Best School Districts in North Carolina

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Rank (of 242)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2025)	Rank (2024)	Rank change from 2024
198^th	A.C.E. Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Harrisburg	Cabarrus County	0.264	191	7
235^th	Achievement Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Fuquay Varina	Harnett County	0.067	235
	Agape Achievement Academy		0	0	0	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County			(n/a)
185^th	Aggie Academy	3-5	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.307	92	93
234^th	ALA Charlotte	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.073	234
	ALA Monroe	K-8	1	0	0	0	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
189^th	Alamance Community School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Haw River	Alamance County	0.299	179	10
193^rd	Alamance-Burlington Schools	PK, KG-13	20	7	11	0	Burlington	Alamance County	0.286	174	19
99^th	Alexander County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	2	0	Taylorsville	Alexander County	0.539	104	5
157^th	Alleghany County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	0	1	0	Sparta	Alleghany County	0.404	145	12
	Alpha Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Fayetteville	Cumberland County			(n/a)
	American Leadership Academy - Johnston	K-12	0	0	0	1	Clayton	Johnston County			(n/a)
	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	K-11	0	0	0	1	Wilmington	New Hanover County			(n/a)
213^th	American Renaissance School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell County	0.224	182	31
	Anderson Academy		0	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County			(n/a)
11^th	Anderson Creek Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Spring Lake	Harnett County	0.948	14	3
182^nd	Anson County Schools	K-13	5	2	2	0	Wadesboro	Anson County	0.32	168	14
238^th	Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork	K-5	1	0	0	0	Walkertown	Forsyth County	0.046	236	2
	Arapahoe Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Arapahoe	Pamlico County			(n/a)
26^th	Arts Based School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.789	26
35^th	ArtSpace Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Swannanoa	Buncombe County	0.743	86	51
48^th	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	6-12	0	1	1	0	Sanford	Lee County	0.689	49	1
53^rd	Ashe County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	2	0	Jefferson	Ashe County	0.668	42	11
201^st	Asheboro City Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.254	198	3
76^th	Asheville City Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.599	65	11
154^th	Asheville PEAK Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.409	196	42
	Aspire Trade High School	9-11	0	0	0	1	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
131^st	Avery County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Newland	Avery County	0.465	69	62
63^rd	Bear Grass Charter School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Williamston	Martin County	0.634	55	8
105^th	Beaufort County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	4	0	Washington	Beaufort County	0.529	116	11
166^th	Bertie County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	2	0	Windsor	Bertie County	0.372	144	22
65^th	Bethany Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Summerfield	Rockingham County	0.626	105	40
19^th	Bethel Hill Charter	K-5	1	0	0	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.856	18	1
211^th	Bladen County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	3	3	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.228	185	26
71^st	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County	0.615	85	14
	Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Bradford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
29^th	Brevard Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pisgah Forest	Transylvania County	0.771	22	7
96^th	Brunswick County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	5	5	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.542	78	18
125^th	Buncombe County Schools	PK, KG-13	23	11	10	1	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.484	107	18
121^st	Burke County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	5	6	2	Morganton	Burke County	0.492	110	11
66^th	Cabarrus County Schools	PK, KG-13	20	9	12	2	Concord	Cabarrus County	0.625	75	9
141^st	Caldwell County Schools	PK, KG-13	14	4	6	1	Lenoir	Caldwell County	0.438	151	10
38^th	Camden County Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	2	0	Camden	Camden County	0.729	31	7
22^nd	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.81	23	1
25^th	Cardinal Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cary	Wake County	0.79	43	18
161^st	Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wendell	Wake County	0.399	128	33
	Carolina Achieve		0	0	0	0	Mebane	Orange County			(n/a)
45^th	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	K-8	1	0	0	0	Angier	Wake County	0.7	37	8
	Carolina Community Academy	K-2	1	0	0	0	Roxboro	Person County			(n/a)
	Carolina International School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
	Carter G Woodson School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth County			(n/a)
33^rd	Carteret County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	9	4	4	0	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.744	35	2
132^nd	Casa Esperanza Montessori	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.465	72	60
197^th	Caswell County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Yanceyville	Caswell County	0.276	226	29
44^th	Catamount School	6-8	0	1	0	0	Cullowhee	Jackson County	0.7	141	97
82^nd	Catawba County Schools	PK, KG-12	16	5	6	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.581	71	11
	Central Carolina Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Sanford	Lee County			(n/a)
57^th	Central Park School For Children	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.653	45	12
239^th	Central Wake Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.045	225	14
30^th	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	PK, KG-12	11	4	4	1	Chapel Hill	Orange County	0.767	24	6
	Charlotte Lab School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
231^st	Charlotte Secondary School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.101	231
119^th	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	PK, KG-13	118	30	35	3	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.498	140	21
	Chatham Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Siler City	Chatham County			(n/a)
72^nd	Chatham County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	3	7	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.61	67	5
	Cherokee Central Elementary School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Cherokee	Swain County			(n/a)
	Cherokee Central High School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Cherokee	Swain County			(n/a)
138^th	Cherokee County Schools	PK, KG-13	5	3	5	0	Marble	Cherokee County	0.449	82	56
175^th	CIS Academy	6-8	0	1	0	0	Pembroke	Robeson County	0.339	189	14
32^nd	Classical Charter Schools of Leland	K-8	1	0	0	0	Leland	Brunswick County	0.764	34	2
17^th	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	K-8	1	0	0	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.878	25	8
173^rd	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	K-8	1	0	0	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.343	176	3
187^th	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	K-5	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.303	219	32
52^nd	Clay County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hayesville	Clay County	0.668	58	6
97^th	Cleveland County Schools	PK, KG-13	15	5	6	2	Shelby	Cleveland County	0.542	121	24
176^th	Clinton City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.337	173	3
	Clover Garden	K-12	0	0	0	1	Burlington	Alamance County			(n/a)
177^th	Columbus County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	1	4	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.33	183	6
241^st	Commonwealth High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.022		(n/a)
	Community Charter School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Stanley	Gaston County			(n/a)
	Community School of Davidson	K-12	0	0	0	1	Davidson	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
226^th	Community School of Digital and Visual A	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.156	186	40
56^th	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.656	52	4
	Cornerstone Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Greensboro	Guilford County			(n/a)
	Corvian Community School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
128^th	Craven County Board of Education	PK, KG-13	15	5	5	1	New Bern	Craven County	0.475	111	17
139^th	Crosscreek Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.446	99	40
144^th	Cumberland County Schools	PK, KG-13	51	17	18	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County	0.436	138	6
40^th	Currituck County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	2	0	Currituck	Currituck County	0.722	48	8
242^nd	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.018	240	2
83^rd	Dare County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	4	0	Nags Head	Dare County	0.579	102	19
136^th	Davidson Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Lexington	Davidson County	0.454	64	72
90^th	Davidson County Schools	PK, KG-13	18	6	10	1	Lexington	Davidson County	0.564	100	10
67^th	Davie County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	4	2	1	Mocksville	Davie County	0.622	94	27
233^rd	Dillard Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.078	227	6
61^st	Discovery Charter School	6-11	0	0	0	1	Bahama	Durham County	0.639	77	16
24^th	Doral Academy North Carolina	K-6	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.804	19	5
196^th	Duplin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	0	5	0	Kenansville	Duplin County	0.279	207	11
	Durham Charter School	K-11	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
163^rd	Durham Public Schools	PK, KG-13	32	9	14	2	Durham	Durham County	0.394	163
91^st	East Carolina Community School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Greenville	Pitt County	0.563	98	7
123^rd	East Voyager Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.485	157	34
	East Wake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Zebulon	Wake County			(n/a)
	Eastern NC School for the Deaf	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
180^th	Edenton-Chowan Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Edenton	Chowan County	0.322	184	4
218^th	Edgecombe County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	9	5	4	1	Tarboro	Edgecombe County	0.205	213	5
148^th	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	4	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.425	123	25
62^nd	Elkin City Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Elkin	Surry County	0.637	68	6
122^nd	Emereau: Bladen	K-8	1	0	0	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.485	156	34
10^th	Endeavor Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.964	10
	Eno River Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hillsborough	Orange County			(n/a)
9^th	Envision Science Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.966	11	2
27^th	Evergreen Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.782	28	1
	Excelsior Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	Faith Academy	K-10	0	0	0	1	Faith	Rowan County			(n/a)
	Falls Lake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Creedmoor	Granville County			(n/a)
	FernLeaf Community Charter School	K-11	0	0	0	1	Fletcher	Henderson County			(n/a)
220^th	Forsyth Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.195	202	18
81^st	Francine Delany New School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.582	33	48
	Franklin Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wake Forest	Wake County			(n/a)
117^th	Franklin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	4	4	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.502	131	14
149^th	Gaston County Schools	PK, KG-13	30	11	13	2	Gastonia	Gaston County	0.42	158	9
120^th	Gate City Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.496	162	42
156^th	Gates County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Gatesville	Gates County	0.406	166	10
107^th	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	6-12	0	0	1	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.524	103	4
204^th	Global Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.253	209	5
	GO BIG Great Opportunities & Boundless I		0	0	0	0	Charlotte	Wake County			(n/a)
	Governor Morehead School for the Blind	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
205^th	Graham County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Robbinsville	Graham County	0.244	199	6
181^st	Granville County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	3	4	2	Oxford	Granville County	0.321	190	9
20^th	Gray Stone Day School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Misenheimer	Stanly County	0.853	21	1
209^th	Greene County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	2	0	Snow Hill	Greene County	0.238	197	12
6^th	Greensboro Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.977	8	2
142^nd	Guilford County Schools	PK, KG-13	66	20	30	4	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.437	149	7
164^th	Guilford Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.389	218	54
223^rd	Halifax County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.172	224	1
	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hollister	Warren County			(n/a)
184^th	Harnett County Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	1	Lillington	Harnett County	0.31	188	4
54^th	Haywood County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	0	Waynesville	Haywood County	0.66	27	27
	Henderson Collegiate	K-12	0	0	0	1	Henderson	Vance County			(n/a)
86^th	Henderson County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	6	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.572	83	3
183^rd	Hertford County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	3	0	Winton	Hertford County	0.314	152	31
143^rd	Hickory City Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Hickory	Catawba County	0.437	129	14
	Hobgood Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hobgood	Halifax County			(n/a)
167^th	Hoke County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	3	0	Raeford	Hoke County	0.37	167
	Honor Prep		0	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
151^st	Hyde County Schools	PK, KG-13	0	0	1	2	Swanquarter	Hyde County	0.419	91	60
	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	K-12	0	0	0	1	Asheville	Buncombe County			(n/a)
150^th	Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Scienc	K-8	1	0	0	0	Troutman	Iredell County	0.42	114	36
102^nd	Iredell-Statesville Schools	PK, KG-13	17	9	9	3	Statesville	Iredell County	0.532	119	17
111^th	Island Montessori Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.511	117	6
172^nd	Jackson County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	5	0	4	0	Sylva	Jackson County	0.344	171	1
	Jackson Day School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
51^st	Johnston Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Clayton	Johnston County	0.682	41	10
94^th	Johnston County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	24	12	10	2	Smithfield	Johnston County	0.554	90	4
108^th	Jones County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	0	Trenton	Jones County	0.522	148	40
208^th	Kannapolis City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	1	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.238	217	9
174^th	Kestrel Heights School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.339	142	32
227^th	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.153		(n/a)
	KIPP Gaston College Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Gaston	Northampton County			(n/a)
240^th	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	K-8	1	0	0	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.022	233	7
228^th	KIPP: Charlotte	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.145	223	5
	Lake Lure Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Lake Lure	Rutherford County			(n/a)
	Lake Norman Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
169^th	Lakeside Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cornelius	Mecklenburg County	0.362	232	63
	Langtree Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresville	Iredell County			(n/a)
153^rd	Lee County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	1	Sanford	Lee County	0.41	132	21
229^th	Legacy Classical Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Reidsville	Rockingham County	0.142		(n/a)
165^th	Lenoir County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	9	3	4	1	Kinston	Lenoir County	0.374	169	4
195^th	Lexington City Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Lexington	Davidson County	0.281	201	6
	Liberty Charter Academy		0	0	0	0	Summerfield	Guilford County			(n/a)
	Lincoln Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Denver	Lincoln County			(n/a)
68^th	Lincoln County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	4	5	0	Lincolnton	Lincoln County	0.621	66	2
34^th	Longleaf School of the Arts	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.744	63	29
113^th	Macon County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	2	3	3	Franklin	Macon County	0.509	87	26
89^th	Madison County Schools	K-13	3	1	3	0	Marshall	Madison County	0.566	44	45
5^th	Magellan Charter	3-8	0	1	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.989	5
146^th	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.429	143	3
	Marjorie Williams Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Newland	Avery County			(n/a)
171^st	Martin County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Williamston	Martin County	0.348	195	24
59^th	Matthews Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Mecklenburg County	0.649	96	37
137^th	Maureen Joy Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.45	139	2
98^th	McDowell County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	0	Marion	McDowell County	0.54	115	17
1^st	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.999	2	1
	Millennium Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Airy	Surry County			(n/a)
	Mitchell County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	2	0	Bakersville	Mitchell County			(n/a)
	Monroe Charter Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Waxhaw	Union County			(n/a)
192^nd	Montgomery County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	3	0	Troy	Montgomery County	0.288	194	2
58^th	Moore County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	5	4	1	Carthage	Moore County	0.651	62	4
46^th	Moore Montessori Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Southern Pines	Moore County	0.696	46
47^th	Mooresville Graded School District	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Mooresville	Iredell County	0.689		(n/a)
101^st	Mount Airy City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Mount Airy	Surry County	0.534	84	17
140^th	Mountain City Public Montessori	K-7	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.442		(n/a)
80^th	Mountain Discovery Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Bryson City	Swain County	0.587	112	32
	Mountain Island Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Holly	Gaston County			(n/a)
191^st	Movement Freedom	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.291	133	58
158^th	Movement School Eastland	K-5	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.401	118	40
	Movement School Northwest	K-2	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Movement School Southwest	K-3	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Nalanda Charter School		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
147^th	Nash County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	7	1	Nashville	Nash County	0.428	177	30
	NC Leadership Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Kernersville	Forsyth County			(n/a)
	NC School for the Deaf	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Morganton	Burke County			(n/a)
	NC Virtual Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
85^th	NERSBA Early College	9-13	0	0	1	0	Jamesville	Martin County	0.576	56	29
	Neuse Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Smithfield	Johnston County			(n/a)
78^th	New Hanover County Schools	PK, KG-13	26	7	9	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.592	70	8
79^th	Newton Conover City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.59	74	5
194^th	Next Generation Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.285	211	17
236^th	Niner University Elementary School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.061	237	1
	North Carolina Cyber Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	North Carolina Virtual Public School	7-13	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
	North East Carolina Preparatory School	PK, KG-12	0	0	1	1	Tarboro	Edgecombe County			(n/a)
	North Oak Academy		0	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
212^th	Northampton County Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	3	0	Jackson	Northampton County	0.227	205	7
77^th	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	5-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.597	60	17
221^st	Oak Hill Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Lenoir	Caldwell County	0.19	214	7
37^th	Old Main Stream	K-7	1	0	0	0	Pembroke	Robeson County	0.735	51	14
116^th	Onslow County Schools	PK, KG-12	22	8	8	1	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.506	135	19
87^th	Orange County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	3	3	0	Hillsborough	Orange County	0.569	125	38
	Oxford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Oxford	Granville County			(n/a)
84^th	Pamlico County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Bayboro	Pamlico County	0.576	79	5
168^th	Paul R Brown Leadership Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.363	204	36
12^th	Peak Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Apex	Wake County	0.939	9	3
115^th	Pender County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	5	4	1	Burgaw	Pender County	0.507	124	9
114^th	Perquimans County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hertford	Perquimans County	0.507	95	19
106^th	Person County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	2	1	Roxboro	Person County	0.525	101	5
	Phoenix Academy Inc	K-12	0	0	0	1	High Point	Guilford County			(n/a)
100^th	Piedmont Classical High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Browns Summit	Guilford County	0.538	93	7
	Piedmont Community Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Gastonia	Gaston County			(n/a)
	Pine Lake Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresville	Iredell County			(n/a)
13^th	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	K-11	1	0	0	1	Holly Springs	Wake County	0.931	20	7
	Pinnacle Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Shelby	Cleveland County			(n/a)
	Pioneer Springs Community School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
124^th	Pitt County Schools	PK, KG-13	23	7	8	2	Greenville	Pitt County	0.485	137	13
95^th	Pocosin Innovative Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Creswell	Washington County	0.549	97	2
41^st	Polk County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Columbus	Polk County	0.718	30	11
206^th	PreEminent Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.242	206
215^th	Public Schools of Robeson County	PK, KG-13	22	8	6	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.211	216	1
	Quality Education Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth County			(n/a)
	Queen's Grant Community School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mint Hill	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
4^th	Quest Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.992	1	3
14^th	Raleigh Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.928	15	1
188^th	Raleigh Oak Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.301	159	29
152^nd	Randolph County School System	PK, KG-13	18	6	8	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.41	165	13
110^th	Reaching All Minds Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.513	161	51
219^th	Research Triangle Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.195	187	32
28^th	Research Triangle High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Durham	Durham County	0.778	29	1
31^st	Revolution Academy	K-9	0	0	0	1	Summerfield	Guilford County	0.767	36	5
179^th	Richmond County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	4	3	1	Hamlet	Richmond County	0.325	172	7
129^th	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.472	147	18
190^th	Rising Leaders Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Sanford	Lee County	0.298	210	20
	River Mill Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Graham	Alamance County			(n/a)
	Riverside Leadership Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	New Bern	Craven County			(n/a)
118^th	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	2	0	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax County	0.499	153	35
170^th	Rockingham County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	5	1	Eden	Rockingham County	0.36	160	10
	Rocky Mount Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Rocky Mount	Nash County			(n/a)
155^th	Rolesville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Rolesville	Wake County	0.409	155
207^th	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	PK, KG-12	17	6	8	1	Salisbury	Rowan County	0.241	212	5
18^th	Roxboro Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.862	17	1
73^rd	Rutherford County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	3	5	0	Forest City	Rutherford County	0.607	73
	Sallie B Howard School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
130^th	Sampson County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	4	5	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.468	130
	Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	K-12	0	0	0	1	Vass	Moore County			(n/a)
203^rd	Scotland County Schools	PK, KG-13	5	2	3	0	Laurinburg	Scotland County	0.253	203
	Shining Rock Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Waynesville	Haywood County			(n/a)
	Sledge Institute		0	0	0	0	Henderson	Vance County			(n/a)
	Socrates Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Matthews	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
16^th	Southeastern Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.904	13	3
160^th	Southern Wake Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Holly Springs	Wake County	0.4	181	21
70^th	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.62	113	43
92^nd	Stanly County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	7	1	Albemarle	Stanly County	0.56	127	35
222^nd	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.177	221	1
21^st	Sterling Montessori Academy	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Morrisville	Wake County	0.814	16	5
230^th	Stewart Creek High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.123		(n/a)
133^rd	Stokes County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	3	5	0	Danbury	Stokes County	0.463	134	1
	Success Institute Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell County			(n/a)
	Sugar Creek Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
8^th	Summerfield Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Summerfield	Guilford County	0.974	6	2
	Summit Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Cashiers	Jackson County			(n/a)
162^nd	Summit Creek Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Browns Summit	Guilford County	0.397	146	16
88^th	Surry County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	4	1	Dobson	Surry County	0.567	80	8
186^th	Swain County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	1	Bryson City	Swain County	0.305	175	11
2^nd	Telra Institute	K-9	0	1	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.996	3	1
15^th	The Academy of Moore County	K-5	1	0	0	0	Aberdeen	Moore County	0.913	12	3
	The Capitol Encore Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Fayetteville	Cumberland County			(n/a)
	The College Preparatory and Leadership A	K-12	0	0	0	1	Jamestown	Guilford County			(n/a)
7^th	The Expedition School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hillsborough	Orange County	0.975	7
178^th	The Experiential School of Greensboro	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.328	192	14
36^th	The Exploris School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.736	89	53
69^th	The Franklin School of Innovation	5-12	0	0	1	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.62	57	12
	The Hawbridge School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Saxapahaw	Alamance County			(n/a)
127^th	The Institute for the Development of You	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.478	170	43
3^rd	The Math and Science Academy of Apex	K-7	1	0	0	0	Apex	Wake County	0.995	4	1
	The Math and Science Academy of Charlott	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
50^th	The Mountain Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.683	50
49^th	The New Dimensions School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Morganton	Burke County	0.689	40	9
	Thomas Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Lake Waccamaw	Columbus County			(n/a)
	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresboro	Rutherford County			(n/a)
232^nd	Thomasville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Thomasville	Davidson County	0.094	228	4
23^rd	Tiller School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.805	32	9
225^th	Tillery Charter Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Biscoe	Montgomery County	0.159	180	45
103^rd	Transylvania County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	3	0	Brevard	Transylvania County	0.531	76	27
	Triad International Studies		0	0	0	0	High Point	Guilford County			(n/a)
	Triad Math and Science Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Greensboro	Guilford County			(n/a)
	Triangle Math and Science Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Cary	Wake County			(n/a)
43^rd	Two Rivers Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Boone	Watauga County	0.705	39	4
200^th	Tyrrell County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	1	0	Columbia	Tyrrell County	0.255	150	50
	Union Academy Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
42^nd	Union County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	30	9	13	0	Monroe	Union County	0.716	53	11
	Union Day School	K-11	0	0	0	1	Weddington	Union County			(n/a)
	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	K-11	0	0	0	1	Indian Trail	Union County			(n/a)
214^th	United Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.223	200	14
64^th	Unity Classical Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.633	120	56
	Uwharrie Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	1	1	Asheboro	Randolph County			(n/a)
	Valor Preparatory Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
	Vance Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Henderson	Vance County			(n/a)
217^th	Vance County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	2	4	0	Henderson	Vance County	0.208	220	3
	Voyager Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
60^th	Wake County Schools	PK, KG-13	122	40	36	0	Cary	Wake County	0.645	59	1
74^th	Wake Forest Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.605	122	48
	Wake Preparatory Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wake Forest	Franklin County			(n/a)
216^th	Warren County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	2	0	Warrenton	Warren County	0.209	208	8
202^nd	Washington County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	0	2	0	Plymouth	Washington County	0.254	178	24
	Washington Montessori	K-12	0	0	0	1	Washington	Beaufort County			(n/a)
39^th	Watauga County Schools	PK, KG-12	9	0	2	0	Boone	Watauga County	0.723	47	8
	Water's Edge Village School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Corolla	Currituck County			(n/a)
134^th	Wayne County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	13	9	11	0	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.461	154	20
	Wayne Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Goldsboro	Wayne County			(n/a)
210^th	Wayne STEM Academy	K-4	1	0	0	0	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.23		(n/a)
224^th	Weldon City Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	2	0	Weldon	Halifax County	0.171	222	2
109^th	West Lake Preparatory Academy	K-9	0	0	0	1	Denver	Lincoln County	0.521	136	27
	West Triangle High School		0	0	0	0	Mebane	Orange County			(n/a)
145^th	Whiteville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.43	109	36
104^th	Wilkes County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	5	0	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes County	0.53	81	23
75^th	Willow Oak Montessori	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.605	54	21
199^th	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.256		(n/a)
112^th	Wilmington School of the Arts	K-7	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.51	106	6
93^rd	Wilson County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	5	6	1	Wilson	Wilson County	0.555	88	5
	Wilson Preparatory Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
159^th	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	PK, KG-12	44	17	18	2	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.4	164	5
55^th	Winterville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winterville	Pitt County	0.658	38	17
	Woods Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Chapel Hill	Chatham County			(n/a)
135^th	Yadkin County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	4	1	Yadkinville	Yadkin County	0.458	126	9
126^th	Yancey County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	2	1	0	Burnsville	Yancey County	0.48	61	65
	Youngsville Academy	K-11	0	0	0	1	Youngsville	Franklin County			(n/a)
237^th	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	K-8	1	0	0	0	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.047	241	4

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