Top 10 Best Public Schools in North Carolina (2021)
The top ranked public schools in North Carolina state are listed below (2021).
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average 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. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public schools are West End, Morrisville and Denver.
Top Ranked Public Schools in North Carolina (2021)
- School (Math and Reading Proficiency) Student Proficiency Grades Location
- Rank: #11.Brown Summit Middle SchoolMagnet SchoolMath: ≥99% (Top 1%) Reading: ≥99% (Top 1%)Math: ≥99% (Top 1%)
Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%Rank:10/Top 1%10
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%)
Math: 97% | Reading: 93%Rank:10/Top 1%10
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%)
Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%Rank:10/Top 1%10
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%)
Math: 93% | Reading: 88%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 88% (Top 1%)
Grades: 3-89324 Baileywick Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 844-0277 - Rank: #5-65.-6.Mount Mourne SchoolMath: 86% | Reading: 92%Math: 86% (Top 1%) Reading: 92% (Top 1%)Math: 86% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 92% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-81431 Mecklenburg Hwy
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 892-4711 - Rank: #5-65.-6.Weddington Middle SchoolMath: 93% | Reading: 87%Math: 93% (Top 1%) Reading: 87% (Top 1%)Math: 93% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 87% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-85903 Deal Road
Matthews, NC 28104
(704) 814-9772 - Rank: #77.Weddington Elementary SchoolMath: 94% | Reading: 84%Math: 94% (Top 1%) Reading: 84% (Top 5%)Math: 94% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-53927 Twelve Mile Creek Road
Matthews, NC 28104
(704) 849-7238 - Rank: #8-98.-9.Beaver Dam Elementary SchoolMath: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%Math: 80-89% (Top 5%) Reading: 80-89% (Top 5%)Math: 80-89% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 80-89% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-512059 Hwy 210 S
Roseboro, NC 28382
(910) 838-0008 - Rank: #8-98.-9.Rea View Elementary SchoolMath: 88% | Reading: 84%Math: 88% (Top 1%) Reading: 84% (Top 5%)Math: 88% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5320 Reid Dairy Road
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 290-1524 - Rank: #10-1110.- 11.Mills Park Elementary SchoolMath: 88% | Reading: 83%Math: 88% (Top 1%) Reading: 83% (Top 5%)Math: 88% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5509 Mills Park Dr
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 466-1466 - Rank: #10-1110.- 11.Math: 88% (Top 1%) Reading: 83% (Top 5%)Math: 88% (Top 1%)
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-510045 Providence Church Ln
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-6935 - Rank: #1212.Riverbend Elementary SchoolMath: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%Math: 90-94% (Top 1%) Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-571 Learning Lane
Clyde, NC 28721
(828) 627-6565 - Rank: #1313.Davis Drive Elementary SchoolMath: 88% | Reading: 82%Math: 88% (Top 1%) Reading: 82% (Top 5%)Math: 88% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-52151 Davis Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 387-2130 - Rank: #1414.Endeavor CharterCharter SchoolMath: 86% (Top 1%) Reading: 83% (Top 5%)Math: 86% (Top 1%)
Math: 86% | Reading: 83%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-84879 One World Way
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 848-0333 - Rank: #1515.Northview SchoolMath: 92% | Reading: 80%Math: 92% (Top 1%) Reading: 80% (Top 5%)Math: 92% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8625 Carolina Ave N
Statesville, NC 28677
(704) 873-7354 - Rank: #1616.New Town Elementary SchoolMath: 89% | Reading: 80%Math: 89% (Top 1%) Reading: 80% (Top 5%)Math: 89% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-51100 Waxhaw-indian Tr. Rd.
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 290-1525 - Rank: #17-1817.- 18.Marvin Ridge Middle SchoolMath: 87% | Reading: 81%Math: 87% (Top 1%) Reading: 81% (Top 5%)Math: 87% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-82831 Crane Road
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 290-1510 - Rank: #17-1817.- 18.Mills Park Middle SchoolMath: 87% | Reading: 81%Math: 87% (Top 1%) Reading: 81% (Top 5%)Math: 87% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8441 Mills Park Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 466-1500 - Rank: #1919.Jay M Robinson Middle SchoolMath: 88% | Reading: 79%Math: 88% (Top 1%) Reading: 79% (Top 5%)Math: 88% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-85925 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-6944 - Rank: #2020.Math: 90-94% (Top 1%) Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)Math: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5220 Coral Dr
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
(910) 256-3171 - Rank: #21-2221.- 22.Ogden Elementary SchoolMath: 89% | Reading: 77%Math: 89% (Top 1%) Reading: 77% (Top 5%)Math: 89% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-53637 Middle Sound Rd
Wilmington, NC 28411
(910) 686-6464 - Rank: #21-2221.- 22.Polo Ridge Elementary SchoolMath: 87% | Reading: 79%Math: 87% (Top 1%) Reading: 79% (Top 5%)Math: 87% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-511830 Tom Short Rd
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-0749 - Rank: #23-2523.- 25.Math: 86% (Top 1%) Reading: 79% (Top 5%)Math: 86% (Top 1%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-84049 Battleground Ave
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 286-8404 - Rank: #23-2523.- 25.Sandy Ridge Elementary SchoolMath: 86% | Reading: 79%Math: 86% (Top 1%) Reading: 79% (Top 5%)Math: 86% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-510101 Waxhaw Manor Drive
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 290-1505 - Rank: #23-2523.- 25.Sycamore Creek Elementary SchoolMath: 86% | Reading: 79%Math: 86% (Top 1%) Reading: 79% (Top 5%)Math: 86% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 1%10
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-510921 Leesville Rd
Raleigh, NC 27613
(919) 841-4333 - Rank: #2626.Math: 83% (Top 5%) Reading: 81% (Top 5%)Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-82101 Davis Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 387-3033 - Rank: #27-2827.- 28.Marvin Elementary SchoolMath: 85% | Reading: 79%Math: 85% (Top 5%) Reading: 79% (Top 5%)Math: 85% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-59700 Marvin School Rd
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 843-5399 - Rank: #27-2827.- 28.Math: 84% (Top 5%) Reading: 80% (Top 5%)Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-51055 Yorkshire Road
Winston Salem, NC 27106
(336) 774-4646 - Rank: #2929.Green Hope Elementary SchoolMath: 86% | Reading: 77%Math: 86% (Top 1%) Reading: 77% (Top 5%)Math: 86% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-52700 Louis Stephens Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 388-5270 - Rank: #3030.Walter L Parsley Elementary SchoolMath: 89% | Reading: 76%Math: 89% (Top 1%) Reading: 76% (Top 5%)Math: 89% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-53518 Masonboro Loop Road
Wilmington, NC 28409
(910) 790-2355 - Rank: #3131.Sterling Montessori AcademyCharter SchoolMath: 80% (Top 5%) Reading: 83% (Top 5%)Math: 80% (Top 5%)
Math: 80% | Reading: 83%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 83% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8202 Treybrooke Drive
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 462-8889 - Rank: #3232.Antioch Elementary SchoolMath: 87% | Reading: 76%Math: 87% (Top 1%) Reading: 76% (Top 5%)Math: 87% (Top 1%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 76% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-53101 Antioch Church Road
Matthews, NC 28104
(704) 841-2505 - Rank: #3333.Highcroft Elementary SchoolMath: 82% | Reading: 78%Math: 82% (Top 5%) Reading: 78% (Top 5%)Math: 82% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-55415 Highcroft Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 460-3527 - Rank: #34-3534.- 35.Clement Elementary SchoolMath: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%Math: 80-84% (Top 5%) Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-53220 Maxwell Rd
Autryville, NC 28318
(910) 567-2112 - Rank: #34-3534.- 35.Meadowlark Elementary SchoolMath: 82% | Reading: 77%Math: 82% (Top 5%) Reading: 77% (Top 5%)Math: 82% (Top 5%)Rank:10/Top 5%10
Reading: 77% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5401 Meadowlark Drive
Winston Salem, NC 27106
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