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Top 10 Elementary Schools in North Carolina

Rank	School	City
1^st	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Charlotte
2^nd	White Oak Elementary	Apex
3^rd	Triangle Math and Science Academy	Cary
4^th	The Math and Science Academy of Apex	Apex
5^th	Telra Institute	Charlotte
6^th	Providence Spring Elementary	Charlotte
7^th	Wesley Chapel Elementary	Monroe
8^th	Quest Academy	Raleigh
9^th	Pine Lake Preparatory	Mooresville
10^th	Beaver Dam Elementary	Roseboro

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Top 10 Middle Schools in North Carolina

Rank	School	City
1^st	The Math and Science Academy of Apex	Apex
2^nd	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Charlotte
3^rd	Telra Institute	Charlotte
4^th	Brown Summit Middle	Browns Summit
5^th	The Expedition School	Hillsborough
6^th	Quest Academy	Raleigh
7^th	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	Raleigh
8^th	Mills Park Middle	Cary
9^th	Triangle Math and Science Academy	Cary
10^th	Wayne School of Engineering	Goldsboro

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Top 10 High Schools in North Carolina

Rank	School	City
1^st	Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	Morrisville
2^nd	Gaston Early College High School	Dallas
3^rd	Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College	Elizabeth City
4^th	Collaborative College for Technology	Statesville
5^th	Highland School of Technology	Gastonia
6^th	ABSS Early College at ACC	Graham
7^th	Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences	Dallas
8^th	Haywood Early College	Clyde
9^th	Henderson County Early College	Flat Rock
10^th	Chatham Early College	Siler City

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District Name	Number of Schools	NC North Carolina District Rank	City	County
Wake County Schools	207	60^th	Cary	Wake County
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	187	105^th	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County
Guilford County Schools	122	150^th	Greensboro	Guilford County
Cumberland County Schools	86	141^st	Fayetteville	Cumberland County
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	80	159^th	Winston Salem	Forsyth County
Durham Public Schools	57	155^th	Durham	Durham County
Gaston County Schools	57	145^th	Gastonia	Gaston County
Union County Public Schools	52	43^rd	Monroe	Union County
Johnston County Public Schools	50	98^th	Smithfield	Johnston County
Buncombe County Schools	45	109^th	Asheville	Buncombe County

District Name	Number of Schools	NC North Carolina District Rank	City	County
Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	1	1^st	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County
The Math and Science Academy of Apex	1	2^nd	Apex	Wake County
Quest Academy	1	3^rd	Raleigh	Wake County
Endeavor Charter	1	4^th	Wake Forest	Wake County
Magellan Charter	1	5^th	Raleigh	Wake County
The Expedition School	1	6^th	Hillsborough	Orange County
Greensboro Academy	1	7^th	Greensboro	Guilford County
Summerfield Charter Academy	1	8^th	Summerfield	Guilford County
Envision Science Academy	1	9^th	Wake Forest	Wake County
Peak Charter Academy	1	10^th	Apex	Wake County

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Cities in North Carolina

Largest North Carolina Cities
Top 10 NC North Carolina Cities

City	Number of Schools	NC North Carolina City Rank
Charlotte	259	282^nd
Raleigh	163	176^th
Durham	116	322^nd
Greensboro	104	257^th
Fayetteville	94	312^th
Winston Salem	86	362^nd
Wilmington	66	220^th
Asheville	58	247^th
Cary	49	50^th
Concord	42	227^th

City	Number of Schools	NC North Carolina City Rank
Marvin	1	1^st
Wrightsville Beach	1	2^nd
Pinehurst	2	3^rd
Oak Ridge	2	4^th
Carolina Beach	1	5^th
Saluda	1	6^th
Banner Elk	3	7^th
Cramerton	2	8^th
Stallings	1	9^th
Blowing Rock	1	10^th

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