Best Schools for Black Students in North Carolina (2026)

These are the North Carolina public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Holly Grove Elementary Holly Springs	75%	70%	31	B
2	Southwest Elementary High Point	62%	82%	79	B+
3	Olive Chapel Elementary Apex	90%	50%	22	A+
4	Marvin Elementary Marvin	70%	70%	23	A+
5	Weddington Elementary Matthews	70%	—	20	A+
6	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy Gastonia	65%	75%	32	A
7	Wesley Chapel Elementary Monroe	75%	65%	35	A+
8	Olde Providence Elementary Charlotte	70%	—	20	A+
9	Cox Mill Elementary Concord	62%	67%	87	A+
10	Northern Guilford Elementary Greensboro	65%	65%	45	A
11	EP Pearce Elementary Greensboro	65%	65%	38	A
12	Irwin Academic Center Charlotte	67%	62%	86	A
13	Kensington Elementary Waxhaw	65%	65%	38	A+
14	Summerfield Elementary Summerfield	70%	50%	21	A+
15	McKee Road Elementary Charlotte	50%	70%	30	A+
16	Hawk Ridge Elementary Charlotte	65%	55%	34	A
17	Polo Ridge Elementary Charlotte	70%	50%	28	A+
18	New Town Elementary Waxhaw	70%	50%	25	A
19	Poplin Elementary Indian Trail	65%	55%	45	B+
20	Sycamore Creek Elementary Raleigh	70%	50%	27	A
21	Alamance Elementary Greensboro	55%	55%	53	C+
22	Brooks Global Elementary Greensboro	57%	52%	95	C+
23	Alston Ridge Elementary Cary	65%	45%	44	B+
24	Bain Elementary Mint Hill	47%	62%	74	A+
25	W R Odell Elementary Concord	52%	52%	123	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Brown Summit Middle Browns Summit	95%	95%	51	A+
2	Oakwood Middle IB School Statesville	75%	75%	41	A+
3	Weddington Middle Matthews	72%	72%	77	A+
4	Marvin Ridge Middle Waxhaw	75%	65%	60	A+
5	Endeavor Charter School Wake Forest	70%	70%	20	A+
6	Piedmont Middle School Charlotte	72%	57%	565	A+
7	Highland Mill Montessori Charlotte	65%	65%	47	A+
8	Cuthbertson Middle Waxhaw	62%	67%	82	A+
9	Jay M. Robinson Middle Charlotte	62%	62%	103	A+
10	Mills Park Middle Cary	67%	57%	108	A+
11	Harris Road Middle Concord	67%	57%	282	A+
12	Socrates Academy Matthews	65%	55%	58	A+
13	Randolph Middle Charlotte	67%	52%	278	C+
14	Lincoln Heights Montessori Charlotte	65%	55%	37	A
15	Community House Middle Charlotte	62%	52%	178	A+
16	Hickory Ridge Middle Harrisburg	57%	57%	239	A+
17	Greensboro Academy Greensboro	57%	57%	67	A+
18	Summerfield Charter Academy Summerfield	55%	55%	54	A+
19	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy Holly Springs	55%	55%	34	A
20	Rea Farms STEAM Academy Charlotte	55%	55%	49	A+
21	Envision Science Academy Wake Forest	62%	42%	83	A+
22	Wake Forest Charter Academy Wake Forest	57%	47%	99	C+
23	Rolesville Charter Academy Rolesville	57%	47%	88	C
24	Cramerton Middle Cramerton	52%	52%	108	A
25	Porter Ridge Middle School Indian Trail	57%	47%	145	B

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	J D Clement Early College HS Durham	—	98%	0	A+
2	Highland Sch of Technology Gastonia	—	90%	10	A+
3	Wilson Early College Academy Wilson	90%	—	20	A+
4	Cross Creek Early College Fayetteville	—	90%	2	A+
5	Cumberland Polytechnic Fayetteville	—	90%	0	A+
6	NRM Early College High School Rocky Mount	90%	—	22	A+
7	Marvin Ridge High Waxhaw	90%	90%	22	A+
8	Wake Early College of Health and Science Raleigh	—	90%	16	A+
9	North Wake College and Career Academy Wake Forest	95%	70%	31	A+
10	Cuthbertson High Waxhaw	90%	70%	29	A+
11	Weddington High Matthews	70%	90%	20	A+
12	Charlotte Teacher Early College Charlotte	70%	90%	22	A+
13	Vernon Malone College and Career Academy Raleigh	85%	70%	36	A+
14	PCS Early College High School Winterville	85%	70%	31	A+
15	Ardrey Kell High School Charlotte	72%	82%	109	A+
16	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy Raleigh	82%	67%	69	A+
17	Atkins Academic & Tech High Winston-salem	72%	75%	85	A+
18	Providence High School Charlotte	75%	70%	44	A+
19	SandHoke Early College High Raeford	75%	70%	36	A+
20	UNCG Early/Middle College Greensboro	75%	70%	37	A+
21	Panther Creek High Cary	77%	65%	89	A+
22	City of Medicine Academy Durham	50%	90%	24	A+
23	Green Level High Cary	70%	—	30	A+
24	Hertford Co Early College Ahoskie	70%	70%	23	A
25	Middle College at GTCC-High Point High Point	70%	—	23	A

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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