Top 10 Best North Carolina Public Schools (2021)
North Carolina is the #9 largest school system in the United States, serving 1,553,334 students across the 2,695 public schools for the 2021 school year.
The percentage of students achieving math proficiency in North Carolina is 42%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 47%.
The top ranked public schools in North Carolina are Brown Summit Middle School, Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy and Quest Academy. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Minority enrollment is 52% (majority majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 16:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(NC) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
4%
Hispanic
18%
Black
25%
White
48%
Two or more races
4%
Top Overall Ranked Public Schools in North Carolina (2021)
- School Student Proficiency Grades Location
- Rank: #11.Brown Summit Middle SchoolMagnet SchoolMath: ≥99% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-84720 Nc Highway 150 East
Browns Summit, NC 27214
(336) 656-0432 - Rank: #22.Metrolina Regional Scholars AcademyCharter SchoolMath: 97% (Top 1%) Reading: 93% (Top 1%)Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 93% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-85225 Seventy-seven Center Dr
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 503-1112 - Rank: #33.Quest AcademyCharter SchoolMath: ≥95% (Top 1%) Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)Math: ≥95% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-810908 Strickland Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 841-0441 -
- Rank: #44.Magellan CharterCharter SchoolMath: 93% (Top 1%) Reading: 88% (Top 1%)Math: 93% (Top 1%)
Reading: 88% (Top 1%)
Grades: 3-89324 Baileywick Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 844-0277 - Rank: #5-65.-6.Math: 86% (Top 1%) Reading: 92% (Top 1%)Math: 86% (Top 1%)
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-81431 Mecklenburg Hwy
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 892-4711 - Rank: #5-65.-6.Math: 93% (Top 1%) Reading: 87% (Top 1%)Math: 93% (Top 1%)
Reading: 87% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-85903 Deal Road
Matthews, NC 28104
(704) 814-9772 - Rank: #77.Math: 94% (Top 1%) Reading: 84% (Top 5%)Math: 94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-53927 Twelve Mile Creek Road
Matthews, NC 28104
(704) 849-7238 - Rank: #8-98.-9.Math: 80-89% (Top 5%) Reading: 80-89% (Top 5%)Math: 80-89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-512059 Hwy 210 S
Roseboro, NC 28382
(910) 838-0008 - Rank: #8-98.-9.Math: 88% (Top 1%) Reading: 84% (Top 5%)Math: 88% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5320 Reid Dairy Road
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 290-1524 - Rank: #10-1110.- 11.Math: 88% (Top 1%) Reading: 83% (Top 5%)Math: 88% (Top 1%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5509 Mills Park Dr
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 466-1466 - View Full List of Top Ranked NC Schools
Top North Carolina Public Schools by County (2021)
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# Schools
# Students
% Minority
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