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 243)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2021)	Rank (2019)	Rank change from 2019
190^th	A.C.E. Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Harrisburg	Cabarrus County	0.273	207	17
	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)
160^th	Alamance-Burlington Schools	PK, KG-13	20	7	9	0	Burlington	Alamance County	0.358	162	2
45^th	Alexander County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	2	0	Taylorsville	Alexander County	0.747	68	23
109^th	Alleghany County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	0	1	0	Sparta	Alleghany County	0.55	77	32
	Alpha Academy	K-11	0	0	0	1	Fayetteville	Cumberland County			(n/a)
99^th	American Renaissance School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell County	0.575	61	38
25^th	Anderson Creek Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Spring Lake	Cumberland County	0.871	23	2
195^th	Anson County Schools	K-13	6	1	3	0	Wadesboro	Anson County	0.252	174	21
229^th	Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork	K-5	1	0	0	0	Walkertown	Forsyth County	0.088	236	7
210^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)
188^th	Aristotle Preparatory Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.281	158	30
28^th	Arts Based School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.845	34	6
53^rd	ArtSpace Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Swannanoa	Buncombe County	0.723	43	10
127^th	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	6-10	0	1	0	0	Sanford	Lee County	0.497	149	22
54^th	Ashe County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Jefferson	Ashe County	0.719	45	9
193^rd	Asheboro City Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.267	146	47
102^nd	Asheville City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	2	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.565	62	40
	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	0.625	76	6
91^st	Bear Grass Charter School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Williamston	Dare County	0.598	52	39
139^th	Beaufort County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	5	0	Washington	Beaufort County	0.445	139
205^th	Bertie County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	1	2	0	Windsor	Bertie County	0.209	188	17
151^st	Bethany Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Summerfield	Guilford County	0.397	56	95
32^nd	Bethel Hill Charter	K-5	1	0	0	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.833	40	8
199^th	Bladen County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	4	2	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.234	190	9
65^th	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County	0.688		(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	0.819	42	8
189^th	Bridges Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	State Road	Surry County	0.274		(n/a)
85^th	Brunswick County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	5	5	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.617	111	26
103^rd	Buncombe County Schools	PK, KG-13	23	11	10	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.563	90	13
116^th	Burke County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	5	6	1	Morganton	Burke County	0.518	94	22
	Cabarrus Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
75^th	Cabarrus County Schools	PK, KG-13	21	8	11	1	Concord	Cabarrus County	0.647	97	22
123^rd	Caldwell County Schools	PK, KG-13	15	4	6	0	Lenoir	Caldwell County	0.504	108	15
50^th	Camden County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	2	2	0	Camden	Camden County	0.741		(n/a)
20^th	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.881	24	4
33^rd	Cardinal Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cary	Wake County	0.822	32	1
	Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	K-6	1	0	0	0	Wendell	Wake County			(n/a)
86^th	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	K-7	1	0	0	0	Angier	Harnett County	0.616		(n/a)
	Carolina International School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
214^th	Carter Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.155	220	6
	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	1	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.8	38	1
47^th	Casa Esperanza Montessori	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.743	87	40
191^st	Caswell County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Yanceyville	Caswell County	0.27	186	5
80^th	Catamount School	6-8	0	1	0	0	Sylva	Jackson County	0.626	151	71
69^th	Catawba County Schools	PK, KG-12	16	5	6	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.676	80	11
	CE Academy		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
70^th	Central Park School For Children	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.666	55	15
223^rd	Central Wake Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.109	231	8
38^th	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	4	1	Chapel Hill	Orange County	0.799	36	2
	Charlotte Lab School	K-9	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
216^th	Charlotte Secondary School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.134	198	18
143^rd	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	PK, KG-13	112	29	32	3	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.431	121	22
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)
107^th	Chatham County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	3	5	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.557	70	37
105^th	Cherokee County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	5	0	Murphy	Cherokee County	0.559	98	7
175^th	Children's Village Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kinston	Lenoir County	0.31	229	54
165^th	CIS Academy	6-8	0	1	0	0	Pembroke	Robeson County	0.341	147	18
79^th	Clay County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hayesville	Clay County	0.627	82	3
94^th	Cleveland County Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	2	Shelby	Cleveland County	0.595	110	16
131^st	Clinton City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.47	142	11
	Clover Garden	K-12	0	0	0	1	Burlington	Alamance County			(n/a)
89^th	Coastal Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.61	131	42
125^th	Columbus Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.5	79	46
167^th	Columbus County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	2	4	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.334	148	19
	Commonwealth High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
98^th	Community Public Charter	K-6	1	0	0	0	Stanley	Gaston County	0.581		(n/a)
	Community School of Davidson	K-12	0	0	0	1	Davidson	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
126^th	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.497	185	59
	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)
129^th	Craven County Schools	PK, KG-13	15	5	5	0	New Bern	Craven County	0.496	128	1
177^th	Crosscreek Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.309	122	55
161^st	Cumberland County Schools	PK, KG-13	53	18	18	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County	0.355	140	21
83^rd	Currituck County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	2	0	Currituck	Currituck County	0.621	89	6
240^th	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.02	230	10
93^rd	Dare County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	4	0	Nags Head	Dare County	0.596	47	46
118^th	Davidson Charter Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Lexington	Davidson County	0.515	216	98
92^nd	Davidson County Schools	PK, KG-13	18	7	10	1	Lexington	Davidson County	0.596	100	8
60^th	Davie County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	3	2	1	Mocksville	Davie County	0.701	72	12
	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)
232^nd	Dillard Academy	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.062	224	8
97^th	Discovery Charter School	6-8	0	1	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.589		(n/a)
	Doral Academy North Carolina		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
134^th	Douglass Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.46	191	57
192^nd	Duplin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	0	5	0	Kenansville	Duplin County	0.27	171	21
169^th	Durham Public Schools	PK, KG-12	30	9	13	1	Durham	Durham County	0.327	163	6
230^th	East Carolina Community School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Greenville	Pitt County	0.08	235	5
159^th	East Voyager Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.363	153	6
	East Wake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Zebulon	Wake County			(n/a)
198^th	Eastside STREAM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.241	208	10
152^nd	Edenton-Chowan Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Edenton	Chowan County	0.392	129	23
208^th	Edgecombe County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	6	4	4	0	Tarboro	Edgecombe County	0.185	215	7
	Elaine Riddick Charter School		0	0	0	0	Hertford	Perquimans County			(n/a)
194^th	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	4	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.255	175	19
40^th	Elkin City Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Elkin	Surry County	0.797	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
238^th	Essie Mae Kiser Foxx Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	East Spencer	Rowan County	0.039	240	2
24^th	Evergreen Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.872	19	5
	Excelsior Classical Academy	K-9	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham 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
187^th	Forsyth Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.286	193	6
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)
158^th	Franklin County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	4	4	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.368	126	32
	Gaston College Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Gaston	Northampton County			(n/a)
121^st	Gaston County Schools	PK, KG-13	30	11	12	2	Gastonia	Gaston County	0.507	137	16
186^th	Gate City Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.287	205	19
150^th	Gates County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Gatesville	Gates County	0.404	132	18
171^st	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	6-10	0	1	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.322	195	24
204^th	Global Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.21	173	31
166^th	Graham County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Robbinsville	Graham County	0.34	117	49
168^th	Granville County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	2	Oxford	Granville County	0.332	169	1
18^th	Gray Stone Day School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Misenheimer	Stanly County	0.892	11	7
179^th	Greene County Schools	K-13	3	1	2	0	Snow Hill	Greene County	0.307	210	31
8^th	Greensboro Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.97	7	1
137^th	Guilford County Schools	PK, KG-13	70	21	32	3	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.456	141	4
226^th	Guilford Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.095	166	60
219^th	Halifax County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	3	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.126	201	18
	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hollister	Halifax County			(n/a)
157^th	Harnett County Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	0	Lillington	Harnett County	0.368	167	10
56^th	Haywood County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	4	0	Waynesville	Haywood County	0.712	71	15
180^th	Healthy Start Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.303	203	23
	Henderson Collegiate	K-12	0	0	0	1	Henderson	Vance County			(n/a)
77^th	Henderson County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	6	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.634	64	13
200^th	Hertford County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	3	0	Winton	Hertford County	0.233	181	19
108^th	Hickory City Schools	PK, KG-13	5	2	2	0	Hickory	Catawba County	0.553	105	3
	Hobgood Charter School	K-9	0	0	0	1	Hobgood	Halifax County			(n/a)
140^th	Hoke County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	3	0	Raeford	Hoke County	0.438	156	16
101^st	Hyde County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	0	1	1	Swanquarter	Hyde County	0.566	53	48
231^st	Innovative School District	K-5	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.069	237	6
	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	0.694	197	133
81^st	Iredell-Statesville Schools	PK, KG-13	17	9	9	2	Statesville	Iredell County	0.625	109	28
72^nd	Island Montessori Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.659	69	3
138^th	Jackson County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	5	0	3	1	Sylva	Jackson County	0.451	152	14
26^th	Johnston Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Clayton	Johnston County	0.862	107	81
130^th	Johnston County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	23	12	10	0	Smithfield	Johnston County	0.472	157	27
141^st	Jones County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	0	Trenton	Jones County	0.435	115	26
174^th	Kannapolis City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.313	187	13
163^rd	Kestrel Heights School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.347	172	9
242^nd	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	4-8	0	1	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.005	221	21
234^th	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	K-8	1	0	0	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.052	200	34
237^th	KIPP: Charlotte	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.044	227	10
	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)
183^rd	Lakeside Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cornelius	Mecklenburg County	0.3	196	13
	Langtree Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresville	Iredell County			(n/a)
155^th	Lee County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	3	4	1	Sanford	Lee County	0.389	150	5
173^rd	Lenoir County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	9	3	4	1	Kinston	Lenoir County	0.317	183	10
170^th	Lexington City Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Lexington	Davidson County	0.326	189	19
	Lincoln Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Denver	Lincoln County			(n/a)
55^th	Lincoln County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	4	5	0	Lincolnton	Lincoln County	0.716	67	12
59^th	Longleaf School of the Arts	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.709	28	31
74^th	Macon County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	2	3	2	Franklin	Macon County	0.649	78	4
49^th	Madison County Schools	K-13	3	1	3	0	Marshall	Madison County	0.742	51	2
2^nd	Magellan Charter	3-8	0	1	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.997	5	3
154^th	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.39	114	40
	Marjorie Williams Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Crossnore	Avery County			(n/a)
182^nd	Martin County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	1	2	0	Williamston	Martin County	0.3	194	12
113^th	Matthews Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Union County	0.526	81	32
207^th	Maureen Joy Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.193	95	112
112^th	McDowell County Schools	PK, KG-13	8	3	3	0	Marion	McDowell County	0.528	106	6
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)
	MINA Charter School of Lee County	K-5	1	0	0	0	Sanford	Lee County			(n/a)
88^th	Mitchell County Schools	K-13	3	2	2	0	Bakersville	Mitchell County	0.613	119	31
	Monroe Charter Academy	K-4	1	0	0	0	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
156^th	Montgomery County Schools	PK, KG-13	6	2	3	0	Troy	Montgomery County	0.37	177	21
87^th	Moore County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	5	4	0	Carthage	Moore County	0.615	99	12
73^rd	Moore Montessori Community School	K-4	1	0	0	0	Southern Pines	Moore County	0.659		(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	0.005	241
67^th	Mount Airy City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Mount Airy	Surry County	0.678	83	16
66^th	Mountain Discovery Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Bryson City	Swain County	0.682	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)
206^th	Movement Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.197		(n/a)
	Movement School Eastland	K-1	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
203^rd	Nash County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	16	6	6	0	Nashville	Nash County	0.22	199	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	0.593	93	2
84^th	Newton Conover City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.62	96	12
236^th	Next Generation Academy	K-4	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.045		(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)
215^th	Northampton County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	2	2	0	Jackson	Northampton County	0.138	223	8
52^nd	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	5-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.727	41	11
46^th	Northeast Regional School - Biotech/Agri	9-13	0	0	1	0	Jamesville	Martin County	0.744		(n/a)
	Oak Charter Academy		0	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
78^th	Onslow County Schools	PK, KG-12	20	8	8	1	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.629	118	40
149^th	Orange County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	3	3	0	Hillsborough	Orange County	0.408	123	26
	Oxford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Oxford	Granville County			(n/a)
145^th	Pamlico County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Bayboro	Pamlico County	0.426	125	20
233^rd	Paul R Brown Leadership Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.059	222	11
218^th	PAVE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.131	217	1
6^th	Peak Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Apex	Wake County	0.973	16	10
106^th	Pender County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	5	4	0	Burgaw	Pender County	0.559	102	4
110^th	Perquimans County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hertford	Perquimans County	0.537	136	26
115^th	Person County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	2	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.518	133	18
	Phoenix Academy Inc	K-9	0	0	0	1	High Point	Guilford County			(n/a)
184^th	Piedmont Classical High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Browns Summit	Guilford County	0.293	178	6
	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)
148^th	Pitt County Schools	PK, KG-13	22	7	7	1	Greenville	Pitt County	0.413	143	5
124^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	0.781	33	9
211^th	PreEminent Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.165	161	50
222^nd	Public Schools of Robeson County	PK, KG-13	21	8	6	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.11	209	13
	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
122^nd	Raleigh Oak Charter School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.506	135	13
119^th	Randolph County School System	PK, KG-13	17	6	8	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.509	124	5
235^th	Reaching All Minds Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.051	228	7
202^nd	Research Triangle Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.23	160	42
36^th	Research Triangle High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Durham	Durham County	0.804	22	14
	Revolution Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County			(n/a)
172^nd	Richmond County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	4	3	0	Hamlet	Richmond County	0.322	145	27
227^th	Ridgeview Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Gastonia	Gaston County	0.093		(n/a)
	River Mill Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Graham	Alamance County			(n/a)
164^th	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	2	0	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax County	0.343	154	10
144^th	Rockingham County Schools	PK, KG-13	12	4	5	1	Eden	Rockingham County	0.427	138	6
	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
178^th	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	PK, KG-12	20	7	8	0	Salisbury	Rowan County	0.308	184	6
19^th	Roxboro Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.887	15	4
117^th	Rutherford County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	3	5	0	Forest City	Rutherford County	0.518	75	42
	Sallie B Howard School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
136^th	Sampson County Schools	PK, KG-13	9	4	5	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.458	66	70
	Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	K-12	0	0	0	1	Vass	Moore County			(n/a)
196^th	Scotland County Schools	PK, KG-13	4	2	3	0	Laurinburg	Scotland County	0.245	206	10
57^th	Shining Rock Classical Academy: CFA	K-8	1	0	0	0	Waynesville	Haywood County	0.711	103	46
15^th	Socrates Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Mecklenburg County	0.932	29	14
29^th	South Brunswick Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.844	25	4
12^th	Southeastern Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.945	12
128^th	Southern Wake Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Holly Springs	Wake County	0.496	74	54
133^rd	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.465		(n/a)
132^nd	Stanly County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	6	1	Albemarle	Stanly County	0.467	120	12
176^th	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.31		(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)
120^th	Stokes County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	3	5	0	Danbury	Stokes County	0.508	104	16
	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)
13^th	Summerfield Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Summerfield	Guilford County	0.945	9	4
	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)
63^rd	Surry County Schools	PK, KG-13	11	4	4	1	Dobson	Surry County	0.695	65	2
114^th	Swain County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Bryson City	Swain County	0.52	112	2
	Telra Institute		0	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
7^th	The Academy of Moore County	K-5	1	0	0	0	Aberdeen	Moore County	0.97	6	1
147^th	The Capitol Encore Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County	0.414	179	32
	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	0.987	8	3
142^nd	The Experiential School of Greensboro	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.432	170	28
27^th	The Exploris School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.853	17	10
71^st	The Franklin School of Innovation	5-12	0	0	1	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.665	60	11
	The Hawbridge School	4-12	0	0	0	1	Saxapahaw	Alamance County			(n/a)
213^th	The Institute for the Development of You	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.158	219	6
135^th	The Learning Center	K-8	1	0	0	0	Murphy	Cherokee County	0.459	165	30
48^th	The Mountain Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.743	26	22
23^rd	The New Dimensions School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Morganton	Burke County	0.874	63	40
201^st	Thomas Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Lake Waccamaw	Columbus County	0.23	218	17
	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresboro	Cleveland County			(n/a)
225^th	Thomasville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Thomasville	Davidson County	0.105	214	11
239^th	Three Rivers Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Windsor	Bertie County	0.029	242	3
11^th	Tiller School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.961	20	9
	Tillery Charter Academy	K-3	1	0	0	0	Biscoe	Montgomery County			(n/a)
212^th	Torchlight Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.162	159	53
111^th	Transylvania County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	3	0	Brevard	Transylvania County	0.535	85	26
	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	0.817	21	14
209^th	Tyrrell County Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	1	0	Columbia	Tyrrell County	0.178	204	5
	Union Academy Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
61^st	Union County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	30	9	12	1	Monroe	Union County	0.701	57	4
43^rd	Union Day School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Weddington	Union County	0.766	91	48
21^st	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	K-8	1	0	0	0	Indian Trail	Union County	0.879	39	18
181^st	United Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.301	155	26
96^th	Unity Classical Charter School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.589		(n/a)
243^rd	UpROAR Leadership Academy	5-11	0	1	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.001	239	4
	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)
197^th	Vance County Schools	PK, KG-13	10	2	3	1	Henderson	Vance County	0.242	164	33
228^th	VERITAS Community School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.092	213	15
	Voyager Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
76^th	Wake County Schools	PK, KG-13	119	39	34	0	Cary	Wake County	0.639	92	16
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)
220^th	Warren County Schools	PK, KG-13	3	1	3	0	Warrenton	Warren County	0.123	192	28
185^th	Washington County Schools	PK, KG-13	2	1	2	0	Plymouth	Washington County	0.288	176	9
	Washington Montessori	K-12	0	0	0	1	Washington	Beaufort County			(n/a)
68^th	Watauga County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	0	2	0	Boone	Watauga County	0.677	50	18
	Water's Edge Village School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Corolla	Currituck County			(n/a)
153^rd	Wayne County Public Schools	PK, KG-13	13	9	9	1	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.391	180	27
	Wayne Preparatory	K-10	0	0	0	1	Goldsboro	Wayne County			(n/a)
221^st	Weldon City Schools	PK, KG-13	1	1	2	0	Weldon	Halifax County	0.115	225	4
51^st	West Lake Preparatory Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Denver	Lincoln County	0.732		(n/a)
104^th	Whiteville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.561	84	20
62^nd	Wilkes County Schools	PK, KG-13	13	4	5	0	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes County	0.701	86	24
22^nd	Willow Oak Montessori	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.876	35	13
224^th	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.109	182	42
	Wilmington School of the Arts	K-2	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County			(n/a)
146^th	Wilson County Schools	PK, KG-13	14	6	5	1	Wilson	Wilson County	0.419	116	30
	Wilson Preparatory Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
162^nd	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	PK, KG-12	44	15	18	2	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.348	144	18
100^th	Winterville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winterville	Pitt County	0.572	113	13
	Woods Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Chapel Hill	Orange County			(n/a)
90^th	Yadkin County Schools	PK, KG-13	7	2	3	2	Yadkinville	Yadkin County	0.6	88	2
58^th	Yancey County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Burnsville	Yancey County	0.71	58
41^st	Youngsville Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Youngsville	Franklin County	0.781	130	89
217^th	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	K-8	1	0	0	0	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.134	212	5

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