.6% | +32.8pp |
| 86 | The Innovation Academy at South Campus Smithfield · Johnston County Public Schools | Middle | 84.5% | +32.7pp |
| 87 | Grand Oak Elementary Huntersville · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Elementary | 84.4% | +32.6pp |
| 88 | Cuthbertson High Waxhaw · Union County Public Schools | High | 84.1% | +32.3pp |
| 89 | Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Elementary | 84.1% | +32.3pp |
| 90 | Barton Pond Elementary Raleigh · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 84.0% | +32.2pp |
| 91 | Davis Drive Middle Cary · Wake County Schools | Middle | 83.9% | +32.1pp |
| 92 | Apex Friendship Elementary Apex · Wake County Schools | Elementary | 83.6% | +31.8pp |
| 93 | Davidson K-8 School Davidson · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Elementary | 83.6% | +31.8pp |
| 94 | Selwyn Elementary Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Elementary | 83.6% | +31.8pp |
| 95 | Cox Mill Elementary Concord · Cabarrus County Schools | Elementary | 83.4% | +31.6pp |
| 96 | Ronald W Reagan High School Pfafftown · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | High | 83.4% | +31.6pp |
| 97 | Lincoln Heights Montessori Charlotte · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | Elementary | 83.3% | +31.5pp |
| 98 | SEA-Tech Castle Hayne · New Hanover County Schools | High | 83.3% | +31.5pp |
| 99 | W R Odell Elementary Concord · Cabarrus County Schools | Elementary | 83.3% | +31.5pp |
| 100 | William Amos Hough High Cornelius · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | High | 83.2% | +31.4pp |
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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.