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North Carolina School District Rankings

Updated Wednesday, September 4, 2019, based on the 2018-19 school year test scores.

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Rank (of 235)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2019)	Rank (2018)	Rank change from 2018
201^st	A.C.E. Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Harrisburg	Cabarrus	0.177	188	13
157^th	Alamance-Burlington Schools	PK, KG-13	20	7	8	1	Burlington	Alamance	0.365	134	23
66^th	Alexander County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	1	1	Taylorsville	Alexander	0.661	75	9
75^th	Alleghany County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	0	1	0	Sparta	Alleghany	0.627	65	10
	Alpha Academy	K-9	0	0	0	1	Fayetteville	Cumberland			(n/a)
60^th	American Renaissance School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell	0.679	57	3
21^st	Anderson Creek Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Spring Lake	Harnett	0.884	19	2
	Anson Charter Academy		0	0	0	0	Weddington	Anson			(n/a)
169^th	Anson County Schools	K-13	6	1	3	0	Wadesboro	Anson	0.328	152	17
230^th	Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork	K-5	1	0	0	0	Walkertown	Forsyth	0.016		(n/a)
	Apprentice Academy High School of NC		0	0	0	0	Waxhaw	Union			(n/a)
	Arapahoe Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Arapahoe	Pamlico			(n/a)
152^nd	Aristotle Preparatory Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.377	171	19
32^nd	Arts Based School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth	0.811	36	4
41^st	ArtSpace Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Swannanoa	Buncombe	0.757	33	8
144^th	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	6-7	0	1	0	0	Sanford	Lee	0.409		(n/a)
43^rd	Ashe County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	1	Jefferson	Ashe	0.756	29	14
142^nd	Asheboro City Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Asheboro	Randolph	0.416	116	26
63^rd	Asheville City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	2	0	Asheville	Buncombe	0.668	53	10
74^th	Avery County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	3	1	Newland	Avery	0.631	70	4
	B.L.U.E.-G.R.E.E.N. Academy		0	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth			(n/a)
49^th	Bear Grass Charter School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Williamston	Martin	0.729		(n/a)
135^th	Beaufort County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	5	0	Washington	Beaufort	0.437	115	20
182^nd	Bertie County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	1	2	0	Windsor	Bertie	0.273	147	35
54^th	Bethany Community Middle	6-10	0	1	0	0	Summerfield	Rockingham	0.712	73	19
38^th	Bethel Hill Charter	K-5	1	0	0	0	Roxboro	Person	0.78	22	16
184^th	Bladen County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	4	2	1	Elizabethtown	Bladen	0.267	155	29
	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy		0	0	0	0	Huntersville	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
	Bradford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
40^th	Brevard Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pisgah Forest	Transylvania	0.759	59	19
	Bridges Academy	K-9	0	0	0	1	State Road	Wilkes			(n/a)
108^th	Brunswick County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	4	5	0	Bolivia	Brunswick	0.519	111	3
89^th	Buncombe County Schools	K-13	23	11	10	0	Asheville	Buncombe	0.586	71	18
92^nd	Burke County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	5	6	1	Morganton	Burke	0.574	82	10
	Cabarrus Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus			(n/a)
95^th	Cabarrus County Schools	PK, KG-13	20	8	10	1	Concord	Cabarrus	0.57	103	8
106^th	Caldwell County Schools	PK, KG-13	16	4	6	0	Lenoir	Caldwell	0.53	92	14
	Camden County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	2	2	0	Camden	Camden			(n/a)
22^nd	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover	0.869	32	10
30^th	Cardinal Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cary	Wake	0.83	24	6
	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA		0	0	0	0	Fuquay Varina	Wake			(n/a)
	Carolina International School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus			(n/a)
215^th	Carter Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham	0.121	194	21
	Carter G Woodson School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth			(n/a)
36^th	Carteret County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	9	4	4	1	Beaufort	Carteret	0.796	34	2
85^th	Casa Esperanza Montessori	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.591	40	45
181^st	Caswell County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Yanceyville	Caswell	0.279	170	11
	Catamount School	6-8	0	1	0	0	Sylva	Jackson			(n/a)
77^th	Catawba County Schools	PK, KG-12	16	5	6	1	Newton	Catawba	0.623	63	14
53^rd	Central Park School For Children	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham	0.717	35	18
226^th	Central Wake Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.041		(n/a)
34^th	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	4	1	Chapel Hill	Orange	0.806	30	4
202^nd	Charlotte Choice Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.17	176	26
51^st	Charlotte Lab School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.724	47	4
227^th	Charlotte Learning Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.04		(n/a)
192^nd	Charlotte Secondary School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.226		(n/a)
118^th	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	PK, KG-13	111	29	31	4	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.484	108	10
28^th	Charter Day School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Leland	Brunswick	0.842	25	3
	Chatham Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Siler City	Chatham			(n/a)
68^th	Chatham County Schools	PK, KG-12	10	3	4	1	Pittsboro	Chatham	0.643	69	1
96^th	Cherokee County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	5	0	Murphy	Cherokee	0.565	50	46
224^th	Children's Village Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kinston	Lenoir	0.07	195	29
143^rd	CIS Academy	6-8	0	1	0	0	Pembroke	Robeson	0.411	136	7
80^th	Clay County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Hayesville	Clay	0.619	109	29
107^th	Cleveland County Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	1	Shelby	Cleveland	0.52	96	11
138^th	Clinton City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Clinton	Sampson	0.433	122	16
	Clover Garden	K-12	0	0	0	1	Burlington	Alamance			(n/a)
	Coastal Preparatory Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover			(n/a)
78^th	Columbus Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Whiteville	Columbus	0.622	60	18
145^th	Columbus County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	4	4	0	Whiteville	Columbus	0.408	129	16
232^nd	Commonwealth High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.01	199	33
	Community School of Davidson	K-12	0	0	0	1	Davidson	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
	Cornerstone Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Greensboro	Guilford			(n/a)
	Corvian Community School	K-9	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
125^th	Craven County Schools	PK, KG-13	15	5	5	0	New Bern	Craven	0.465	97	28
119^th	Crosscreek Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Louisburg	Franklin	0.48	119
136^th	Cumberland County Schools	PK, KG-12	52	18	17	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland	0.434	120	16
87^th	Currituck County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	2	0	Currituck	Currituck	0.588	84	3
225^th	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover	0.058		(n/a)
45^th	Dare County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	4	0	Nags Head	Dare	0.746	42	3
211^th	Davidson Charter Academy: CFA	K-4	1	0	0	0	Lexington	Davidson	0.15		(n/a)
100^th	Davidson County Schools	PK, KG-13	18	7	10	1	Lexington	Davidson	0.553	93	7
70^th	Davie County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	3	3	0	Mocksville	Davie	0.64	68	2
	Deaf and Blind Schools	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	3	Raleigh	Wake			(n/a)
219^th	Dillard Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Goldsboro	Wayne	0.112	182	37
	Discovery Charter School		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Durham			(n/a)
186^th	Douglass Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover	0.264	177	9
166^th	Duplin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	0	5	0	Kenansville	Duplin	0.34	137	29
158^th	Durham Public Schools	PK, KG-12	30	9	13	1	Durham	Durham	0.364	149	9
	East Carolina Community School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Greenville	Pitt			(n/a)
148^th	East Voyager Academy	PK, KG-4	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.392		(n/a)
	East Wake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Zebulon	Wake			(n/a)
126^th	Edenton-Chowan Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Edenton	Chowan	0.463	117	9
210^th	Edgecombe County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	6	4	4	0	Tarboro	Edgecombe	0.152	190	20
170^th	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	3	1	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank	0.325	153	17
29^th	Elkin City Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Elkin	Surry	0.835	27	2
	Emereau: Bladen	K-7	1	0	0	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen			(n/a)
4^th	Endeavor Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake	0.992	2	2
	Eno River Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hillsborough	Orange			(n/a)
13^th	Envision Science Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake	0.942	10	3
233^rd	Essie Mae Kiser Foxx Charter School	K-4	1	0	0	0	East Spencer	Rowan	0.003		(n/a)
17^th	Evergreen Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe	0.902	12	5
72^nd	Excelsior Classical Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham	0.639	87	15
	Falls Lake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Creedmoor	Granville			(n/a)
130^th	FernLeaf Community Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Fletcher	Henderson	0.452		(n/a)
187^th	Forsyth Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth	0.257	161	26
26^th	Francine Delany New School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe	0.859	44	18
	Franklin Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wake Forest	Wake			(n/a)
124^th	Franklin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	4	4	0	Louisburg	Franklin	0.471	101	23
	Gaston College Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Gaston	Northampton			(n/a)
134^th	Gaston County Schools	PK, KG-13	30	11	12	2	Gastonia	Gaston	0.445	126	8
199^th	Gate City Charter Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford	0.183		(n/a)
128^th	Gates County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Gatesville	Gates	0.456	91	37
189^th	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	6-8	0	1	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover	0.242		(n/a)
	Global Achievers School	K-3	1	0	0	0	Spring Hope	Nash			(n/a)
168^th	Global Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham	0.337	124	44
114^th	Graham County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Robbinsville	Graham	0.494	114
	Grandfather Academy	1-12	0	0	0	1	Banner Elk	Avery			(n/a)
164^th	Granville County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	4	5	2	Oxford	Granville	0.34	139	25
11^th	Gray Stone Day School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Misenheimer	Stanly	0.964	16	5
204^th	Greene County Schools	K-13	3	1	2	0	Snow Hill	Greene	0.164	183	21
7^th	Greensboro Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford	0.983	3	4
137^th	Guilford County Schools	PK, KG-13	70	21	31	3	Greensboro	Guilford	0.434	132	5
160^th	Guilford Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford	0.347	163	3
195^th	Halifax County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	2	0	Halifax	Halifax	0.204	179	16
	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hollister	Warren			(n/a)
162^nd	Harnett County Schools	PK, KG-13	17	6	6	0	Lillington	Harnett	0.344	143	19
69^th	Haywood County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	0	Waynesville	Haywood	0.641	52	17
197^th	Healthy Start Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham	0.186	189	8
	Henderson Collegiate	K-12	0	0	0	1	Henderson	Vance			(n/a)
61^st	Henderson County Schools	K-13	13	4	6	0	Hendersonville	Henderson	0.677	48	13
175^th	Hertford County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	3	0	Winton	Hertford	0.295	160	15
103^rd	Hickory City Schools	PK, KG-13	5	2	2	0	Hickory	Catawba	0.54	77	26
	Hobgood Charter Academy		0	0	0	0	Hobgood	Halifax			(n/a)
151^st	Hoke County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	3	0	Raeford	Hoke	0.38	135	16
221^st	Hope Charter Leadership Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.079	196	25
52^nd	Hyde County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	0	1	1	Swanquarter	Hyde	0.723	121	69
228^th	Ignite Innovation Academy - Pitt	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greenville	Pitt	0.036		(n/a)
231^st	Innovative School District	K-5	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.014		(n/a)
206^th	Invest Collegiate	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.161	192	14
	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	K-12	0	0	0	1	Asheville	Buncombe			(n/a)
190^th	Iredell Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Troutman	Iredell	0.226		(n/a)
110^th	Iredell-Statesville Schools	PK, KG-13	17	9	8	2	Statesville	Iredell	0.51	94	16
67^th	Island Montessori Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover	0.659	64	3
147^th	Jackson County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	5	0	3	1	Sylva	Jackson	0.396	142	5
105^th	Johnston Charter Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Clayton	Johnston	0.533		(n/a)
154^th	Johnston County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	23	12	9	1	Smithfield	Johnston	0.371	133	21
113^th	Jones County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Trenton	Jones	0.509	67	46
180^th	Kannapolis Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus	0.284		(n/a)
177^th	Kannapolis City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus	0.293	157	20
165^th	Kestrel Heights School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham	0.34		(n/a)
216^th	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	5-8	0	1	0	0	Durham	Durham	0.118		(n/a)
194^th	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	K-8	0	1	0	0	Halifax	Halifax	0.209	141	53
222^nd	KIPP: Charlotte	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.074	191	31
	Lake Lure Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Lake Lure	Rutherford			(n/a)
	Lake Norman Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Huntersville	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
191^st	Lakeside Charter Academy fka Thunderbird	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cornelius	Mecklenburg	0.226	159	32
	Langtree Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresville	Iredell			(n/a)
146^th	Lee County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	1	Sanford	Lee	0.401	112	34
178^th	Lenoir County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	9	3	4	1	Kinston	Lenoir	0.293	148	30
183^rd	Lexington City Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Lexington	Davidson	0.271	164	19
	Lincoln Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Denver	Lincoln			(n/a)
65^th	Lincoln County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	4	5	0	Lincolnton	Lincoln	0.662	58	7
25^th	Longleaf School of the Arts	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.863	38	13
76^th	Macon County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	2	3	2	Franklin	Macon	0.623	76
50^th	Madison County Schools	K-13	3	1	2	0	Marshall	Madison	0.728	41	9
5^th	Magellan Charter	3-8	0	1	0	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.991	1	4
112^th	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.509		(n/a)
188^th	Martin County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Williamston	Martin	0.255	168	20
79^th	Matthews Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Mecklenburg	0.621		(n/a)
93^rd	Maureen Joy Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham	0.572	86	7
104^th	McDowell County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	3	0	Marion	McDowell	0.538	98	6
1^st	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.999		(n/a)
	Millennium Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Airy	Surry			(n/a)
117^th	Mitchell County Schools	K-13	3	2	2	0	Bakersville	Mitchell	0.485	81	36
	Monroe Charter Academy		0	0	0	0	Monroe	Union			(n/a)
171^st	Montgomery County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	1	Troy	Montgomery	0.306	162	9
97^th	Moore County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	5	4	0	Carthage	Moore	0.564	78	19
	Moore Montessori Community School	K-2	1	0	0	0	Southern Pines	Moore			(n/a)
	Mooresville Graded School District	PK, KG-12	3	3	2	0	Mooresville	Iredell			(n/a)
234^th	Moss Street Partnership School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Reidsville	Rockingham	0.002		(n/a)
81^st	Mount Airy City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Mount Airy	Surry	0.612	89	8
42^nd	Mountain Discovery Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Bryson City	Swain	0.757	18	24
	Mountain Island Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Holly	Gaston			(n/a)
	Mountain Island Day Community Charter School	K-11	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
	Movement Charter School	K-3	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
193^rd	Nash-Rocky Mount Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	1	Nashville	Nash	0.222	174	19
	NC Connections Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham			(n/a)
	NC Leadership Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Kernersville	Forsyth			(n/a)
	NC Virtual Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham			(n/a)
	NC Virtual Public School	7-13	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake			(n/a)
	Neuse Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Smithfield	Johnston			(n/a)
91^st	New Hanover County Schools	PK, KG-13	26	7	8	1	Wilmington	New Hanover	0.576	83	8
94^th	Newton Conover City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Newton	Catawba	0.571	88	6
	Next Generation Academy	K-2	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford			(n/a)
	Niner University Elementary School		0	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
	North East Carolina Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Tarboro	Edgecombe			(n/a)
218^th	Northampton County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	2	2	0	Jackson	Northampton	0.113	193	25
39^th	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	7-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank	0.77		(n/a)
	Northeast Regional School - Biotech/Agri	9-13	0	0	1	0	Jamesville	Martin			(n/a)
116^th	Onslow County Schools	PK, KG-12	20	8	7	1	Jacksonville	Onslow	0.491	102	14
120^th	Orange County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	3	3	0	Hillsborough	Orange	0.48	85	35
44^th	Oxford Preparatory School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Oxford	Granville	0.748	23	21
123^rd	Pamlico County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Bayboro	Pamlico	0.475	106	17
217^th	Paul R Brown Leadership Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen	0.116		(n/a)
213^th	PAVE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	K-4	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.14		(n/a)
	Peak Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Apex	Wake			(n/a)
99^th	Pender County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	5	4	0	Burgaw	Pender	0.555	104	5
132^nd	Perquimans County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hertford	Perquimans	0.451	95	37
129^th	Person County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	1	1	Roxboro	Person	0.454	110	19
35^th	Phoenix Academy Inc	K-8	1	0	0	0	High Point	Guilford	0.805		(n/a)
172^nd	Piedmont Classical High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Browns Summit	Guilford	0.302		(n/a)
	Piedmont Community Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Gastonia	Gaston			(n/a)
	Pine Lake Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresville	Iredell			(n/a)
	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy: CFA	K-7	1	0	0	0	Holly Springs	Wake			(n/a)
	Pinnacle Classical Academy	K-11	0	0	0	1	Shelby	Cleveland			(n/a)
98^th	Pioneer Springs Community School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.559	107	9
139^th	Pitt County Schools	PK, KG-12	22	7	7	2	Greenville	Pitt	0.428	146	7
	Pocosin Innovative Charter		0	0	0	0	Creswell	Washington			(n/a)
31^st	Polk County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	1	2	0	Columbus	Polk	0.82	21	10
156^th	PreEminent Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.367	165	9
203^rd	Public Schools of Robeson County	PK, KG-13	21	11	7	0	Lumberton	Robeson	0.166	175	28
	Quality Education Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth			(n/a)
47^th	Queen City STEM School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.733	28	19
	Queen's Grant Community School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mint Hill	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
2^nd	Quest Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.996		(n/a)
3^rd	Raleigh Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.992		(n/a)
131^st	Raleigh Oak Charter School	K-4	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.452		(n/a)
121^st	Randolph County School System	PK, KG-13	17	7	7	0	Asheboro	Randolph	0.479	100	21
223^rd	Reaching All Minds Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham	0.072	198	25
155^th	Research Triangle Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham	0.37	150	5
20^th	Research Triangle High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Durham	Durham	0.89	13	7
141^st	Richmond County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	4	3	1	Hamlet	Richmond	0.423	130	11
	Ridgeview Charter School		0	0	0	0	Gastonia	Gaston			(n/a)
	River Mill Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Graham	Alamance			(n/a)
149^th	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	2	0	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax	0.389	131	18
133^rd	Rockingham County Schools	PK, KG-13	12	4	5	1	Eden	Rockingham	0.446	105	28
	Rocky Mount Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Rocky Mount	Nash			(n/a)
57^th	Rolesville Charter Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Rolesville	Wake	0.703		(n/a)
179^th	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	PK, KG-12	19	7	8	0	Salisbury	Rowan	0.284	156	23
14^th	Roxboro Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Roxboro	Person	0.935		(n/a)
73^rd	Rutherford County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	3	5	0	Forest City	Rutherford	0.636	61	12
46^th	Sallie B Howard School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilson	Wilson	0.742	55	9
64^th	Sampson County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	4	5	0	Clinton	Sampson	0.664	51	13
	Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	K-11	0	0	0	1	Vass	Moore			(n/a)
200^th	Scotland County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	3	0	Laurinburg	Scotland	0.183	158	42
101^st	Shining Rock Classical Academy: CFA	K-8	1	0	0	0	Waynesville	Haywood	0.552	99	2
27^th	Socrates Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Mecklenburg	0.858	14	13
23^rd	South Brunswick Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Bolivia	Brunswick	0.869	20	3
12^th	Southeastern Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Lumberton	Robeson	0.958	6	6
71^st	Southern Wake Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Holly Springs	Wake	0.639		(n/a)
	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy		0	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
122^nd	Stanly County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	6	1	Albemarle	Stanly	0.476	127	5
	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy		0	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
10^th	Sterling Montessori Academy	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Morrisville	Wake	0.964	4	6
229^th	Stewart Creek High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.02		(n/a)
102^nd	Stokes County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	3	5	0	Danbury	Stokes	0.548	90	12
196^th	Success Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell	0.199	181	15
	Sugar Creek Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
9^th	Summerfield Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Summerfield	Guilford	0.966	8	1
	Summit Charter	K-9	0	0	0	1	Cashiers	Jackson			(n/a)
62^nd	Surry County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	4	0	Dobson	Surry	0.673	45	17
109^th	Swain County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Bryson City	Swain	0.511	125	16
	TeamCFA - Community Public Charter		0	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
6^th	The Academy of Moore County	K-5	1	0	0	0	Aberdeen	Moore	0.984	11	5
173^rd	The Capitol Encore Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland	0.297	144	29
	The College Preparatory and Leadership A	K-12	0	0	0	1	Jamestown	Guilford			(n/a)
8^th	The Expedition School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hillsborough	Orange	0.975	5	3
167^th	The Experiential School of Greensboro	K-6	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford	0.338		(n/a)
15^th	The Exploris School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.922	7	8
58^th	The Franklin School of Innovation	5-12	0	0	1	0	Asheville	Buncombe	0.693		(n/a)
	The Hawbridge School	4-12	0	0	0	1	Saxapahaw	Alamance			(n/a)
214^th	The Institute for the Development of You	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham	0.126	185	29
159^th	The Learning Center	K-8	1	0	0	0	Murphy	Cherokee	0.347	128	31
24^th	The Mountain Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hendersonville	Henderson	0.865	39	15
59^th	The New Dimensions School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Morganton	Burke	0.679	49	10
212^th	Thomas Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Lake Waccamaw	Columbus	0.14		(n/a)
	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresboro	Rutherford			(n/a)
208^th	Thomasville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Thomasville	Davidson	0.153	178	30
235^th	Three Rivers Academy (fka Heritage Coll)	K-7	1	0	0	0	Windsor	Bertie	0.001	187	48
18^th	Tiller School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Beaufort	Carteret	0.895	9	9
	Tillery Charter Academy		0	0	0	0	Biscoe	Montgomery			(n/a)
153^rd	Torchlight Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake	0.373	140	13
83^rd	Transylvania County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	3	0	Brevard	Transylvania	0.593	66	17
	Triad Math and Science Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Greensboro	Guilford			(n/a)
	Triangle Math and Science Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Cary	Wake			(n/a)
19^th	Two Rivers Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Boone	Watauga	0.893	26	7
198^th	Tyrrell County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	1	0	Columbia	Tyrrell	0.184	180	18
	Union Academy Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Monroe	Union			(n/a)
56^th	Union County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	30	9	12	1	Monroe	Union	0.705	46	10
90^th	Union Day School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Weddington	Union	0.583		(n/a)
37^th	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	K-8	1	0	0	0	Indian Trail	Union	0.787		(n/a)
150^th	United Community School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.385	173	23
	Unity Classical Charter School	K-3	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
	UpROAR Leadership Academy	5-9	0	1	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg			(n/a)
	Uwharrie Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Asheboro	Randolph			(n/a)
	Vance Charter School	K-11	0	0	0	1	Henderson	Vance			(n/a)
161^st	Vance County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	2	3	0	Henderson	Vance	0.346	145	16
209^th	VERITAS Community School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg	0.152	166	43
	Voyager Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham			(n/a)
88^th	Wake County Schools	PK, KG-13	116	38	32	1	Cary	Wake	0.586	74	14
16^th	Wake Forest Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake	0.911	15	1
185^th	Warren County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	1	3	0	Warrenton	Warren	0.264	167	18
205^th	Washington County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Plymouth	Washington	0.164	184	21
	Washington Montessori	K-12	0	0	0	1	Washington	Beaufort			(n/a)
48^th	Watauga County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	0	2	0	Boone	Watauga	0.731	37	11
	Water's Edge Village School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Corolla	Currituck			(n/a)
174^th	Wayne County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	13	9	8	2	Goldsboro	Wayne	0.296	154	20
163^rd	Wayne Preparatory	K-8	1	0	0	0	Goldsboro	Wayne	0.341	172	9
220^th	Weldon City Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	2	0	Weldon	Halifax	0.092	186	34
	West Lake Preparatory Academy		0	0	0	0	Denver	Lincoln			(n/a)
82^nd	Whiteville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Whiteville	Columbus	0.601	72	10
84^th	Wilkes County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	5	0	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes	0.592	79	5
	Williams Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Crossnore	Avery			(n/a)
33^rd	Willow Oak Montessori	1-8	1	0	0	0	Chapel Hill	Chatham	0.808	56	23
176^th	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover	0.294	169	7
115^th	Wilson County Schools	PK, KG-13	14	6	4	2	Wilson	Wilson	0.493	113	2
	Wilson Preparatory Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson			(n/a)
140^th	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	PK, KG-12	44	15	18	2	Winston Salem	Forsyth	0.425	138	2
111^th	Winterville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winterville	Pitt	0.509	118	7
	Woods Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Chapel Hill	Chatham			(n/a)
86^th	Yadkin County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	3	3	Yadkinville	Yadkin	0.589	80	6
55^th	Yancey County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Burnsville	Yancey	0.705	43	12
127^th	Youngsville Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Youngsville	Franklin	0.459	123	4
207^th	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	K-8	1	0	0	0	Jacksonville	Onslow	0.158	197	10

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