Best School Districts in North Carolina

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Rank (of 242)	District	Grades	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	City	County	Rank score (2024)	Rank (2023)	Rank change from 2023
191^st	A.C.E. Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Harrisburg	Cabarrus County	0.299	174	17
235^th	Achievement Charter Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Fuquay Varina	Wake County	0.058	226	9
	Agape Achievement Academy		0	0	0	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County			(n/a)
92^nd	Aggie Academy	3-5	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.567	86	6
234^th	ALA Charlotte	K-6	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.061	231	3
	ALA Monroe		0	0	0	0	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
179^th	Alamance Community School	K-6	1	0	0	0	Haw River	Alamance County	0.345	153	26
174^th	Alamance-Burlington Schools	PK, KG-12	20	7	10	1	Burlington	Alamance County	0.347	171	3
104^th	Alexander County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	2	0	Taylorsville	Alexander County	0.534	67	37
145^th	Alleghany County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	0	1	0	Sparta	Alleghany County	0.442	115	30
	Alpha Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Fayetteville	Cumberland County			(n/a)
	American Leadership Academy - Johnston	K-11	0	0	0	1	Clayton	Johnston County			(n/a)
	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	K-10	0	0	0	1	Wilmington	New Hanover County			(n/a)
182^nd	American Renaissance School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell County	0.341	166	16
14^th	Anderson Creek Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Spring Lake	Cumberland County	0.922	12	2
168^th	Anson County Schools	K-12	5	2	2	0	Wadesboro	Anson County	0.363	169	1
236^th	Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork	K-5	1	0	0	0	Walkertown	Forsyth County	0.056	238	2
215^th	Appalachian State Univ Academy at Elkin	2-4	1	0	0	0	Elkin	Surry County	0.213	236	21
229^th	Apprentice Academy High School of NC	7-12	0	0	1	0	Monroe	Union County	0.11	196	33
	Arapahoe Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Arapahoe	Pamlico County			(n/a)
26^th	Arts Based School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.8	20	6
86^th	ArtSpace Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Swannanoa	Buncombe County	0.572	37	49
49^th	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	6-12	0	0	1	0	Sanford	Lee County	0.682	57	8
42^nd	Ashe County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Jefferson	Ashe County	0.705	40	2
198^th	Asheboro City Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.288	199	1
65^th	Asheville City Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.63	98	33
196^th	Asheville PEAK Academy	K-5	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.292		(n/a)
	Aspire Trade High School	9-10	0	0	0	0	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
69^th	Avery County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	1	0	Newland	Avery County	0.613	60	9
55^th	Bear Grass Charter School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Williamston	Dare County	0.658	56	1
116^th	Beaufort County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	4	0	Washington	Beaufort County	0.514	122	6
144^th	Bertie County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Windsor	Bertie County	0.452	143	1
105^th	Bethany Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Summerfield	Guilford County	0.525	147	42
18^th	Bethel Hill Charter	K-5	1	0	0	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.88	16	2
185^th	Bladen County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	3	3	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.314	170	15
85^th	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County	0.573	138	53
	Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	K-11	0	0	0	1	Huntersville	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Bradford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
22^nd	Brevard Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pisgah Forest	Transylvania County	0.834	41	19
78^th	Brunswick County Schools	PK, KG-12	10	5	5	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.587	82	4
107^th	Buncombe County Schools	PK, KG-12	23	11	10	1	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.523	104	3
110^th	Burke County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	5	6	2	Morganton	Burke County	0.519	108	2
75^th	Cabarrus County Schools	PK, KG-12	21	9	12	1	Concord	Cabarrus County	0.599	92	17
151^st	Caldwell County Schools	PK, KG-12	14	4	6	1	Lenoir	Caldwell County	0.429	151
31^st	Camden County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Camden	Camden County	0.769	34	3
23^rd	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.829	21	2
43^rd	Cardinal Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cary	Wake County	0.704	42	1
128^th	Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wendell	Wake County	0.482	203	75
37^th	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	K-8	1	0	0	0	Angier	Harnett County	0.72	51	14
	Carolina Community Academy	K-1	1	0	0	0	Roxboro	Person County			(n/a)
	Carolina International School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
	Carter G Woodson School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth County			(n/a)
35^th	Carteret County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	9	4	4	0	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.736	32	3
72^nd	Casa Esperanza Montessori	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.604	43	29
226^th	Caswell County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	0	Yanceyville	Caswell County	0.117	213	13
141^st	Catamount School	6-8	0	1	0	0	Sylva	Jackson County	0.456	93	48
71^st	Catawba County Schools	PK, KG-12	16	5	6	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.604	80	9
	Central Carolina Academy	6-11	0	0	0	0	Sanford	Lee County			(n/a)
45^th	Central Park School For Children	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.702	78	33
225^th	Central Wake Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.13	214	11
24^th	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	PK, KG-12	11	4	5	1	Chapel Hill	Orange County	0.805	22	2
	Charlotte Lab School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
231^st	Charlotte Secondary School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.092	216	15
140^th	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	PK, KG-12	117	30	34	2	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.457	129	11
	Chatham Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Siler City	Chatham County			(n/a)
67^th	Chatham County Schools	PK, KG-12	11	3	7	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.619	70	3
	Cherokee Central Elementary School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Cherokee	Swain County			(n/a)
	Cherokee Central High School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Cherokee	Swain County			(n/a)
82^nd	Cherokee County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	5	0	Murphy	Cherokee County	0.582	79	3
230^th	Children's Village Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kinston	Lenoir County	0.105	212	18
189^th	CIS Academy	6-8	0	1	0	0	Pembroke	Robeson County	0.305	126	63
34^th	Classical Charter Schools of Leland	K-8	1	0	0	0	Leland	Brunswick County	0.74	31	3
25^th	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	K-8	1	0	0	0	Bolivia	Brunswick County	0.801	27	2
176^th	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	K-8	1	0	0	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.346	167	9
219^th	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	K-5	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.192	164	55
58^th	Clay County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hayesville	Clay County	0.653	46	12
121^st	Cleveland County Schools	PK, KG-12	15	5	6	2	Shelby	Cleveland County	0.503	121
173^rd	Clinton City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.349	156	17
	Clover Garden	K-12	0	0	0	1	Burlington	Alamance County			(n/a)
183^rd	Columbus County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	1	4	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.339	158	25
	Commonwealth High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Community Public Charter	K-9	0	0	0	1	Stanley	Gaston County			(n/a)
	Community School of Davidson	K-12	0	0	0	1	Davidson	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
186^th	Community School of Digital and Visual A	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.312	194	8
52^nd	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.675	97	45
	Cornerstone Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Greensboro	Guilford County			(n/a)
	Corvian Community School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
111^th	Craven County Board of Education	PK, KG-12	15	5	5	1	New Bern	Craven County	0.518	106	5
99^th	Crosscreek Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.55	159	60
138^th	Cumberland County Schools	PK, KG-12	51	17	18	0	Fayetteville	Cumberland County	0.46	137	1
48^th	Currituck County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	2	0	Currituck	Currituck County	0.691	50	2
240^th	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.016	241	1
102^nd	Dare County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	4	0	Nags Head	Dare County	0.537	66	36
64^th	Davidson Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Lexington	Davidson County	0.632	112	48
100^th	Davidson County Schools	PK, KG-12	18	6	10	1	Lexington	Davidson County	0.544	102	2
94^th	Davie County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	4	2	1	Mocksville	Davie County	0.564	71	23
	Deaf and Blind Schools	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	3	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
227^th	Dillard Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.116	221	6
77^th	Discovery Charter School	6-10	0	1	0	0	Bahama	Durham County	0.593	83	6
	Dogwood Classical Academy		0	0	0	0	Belmont	Gaston County			(n/a)
19^th	Doral Academy North Carolina	K-5	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.876	29	10
207^th	Duplin County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	0	5	0	Kenansville	Duplin County	0.238	189	18
	Durham Charter School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
163^rd	Durham Public Schools	PK, KG-12	31	9	14	2	Durham	Durham County	0.398	140	23
98^th	East Carolina Community School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Greenville	Pitt County	0.553	150	52
157^th	East Voyager Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.413	141	16
	East Wake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Zebulon	Wake County			(n/a)
184^th	Edenton-Chowan Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Edenton	Chowan County	0.329	183	1
213^th	Edgecombe County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	6	4	4	0	Tarboro	Edgecombe County	0.218	210	3
123^rd	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	4	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.495	154	31
68^th	Elkin City Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Elkin	Surry County	0.617	90	22
156^th	Emereau: Bladen	K-8	1	0	0	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.415	157	1
10^th	Endeavor Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.961	8	2
	Eno River Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hillsborough	Orange County			(n/a)
11^th	Envision Science Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.948	11
28^th	Evergreen Community Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.777	24	4
	Excelsior Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	Faith Academy	K-9	0	0	0	1	Faith	Rowan County			(n/a)
	Falls Lake Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Creedmoor	Granville County			(n/a)
	FernLeaf Community Charter School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Fletcher	Henderson County			(n/a)
202^nd	Forsyth Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.27	176	26
33^rd	Francine Delany New School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.748	54	21
	Franklin Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wake Forest	Wake County			(n/a)
131^st	Franklin County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	4	4	0	Louisburg	Franklin County	0.475	120	11
158^th	Gaston County Schools	PK, KG-12	30	11	13	2	Gastonia	Gaston County	0.409	136	22
162^nd	Gate City Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.401	198	36
166^th	Gates County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	1	0	Gatesville	Gates County	0.38	123	43
103^rd	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	6-12	0	0	1	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.535	187	84
209^th	Global Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.229	219	10
	GO BIG Great Opportunities & Boundless I		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
199^th	Graham County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Robbinsville	Graham County	0.286	188	11
190^th	Granville County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	3	4	2	Oxford	Granville County	0.301	172	18
21^st	Gray Stone Day School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Misenheimer	Stanly County	0.858	19	2
197^th	Greene County Schools	K-12	3	1	2	0	Snow Hill	Greene County	0.292	173	24
8^th	Greensboro Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.969	5	3
	Greenville Preparatory Academy		0	0	0	0	Greenville	Pitt County			(n/a)
149^th	Guilford County Schools	PK, KG-12	69	21	30	4	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.436	145	4
218^th	Guilford Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.199	206	12
224^th	Halifax County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.148	222	2
	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hollister	Halifax County			(n/a)
188^th	Harnett County Schools	PK, KG-12	16	6	6	1	Lillington	Harnett County	0.307	190	2
27^th	Haywood County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	3	4	0	Waynesville	Haywood County	0.777	33	6
	Henderson Collegiate	K-12	0	0	0	1	Henderson	Vance County			(n/a)
83^rd	Henderson County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	4	6	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.577	85	2
152^nd	Hertford County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	3	0	Winton	Hertford County	0.422	184	32
129^th	Hickory City Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Hickory	Catawba County	0.481	113	16
	Hobgood Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Hobgood	Halifax County			(n/a)
167^th	Hoke County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	3	3	0	Raeford	Hoke County	0.375	160	7
	Honor Prep		0	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
91^st	Hyde County Schools	PK, KG-12	0	0	1	2	Swanquarter	Hyde County	0.567		(n/a)
	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	K-12	0	0	0	1	Asheville	Buncombe County			(n/a)
114^th	Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Scienc	K-8	1	0	0	0	Troutman	Iredell County	0.515	75	39
119^th	Iredell-Statesville Schools	PK, KG-12	17	9	9	3	Statesville	Iredell County	0.51	116	3
117^th	Island Montessori Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.51	119	2
171^st	Jackson County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	5	0	4	0	Sylva	Jackson County	0.356	142	29
	Jackson Day School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
41^st	Johnston Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Clayton	Johnston County	0.711	23	18
90^th	Johnston County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	24	12	10	2	Smithfield	Johnston County	0.569	99	9
148^th	Jones County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	0	1	0	Trenton	Jones County	0.436	105	43
217^th	Kannapolis City Schools	PK, KG-12	6	1	1	0	Kannapolis	Cabarrus County	0.199	208	9
142^nd	Kestrel Heights School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.453	200	58
	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	KIPP Gaston College Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Gaston	Northampton County			(n/a)
233^rd	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	K-8	1	0	0	0	Halifax	Halifax County	0.065	235	2
223^rd	KIPP: Charlotte	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.167	227	4
	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)
232^nd	Lakeside Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Cornelius	Mecklenburg County	0.088	201	31
	Langtree Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresville	Iredell County			(n/a)
132^nd	Lee County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	3	4	1	Sanford	Lee County	0.474	139	7
	Legacy Classical Academy	K-4	1	0	0	0	Reidsville	Rockingham County			(n/a)
169^th	Lenoir County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	9	3	4	1	Kinston	Lenoir County	0.361	180	11
201^st	Lexington City Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	1	1	Lexington	Davidson County	0.281	162	39
	Lincoln Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Denver	Lincoln County			(n/a)
66^th	Lincoln County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	4	5	0	Lincolnton	Lincoln County	0.629	68	2
63^rd	Longleaf School of the Arts	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.639	64	1
87^th	Macon County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	3	3	Franklin	Macon County	0.572	111	24
44^th	Madison County Schools	K-12	3	1	3	0	Marshall	Madison County	0.704	47	3
5^th	Magellan Charter	3-8	0	1	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.982	3	2
143^rd	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.453	133	10
	Marjorie Williams Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Newland	Avery County			(n/a)
195^th	Martin County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Williamston	Martin County	0.294	207	12
96^th	Matthews Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Matthews	Union County	0.562	100	4
139^th	Maureen Joy Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.458	168	29
115^th	McDowell County Schools	PK, KG-12	8	3	4	0	Marion	McDowell County	0.514	107	8
2^nd	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.996	1	1
	Millennium Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Airy	Surry County			(n/a)
210^th	MINA Charter School of Lee County	K-8	1	0	0	0	Sanford	Lee County	0.227	217	7
108^th	Mitchell County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	2	2	0	Bakersville	Mitchell County	0.522	91	17
242^nd	Monroe Charter Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Monroe	Union County	0.004	234	8
194^th	Montgomery County Schools	PK, KG-12	6	2	3	0	Troy	Montgomery County	0.295	185	9
62^nd	Moore County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	5	4	1	Carthage	Moore County	0.642	76	14
46^th	Moore Montessori Community School	K-7	1	0	0	0	Southern Pines	Moore County	0.699	63	17
	Mooresville Graded School District	PK, KG-12	5	2	2	0	Mooresville	Iredell County			(n/a)
84^th	Mount Airy City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Mount Airy	Surry County	0.574	58	26
	Mountain City Public Montessori	K-6	1	0	0	0	Asheville	Buncombe County			(n/a)
112^th	Mountain Discovery Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Bryson City	Swain County	0.516	84	28
	Mountain Island Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mount Holly	Gaston County			(n/a)
133^rd	Movement Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.47	195	62
118^th	Movement School Eastland	K-4	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.51		(n/a)
	Movement School Northwest	K-1	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Movement School Southwest	K-2	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
	Nalanda Charter School		0	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
177^th	Nash County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	14	6	7	1	Nashville	Nash County	0.345	193	16
	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)
56^th	NERSBA Early College	9-12	0	0	1	0	Jamesville	Martin County	0.656	52	4
	Neuse Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Smithfield	Johnston County			(n/a)
70^th	New Hanover County Schools	PK, KG-12	26	7	9	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.609	74	4
74^th	Newton Conover City Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	1	Newton	Catawba County	0.599	103	29
211^th	Next Generation Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.224	220	9
237^th	Niner University Elementary School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.037	233	4
	North Carolina Cyber Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
	North Carolina Virtual Public School	7-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County			(n/a)
	North East Carolina Preparatory School	PK, KG-12	0	0	0	1	Tarboro	Edgecombe County			(n/a)
	North Oak Academy		0	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
205^th	Northampton County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	3	0	Jackson	Northampton County	0.254	192	13
60^th	Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech	5-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabeth City	Pasquotank County	0.648	59	1
214^th	Oak Hill Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Lenoir	Caldwell County	0.216		(n/a)
51^st	Old Main Stream	K-6	1	0	0	0	Pembroke	Robeson County	0.676	81	30
135^th	Onslow County Schools	PK, KG-12	22	8	8	1	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.465	124	11
125^th	Orange County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	3	3	0	Hillsborough	Orange County	0.493	125
	Oxford Preparatory School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Oxford	Granville County			(n/a)
79^th	Pamlico County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Bayboro	Pamlico County	0.585	94	15
204^th	Paul R Brown Leadership Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	0.255	228	24
9^th	Peak Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Apex	Wake County	0.962	10	1
124^th	Pender County Schools	PK, KG-12	9	5	4	1	Burgaw	Pender County	0.493	118	6
95^th	Perquimans County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Hertford	Perquimans County	0.563	89	6
101^st	Person County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	2	1	Roxboro	Person County	0.544	117	16
	Phoenix Academy Inc	K-12	0	0	0	1	High Point	Guilford County			(n/a)
93^rd	Piedmont Classical High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Browns Summit	Guilford County	0.566	88	5
	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)
20^th	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Holly Springs	Wake County	0.875	18	2
	Pinnacle Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Shelby	Cleveland County			(n/a)
	Pioneer Springs Community School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
137^th	Pitt County Schools	PK, KG-12	23	7	8	2	Greenville	Pitt County	0.461	128	9
97^th	Pocosin Innovative Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Creswell	Washington County	0.556	186	89
30^th	Polk County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	1	2	0	Columbus	Polk County	0.771	25	5
206^th	PreEminent Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.251	215	9
216^th	Public Schools of Robeson County	PK, KG-12	22	8	6	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.206	218	2
	Quality Education Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Winston Salem	Forsyth County			(n/a)
	Queen's Grant Community School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mint Hill	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
1^st	Quest Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.998	2	1
15^th	Raleigh Charter High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.92	15
159^th	Raleigh Oak Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.407	127	32
165^th	Randolph County School System	PK, KG-12	18	6	8	0	Asheboro	Randolph County	0.392	144	21
161^st	Reaching All Minds Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.402	205	44
187^th	Research Triangle Charter	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.307	152	35
29^th	Research Triangle High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Durham	Durham County	0.777	30	1
36^th	Revolution Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Summerfield	Guilford County	0.735	38	2
172^nd	Richmond County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	4	3	0	Hamlet	Richmond County	0.354	161	11
238^th	Ridgeview Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Gastonia	Gaston County	0.023	243	5
147^th	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.437	225	78
	River Mill Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Graham	Alamance County			(n/a)
	Riverside Leadership Academy		0	0	0	0	New Bern	Craven County			(n/a)
153^rd	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Roanoke Rapids	Halifax County	0.421	135	18
160^th	Rockingham County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	4	5	1	Eden	Rockingham County	0.403	148	12
	Rocky Mount Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Rocky Mount	Nash County			(n/a)
155^th	Rolesville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Rolesville	Wake County	0.416	114	41
212^th	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	PK, KG-12	18	6	8	0	Salisbury	Rowan County	0.22	209	3
17^th	Roxboro Community School	6-12	0	0	1	0	Roxboro	Person County	0.897	17
73^rd	Rutherford County Schools	PK, KG-12	10	3	5	0	Forest City	Rutherford County	0.599	73
	Sallie B Howard School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
130^th	Sampson County Schools	PK, KG-12	9	4	5	0	Clinton	Sampson County	0.477	110	20
	Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	K-12	0	0	0	1	Vass	Moore County			(n/a)
203^rd	Scotland County Schools	PK, KG-12	5	2	3	0	Laurinburg	Scotland County	0.268	204	1
	Shining Rock Classical Academy	K-11	0	0	0	1	Waynesville	Haywood County			(n/a)
	Socrates Academy	K-11	0	0	0	1	Matthews	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
13^th	Southeastern Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Lumberton	Robeson County	0.944	13
181^st	Southern Wake Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Holly Springs	Wake County	0.342	130	51
113^th	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.515	149	36
127^th	Stanly County Schools	PK, KG-12	11	4	7	1	Albemarle	Stanly County	0.485	132	5
221^st	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.184	224	3
16^th	Sterling Montessori Academy	PK, KG-8	1	0	0	0	Morrisville	Wake County	0.905	14	2
	Stewart Creek High School	9-12	0	0	1	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
134^th	Stokes County Schools	PK, KG-12	11	3	5	0	Danbury	Stokes County	0.466	131	3
193^rd	Success Institute Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Statesville	Iredell County	0.295	165	28
	Sugar Creek Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
6^th	Summerfield Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Summerfield	Guilford County	0.979	7	1
	Summit Charter	K-12	0	0	0	1	Cashiers	Jackson County			(n/a)
146^th	Summit Creek Academy	K-7	1	0	0	0	Browns Summit	Guilford County	0.441	197	51
80^th	Surry County Schools	PK, KG-12	11	4	4	1	Dobson	Surry County	0.583	61	19
175^th	Swain County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	1	Bryson City	Swain County	0.346	146	29
3^rd	Telra Institute	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.992	6	3
12^th	The Academy of Moore County	K-5	1	0	0	0	Aberdeen	Moore County	0.948	9	3
	The Capitol Encore Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Fayetteville	Cumberland County			(n/a)
	The College Preparatory and Leadership A	K-12	0	0	0	1	Jamestown	Guilford County			(n/a)
7^th	The Expedition School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hillsborough	Orange County	0.979	4	3
192^nd	The Experiential School of Greensboro	K-8	1	0	0	0	Greensboro	Guilford County	0.296	177	15
89^th	The Exploris School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Raleigh	Wake County	0.57	39	50
57^th	The Franklin School of Innovation	5-12	0	0	1	0	Asheville	Buncombe County	0.654	53	4
	The Hawbridge School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Saxapahaw	Alamance County			(n/a)
170^th	The Institute for the Development of You	K-8	1	0	0	0	Durham	Durham County	0.361	181	11
4^th	The Math and Science Academy of Apex	K-6	1	0	0	0	Apex	Wake County	0.987		(n/a)
	The Math and Science Academy of Charlott	K-12	0	0	0	1	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County			(n/a)
50^th	The Mountain Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Hendersonville	Henderson County	0.676	35	15
40^th	The New Dimensions School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Morganton	Burke County	0.713	36	4
	Thomas Academy	6-12	0	0	1	0	Lake Waccamaw	Columbus County			(n/a)
	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Mooresboro	Cleveland County			(n/a)
228^th	Thomasville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	1	0	Thomasville	Davidson County	0.11	223	5
32^nd	Tiller School	K-5	1	0	0	0	Beaufort	Carteret County	0.769	77	45
180^th	Tillery Charter Academy	K-6	1	0	0	0	Biscoe	Montgomery County	0.343	202	22
76^th	Transylvania County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	3	0	Brevard	Transylvania County	0.597	96	20
	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)
39^th	Two Rivers Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Boone	Watauga County	0.716	26	13
150^th	Tyrrell County Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	1	0	Columbia	Tyrrell County	0.435	163	13
	Union Academy Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Monroe	Union County			(n/a)
53^rd	Union County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	30	9	13	0	Monroe	Union County	0.675	49	4
	Union Day School	K-10	0	0	0	1	Weddington	Union County			(n/a)
	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	K-10	0	0	0	1	Indian Trail	Union County			(n/a)
200^th	United Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.282	182	18
120^th	Unity Classical Charter School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.507	87	33
	Uwharrie Charter Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Asheboro	Randolph County			(n/a)
	Valor Preparatory Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Concord	Cabarrus County			(n/a)
	Vance Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Henderson	Vance County			(n/a)
220^th	Vance County Schools	PK, KG-12	10	2	3	1	Henderson	Vance County	0.19	211	9
239^th	VERITAS Community School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Charlotte	Mecklenburg County	0.019	240	1
	Voyager Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Durham	Durham County			(n/a)
59^th	Wake County Schools	PK, KG-12	121	40	36	0	Cary	Wake County	0.652	65	6
122^nd	Wake Forest Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wake Forest	Wake County	0.501	69	53
	Wake Preparatory Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wake Forest	Wake County			(n/a)
208^th	Warren County Schools	PK, KG-12	3	1	2	0	Warrenton	Warren County	0.234	191	17
178^th	Washington County Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Plymouth	Washington County	0.345	179	1
	Washington Montessori	K-12	0	0	0	1	Washington	Beaufort County			(n/a)
47^th	Watauga County Schools	PK, KG-12	9	0	2	0	Boone	Watauga County	0.693	48	1
	Water's Edge Village School	K-8	1	0	0	0	Corolla	Currituck County			(n/a)
154^th	Wayne County Public Schools	PK, KG-12	13	9	10	0	Goldsboro	Wayne County	0.419	175	21
	Wayne Preparatory	K-12	0	0	0	1	Goldsboro	Wayne County			(n/a)
	Wayne STEM Academy	K-3	1	0	0	0	Goldsboro	Wayne County			(n/a)
222^nd	Weldon City Schools	PK, KG-12	1	1	2	0	Weldon	Halifax County	0.17	229	7
136^th	West Lake Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Denver	Lincoln County	0.463	62	74
	West Triangle High School		0	0	0	0	Mebane	Alamance County			(n/a)
109^th	Whiteville City Schools	PK, KG-12	2	1	2	0	Whiteville	Columbus County	0.522	134	25
81^st	Wilkes County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	4	5	0	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes County	0.583	72	9
54^th	Willow Oak Montessori	K-8	1	0	0	0	Pittsboro	Chatham County	0.671	44	10
	Wilmington Preparatory Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County			(n/a)
106^th	Wilmington School of the Arts	K-6	1	0	0	0	Wilmington	New Hanover County	0.524	242	136
88^th	Wilson County Schools	PK, KG-12	13	5	5	2	Wilson	Wilson County	0.571	95	7
	Wilson Preparatory Academy	K-12	0	0	0	1	Wilson	Wilson County			(n/a)
164^th	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	PK, KG-12	44	16	18	3	Winston Salem	Forsyth County	0.394	155	9
38^th	Winterville Charter Academy	K-8	1	0	0	0	Winterville	Pitt County	0.718	28	10
	Woods Charter School	K-12	0	0	0	1	Chapel Hill	Orange County			(n/a)
126^th	Yadkin County Schools	PK, KG-12	7	2	3	2	Yadkinville	Yadkin County	0.487	109	17
61^st	Yancey County Schools	PK, KG-12	4	2	1	0	Burnsville	Yancey County	0.647	45	16
	Youngsville Academy	K-10	0	0	0	1	Youngsville	Franklin County			(n/a)
241^st	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	K-8	1	0	0	0	Jacksonville	Onslow County	0.009		(n/a)

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