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North Carolina School District Rankings

Due to the disruption caused by COVID-19, the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction did not administer assessments for the 2019-2020 school year. SchoolDigger will resume updating its rankings when test scores are released in 2021.

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Rank (of 239)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2019)	Rank (2018)	Rank change from 2018
207^th	A.C.E. Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Harrisburg	Cabarrus County	0.177	188	19
	Achievement Charter Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Fuquay Varina	Wake County			(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	0.365	134	28
68^th	Alexander County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	2	0	Taylorsville	Alexander County	0.661	75	7
77^th	Alleghany County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	0	1	0	Sparta	Alleghany County	0.626	65	12
	Alpha Academy	K-11	0	0	0	1	Fayetteville	Cumberland County			(n/a)
61^st	American Renaissance School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell County	0.679	57	4
23^rd	Anderson Creek Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Spring Lake	Cumberland County	0.883	19	4
174^th	Anson County Schools	K-13	6	1	3	0	Wadesboro	Anson County	0.328	152	22
236^th	Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork	K-5	1	0	0	0	Walkertown	Forsyth County	0.016		(n/a)
	Apprentice Academy High School of NC	9-12	0	0	1	0	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
	Arapahoe Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Arapahoe	Pamlico County			(n/a)
158^th	Aristotle Preparatory Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.378	171	13
34^th	Arts Based School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.81	36	2
43^rd	ArtSpace Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Swannanoa	Buncombe County	0.757	33	10
149^th	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	6-10	0	1	0	0	Sanford	Lee County	0.407		(n/a)
45^th	Ashe County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Jefferson	Ashe County	0.755	29	16
146^th	Asheboro City Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.415	116	30
62^nd	Asheville City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	2	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.678	53	9
	Asheville PEAK Academy		0	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County			(n/a)
76^th	Avery County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Newland	Avery County	0.63	70	6
52^nd	Bear Grass Charter School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Williamston	Dare County	0.726		(n/a)
139^th	Beaufort County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	5	0	Washington	Beaufort County	0.436	115	24
188^th	Bertie County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	1	2	0	Windsor	Bertie County	0.273	147	41
56^th	Bethany Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Summerfield	Guilford County	0.711	73	17
40^th	Bethel Hill Charter	K-5	1	0	0	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.78	22	18
190^th	Bladen County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	4	2	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.266	155	35
	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Bradford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
42^nd	Brevard Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pisgah Forest	Transylvania County	0.759	59	17
	Bridges Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	State Road	Surry County			(n/a)
111^th	Brunswick County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	5	5	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.518	111
90^th	Buncombe County Schools	PK, KG-13	23	11	10	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.585	71	19
94^th	Burke County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	5	6	1	Morganton	Burke County	0.573	82	12
	Cabarrus Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
97^th	Cabarrus County Schools	PK, KG-13	21	8	11	1	Concord	Cabarrus County	0.57	103	6
108^th	Caldwell County Schools	PK, KG-13	15	4	6	0	Lenoir	Caldwell County	0.53	92	16
	Camden County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	2	2	0	Camden	Camden County			(n/a)
24^th	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.869	32	8
32^nd	Cardinal Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cary	Wake County	0.83	24	8
	Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	K-6	1	0	0	0	Wendell	Wake County			(n/a)
	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	K-7	1	0	0	0	Angier	Harnett County			(n/a)
	Carolina International School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
220^th	Carter Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.122	194	26
	Carter G Woodson School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth County			(n/a)
38^th	Carteret County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	9	4	3	1	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.795	34	4
87^th	Casa Esperanza Montessori	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.591	40	47
186^th	Caswell County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Yanceyville	Caswell County	0.28	170	16
151^st	Catamount School	6-8	0	1	0	0	Sylva	Jackson County	0.4		(n/a)
80^th	Catawba County Schools	PK, KG-12	16	5	6	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.622	63	17
	CE Academy		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
55^th	Central Park School For Children	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.716	35	20
231^st	Central Wake Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.041		(n/a)
36^th	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	4	1	Chapel Hill	Orange County	0.805	30	6
54^th	Charlotte Lab School	K-9	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.723	47	7
198^th	Charlotte Secondary School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.224		(n/a)
121^st	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	PK, KG-13	112	29	32	3	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.481	108	13
30^th	Charter Day School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Leland	Brunswick County	0.841	25	5
	Chatham Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Siler City	Chatham County			(n/a)
70^th	Chatham County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	3	5	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.642	69	1
98^th	Cherokee County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	5	0	Murphy	Cherokee County	0.565	50	48
229^th	Children's Village Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kinston	Lenoir County	0.07	195	34
147^th	CIS Academy	6-8	0	1	0	0	Pembroke	Robeson County	0.408	136	11
82^nd	Clay County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hayesville	Clay County	0.617	109	27
110^th	Cleveland County Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	2	Shelby	Cleveland County	0.52	96	14
142^nd	Clinton City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.431	122	20
	Clover Garden	K-12	0	0	0	1	Burlington	Alamance County			(n/a)
131^st	Coastal Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.456		(n/a)
79^th	Columbus Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.623	60	19
148^th	Columbus County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	2	4	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.407	129	19
238^th	Commonwealth High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.01	199	39
	Community Public Charter	K-6	1	0	0	0	Stanley	Gaston County			(n/a)
	Community School of Davidson	K-12	0	0	0	1	Davidson	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
185^th	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.284		(n/a)
	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)
128^th	Craven County Schools	PK, KG-13	15	5	5	0	New Bern	Craven County	0.465	97	31
122^nd	Crosscreek Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.479	119	3
140^th	Cumberland County Schools	PK, KG-13	53	18	18	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County	0.434	120	20
89^th	Currituck County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	2	0	Currituck	Currituck County	0.588	84	5
230^th	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.06		(n/a)
47^th	Dare County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	4	0	Nags Head	Dare County	0.744	42	5
216^th	Davidson Charter Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Lexington	Davidson County	0.151		(n/a)
100^th	Davidson County Schools	PK, KG-13	18	7	10	1	Lexington	Davidson County	0.558	93	7
72^nd	Davie County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	3	2	1	Mocksville	Davie County	0.639	68	4
	Davis Academy Chadbourn		0	0	0	0	Chadbourn	Columbus County			(n/a)
	Deaf and Blind Schools	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	3	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
224^th	Dillard Academy	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.112	182	42
	Discovery Charter School	6-8	0	1	0	0	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	Doral Academy North Carolina		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
191^st	Douglass Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.265	177	14
171^st	Duplin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	0	5	0	Kenansville	Duplin County	0.339	137	34
163^rd	Durham Public Schools	PK, KG-12	30	9	13	1	Durham	Durham County	0.364	149	14
235^th	East Carolina Community School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Greenville	Pitt County	0.017		(n/a)
153^rd	East Voyager Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.393		(n/a)
	East Wake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Zebulon	Wake County			(n/a)
208^th	Eastside STREAM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.17	176	32
129^th	Edenton-Chowan Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Edenton	Chowan County	0.462	117	12
215^th	Edgecombe County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	6	4	4	0	Tarboro	Edgecombe County	0.152	190	25
	Elaine Riddick Charter School		0	0	0	0	Hertford	Perquimans County			(n/a)
175^th	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	4	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.325	153	22
31^st	Elkin City Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Elkin	Surry County	0.833	27	4
127^th	Emereau: Bladen	K-9	0	0	0	1	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.465		(n/a)
4^th	Endeavor Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.992	2	2
	Eno River Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hillsborough	Orange County			(n/a)
14^th	Envision Science Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.941	10	4
240^th	Essie Mae Kiser Foxx Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	East Spencer	Rowan County	0.003		(n/a)
19^th	Evergreen Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.902	12	7
73^rd	Excelsior Classical Academy	K-9	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County	0.639	87	14
	Falls Lake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Creedmoor	Granville County			(n/a)
134^th	FernLeaf Community Charter School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Fletcher	Henderson County	0.453		(n/a)
193^rd	Forsyth Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.257	161	32
27^th	Francine Delany New School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.858	44	17
	Franklin Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wake Forest	Wake County			(n/a)
126^th	Franklin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	4	4	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.47	101	25
	Gaston College Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Gaston	Northampton County			(n/a)
137^th	Gaston County Schools	PK, KG-13	30	11	12	2	Gastonia	Gaston County	0.448	126	11
205^th	Gate City Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.183		(n/a)
132^nd	Gates County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Gatesville	Gates County	0.456	91	41
195^th	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	6-10	0	1	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.24		(n/a)
173^rd	Global Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.336	124	49
117^th	Graham County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Robbinsville	Graham County	0.492	114	3
169^th	Granville County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	2	Oxford	Granville County	0.34	139	30
11^th	Gray Stone Day School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Misenheimer	Stanly County	0.963	16	5
210^th	Greene County Schools	K-13	3	1	2	0	Snow Hill	Greene County	0.164	183	27
7^th	Greensboro Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.983	3	4
141^st	Guilford County Schools	PK, KG-13	70	21	32	3	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.434	132	9
166^th	Guilford Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.345	163	3
201^st	Halifax County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	3	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.205	179	22
	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hollister	Halifax County			(n/a)
167^th	Harnett County Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	0	Lillington	Harnett County	0.344	143	24
71^st	Haywood County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	0	Waynesville	Haywood County	0.641	52	19
203^rd	Healthy Start Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.187	189	14
	Henderson Collegiate	K-12	0	0	0	1	Henderson	Vance County			(n/a)
64^th	Henderson County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	6	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.676	48	16
181^st	Hertford County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	3	0	Winton	Hertford County	0.294	160	21
105^th	Hickory City Schools	PK, KG-13	5	2	2	0	Hickory	Catawba County	0.54	77	28
	Hobgood Charter School	K-9	0	0	0	1	Hobgood	Halifax County			(n/a)
156^th	Hoke County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	3	0	Raeford	Hoke County	0.38	135	21
53^rd	Hyde County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	0	1	1	Swanquarter	Hyde County	0.723	121	68
237^th	Innovative School District	K-5	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.014		(n/a)
211^th	Invest Collegiate	K-10	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.161	192	19
	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	K-12	0	0	0	1	Asheville	Buncombe County			(n/a)
197^th	Iredell Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Troutman	Iredell County	0.226		(n/a)
109^th	Iredell-Statesville Schools	PK, KG-13	17	9	9	2	Statesville	Iredell County	0.522	94	15
69^th	Island Montessori Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.659	64	5
152^nd	Jackson County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	5	0	3	1	Sylva	Jackson County	0.396	142	10
107^th	Johnston Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Clayton	Johnston County	0.533		(n/a)
157^th	Johnston County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	23	12	10	0	Smithfield	Johnston County	0.379	133	24
115^th	Jones County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	0	Trenton	Jones County	0.509	67	48
187^th	Kannapolis City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.279	157	30
172^nd	Kestrel Heights School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.339		(n/a)
221^st	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	4-8	0	1	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.117		(n/a)
200^th	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	K-8	1	0	0	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.209	141	59
227^th	KIPP: Charlotte	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.075	191	36
	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)
196^th	Lakeside Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cornelius	Mecklenburg County	0.227	159	37
	Langtree Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresville	Iredell County			(n/a)
150^th	Lee County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	3	4	1	Sanford	Lee County	0.401	112	38
183^rd	Lenoir County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	9	3	4	1	Kinston	Lenoir County	0.293	148	35
189^th	Lexington City Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Lexington	Davidson County	0.271	164	25
	Lincoln Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Denver	Lincoln County			(n/a)
67^th	Lincoln County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	4	5	0	Lincolnton	Lincoln County	0.661	58	9
28^th	Longleaf School of the Arts	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.858	38	10
78^th	Macon County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	2	3	2	Franklin	Macon County	0.623	76	2
51^st	Madison County Schools	K-13	3	1	3	0	Marshall	Madison County	0.727	41	10
5^th	Magellan Charter	3-8	0	1	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.992	1	4
114^th	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.509		(n/a)
	Marjorie Williams Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Crossnore	Avery County			(n/a)
194^th	Martin County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Williamston	Martin County	0.255	168	26
81^st	Matthews Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Union County	0.621		(n/a)
95^th	Maureen Joy Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.572	86	9
106^th	McDowell County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	3	0	Marion	McDowell County	0.538	98	8
1^st	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.999		(n/a)
	Millennium Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Airy	Surry County			(n/a)
	MINA Charter School of Lee County	K-5	1	0	0	0	Sanford	Lee County			(n/a)
119^th	Mitchell County Schools	K-13	3	2	2	0	Bakersville	Mitchell County	0.484	81	38
	Monroe Charter Academy	K-4	1	0	0	0	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
177^th	Montgomery County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	3	0	Troy	Montgomery County	0.305	162	15
99^th	Moore County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	5	4	0	Carthage	Moore County	0.563	78	21
	Moore Montessori Community School	K-4	1	0	0	0	Southern Pines	Moore County			(n/a)
	Mooresville Graded School District	PK, KG-12	3	3	2	1	Mooresville	Iredell County			(n/a)
241^st	Moss Street Partnership School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Reidsville	Rockingham County	0.002		(n/a)
83^rd	Mount Airy City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Mount Airy	Surry County	0.61	89	6
44^th	Mountain Discovery Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Bryson City	Swain County	0.756	18	26
	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)
	Movement Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Movement School Eastland	K-1	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
199^th	Nash County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	0	Nashville	Nash County	0.222	174	25
	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)
93^rd	New Hanover County Schools	PK, KG-13	27	7	9	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.576	83	10
96^th	Newton Conover City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.571	88	8
	Next Generation Academy	K-4	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County			(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)
223^rd	Northampton County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	2	2	0	Jackson	Northampton County	0.114	193	30
41^st	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	5-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.768		(n/a)
	Northeast Regional School - Biotech/Agri	9-13	0	0	1	0	Jamesville	Martin County			(n/a)
	Oak Charter Academy		0	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
118^th	Onslow County Schools	PK, KG-12	20	8	8	1	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.49	102	16
123^rd	Orange County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	3	3	0	Hillsborough	Orange County	0.479	85	38
46^th	Oxford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Oxford	Granville County	0.746	23	23
125^th	Pamlico County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Bayboro	Pamlico County	0.473	106	19
222^nd	Paul R Brown Leadership Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.115		(n/a)
217^th	PAVE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.141		(n/a)
16^th	Peak Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Apex	Wake County	0.934		(n/a)
102^nd	Pender County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	5	4	0	Burgaw	Pender County	0.554	104	2
136^th	Perquimans County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hertford	Perquimans County	0.449	95	41
133^rd	Person County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	2	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.454	110	23
37^th	Phoenix Academy Inc	K-9	0	0	0	1	High Point	Guilford County	0.804		(n/a)
178^th	Piedmont Classical High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Browns Summit	Guilford County	0.3		(n/a)
	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: CFA	K-8	1	0	0	0	Holly Springs	Wake County	0.954		(n/a)
	Pinnacle Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Shelby	Cleveland County			(n/a)
101^st	Pioneer Springs Community School	K-9	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.558	107	6
143^rd	Pitt County Schools	PK, KG-13	22	7	7	1	Greenville	Pitt County	0.427	146	3
	Pocosin Innovative Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Creswell	Washington County			(n/a)
33^rd	Polk County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Columbus	Polk County	0.818	21	12
161^st	PreEminent Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.366	165	4
209^th	Public Schools of Robeson County	PK, KG-13	21	8	6	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.166	175	34
	Quality Education Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth County			(n/a)
49^th	Queen City STEM School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.733	28	21
	Queen's Grant Community School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mint Hill	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
2^nd	Quest Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.996		(n/a)
3^rd	Raleigh Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.992		(n/a)
135^th	Raleigh Oak Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.453		(n/a)
124^th	Randolph County School System	PK, KG-13	17	6	8	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.478	100	24
228^th	Reaching All Minds Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.073	198	30
160^th	Research Triangle Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.37	150	10
22^nd	Research Triangle High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Durham	Durham County	0.887	13	9
	Revolution Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County			(n/a)
145^th	Richmond County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	4	3	0	Hamlet	Richmond County	0.423	130	15
	Ridgeview Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Gastonia	Gaston County			(n/a)
	River Mill Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Graham	Alamance County			(n/a)
154^th	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	2	0	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax County	0.389	131	23
138^th	Rockingham County Schools	PK, KG-13	12	4	5	1	Eden	Rockingham County	0.446	105	33
	Rocky Mount Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Rocky Mount	Nash County			(n/a)
59^th	Rolesville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Rolesville	Wake County	0.703		(n/a)
184^th	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	PK, KG-12	20	7	8	0	Salisbury	Rowan County	0.284	156	28
15^th	Roxboro Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.934		(n/a)
75^th	Rutherford County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	3	5	0	Forest City	Rutherford County	0.635	61	14
48^th	Sallie B Howard School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County	0.742	55	7
66^th	Sampson County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	4	5	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.662	51	15
	Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	K-12	0	0	0	1	Vass	Moore County			(n/a)
206^th	Scotland County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	2	3	0	Laurinburg	Scotland County	0.183	158	48
103^rd	Shining Rock Classical Academy: CFA	K-8	1	0	0	0	Waynesville	Haywood County	0.552	99	4
29^th	Socrates Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Mecklenburg County	0.857	14	15
25^th	South Brunswick Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.868	20	5
12^th	Southeastern Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.959	6	6
74^th	Southern Wake Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Holly Springs	Wake County	0.636		(n/a)
	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
120^th	Stanly County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	6	1	Albemarle	Stanly County	0.482	127	7
	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
10^th	Sterling Montessori Academy	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Morrisville	Wake County	0.965	4	6
234^th	Stewart Creek High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.019		(n/a)
104^th	Stokes County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	3	5	0	Danbury	Stokes County	0.548	90	14
202^nd	Success Institute Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell County	0.199	181	21
	Sugar Creek Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
9^th	Summerfield Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Summerfield	Guilford County	0.966	8	1
	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)
65^th	Surry County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	4	1	Dobson	Surry County	0.673	45	20
112^th	Swain County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Bryson City	Swain County	0.51	125	13
	Telra Institute		0	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
6^th	The Academy of Moore County	K-5	1	0	0	0	Aberdeen	Moore County	0.984	11	5
179^th	The Capitol Encore Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County	0.296	144	35
	The College Preparatory and Leadership A	K-12	0	0	0	1	Jamestown	Guilford County			(n/a)
8^th	The Expedition School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hillsborough	Orange County	0.975	5	3
170^th	The Experiential School of Greensboro	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.339		(n/a)
17^th	The Exploris School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.922	7	10
60^th	The Franklin School of Innovation	5-12	0	0	1	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.69		(n/a)
	The Hawbridge School	4-12	0	0	0	1	Saxapahaw	Alamance County			(n/a)
219^th	The Institute for the Development of You	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.127	185	34
165^th	The Learning Center	K-8	1	0	0	0	Murphy	Cherokee County	0.347	128	37
26^th	The Mountain Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.864	39	13
63^rd	The New Dimensions School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Morganton	Burke County	0.678	49	14
218^th	Thomas Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Lake Waccamaw	Columbus County	0.139		(n/a)
	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresboro	Cleveland County			(n/a)
214^th	Thomasville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Thomasville	Davidson County	0.153	178	36
242^nd	Three Rivers Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Windsor	Bertie County	0.001	187	55
20^th	Tiller School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.894	9	11
	Tillery Charter Academy	K-3	1	0	0	0	Biscoe	Montgomery County			(n/a)
159^th	Torchlight Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.372	140	19
85^th	Transylvania County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	3	0	Brevard	Transylvania County	0.591	66	19
	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)
21^st	Two Rivers Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Boone	Watauga County	0.892	26	5
204^th	Tyrrell County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	1	0	Columbia	Tyrrell County	0.184	180	24
	Union Academy Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
57^th	Union County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	30	9	12	1	Monroe	Union County	0.705	46	11
91^st	Union Day School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Weddington	Union County	0.585		(n/a)
39^th	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	K-8	1	0	0	0	Indian Trail	Union County	0.786		(n/a)
155^th	United Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.386	173	18
	Unity Classical Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
239^th	UpROAR Leadership Academy	5-11	0	1	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.009		(n/a)
	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)
164^th	Vance County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	2	3	1	Henderson	Vance County	0.347	145	19
213^th	VERITAS Community School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.153	166	47
	Voyager Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
92^nd	Wake County Schools	PK, KG-13	119	39	34	0	Cary	Wake County	0.584	74	18
18^th	Wake Forest Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.91	15	3
	Wake Preparatory Academy		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
192^nd	Warren County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	3	0	Warrenton	Warren County	0.264	167	25
176^th	Washington County Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	2	0	Plymouth	Washington County	0.312	184	8
	Washington Montessori	K-12	0	0	0	1	Washington	Beaufort County			(n/a)
50^th	Watauga County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	0	2	0	Boone	Watauga County	0.73	37	13
	Water's Edge Village School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Corolla	Currituck County			(n/a)
180^th	Wayne County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	13	9	9	1	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.295	154	26
168^th	Wayne Preparatory	K-10	0	0	0	1	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.341	172	4
225^th	Weldon City Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	2	0	Weldon	Halifax County	0.091	186	39
	West Lake Preparatory Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Denver	Lincoln County			(n/a)
84^th	Whiteville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.599	72	12
86^th	Wilkes County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	5	0	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes County	0.591	79	7
35^th	Willow Oak Montessori	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.807	56	21
182^nd	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.293	169	13
	Wilmington School of the Arts	K-2	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County			(n/a)
116^th	Wilson County Schools	PK, KG-13	14	6	5	1	Wilson	Wilson County	0.493	113	3
	Wilson Preparatory Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
144^th	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	PK, KG-12	44	15	18	2	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.425	138	6
113^th	Winterville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winterville	Pitt County	0.509	118	5
	Woods Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Chapel Hill	Orange County			(n/a)
88^th	Yadkin County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	3	2	Yadkinville	Yadkin County	0.588	80	8
58^th	Yancey County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Burnsville	Yancey County	0.705	43	15
130^th	Youngsville Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Youngsville	Franklin County	0.46	123	7
212^th	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	K-8	1	0	0	0	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.157	197	15

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