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2,794 schools in North Carolina

100 counties · 502 cities · Public K-12

North Carolina hosts 2,794 public K-12 campuses, with 100 counties and 502 cities feeding the directory below. Myers Park High School is the largest individual school at 3,225 students.

Largest district
Wake County Schools163,176 students · 198 schools

Test scores

Reading, SY 2024-25. State average: 51.8% met or exceeded.
Lowest 5 schools
  1. 1.Sadie Saulter
    Greenville
    7.1%
  2. 11.3%
  3. 13.5%
  4. 13.7%
  5. 13.9%

See all 2,261 schools ranked by score →

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NameCityCountyLevelEnrollmentRating
Steele Creek Preparatory AcademyCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary335·
PCS Early College High SchoolWintervillePitt CountyHigh334·
Marion Elementary SchoolMarionMcDowell CountyElementary333·
Middlesex ElementaryMiddlesexNash CountyElementary333·
Tabernacle Elementary SchoolAsheboroRandolph CountyElementary333·
Brunswick County Early CollegeBoliviaBrunswick CountyHigh332·
D S Johnson ElementaryRocky MountEdgecombe CountyElementary332·
J F Kennedy HighWinston SalemForsyth CountyHigh332·
Kimberley Park ElementaryWinston SalemForsyth CountyElementary332·
McLeansville ElementaryMcLeansvilleGuilford CountyElementary332·
North Canton ElementaryCantonHaywood CountyElementary332·
Robbinsville HighRobbinsvilleGraham CountyHigh332·
SILSAAshevilleBuncombe CountyHigh332·
Seagrove Elementary SchoolSeagroveRandolph CountyElementary332·
Central ElementaryStatesvilleIredell CountyElementary331·
Eastway ElementaryDurhamDurham CountyElementary331·
Andrews ElementaryAndrewsCherokee CountyElementary330·
Dilworth Elementary School Latta CampusCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary330·
Whitnel ElementaryLenoirCaldwell CountyElementary330·
City of Medicine AcademyDurhamDurham CountyHigh329·
Mount Olive MiddleMount OliveWayne CountyMiddle329·
North Harnett PrimaryAngierHarnett CountyElementary329·
North Wilkesboro Elementary SchoolNorth WilkesboroWilkes CountyElementary329·
Pamlico County PrimaryBayboroPamlico CountyElementary329·
East Iredell MiddleStatesvilleIredell CountyMiddle328·
Hawk Eye ElementaryRed SpringsHoke CountyElementary328·
Kiser ElementaryStanleyGaston CountyElementary328·
Marie G Davis SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary328·
Murphey Traditional AcademyGreensboroGuilford CountyElementary328·
South Newton ElementaryNewtonCatawba CountyElementary328·
White Plains ElementaryMount AirySurry CountyElementary328·
C. G. Credle ElementaryOxfordGranville CountyElementary327·
Cyrus P Frazier ElementaryGreensboroGuilford CountyElementary327·
George Hildebrand ElementaryConnelly SpringsBurke CountyElementary327·
W A Young ElementaryMorgantonBurke CountyElementary327·
Doris Henderson Newcomers SchGreensboroGuilford CountyCombined326·
Little River ElementaryDurhamDurham CountyElementary326·
Southeast ElementaryKinstonLenoir CountyElementary326·
James W Smith ElementaryCove CityCraven CountyElementary325·
Pumpkin Center PrimaryLincolntonLincoln CountyElementary325·
Poe ElementaryRaleighWake CountyElementary324·
Grover ElementaryGroverCleveland CountyElementary323·
Hendersonville ElementaryHendersonvilleHenderson CountyElementary323·
E M Rollins ElementaryHendersonVance CountyElementary322·
Shady Brook ElementaryKannapolisCabarrus CountyElementary322·
Baskerville ElementaryRocky MountEdgecombe CountyElementary321·
Collettsville SchoolCollettsvilleCaldwell CountyElementary321·
Northwest Halifax Collegiate and TechnicLittletonHalifax CountyHigh321·
Pilot ElementaryThomasvilleDavidson CountyElementary321·
Chatham Central HighBear CreekChatham CountyHigh320·
J Sam Gentry MiddleMount AirySurry CountyMiddle320·
North ElementaryProvidenceCaswell CountyElementary320·
Cumberland PolytechnicFayettevilleCumberland CountyHigh319·
Dillard MiddleGoldsboroWayne CountyMiddle319·
Shadybrook ElementaryHigh PointGuilford CountyElementary319·
W G Pearson ElementaryDurhamDurham CountyElementary319·
Hall Fletcher ElementaryAshevilleBuncombe CountyElementary318·
Meadowview Magnet MiddleMount AirySurry CountyMiddle318·
Ronda-Clingman Elementary SchoolRondaWilkes CountyElementary318·
Reid Park AcademyCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary317·
Wake Early College of Health and ScienceRaleighWake CountyHigh317·
C C Wright Elementary SchoolNorth WilkesboroWilkes CountyElementary316·
Chantilly MontessoriCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary316·
Mount Olive Elementary SchoolKingStokes CountyElementary316·
East Franklin ElementaryFranklinMacon CountyElementary315·
Love Memorial ElementaryLincolntonLincoln CountyElementary315·
Mangum ElementaryBahamaDurham CountyElementary315·
Summit CharterCashiersJackson CountyCombined315·
Brooks Global ElementaryGreensboroGuilford CountyElementary314·
West Rockingham ElementaryRockinghamRichmond CountyElementary314·
Char Eng Early College-UNCCCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh313·
Havelock MiddleHavelockCraven CountyMiddle313·
R N Harris ElementaryDurhamDurham CountyElementary313·
Ben D. Quinn ElementaryNew BernCraven CountyElementary312·
Winter Park Model ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover CountyElementary311·
Oak Hill ElementaryMorgantonBurke CountyElementary310·
Swift Creek ElementaryRaleighWake CountyElementary310·
Lakewood Montessori MiddleDurhamDurham CountyMiddle309·
Vaughan Academy of TechnologyCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary309·
South Lexington SchoolLexingtonDavidson CountyElementary308·
Early College of Forsyth CoWinston SalemForsyth CountyHigh306·
Liberty Drive ElementaryThomasvilleDavidson CountyElementary306·
S Ray Lowder ElementaryLincolntonLincoln CountyElementary306·
Anderson Creek AcademySpring LakeHarnett CountyElementary305·
Elizabethtown MiddleElizabethtownBladen CountyMiddle305·
Forest Hill ElementaryMorgantonBurke CountyElementary305·
Valmead ElementaryLenoirCaldwell CountyElementary305·
Wayne STEM AcademyGoldsboroWayne CountyElementary305·
Beverly Hills ElementaryConcordCabarrus CountyElementary304·
J W McLauchlin ElementaryRaefordHoke CountyElementary304·
Weeksville ElementaryElizabeth CityPasquotank CountyElementary304·
Lincoln ElementaryRuffinRockingham CountyElementary303·
Walter G. Byers SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary303·
Etowah ElementaryEtowahHenderson CountyElementary302·
Richfield ElementaryRichfieldStanly CountyElementary302·
Rosewood MiddleGoldsboroWayne CountyMiddle302·
Alma O Easom ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland CountyElementary301·
Grantham MiddleGoldsboroWayne CountyMiddle301·
Hayesville MiddleHayesvilleClay CountyMiddle301·
Oxendine ElementaryMaxtonRobeson CountyElementary301·
Donna L Loflin ElementaryAsheboroRandolph CountyElementary300·
Ridgeview Charter SchoolGastoniaGaston CountyElementary300·
Sadie SaulterGreenvillePitt CountyElementary300·
Mattamuskeet SchoolSwan QuarterHyde CountyCombined299·
Sylvan ElementarySnow CampAlamance CountyElementary298·
Walnut Cove Elementary SchoolWalnut CoveStokes CountyElementary298·
Zeb Vance ElementaryKittrellVance CountyElementary298·
Hildebran ElementaryHildebranBurke CountyElementary297·
Parkview Village ElementaryHigh PointGuilford CountyElementary297·
Wilmington School of the ArtsWilmingtonNew Hanover CountyElementary297·
Buncombe County Schools Virtual AcademyAshevilleBuncombe CountyCombined296·
Margaret Willis ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland CountyElementary296·
North Kannapolis ElementaryKannapolisRowan CountyElementary296·
Surry Early CollegeDobsonSurry CountyHigh296·
Union ElementaryWingateUnion CountyElementary296·
Appalachian Academy at Middle ForkWalkertownForsyth CountyElementary295·
Glen Alpine ElementaryMorgantonBurke CountyElementary295·
Pumpkin Center IntermediateLincolntonLincoln CountyElementary295·
Wadesboro PrimaryWadesboroAnson CountyElementary295·
Orrum MiddleOrrumRobeson CountyMiddle294·
Richmond Early College HighHamletRichmond CountyHigh294·
Wake STEM Early College High SchoolCaryWake CountyHigh294·
Wittenburg ElementaryTaylorsvilleAlexander CountyElementary294·
Burton ElementaryDurhamDurham CountyElementary293·
Central Wake High SchoolRaleighWake CountyHigh293·
Highfalls ElementaryBennettMoore CountyElementary293·
Green Valley ElementaryBooneWatauga CountyElementary292·
Southwest PrimaryHickoryCatawba CountyElementary292·
Watauga Innovation AcademyBooneWatauga CountyHigh292·
Banoak ElementaryValeCatawba CountyElementary291·
Fairgrove Elementary SchoolFairmontRobeson CountyElementary291·
Mariam Boyd ElementaryWarrentonWarren CountyElementary291·
Monticello-Brown Summit ElemBrowns SummitGuilford CountyElementary291·
Mull ElementaryMorgantonBurke CountyElementary291·
Troy ElementaryTroyMontgomery CountyElementary291·
Bonlee SchoolBear CreekChatham CountyElementary290·
Cove Creek ElementaryVilasWatauga CountyElementary289·
Pleasant Gardens Elementary SchoolMarionMcDowell CountyElementary289·
W A Pattillo MiddleTarboroEdgecombe CountyMiddle289·
West ElementaryKings MountainCleveland CountyElementary289·
Atkinson ElementaryHendersonvilleHenderson CountyElementary288·
Druid Hills AcademyCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary288·
First Flight Elementary SchoolKill Devil HillsDare CountyElementary285·
Cape Hatteras Elementary SchoolBuxtonDare CountyElementary284·
Gaston STEM Leadership AcademyGastonNorthampton CountyElementary284·
Guilford eLearning University PrepGreensboroGuilford CountyElementary284·
Movement School SouthwestCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary284·
Stedman ElementaryStedmanCumberland CountyElementary284·
Central ElementaryJacksonNorthampton CountyElementary283·
Clyde Erwin ElementaryJacksonvilleOnslow CountyElementary283·
Connect AcademyWest EndMoore CountyCombined283·
Gaston Virtual AcademyGastoniaGaston CountyCombined283·
North End ElementaryRoxboroPerson CountyElementary283·
Scotts ElementaryStatesvilleIredell CountyElementary283·
Montgomery County Early CollegeTroyMontgomery CountyHigh282·
Rising Leaders AcademySanfordLee CountyElementary282·
Laurel Mill ElementaryLouisburgFranklin CountyElementary281·
Mt Ulla ElementaryMount UllaRowan CountyElementary281·
STEM Early HighHendersonVance CountyMiddle281·
Silk Hope SchoolSiler CityChatham CountyElementary281·
Southmont ElementaryLexingtonDavidson CountyElementary281·
Speight MiddleStantonsburgWilson CountyMiddle281·
Willow Oak MontessoriPittsboroChatham CountyElementary281·
Beaufort Co Early College HighWashingtonBeaufort CountyHigh280·
E J Hayes ElementaryWilliamstonMartin CountyElementary280·
Gardners ElementaryElm CityWilson CountyElementary280·
Hayesville ElementaryHayesvilleClay CountyElementary280·
North Stokes High SchoolDanburyStokes CountyHigh280·
Townsend ElementaryMaxtonRobeson CountyElementary280·
Wilson Academy of Applied TechnologyWilsonWilson CountyHigh280·
Wrightsville Beach ElemWrightsville BeachNew Hanover CountyElementary280·
Eastfield Global Magnet SchoolMarionMcDowell CountyElementary279·
Central Piedmont Early CollegeCharlotteMecklenburg CountyHigh278·
Morehead MontessoriDurhamDurham CountyElementary278·
American Leadership Academy CharlotteCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary277·
Emma ElementaryAshevilleBuncombe CountyElementary277·
Northside ElementaryNorlinaWarren CountyElementary277·
West Bertie ElementaryKelfordBertie CountyElementary277·
Partnership ElementaryRaleighWake CountyElementary276·
W M Jenkins ElementaryHickoryCatawba CountyElementary276·
Casar ElementaryCasarCleveland CountyElementary275·
Morgan ElementaryGold HillRowan CountyElementary275·
B O Barnes ElementaryWilsonWilson CountyElementary274·
Copeland ElementaryDobsonSurry CountyElementary274·
James Y Joyner ElementaryGreensboroGuilford CountyElementary274·
PSRC Early College at RCCLumbertonRobeson CountyHigh274·
Reeds ElementaryLexingtonDavidson CountyElementary274·
The JP Knapp ECH (i)SchoolCurrituckCurrituck CountyHigh274·
Coleridge Elementary SchoolRamseurRandolph CountyElementary273·
Massey Hill Classical HighFayettevilleCumberland CountyHigh273·
Franklinville Elementary SchoolFranklinvilleRandolph CountyElementary272·
Lee Early CollegeSanfordLee CountyHigh272·
North ElementaryKings MountainCleveland CountyElementary272·
Star ElementaryStarMontgomery CountyElementary272·
Weldon Elementary Global AcademyWeldonHalifax CountyElementary272·
Early CollegeAshevilleBuncombe CountyHigh271·
Falkland ElementaryGreenvillePitt CountyElementary271·
Green Ridge ElementaryBiscoeMontgomery CountyElementary271·
J W Seabrook ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland CountyElementary271·
Pleasant Grove ElementaryBurlingtonAlamance CountyElementary271·
South Edgecombe MiddlePinetopsEdgecombe CountyMiddle271·
Wayne School of Technical ArtsGoldsboroWayne CountyHigh271·
Aspire Trade HighHuntersvilleMecklenburg CountyHigh270·
J.T. Barber ElementaryNew BernCraven CountyElementary270·
Madison Early College HighMarshallMadison CountyHigh270·
Wilmington Early College HighCastle HayneNew Hanover CountyHigh270·
Longview ElementaryHickoryCatawba CountyElementary269·
Pocosin Innovative CharterCreswellWashington CountyElementary269·
Jonesville ElementaryJonesvilleYadkin CountyElementary268·
Westmoore ElementarySeagroveMoore CountyElementary268·
Wilson Early College AcademyWilsonWilson CountyHigh268·
Allenbrook ElementaryCharlotteMecklenburg CountyElementary267·
Buies Creek ElementaryBuies CreekHarnett CountyElementary267·
Bluford ElementaryGreensboroGuilford CountyElementary266·
Icard ElementaryConnelly SpringsBurke CountyElementary265·
Northampton County High SchoolGastonNorthampton CountyHigh265·
Old Dock ElementaryWhitevilleColumbus CountyElementary265·
South Creek HighRobersonvilleMartin CountyHigh265·
Wilkes Early College High SchoolWilkesboroWilkes CountyHigh265·
Central ElementaryBarcoCurrituck CountyElementary264·
Ranger ElementaryMurphyCherokee CountyElementary264·
Nathanael Greene ElementaryLibertyGuilford CountyElementary263·
The Innovation Academy at South CampusSmithfieldJohnston CountyMiddle263·
Down East Middle and Smyrna ElementarySmyrnaCarteret CountyElementary262·
Perry W Harrison ElementaryPittsboroChatham CountyElementary262·
Pinkston Street ElementaryHendersonVance CountyElementary262·
Wake Young Men's Leadership AcademyRaleighWake CountyHigh262·
Central ElementaryHillsboroughOrange CountyElementary261·
Dillard AcademyGoldsboroWayne CountyElementary261·
East Albemarle ElementaryAlbemarleStanly CountyElementary261·
Fayetteville Street ElementaryDurhamDurham CountyElementary261·
Beaufort MiddleBeaufortCarteret CountyMiddle260·
Isaac M Bear Early College High SchoolWilmingtonNew Hanover CountyHigh260·
Philip J Weaver Ed CenterGreensboroGuilford CountyHigh260·
Wake EC of Information & BiotechnologiesMorrisvilleWake CountyHigh260·
Conway MiddleConwayNorthampton CountyMiddle259·
East Yancey MiddleBurnsvilleYancey CountyMiddle259·
Fairview ElementaryRocky MountEdgecombe CountyElementary259·
Moore Montessori Community SchoolSouthern PinesMoore CountyElementary259·
Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (NEDA)Rocky MountNash CountyCombined259·
Metro SchoolCharlotteMecklenburg CountyCombined258·
W T Griggs ElementaryPoplar BranchCurrituck CountyElementary258·
Lilesville ElementaryLilesvilleAnson CountyElementary257·
Moravian Falls Elementary SchoolMoravian FallsWilkes CountyElementary257·
Vandalia ElementaryGreensboroGuilford CountyElementary257·
John W Dillard AcademyMadisonRockingham CountyElementary256·
Agriculture and Science Early CollegeOlinIredell CountyHigh255·
Edwin A Alderman ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover CountyElementary255·
Fairview ElementaryRocky MountEdgecombe CountyElementary255·
GTCC Middle College HighJamestownGuilford CountyHigh255·

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