North Carolina School District Rankings

Updated Wednesday, September 1, 2021, based on the 2020-21 school year test scores.

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Rank (of 247)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2021)	Rank (2019)	Rank change from 2019
193^rd	A.C.E. Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Harrisburg	Cabarrus County	0.272	207	14
142^nd	Achievement Charter Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Fuquay Varina	Harnett County	0.442		(n/a)
	Alamance Community School	K-3	1	0	0	0	Haw River	Alamance County			(n/a)
162^nd	Alamance-Burlington Schools	PK, KG-13	20	7	9	0	Burlington	Alamance County	0.358	162
46^th	Alexander County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	2	0	Taylorsville	Alexander County	0.748	68	22
111^th	Alleghany County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	0	1	0	Sparta	Alleghany County	0.552	77	34
	Alpha Academy	K-11	0	0	0	1	Fayetteville	Cumberland County			(n/a)
101^st	American Renaissance School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell County	0.575	61	40
25^th	Anderson Creek Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Spring Lake	Harnett County	0.87	23	2
199^th	Anson County Schools	K-13	6	1	3	0	Wadesboro	Anson County	0.252	174	25
233^rd	Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork	K-5	1	0	0	0	Walkertown	Forsyth County	0.087	236	3
214^th	Apprentice Academy High School of NC	9-12	0	0	1	0	Monroe	Union County	0.177		(n/a)
	Arapahoe Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Arapahoe	Pamlico County			(n/a)
191^st	Aristotle Preparatory Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.28	158	33
28^th	Arts Based School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.846	34	6
54^th	ArtSpace Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Swannanoa	Buncombe County	0.723	43	11
128^th	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	6-10	0	1	0	0	Sanford	Lee County	0.499	149	21
55^th	Ashe County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Jefferson	Ashe County	0.72	45	10
196^th	Asheboro City Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.267	146	50
105^th	Asheville City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	2	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.566	62	43
	Asheville PEAK Academy		0	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County			(n/a)
82^nd	Avery County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Newland	Avery County	0.626	76	6
92^nd	Bear Grass Charter School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Williamston	Martin County	0.601	52	40
141^st	Beaufort County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	5	0	Washington	Beaufort County	0.445	139	2
209^th	Bertie County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	1	2	0	Windsor	Bertie County	0.208	188	21
154^th	Bethany Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Summerfield	Rockingham County	0.4	56	98
32^nd	Bethel Hill Charter	K-5	1	0	0	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.833	40	8
203^rd	Bladen County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	4	2	1	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.233	190	13
65^th	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County	0.69		(n/a)
	Bradford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
34^th	Brevard Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pisgah Forest	Transylvania County	0.82	42	8
192^nd	Bridges Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	State Road	Wilkes County	0.274		(n/a)
89^th	Brunswick County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	5	5	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.611	111	22
106^th	Buncombe County Schools	PK, KG-13	23	11	10	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.564	90	16
117^th	Burke County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	5	6	1	Morganton	Burke County	0.519	94	23
	Cabarrus Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
76^th	Cabarrus County Schools	PK, KG-13	21	8	11	2	Concord	Cabarrus County	0.651	97	21
125^th	Caldwell County Schools	PK, KG-13	15	4	6	0	Lenoir	Caldwell County	0.504	108	17
51^st	Camden County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	2	2	0	Camden	Camden County	0.742		(n/a)
20^th	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.882	24	4
33^rd	Cardinal Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cary	Wake County	0.822	32	1
72^nd	Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	K-6	1	0	0	0	Wendell	Wake County	0.667		(n/a)
86^th	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	K-7	1	0	0	0	Angier	Wake County	0.617		(n/a)
	Carolina International School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
218^th	Carter Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.155	220	2
	Carter G Woodson School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth County			(n/a)
37^th	Carteret County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	9	4	3	2	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.801	38	1
48^th	Casa Esperanza Montessori	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.745	87	39
195^th	Caswell County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Yanceyville	Caswell County	0.27	186	9
80^th	Catamount School	6-8	0	1	0	0	Sylva	Jackson County	0.629	151	71
69^th	Catawba County Schools	PK, KG-12	16	5	6	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.677	80	11
	CE Academy		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
71^st	Central Park School For Children	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.667	55	16
228^th	Central Wake Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.108	231	3
38^th	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	4	1	Chapel Hill	Orange County	0.8	36	2
	Charlotte Lab School	K-9	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
220^th	Charlotte Secondary School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.133	198	22
145^th	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	PK, KG-13	112	29	32	3	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.434	121	24
30^th	Charter Day School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Leland	Brunswick County	0.838	30
	Chatham Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Siler City	Chatham County			(n/a)
103^rd	Chatham County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	3	5	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.572	70	33
108^th	Cherokee County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	5	0	Murphy	Cherokee County	0.56	98	10
178^th	Children's Village Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kinston	Lenoir County	0.31	229	51
168^th	CIS Academy	6-8	0	1	0	0	Pembroke	Robeson County	0.343	147	21
81^st	Clay County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hayesville	Clay County	0.628	82	1
97^th	Cleveland County Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	2	Shelby	Cleveland County	0.597	110	13
133^rd	Clinton City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.471	142	9
	Clover Garden	K-12	0	0	0	1	Burlington	Alamance County			(n/a)
90^th	Coastal Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.61	131	41
126^th	Columbus Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.5	79	47
170^th	Columbus County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	2	4	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.335	148	22
	Commonwealth High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
100^th	Community Public Charter	K-6	1	0	0	0	Stanley	Gaston County	0.58		(n/a)
	Community School of Davidson	K-12	0	0	0	1	Davidson	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
129^th	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.498	185	56
	Cornerstone Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Greensboro	Guilford County			(n/a)
	Corvian Community School	K-11	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
131^st	Craven County Schools	PK, KG-13	15	5	5	0	New Bern	Craven County	0.496	128	3
179^th	Crosscreek Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.309	122	57
163^rd	Cumberland County Schools	PK, KG-13	53	18	18	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County	0.355	140	23
84^th	Currituck County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	2	0	Currituck	Currituck County	0.621	89	5
244^th	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.021	230	14
95^th	Dare County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	4	0	Nags Head	Dare County	0.598	47	48
120^th	Davidson Charter Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Lexington	Davidson County	0.514	216	96
96^th	Davidson County Schools	PK, KG-13	18	7	10	1	Lexington	Davidson County	0.597	100	4
61^st	Davie County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	3	2	1	Mocksville	Davie County	0.702	72	11
	Davis Academy Chadbourn		0	0	0	0	Chadbourn	Wake County			(n/a)
	Deaf and Blind Schools	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	3	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
236^th	Dillard Academy	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.062	224	12
98^th	Discovery Charter School	6-8	0	1	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.591		(n/a)
	Doral Academy North Carolina		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
136^th	Douglass Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.46	191	55
194^th	Duplin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	0	5	0	Kenansville	Duplin County	0.271	171	23
172^nd	Durham Public Schools	PK, KG-12	30	9	13	1	Durham	Durham County	0.328	163	9
234^th	East Carolina Community School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Greenville	Pitt County	0.079	235	1
161^st	East Voyager Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.363	153	8
	East Wake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Zebulon	Wake County			(n/a)
200^th	Eastside STREAM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.239	208	8
155^th	Edenton-Chowan Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Edenton	Chowan County	0.393	129	26
212^th	Edgecombe County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	6	4	4	0	Tarboro	Edgecombe County	0.185	215	3
	Elaine Riddick Charter School		0	0	0	0	Hertford	Perquimans County			(n/a)
198^th	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	4	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.254	175	23
40^th	Elkin City Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Elkin	Surry County	0.799	31	9
	Emereau: Bladen	K-9	0	0	0	1	Elizabethtown	Bladen County			(n/a)
4^th	Endeavor Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.992	4
	Eno River Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hillsborough	Orange County			(n/a)
16^th	Envision Science Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.92	14	2
242^nd	Essie Mae Kiser Foxx Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	East Spencer	Rowan County	0.038	240	2
24^th	Evergreen Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.873	19	5
	Excelsior Classical Academy	K-9	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	Faith Academy		0	0	0	0	Faith	Rowan County			(n/a)
	Falls Lake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Creedmoor	Granville County			(n/a)
39^th	FernLeaf Community Charter School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Fletcher	Henderson County	0.799	134	95
189^th	Forsyth Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.287	193	4
44^th	Francine Delany New School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.752	27	17
	Franklin Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wake Forest	Wake County			(n/a)
160^th	Franklin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	4	4	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.368	126	34
	Gaston College Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Gaston	Northampton County			(n/a)
123^rd	Gaston County Schools	PK, KG-13	30	11	12	2	Gastonia	Gaston County	0.507	137	14
190^th	Gate City Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.286	205	15
153^rd	Gates County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Gatesville	Gates County	0.405	132	21
175^th	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	6-10	0	1	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.321	195	20
208^th	Global Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.209	173	35
169^th	Graham County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Robbinsville	Graham County	0.341	117	52
171^st	Granville County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	2	Oxford	Granville County	0.332	169	2
18^th	Gray Stone Day School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Misenheimer	Stanly County	0.894	11	7
181^st	Greene County Schools	K-13	3	1	2	0	Snow Hill	Greene County	0.307	210	29
7^th	Greensboro Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.97	7
139^th	Guilford County Schools	PK, KG-13	70	21	32	3	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.454	141	2
230^th	Guilford Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.095	166	64
223^rd	Halifax County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	3	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.126	201	22
	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hollister	Warren County			(n/a)
159^th	Harnett County Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	0	Lillington	Harnett County	0.368	167	8
57^th	Haywood County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	0	Waynesville	Haywood County	0.713	71	14
182^nd	Healthy Start Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.303	203	21
	Henderson Collegiate	K-12	0	0	0	1	Henderson	Vance County			(n/a)
79^th	Henderson County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	6	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.634	64	15
202^nd	Hertford County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	3	0	Winton	Hertford County	0.233	181	21
110^th	Hickory City Schools	PK, KG-13	5	2	2	0	Hickory	Catawba County	0.554	105	5
	Hobgood Charter School	K-9	0	0	0	1	Hobgood	Halifax County			(n/a)
143^rd	Hoke County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	3	0	Raeford	Hoke County	0.438	156	13
104^th	Hyde County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	0	1	1	Swanquarter	Hyde County	0.567	53	51
235^th	Innovative School District	K-5	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.068	237	2
	Invest Collegiate	K-10	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	K-12	0	0	0	1	Asheville	Buncombe County			(n/a)
64^th	Iredell Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Troutman	Iredell County	0.696	197	133
83^rd	Iredell-Statesville Schools	PK, KG-13	17	9	9	2	Statesville	Iredell County	0.626	109	26
74^th	Island Montessori Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.66	69	5
140^th	Jackson County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	5	0	3	1	Sylva	Jackson County	0.452	152	12
26^th	Johnston Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Clayton	Johnston County	0.863	107	81
132^nd	Johnston County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	23	12	11	0	Smithfield	Johnston County	0.472	157	25
144^th	Jones County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	0	Trenton	Jones County	0.435	115	29
177^th	Kannapolis City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.312	187	10
165^th	Kestrel Heights School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.347	172	7
246^th	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	4-8	0	1	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.005	221	25
238^th	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	K-8	1	0	0	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.052	200	38
240^th	KIPP: Charlotte	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.044	227	13
	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)
185^th	Lakeside Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cornelius	Mecklenburg County	0.3	196	11
	Langtree Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresville	Iredell County			(n/a)
158^th	Lee County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	3	4	1	Sanford	Lee County	0.389	150	8
176^th	Lenoir County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	9	3	4	1	Kinston	Lenoir County	0.318	183	7
173^rd	Lexington City Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Lexington	Davidson County	0.326	189	16
	Lincoln Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Denver	Lincoln County			(n/a)
56^th	Lincoln County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	4	5	0	Lincolnton	Lincoln County	0.717	67	11
59^th	Longleaf School of the Arts	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.712	28	31
77^th	Macon County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	2	3	2	Franklin	Macon County	0.65	78	1
50^th	Madison County Schools	K-13	3	1	3	0	Marshall	Madison County	0.743	51	1
2^nd	Magellan Charter	3-8	0	1	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.997	5	3
157^th	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.391	114	43
	Marjorie Williams Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Crossnore	Avery County			(n/a)
186^th	Martin County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Williamston	Martin County	0.3	194	8
115^th	Matthews Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Mecklenburg County	0.527	81	34
211^th	Maureen Joy Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.192	95	116
114^th	McDowell County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	3	0	Marion	McDowell County	0.529	106	8
1^st	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.999	1
	Millennium Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Airy	Surry County			(n/a)
207^th	MINA Charter School of Lee County	K-5	1	0	0	0	Sanford	Lee County	0.215		(n/a)
88^th	Mitchell County Schools	K-13	3	2	2	0	Bakersville	Mitchell County	0.614	119	31
	Monroe Charter Academy	K-4	1	0	0	0	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
167^th	Montgomery County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	3	0	Troy	Montgomery County	0.343	177	10
87^th	Moore County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	5	4	0	Carthage	Moore County	0.615	99	12
75^th	Moore Montessori Community School	K-4	1	0	0	0	Southern Pines	Moore County	0.657		(n/a)
	Mooresville Graded School District	PK, KG-12	3	3	2	1	Mooresville	Iredell County			(n/a)
245^th	Moss Street Partnership School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Reidsville	Rockingham County	0.005	241	4
67^th	Mount Airy City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Mount Airy	Surry County	0.68	83	16
66^th	Mountain Discovery Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Bryson City	Swain County	0.683	44	22
	Mountain Island Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Holly	Gaston County			(n/a)
	Mountain Island Day Community Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
210^th	Movement Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.195		(n/a)
	Movement School Eastland	K-1	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
206^th	Nash County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	1	Nashville	Nash County	0.219	199	7
	NC Leadership Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Kernersville	Forsyth County			(n/a)
	NC Virtual Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	NC Virtual Public School	7-13	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
	NCDPS Juvenile Education Services	5-13	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
	Neuse Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Smithfield	Johnston County			(n/a)
93^rd	New Hanover County Schools	PK, KG-13	27	7	9	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.601	93
85^th	Newton Conover City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.621	96	11
241^st	Next Generation Academy	K-4	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.044		(n/a)
	Niner University Elementary School	K-2	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	North Carolina Cyber Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	North East Carolina Preparatory School	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Tarboro	Edgecombe County			(n/a)
	North Raleigh Charter Academy		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
219^th	Northampton County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	2	2	0	Jackson	Northampton County	0.138	223	4
53^rd	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	5-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.73	41	12
47^th	Northeast Regional School - Biotech/Agri	9-13	0	0	1	0	Jamesville	Martin County	0.747		(n/a)
	Oak Charter Academy		0	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	Old Main Stream		0	0	0	0	Pembroke	Robeson County			(n/a)
91^st	Onslow County Schools	PK, KG-12	20	8	8	1	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.602	118	27
152^nd	Orange County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	3	3	0	Hillsborough	Orange County	0.408	123	29
	Oxford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Oxford	Granville County			(n/a)
147^th	Pamlico County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Bayboro	Pamlico County	0.427	125	22
237^th	Paul R Brown Leadership Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.059	222	15
222^nd	PAVE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.13	217	5
6^th	Peak Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Apex	Wake County	0.973	16	10
109^th	Pender County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	5	4	0	Burgaw	Pender County	0.559	102	7
112^th	Perquimans County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hertford	Perquimans County	0.539	136	24
118^th	Person County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	2	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.518	133	15
	Phoenix Academy Inc	K-9	0	0	0	1	High Point	Guilford County			(n/a)
187^th	Piedmont Classical High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Browns Summit	Guilford County	0.296	178	9
	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)
14^th	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy: CFA	K-8	1	0	0	0	Holly Springs	Wake County	0.938	13	1
	Pinnacle Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Shelby	Cleveland County			(n/a)
	Pioneer Springs Community School	K-9	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
151^st	Pitt County Schools	PK, KG-13	22	7	7	2	Greenville	Pitt County	0.413	143	8
127^th	Pocosin Innovative Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Creswell	Washington County	0.5		(n/a)
42^nd	Polk County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Columbus	Polk County	0.782	33	9
215^th	PreEminent Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.164	161	54
226^th	Public Schools of Robeson County	PK, KG-13	21	8	6	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.11	209	17
	Quality Education Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth County			(n/a)
	Queen City STEM School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Queen's Grant Community School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mint Hill	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
3^rd	Quest Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.997	2	1
9^th	Raleigh Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.968	3	6
124^th	Raleigh Oak Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.506	135	11
121^st	Randolph County School System	PK, KG-13	17	6	8	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.509	124	3
239^th	Reaching All Minds Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.051	228	11
205^th	Research Triangle Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.229	160	45
36^th	Research Triangle High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Durham	Durham County	0.806	22	14
45^th	Revolution Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.751		(n/a)
174^th	Richmond County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	4	3	1	Hamlet	Richmond County	0.321	145	29
231^st	Ridgeview Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Gastonia	Gaston County	0.092		(n/a)
	River Mill Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Graham	Alamance County			(n/a)
166^th	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	2	0	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax County	0.343	154	12
148^th	Rockingham County Schools	PK, KG-13	12	4	5	1	Eden	Rockingham County	0.427	138	10
	Rocky Mount Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Rocky Mount	Nash County			(n/a)
31^st	Rolesville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Rolesville	Wake County	0.838	59	28
183^rd	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	PK, KG-12	20	7	8	0	Salisbury	Rowan County	0.301	184	1
19^th	Roxboro Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.888	15	4
119^th	Rutherford County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	3	5	0	Forest City	Rutherford County	0.518	75	44
	Sallie B Howard School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
138^th	Sampson County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	4	5	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.458	66	72
	Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	K-12	0	0	0	1	Vass	Moore County			(n/a)
	School of the Arts for Boys Academy (SAB		0	0	0	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County			(n/a)
197^th	Scotland County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	2	3	0	Laurinburg	Scotland County	0.257	206	9
58^th	Shining Rock Classical Academy: CFA	K-8	1	0	0	0	Waynesville	Haywood County	0.712	103	45
15^th	Socrates Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Mecklenburg County	0.933	29	14
29^th	South Brunswick Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.844	25	4
13^th	Southeastern Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.945	12	1
130^th	Southern Wake Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Holly Springs	Wake County	0.497	74	56
135^th	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.466		(n/a)
134^th	Stanly County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	6	2	Albemarle	Stanly County	0.467	120	14
180^th	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.309		(n/a)
10^th	Sterling Montessori Academy	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Morrisville	Wake County	0.966	10
	Stewart Creek High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
122^nd	Stokes County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	3	5	0	Danbury	Stokes County	0.509	104	18
	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)
12^th	Summerfield Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Summerfield	Guilford County	0.945	9	3
	Summit Charter	K-11	0	0	0	1	Cashiers	Jackson County			(n/a)
	Summit Creek Academy		0	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County			(n/a)
73^rd	Surry County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	4	1	Dobson	Surry County	0.661	65	8
116^th	Swain County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Bryson City	Swain County	0.522	112	4
	Telra Institute		0	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
8^th	The Academy of Moore County	K-5	1	0	0	0	Aberdeen	Moore County	0.97	6	2
150^th	The Capitol Encore Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County	0.415	179	29
	The College Preparatory and Leadership A	K-12	0	0	0	1	Jamestown	Guilford County			(n/a)
5^th	The Expedition School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hillsborough	Orange County	0.988	8	3
146^th	The Experiential School of Greensboro	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.433	170	24
27^th	The Exploris School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.853	17	10
70^th	The Franklin School of Innovation	5-12	0	0	1	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.669	60	10
	The Hawbridge School	4-12	0	0	0	1	Saxapahaw	Alamance County			(n/a)
217^th	The Institute for the Development of You	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.158	219	2
137^th	The Learning Center	K-8	1	0	0	0	Murphy	Cherokee County	0.459	165	28
49^th	The Mountain Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.744	26	23
23^rd	The New Dimensions School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Morganton	Burke County	0.875	63	40
204^th	Thomas Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Lake Waccamaw	Columbus County	0.231	218	14
	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresboro	Rutherford County			(n/a)
229^th	Thomasville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Thomasville	Davidson County	0.104	214	15
243^rd	Three Rivers Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Windsor	Bertie County	0.029	242	1
11^th	Tiller School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.96	20	9
	Tillery Charter Academy	K-3	1	0	0	0	Biscoe	Montgomery County			(n/a)
216^th	Torchlight Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.161	159	57
113^th	Transylvania County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	3	0	Brevard	Transylvania County	0.536	85	28
	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)
35^th	Two Rivers Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Boone	Watauga County	0.818	21	14
213^th	Tyrrell County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	1	0	Columbia	Tyrrell County	0.177	204	9
	Union Academy Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
63^rd	Union County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	30	9	12	1	Monroe	Union County	0.701	57	6
43^rd	Union Day School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Weddington	Union County	0.767	91	48
21^st	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	K-8	1	0	0	0	Indian Trail	Union County	0.879	39	18
184^th	United Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.3	155	29
99^th	Unity Classical Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.588		(n/a)
247^th	UpROAR Leadership Academy	5-11	0	1	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.001	239	8
	Uwharrie Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Asheboro	Randolph County			(n/a)
	Vance Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Henderson	Vance County			(n/a)
201^st	Vance County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	2	3	1	Henderson	Vance County	0.235	164	37
232^nd	VERITAS Community School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.091	213	19
	Voyager Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
78^th	Wake County Schools	PK, KG-13	119	39	34	0	Cary	Wake County	0.64	92	14
17^th	Wake Forest Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.898	18	1
	Wake Preparatory Academy		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
224^th	Warren County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	3	0	Warrenton	Warren County	0.124	192	32
188^th	Washington County Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	2	0	Plymouth	Washington County	0.288	176	12
	Washington Montessori	K-12	0	0	0	1	Washington	Beaufort County			(n/a)
68^th	Watauga County Schools	PK, KG-12	9	0	2	0	Boone	Watauga County	0.678	50	18
	Water's Edge Village School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Corolla	Currituck County			(n/a)
156^th	Wayne County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	13	9	9	1	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.391	180	24
	Wayne Preparatory	K-10	0	0	0	1	Goldsboro	Wayne County			(n/a)
225^th	Weldon City Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	2	0	Weldon	Halifax County	0.116	225
52^nd	West Lake Preparatory Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Denver	Lincoln County	0.732		(n/a)
107^th	Whiteville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.562	84	23
62^nd	Wilkes County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	5	0	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes County	0.702	86	24
22^nd	Willow Oak Montessori	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.876	35	13
227^th	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.108	182	45
	Wilmington School of the Arts	K-2	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County			(n/a)
149^th	Wilson County Schools	PK, KG-13	14	6	5	1	Wilson	Wilson County	0.419	116	33
	Wilson Preparatory Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
164^th	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	PK, KG-12	44	15	18	2	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.348	144	20
102^nd	Winterville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winterville	Pitt County	0.573	113	11
	Woods Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Chapel Hill	Chatham County			(n/a)
94^th	Yadkin County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	3	2	Yadkinville	Yadkin County	0.601	88	6
60^th	Yancey County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Burnsville	Yancey County	0.711	58	2
41^st	Youngsville Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Youngsville	Franklin County	0.783	130	89
221^st	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	K-8	1	0	0	0	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.133	212	9

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