North Carolina School District Rankings

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Rank (of 249)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2022)	Rank (2021)	Rank change from 2021
169^th	A.C.E. Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Harrisburg	Cabarrus County	0.356	193	24
231^st	Achievement Charter Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Fuquay Varina	Harnett County	0.115	142	89
163^rd	Alamance Community School	K-4	1	0	0	0	Haw River	Alamance County	0.367		(n/a)
167^th	Alamance-Burlington Schools	PK, KG-13	20	7	9	1	Burlington	Alamance County	0.358	162	5
61^st	Alexander County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	2	2	0	Taylorsville	Alexander County	0.67	46	15
126^th	Alleghany County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	0	1	0	Sparta	Alleghany County	0.47	111	15
	Alpha Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Fayetteville	Cumberland County			(n/a)
	American Leadership Academy - Johnston		0	0	0	0	Clayton	Johnston County			(n/a)
136^th	American Renaissance School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell County	0.448	101	35
24^th	Anderson Creek Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Spring Lake	Harnett County	0.858	25	1
168^th	Anson County Schools	K-13	6	1	2	0	Wadesboro	Anson County	0.358	199	31
246^th	Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork	K-5	1	0	0	0	Walkertown	Forsyth County	0.009	233	13
214^th	Apprentice Academy High School of NC	9-12	0	0	1	0	Monroe	Union County	0.207	214
	Arapahoe Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Arapahoe	Pamlico County			(n/a)
212^th	Aristotle Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.229	191	21
42^nd	Arts Based School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.746	28	14
52^nd	ArtSpace Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Swannanoa	Buncombe County	0.701	54	2
88^th	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	6-11	0	0	0	1	Sanford	Lee County	0.599	128	40
38^th	Ashe County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	2	0	Jefferson	Ashe County	0.77	55	17
198^th	Asheboro City Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.258	196	2
93^rd	Asheville City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	2	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.587	105	12
	Asheville PEAK Academy	K-2	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County			(n/a)
	Aspire Trade High School		0	0	0	0	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
81^st	Avery County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Newland	Avery County	0.611	82	1
57^th	Bear Grass Charter School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Williamston	Martin County	0.686	92	35
127^th	Beaufort County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	5	0	Washington	Beaufort County	0.47	141	14
179^th	Bertie County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	1	2	0	Windsor	Bertie County	0.329	209	30
176^th	Bethany Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Summerfield	Rockingham County	0.335	154	22
19^th	Bethel Hill Charter	K-5	1	0	0	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.886	32	13
200^th	Bladen County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	4	3	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.256	203	3
90^th	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County	0.598	65	25
	Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
	Bradford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
33^rd	Brevard Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pisgah Forest	Transylvania County	0.786	34	1
75^th	Brunswick County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	5	5	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.624	89	14
103^rd	Buncombe County Schools	PK, KG-13	23	11	10	1	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.57	106	3
118^th	Burke County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	5	6	1	Morganton	Burke County	0.516	117	1
	Cabarrus Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
73^rd	Cabarrus County Schools	PK, KG-13	21	8	12	1	Concord	Cabarrus County	0.633	76	3
130^th	Caldwell County Schools	PK, KG-13	15	4	6	0	Lenoir	Caldwell County	0.464	125	5
47^th	Camden County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	2	2	0	Camden	Camden County	0.724	51	4
25^th	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.832	20	5
44^th	Cardinal Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cary	Wake County	0.742	33	11
159^th	Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	K-7	1	0	0	0	Wendell	Wake County	0.375	72	87
112^th	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	K-8	1	0	0	0	Angier	Wake County	0.533	86	26
	Carolina International School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
207^th	Carter Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.237	218	11
	Carter G Woodson School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth County			(n/a)
39^th	Carteret County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	9	4	4	1	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.768	37	2
48^th	Casa Esperanza Montessori	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.721	48
211^th	Caswell County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Yanceyville	Caswell County	0.231	195	16
78^th	Catamount School	6-8	0	1	0	0	Sylva	Jackson County	0.618	80	2
85^th	Catawba County Schools	PK, KG-12	16	5	6	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.609	69	16
	Central Carolina Academy		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
54^th	Central Park School For Children	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.695	71	17
249^th	Central Wake Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.007	228	21
31^st	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	4	1	Chapel Hill	Orange County	0.795	38	7
	Charlotte Lab School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
224^th	Charlotte Secondary School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.158	220	4
138^th	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	PK, KG-13	115	30	33	2	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.446	145	7
	Chatham Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Siler City	Chatham County			(n/a)
67^th	Chatham County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	3	5	1	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.646	103	36
117^th	Cherokee County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	5	0	Murphy	Cherokee County	0.521	108	9
191^st	Children's Village Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kinston	Lenoir County	0.28	178	13
155^th	CIS Academy	6-8	0	1	0	0	Pembroke	Robeson County	0.401	168	13
34^th	Classical Charter Schools of Leland	K-8	1	0	0	0	Leland	Brunswick County	0.783	30	4
29^th	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	K-6	1	0	0	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.813	29
128^th	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	K-8	1	0	0	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.466	126	2
133^rd	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	K-5	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.452	136	3
59^th	Clay County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hayesville	Clay County	0.673	81	22
111^th	Cleveland County Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	2	Shelby	Cleveland County	0.537	97	14
146^th	Clinton City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.432	133	13
	Clover Garden	K-12	0	0	0	1	Burlington	Alamance County			(n/a)
96^th	Coastal Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.58	90	6
162^nd	Columbus County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	2	4	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.368	170	8
	Commonwealth High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
161^st	Community Public Charter	K-7	1	0	0	0	Stanley	Gaston County	0.372	100	61
	Community School of Davidson	K-12	0	0	0	1	Davidson	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
80^th	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.617	129	49
	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)
108^th	Craven County Schools	PK, KG-13	15	5	5	1	New Bern	Craven County	0.548	131	23
185^th	Crosscreek Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.307	179	6
151^st	Cumberland County Schools	PK, KG-13	53	18	18	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County	0.427	163	12
91^st	Currituck County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	2	0	Currituck	Currituck County	0.597	84	7
245^th	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.017	244	1
72^nd	Dare County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	4	0	Nags Head	Dare County	0.634	95	23
166^th	Davidson Charter Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Lexington	Davidson County	0.363	120	46
109^th	Davidson County Schools	PK, KG-13	18	7	10	2	Lexington	Davidson County	0.546	96	13
65^th	Davie County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	4	2	1	Mocksville	Davie County	0.649	61	4
	Deaf and Blind Schools	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	3	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
175^th	Dillard Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.34	236	61
86^th	Discovery Charter School	6-8	0	1	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.603	98	12
	Dogwood Classical Academy		0	0	0	0	Belmont	Gaston County			(n/a)
	Doral Academy North Carolina	K-3	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
187^th	Duplin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	0	5	0	Kenansville	Duplin County	0.303	194	7
153^rd	Durham Public Schools	PK, KG-12	30	9	13	2	Durham	Durham County	0.42	172	19
173^rd	East Carolina Community School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Greenville	Pitt County	0.346	234	61
107^th	East Voyager Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.55	161	54
	East Wake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Zebulon	Wake County			(n/a)
237^th	Eastside STREAM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.064	200	37
149^th	Edenton-Chowan Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Edenton	Chowan County	0.429	155	6
216^th	Edgecombe County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	6	4	4	1	Tarboro	Edgecombe County	0.202	212	4
194^th	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	4	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.271	198	4
40^th	Elkin City Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	1	Elkin	Surry County	0.754	40
	Emereau: Bladen	K-8	1	0	0	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County			(n/a)
7^th	Endeavor Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.973	4	3
	Eno River Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hillsborough	Orange County			(n/a)
11^th	Envision Science Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.944	16	5
23^rd	Evergreen Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.858	24	1
	Excelsior Classical Academy	K-10	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	Faith Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Faith	Rowan County			(n/a)
	Falls Lake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Creedmoor	Granville County			(n/a)
77^th	FernLeaf Community Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Fletcher	Henderson County	0.621	39	38
145^th	Forsyth Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.436	189	44
53^rd	Francine Delany New School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.697	44	9
	Franklin Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wake Forest	Wake County			(n/a)
134^th	Franklin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	4	4	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.451	160	26
141^st	Gaston County Schools	PK, KG-13	31	11	14	2	Gastonia	Gaston County	0.442	123	18
193^rd	Gate City Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.272	190	3
144^th	Gates County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Gatesville	Gates County	0.436	153	9
170^th	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	6-11	0	0	0	1	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.353	175	5
184^th	Global Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.308	208	24
181^st	Graham County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Robbinsville	Graham County	0.323	169	12
164^th	Granville County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	2	Oxford	Granville County	0.364	171	7
16^th	Gray Stone Day School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Misenheimer	Stanly County	0.909	18	2
174^th	Greene County Schools	K-13	3	1	2	0	Snow Hill	Greene County	0.344	181	7
6^th	Greensboro Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.975	7	1
148^th	Guilford County Schools	PK, KG-13	70	22	31	4	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.429	139	9
228^th	Guilford Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.141	230	2
229^th	Halifax County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	3	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.14	223	6
	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hollister	Warren County			(n/a)
183^rd	Harnett County Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	1	Lillington	Harnett County	0.312	159	24
35^th	Haywood County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	0	Waynesville	Haywood County	0.78	57	22
43^rd	Healthy Start Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.742	182	139
	Henderson Collegiate	K-12	0	0	0	1	Henderson	Vance County			(n/a)
83^rd	Henderson County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	6	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.61	79	4
209^th	Hertford County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	3	0	Winton	Hertford County	0.232	202	7
106^th	Hickory City Schools	PK, KG-13	5	2	2	0	Hickory	Catawba County	0.559	110	4
	Hobgood Charter School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Hobgood	Halifax County			(n/a)
152^nd	Hoke County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	3	0	Raeford	Hoke County	0.424	143	9
104^th	Hyde County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	0	1	1	Swanquarter	Hyde County	0.565	104
240^th	Innovative School District	K-5	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.052	235	5
	Invest Collegiate	K-11	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	K-12	0	0	0	1	Asheville	Buncombe County			(n/a)
41^st	Iredell Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Troutman	Iredell County	0.75	64	23
105^th	Iredell-Statesville Schools	PK, KG-13	17	9	9	3	Statesville	Iredell County	0.564	83	22
115^th	Island Montessori Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.526	74	41
140^th	Jackson County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	5	0	3	1	Sylva	Jackson County	0.444	140
	Jackson Day School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
12^th	Johnston Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Clayton	Johnston County	0.931	26	14
99^th	Johnston County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	24	12	11	1	Smithfield	Johnston County	0.573	132	33
142^nd	Jones County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	0	Trenton	Jones County	0.441	144	2
204^th	Kannapolis City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.247	177	27
192^nd	Kestrel Heights School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.276	165	27
238^th	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	5-8	0	1	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.058	246	8
	KIPP Gaston College Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Gaston	Northampton County			(n/a)
236^th	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	K-8	1	0	0	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.072	238	2
241^st	KIPP: Charlotte	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.046	240	1
	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)
177^th	Lakeside Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cornelius	Mecklenburg County	0.332	185	8
	Langtree Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresville	Iredell County			(n/a)
125^th	Lee County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	1	Sanford	Lee County	0.484	158	33
182^nd	Lenoir County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	9	3	4	1	Kinston	Lenoir County	0.314	176	6
189^th	Lexington City Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Lexington	Davidson County	0.292	173	16
	Lincoln Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Denver	Lincoln County			(n/a)
87^th	Lincoln County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	4	5	0	Lincolnton	Lincoln County	0.601	56	31
74^th	Longleaf School of the Arts	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.63	59	15
82^nd	Macon County Schools	PK, KG-13	5	2	3	2	Franklin	Macon County	0.611	77	5
49^th	Madison County Schools	K-13	3	1	3	0	Marshall	Madison County	0.72	50	1
3^rd	Magellan Charter	3-8	0	1	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.983	2	1
188^th	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.302	157	31
	Marjorie Williams Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Crossnore	Avery County			(n/a)
202^nd	Martin County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Williamston	Martin County	0.249	186	16
101^st	Matthews Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Mecklenburg County	0.572	115	14
215^th	Maureen Joy Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.207	211	4
98^th	McDowell County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	3	1	Marion	McDowell County	0.577	114	16
2^nd	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.997	1	1
	Millennium Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Airy	Surry County			(n/a)
232^nd	MINA Charter School of Lee County	K-6	1	0	0	0	Sanford	Lee County	0.112	207	25
97^th	Mitchell County Schools	K-13	3	2	2	0	Bakersville	Mitchell County	0.577	88	9
247^th	Monroe Charter Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Monroe	Union County	0.007		(n/a)
180^th	Montgomery County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	4	0	Troy	Montgomery County	0.326	167	13
100^th	Moore County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	5	4	0	Carthage	Moore County	0.572	87	13
102^nd	Moore Montessori Community School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Southern Pines	Moore County	0.571	75	27
	Mooresville Graded School District	PK, KG-12	4	3	2	0	Mooresville	Iredell County			(n/a)
244^th	Moss Street Partnership School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Reidsville	Rockingham County	0.018	245	1
84^th	Mount Airy City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Mount Airy	Surry County	0.61	67	17
63^rd	Mountain Discovery Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Bryson City	Swain County	0.668	66	3
	Mountain Island Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Holly	Gaston County			(n/a)
154^th	Movement Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.417	210	56
	Movement School Eastland	K-2	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Movement School Southwest		0	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
210^th	Nash County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	1	Nashville	Nash County	0.232	206	4
	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)
	Neuse Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Smithfield	Johnston County			(n/a)
95^th	New Hanover County Schools	PK, KG-13	27	7	9	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.582	93	2
94^th	Newton Conover City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.584	85	9
220^th	Next Generation Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.188	241	21
	Niner University Elementary School	K-3	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 Oak Academy		0	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	North Raleigh Charter Academy		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
226^th	Northampton County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	2	1	Jackson	Northampton County	0.146	219	7
69^th	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	5-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.642	53	16
64^th	Northeast Regional School - Biotech/Agri	9-13	0	0	1	0	Jamesville	Martin County	0.658	47	17
	Oak Hill Charter School		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
	Old Main Stream	K-4	1	0	0	0	Pembroke	Robeson County			(n/a)
123^rd	Onslow County Schools	PK, KG-13	22	8	9	0	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.493	91	32
135^th	Orange County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	3	3	1	Hillsborough	Orange County	0.449	152	17
	Oxford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Oxford	Granville County			(n/a)
129^th	Pamlico County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Bayboro	Pamlico County	0.464	147	18
213^th	Paul R Brown Leadership Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.215	237	24
4^th	Peak Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Apex	Wake County	0.981	6	2
119^th	Pender County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	5	4	1	Burgaw	Pender County	0.512	109	10
76^th	Perquimans County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hertford	Perquimans County	0.622	112	36
116^th	Person County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	2	1	Roxboro	Person County	0.525	118	2
	Phoenix Academy Inc	K-10	0	0	0	1	High Point	Guilford County			(n/a)
196^th	Piedmont Classical High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Browns Summit	Guilford County	0.269	187	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)
18^th	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Holly Springs	Wake County	0.886	14	4
	Pinnacle Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Shelby	Cleveland County			(n/a)
	Pioneer Springs Community School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
143^rd	Pitt County Schools	PK, KG-13	22	7	8	1	Greenville	Pitt County	0.437	151	8
197^th	Pocosin Innovative Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Creswell	Washington County	0.266	127	70
28^th	Polk County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Columbus	Polk County	0.813	42	14
203^rd	PreEminent Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.248	215	12
223^rd	Public Schools of Robeson County	PK, KG-13	21	8	6	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.171	226	3
	Quality Education Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth County			(n/a)
	Queen City STEM School	K-11	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)
1^st	Quest Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.998	3	2
13^th	Raleigh Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.919	9	4
156^th	Raleigh Oak Charter School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.399	124	32
137^th	Randolph County School System	PK, KG-13	18	6	8	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.448	121	16
222^nd	Reaching All Minds Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.175	239	17
178^th	Research Triangle Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.331	205	27
30^th	Research Triangle High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Durham	Durham County	0.804	36	6
	Revitalize Charter School		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
70^th	Revolution Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Summerfield	Guilford County	0.64	45	25
157^th	Richmond County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	4	3	1	Hamlet	Richmond County	0.397	174	17
248^th	Ridgeview Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Gastonia	Gaston County	0.007	231	17
234^th	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.106	222	12
	River Mill Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Graham	Alamance County			(n/a)
165^th	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	2	0	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax County	0.363	166	1
139^th	Rockingham County Schools	PK, KG-13	12	4	5	1	Eden	Rockingham County	0.446	148	9
	Rocky Mount Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Rocky Mount	Nash County			(n/a)
50^th	Rolesville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Rolesville	Wake County	0.712	31	19
206^th	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	PK, KG-12	18	7	8	0	Salisbury	Rowan County	0.239	183	23
17^th	Roxboro Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.892	19	2
89^th	Rutherford County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	3	5	0	Forest City	Rutherford County	0.598	119	30
	Sallie B Howard School	K-11	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
110^th	Sampson County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	4	5	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.539	138	28
	Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	K-12	0	0	0	1	Vass	Moore County			(n/a)
199^th	Scotland County Schools	PK, KG-13	5	2	3	0	Laurinburg	Scotland County	0.257	197	2
71^st	Shining Rock Classical Academy: CFA	K-9	0	0	0	1	Waynesville	Haywood County	0.636	58	13
14^th	Socrates Academy	K-9	0	0	0	1	Matthews	Mecklenburg County	0.917	15	1
10^th	Southeastern Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.946	13	3
132^nd	Southern Wake Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Holly Springs	Wake County	0.452	130	2
158^th	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.394	135	23
147^th	Stanly County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	7	1	Albemarle	Stanly County	0.431	134	13
208^th	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.233	180	28
15^th	Sterling Montessori Academy	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Morrisville	Wake County	0.914	10	5
	Stewart Creek High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
124^th	Stokes County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	3	5	0	Danbury	Stokes County	0.49	122	2
171^st	Success Institute Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell County	0.349		(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	0.962	12	4
	Summit Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Cashiers	Jackson County			(n/a)
	Summit Creek Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Browns Summit	Guilford County			(n/a)
66^th	Surry County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	4	1	Dobson	Surry County	0.648	73	7
131^st	Swain County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Bryson City	Swain County	0.459	116	15
	Telra Institute	K-3	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
9^th	The Academy of Moore County	K-5	1	0	0	0	Aberdeen	Moore County	0.948	8	1
186^th	The Capitol Encore Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County	0.304	150	36
	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	0.977	5
150^th	The Experiential School of Greensboro	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.428	146	4
32^nd	The Exploris School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.792	27	5
56^th	The Franklin School of Innovation	5-12	0	0	1	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.686	70	14
	The Hawbridge School	K-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	0.196	217
121^st	The Learning Center	K-9	0	0	0	1	Murphy	Cherokee County	0.502	137	16
	The Math and Science Academy of Apex		0	0	0	0	Apex	Wake County			(n/a)
36^th	The Mountain Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.778	49	13
26^th	The New Dimensions School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Morganton	Burke County	0.832	23	3
243^rd	Thomas Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Lake Waccamaw	Columbus County	0.025	204	39
	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresboro	Rutherford County			(n/a)
230^th	Thomasville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Thomasville	Davidson County	0.118	229	1
	Three Rivers Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Windsor	Bertie County			(n/a)
20^th	Tiller School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.883	11	9
242^nd	Tillery Charter Academy	K-4	1	0	0	0	Biscoe	Montgomery County	0.029		(n/a)
227^th	Torchlight Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.144	216	11
113^th	Transylvania County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	3	1	Brevard	Transylvania County	0.529	113
	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)
22^nd	Two Rivers Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Boone	Watauga County	0.87	35	13
221^st	Tyrrell County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	1	0	Columbia	Tyrrell County	0.187	213	8
	Union Academy Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
58^th	Union County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	30	9	12	1	Monroe	Union County	0.68	63	5
45^th	Union Day School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Weddington	Union County	0.733	43	2
27^th	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	K-8	1	0	0	0	Indian Trail	Union County	0.826	21	6
190^th	United Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.291	184	6
92^nd	Unity Classical Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.597	99	7
233^rd	UpROAR Leadership Academy	5-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.111	247	14
	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	0.256	201
239^th	VERITAS Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.055	232	7
	Voyager Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
68^th	Wake County Schools	PK, KG-13	119	39	34	1	Cary	Wake County	0.646	78	10
21^st	Wake Forest Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.875	17	4
	Wake Preparatory Academy		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Franklin County			(n/a)
	Wake Preparatory Academy		0	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Franklin County			(n/a)
219^th	Warren County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	3	0	Warrenton	Warren County	0.192	224	5
195^th	Washington County Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	2	0	Plymouth	Washington County	0.27	188	7
	Washington Montessori	K-12	0	0	0	1	Washington	Beaufort County			(n/a)
55^th	Watauga County Schools	PK, KG-12	9	0	2	0	Boone	Watauga County	0.693	68	13
	Water's Edge Village School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Corolla	Currituck County			(n/a)
160^th	Wayne County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	13	9	9	1	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.372	156	4
	Wayne Preparatory	K-11	0	0	0	1	Goldsboro	Wayne County			(n/a)
225^th	Weldon City Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	2	0	Weldon	Halifax County	0.153	225
60^th	West Lake Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Denver	Lincoln County	0.671	52	8
120^th	Whiteville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.506	107	13
62^nd	Wilkes County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	5	0	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes County	0.669	62
37^th	Willow Oak Montessori	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.773	22	15
218^th	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.195	227	9
205^th	Wilmington School of the Arts	K-5	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.239		(n/a)
122^nd	Wilson County Schools	PK, KG-13	14	6	5	2	Wilson	Wilson County	0.496	149	27
	Wilson Preparatory Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
172^nd	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	PK, KG-12	44	16	18	3	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.348	164	8
46^th	Winterville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winterville	Pitt County	0.725	102	56
	Woods Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Chapel Hill	Chatham County			(n/a)
114^th	Yadkin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	2	3	2	Yadkinville	Yadkin County	0.528	94	20
51^st	Yancey County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Burnsville	Yancey County	0.706	60	9
79^th	Youngsville Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Youngsville	Franklin County	0.618	41	38
235^th	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	K-8	1	0	0	0	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.099	221	14

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