Best Schools for Multiracial Students in North Carolina (2026)
These are the North Carolina public schools where multiracial 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 multiracial 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 | Providence Spring Elementary Charlotte | 90% | 90% | 21 | A |
| 2 | Forest View Elementary Durham | 90% | 90% | 24 | C+ |
| 3 | Antioch Elementary Matthews | 90% | 90% | 29 | A+ |
| 4 | Glenwood Elementary Chapel Hill | 70% | 90% | 24 | A+ |
| 5 | Scotts Ridge Elementary Apex | 90% | 70% | 21 | B+ |
| 6 | Marvin Elementary Marvin | 70% | 90% | 23 | A+ |
| 7 | Pearsontown Elementary Durham | 90% | 70% | 28 | B+ |
| 8 | Wintergreen Intermediate Greenville | 75% | 75% | 37 | B+ |
| 9 | Seawell Elementary Chapel Hill | 75% | 75% | 35 | A+ |
| 10 | Rockfish Hoke Elementary Raeford | 75% | 75% | 31 | C |
| 11 | White Oak Elementary Cape Carteret | 50% | 90% | 21 | A+ |
| 12 | Meadowlark Elementary Winston-salem | 70% | 70% | 25 | A+ |
| 13 | Southwest Elementary High Point | 70% | 70% | 20 | B+ |
| 14 | Jefferson Elementary Greensboro | 70% | 70% | 20 | C+ |
| 15 | Lakeshore Elementary Mooresville | 70% | 70% | 23 | C+ |
| 16 | Coddle Creek Elementary Mooresville | 70% | 70% | 23 | C+ |
| 17 | Sand Ridge Elementary Hubert | 70% | 70% | 20 | C+ |
| 18 | Surf City Elementary Hampstead | 70% | 70% | 30 | B |
| 19 | Kensington Elementary Waxhaw | 70% | 70% | 30 | A+ |
| 20 | Hickory Ridge Elementary Harrisburg | 65% | 65% | 31 | A+ |
| 21 | Clemmons Elementary Clemmons | 70% | 50% | 25 | A |
| 22 | Southwood Elementary Lexington | 50% | 70% | 20 | B |
| 23 | Springmore Elementary Shelby | 70% | 50% | 24 | A+ |
| 24 | W R Odell Elementary Concord | 55% | 65% | 38 | A+ |
| 25 | Elmhurst Elementary Greenville | 70% | 50% | 21 | C+ |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mills Park Middle Cary | 95% | 95% | 44 | A+ |
| 2 | Endeavor Charter School Wake Forest | 90% | 90% | 22 | A+ |
| 3 | Martin Middle Raleigh | 90% | — | 22 | B+ |
| 4 | The Brawley School Mooresville | 90% | 90% | 24 | A+ |
| 5 | Ligon Middle Raleigh | 95% | 85% | 34 | B+ |
| 6 | Marvin Ridge Middle Waxhaw | 85% | 95% | 53 | A+ |
| 7 | Alston Ridge Middle Cary | 95% | 75% | 41 | A+ |
| 8 | Weddington Middle Matthews | 85% | 85% | 54 | A+ |
| 9 | Smith Middle Chapel Hill | 90% | 75% | 30 | A+ |
| 10 | Envision Science Academy Wake Forest | 90% | 70% | 27 | A+ |
| 11 | Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls Wendell | 90% | 70% | 21 | C+ |
| 12 | Apex Middle Apex | 90% | 70% | 21 | A |
| 13 | Piedmont Middle School Charlotte | 90% | 70% | 29 | A+ |
| 14 | Salem Middle Apex | 90% | 70% | 27 | A+ |
| 15 | Pine Hollow Middle Raleigh | 90% | 70% | 23 | A |
| 16 | Cuthbertson Middle Waxhaw | 75% | 85% | 49 | A+ |
| 17 | Cramerton Middle Cramerton | 75% | 85% | 36 | A |
| 18 | Hope Middle Greenville | 75% | 75% | 57 | A+ |
| 19 | Hickory Ridge Middle Harrisburg | 75% | 75% | 57 | A+ |
| 20 | Phillips Middle Chapel Hill | 85% | 65% | 34 | A+ |
| 21 | Bailey Middle Cornelius | 75% | 75% | 34 | A+ |
| 22 | Seventy-First Classical Middle Fayetteville | 85% | 65% | 54 | A+ |
| 23 | Hanes Magnet School Winston Salem | 75% | 70% | 36 | C+ |
| 24 | Moore Square Middle Raleigh | 75% | 70% | 31 | A |
| 25 | Socrates Academy Matthews | 70% | 70% | 27 | A+ |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pine Lake Preparatory Mooresville | 95% | 90% | 34 | A+ |
| 2 | Atkins Academic & Tech High Winston-salem | 90% | — | 24 | A+ |
| 3 | Myers Park High School Charlotte | 90% | — | 21 | A |
| 4 | Pinecrest High Southern Pines | 90% | — | 23 | A |
| 5 | Marvin Ridge High Waxhaw | 90% | — | 21 | A+ |
| 6 | Apex High Apex | 90% | — | 20 | A+ |
| 7 | Panther Creek High Cary | 90% | — | 24 | A+ |
| 8 | Apex Friendship High Apex | 90% | — | 30 | A+ |
| 9 | Chatham Charter Siler City | 90% | 70% | 24 | A |
| 10 | NC Leadership Charter Academy Kernersville | 75% | 85% | 39 | A |
| 11 | East Wake Academy Zebulon | 85% | 75% | 34 | B+ |
| 12 | Lake Norman Charter Huntersville | 77% | 77% | 87 | A+ |
| 13 | Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy Mooresboro | 75% | 75% | 45 | A+ |
| 14 | Community School of Davidson Davidson | 75% | 75% | 31 | A+ |
| 15 | West Forsyth High Clemmons | 90% | 50% | 25 | B+ |
| 16 | Pinnacle Classical Academy Shelby | 90% | 50% | 25 | B+ |
| 17 | Clayton High Clayton | 70% | — | 26 | C+ |
| 18 | Currituck County High Barco | 70% | — | 20 | B+ |
| 19 | Cox Mill High School Concord | — | 70% | 10 | A+ |
| 20 | Hickory Ridge High Harrisburg | 70% | — | 24 | A |
| 21 | Northwest Cabarrus High Concord | 70% | — | 22 | A |
| 22 | South View High Hope Mills | 70% | — | 28 | C+ |
| 23 | Freedom High Morganton | 70% | — | 21 | B |
| 24 | Oxford Preparatory Oxford | 70% | 70% | 27 | A |
| 25 | Triangle Math and Science Academy Cary | 75% | 65% | 36 | 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