For the 2024 school year, there are 44 magnet public high schools serving 57,550 students in North Carolina.
Learn more about how magnet schools work. The top ranked magnet public high schools in North Carolina are Highland Sch Of Technology, Philip J Weaver Educational Center and Atkins Academic & Tech High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
North Carolina magnet public high schools have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the North Carolina public high school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 57% statewide average).
North Carolina magnet public high school have a Graduation Rate of 86%, which is equal to the North Carolina average of 86%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Atkins Academic & Tech High School, with ≥99% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in North Carolina or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public high school average of 53% (majority Black).
Best Magnet Public High Schools in North Carolina (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Highland Sch Of Technology
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
1600 N Morris Street
Gastonia, NC 28052
(704) 810-8816
Gastonia, NC 28052
(704) 810-8816
Grades: 9-12
| 533 students
Rank: #22.
Philip J Weaver Educational Center
Magnet School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
300 South Spring Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 370-8282
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 370-8282
Grades: 9-12
| 306 students
Rank: #33.
Atkins Academic & Tech High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
3605 Old Greensboro Road
Winston Salem, NC 27101
(336) 703-6754
Winston Salem, NC 27101
(336) 703-6754
Grades: 9-12
| 1,206 students
Rank: #44.
Myers Park High School
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
2400 Colony Rd
Charlotte, NC 28209
(980) 343-5800
Charlotte, NC 28209
(980) 343-5800
Grades: 9-12
| 3,539 students
Rank: #55.
Williams Secondary Montessori
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
2400 Carmine St
Charlotte, NC 28206
(980) 343-0040
Charlotte, NC 28206
(980) 343-0040
Grades: 7-12
| 366 students
Rank: #66.
Enloe High School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
128 Clarendon Crescent
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 856-7918
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 856-7918
Grades: 9-12
| 2,416 students
Rank: #77.
South Mecklenburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
8900 Park Rd
Charlotte, NC 28210
(980) 343-3600
Charlotte, NC 28210
(980) 343-3600
Grades: 9-12
| 3,259 students
Rank: #88.
Athens Drive High School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1420 Athens Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 233-4050
Raleigh, NC 27606
(919) 233-4050
Grades: 9-12
| 2,042 students
Rank: #99.
East Mecklenburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
6800 Monroe Rd
Charlotte, NC 28212
(980) 343-6430
Charlotte, NC 28212
(980) 343-6430
Grades: 9-12
| 2,141 students
Rank: #1010.
Kearns Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1710 Mcguinn Dr.
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 885-7905
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 885-7905
Grades: 9-12
| 115 students
Rank: #1111.
Millbrook High School
Magnet School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
2201 Spring Forest Rd
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 850-8787
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 850-8787
Grades: 9-12
| 2,354 students
Rank: #1212.
Grimsley High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
801 N Josephine Boyd St.
Greensboro, NC 27408
(336) 370-8180
Greensboro, NC 27408
(336) 370-8180
Grades: 9-12
| 1,840 students
Rank: #1313.
Northwest School Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1415 Beatties Ford Rd
Charlotte, NC 28216
(980) 343-5500
Charlotte, NC 28216
(980) 343-5500
Grades: 6-12
| 1,039 students
Rank: #1414.
Central Cabarrus High School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
505 Hwy 49 S
Concord, NC 28025
(704) 260-6570
Concord, NC 28025
(704) 260-6570
Grades: 9-12
| 1,270 students
Rank: #1515.
Hawthorne Of Health Sciences
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1411 Hawthorne Ln
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-6011
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-6011
Grades: 9-12
| 307 students
Rank: #1616.
Gaston Virtual Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1 Learning Place
Gastonia, NC 28052
(704) 836-9125
Gastonia, NC 28052
(704) 836-9125
Grades: K-12
| 739 students
Rank: #1717.
Academy At Smith
Magnet School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
2225 South Holden Road
Greensboro, NC 27407
(336) 316-5866
Greensboro, NC 27407
(336) 316-5866
Grades: 9-12
| 196 students
Rank: #1818.
Durham School Of The Arts
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
401 North Duke Street
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-3926
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-3926
Grades: 6-12
| 1,763 students
Rank: #1919.
North Mecklenburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
11201 Old Statesville Rd
Huntersville, NC 28078
(980) 343-3840
Huntersville, NC 28078
(980) 343-3840
Grades: 9-12
| 2,095 students
Rank: #2020.
Phillip O Berry Of Technology
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1430 Alleghany St
Charlotte, NC 28208
(980) 343-5992
Charlotte, NC 28208
(980) 343-5992
Grades: 9-12
| 1,723 students
Rank: #2121.
R J Reynolds High School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
301 N Hawthorne Road
Winston Salem, NC 27104
(336) 703-4145
Winston Salem, NC 27104
(336) 703-4145
Grades: 9-12
| 1,720 students
Rank: #2222.
Hopewell High School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
11530 Beatties Ford Rd
Huntersville, NC 28078
(980) 343-5988
Huntersville, NC 28078
(980) 343-5988
Grades: 9-12
| 1,809 students
Rank: #2323.
Western Guilford High School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
409 Friendway Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 316-5800
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 316-5800
Grades: 9-12
| 1,374 students
Rank: #2424.
Page High School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
201 Alma Pinnix Drive
Greensboro, NC 27405
(336) 370-8200
Greensboro, NC 27405
(336) 370-8200
Grades: 9-12
| 1,763 students
Rank: #2525.
Needham Broughton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
723 Saint Mary's St
Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 856-7810
Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 856-7810
Grades: 9-12
| 2,098 students
Rank: #2626.
Concord High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
481 Burrage Road Ne
Concord, NC 28025
(704) 260-6000
Concord, NC 28025
(704) 260-6000
Grades: 9-12
| 991 students
Rank: #2727.
Garner High School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2101 Spring Drive
Garner, NC 27529
(919) 662-2379
Garner, NC 27529
(919) 662-2379
Grades: 9-12
| 1,689 students
Rank: #2828.
High Point Central High School
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
801 Ferndale Boulevard
High Point, NC 27262
(336) 819-2825
High Point, NC 27262
(336) 819-2825
Grades: 9-12
| 1,136 students
Rank: #2929.
Southeast Raleigh High School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2600 Rock Quarry Road
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 856-2800
Raleigh, NC 27610
(919) 856-2800
Grades: 9-12
| 1,387 students
Rank: #3030.
Penn-griffin Schools
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
825 Washington Street
High Point, NC 27260
(336) 819-2870
High Point, NC 27260
(336) 819-2870
Grades: 6-12
| 553 students
Rank: #3131.
James B Dudley High School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1200 Lincoln Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 370-8130
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 370-8130
Grades: 9-12
| 1,407 students
Rank: #3232.
The School For Creative Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
5001 Red Mill Rd
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 560-3535
Durham, NC 27704
(919) 560-3535
Grades: 6-12
| 565 students
Rank: #3333.
Paisley Ib Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1394 Thurmond St
Winston Salem, NC 27105
(336) 703-4168
Winston Salem, NC 27105
(336) 703-4168
Grades: 6-10
| 923 students
Rank: #3434.
Military And Global Leadership
Magnet School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1411 Hawthorne Lane Ste A
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-6011
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-6011
Grades: 9-12
| 185 students
Rank: #3535.
Southern Guilford High School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
5700 Drake Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 674-4250
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 674-4250
Grades: 9-12
| 930 students
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked magnet public high schools in North Carolina?
The top ranked magnet public high schools in North Carolina include Highland Sch Of Technology, Philip J Weaver Educational Center and Atkins Academic & Tech High School.
How many magnet public high schools are located in North Carolina?
44 magnet public high schools are located in North Carolina.
What is the racial composition of students in North Carolina?
North Carolina magnet public high schools minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public high schools average of 53% (majority Black).
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