These Are North Carolina’s Top 100 Schools, New Ranking Says

CHARLOTTE, NC — The best schools in North Carolina have been ranked and include private, public and charter schools of all grade levels, according to an exhaustive new list of educational facilities throughout the Tar Heel state.

Niche.com, which specializes in educational rankings, released the 2019 list and nearly two dozen schools on the list are located in the Charlotte-metro region, including Lake Norman towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson and Mooresville.

Niche's methodology is based on an analysis of academic and student-life data from the US Department of Education along with test scores and feedback from Niche.com users. You can read more about the methodology by clicking here.

Here's the top 100 North Carolina schools that made the grade:

1. Cary Academy, private, Cary
2. Raleigh Charter High School, public, Raleigh
3. The Early College at Guilford, Guilford County Schools
4. Durham Academy, private, Durham
5. Asheville School, private, Asheville
6. Charlotte Country Day School, private, Charlotte
7. Charlotte Latin School, private, Charlotte
8. Providence Day School, private, Charlotte
9. East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
10. Ravenscroft Schools, private, Raleigh
11. Carolina Friends Schools, private, Durham
12. American Hebrew Academy, private, Greensboro
13. Green Hope High School, Wake County Schools
14. Salem Academy, private, Winston-Salem
15. Forsyth Country Day School, private, Lewisville
16. Carrboro High School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
17. Panther Creek High School, Wake County Schools
18. Wayne Country Day School, private, Goldsboro
19. William G. Enloe High School, Wake County Schools
20. Gaston Day School, private, Gastonia
21. Ardrey Kell High School, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
22. Cannon School, private, Concord
23. Saint Mary’s School, private, Raleigh
24. Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
25. Greensboro Day School, private, Greensboro
26. Philip J. Weaver Education Center, Guilford County Schools
27. Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy, public, Charlotte
28. Marvin Ridge High School, Union County Public Schools
29. Christ School, private, Asheville
30. St. David’s School, private, Raleigh
31. Care Fear Academy, private, Wilmington
32. Central Academy of Technology & Arts, Union County Public Schools
33. Weddington High School, Union County Public Schools
34. Sterling Montessori Academy, public, Morrisville
35. Wayne Early Middle College High School, Wayne County Public Schools
36. Tiller School, public, Beaufort
37. Quest Academy, public, Raleigh
38. Durham School of the Arts, Durham Public Schools
39. Early College of Forsyth, Forsyth County Schools
40. Glenwood Elementary School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
41. F. Delany New School for Children, public, Asheville
42. Seawell Elementary School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
43. Myers Park High School, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
44. Magellan Charter School, public, Raleigh
45. Carolina Day School, private, Asheville
46. The STEM Early College at N.C. A&T, Guilford County Schools
47. Atkins Academic & Technology High School, Forsyth County Schools
48. Cuthbertson High School, Union County Public Schools
49. Envision Science Academy, public, Raleigh
50. Morris Grove Elementary School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
51. The O’Neal School, private, Southern Pines
52. Smith Middle School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
53. Grimsley High School, Guilford County Schools
54. Community School of Davidson, public, Davidson
55. Lake Norman Charter School, public, Huntersville
56. Thomas Jefferson Class Academy, public, Mooresboro
57. Scroggs Elementary School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
58. Cardinal Charter Academy, public, Cary
59. Rocky Mount Academy, private, Rocky Mount
60. Woods Charter School, public, Chapel Hill
61. The Oakwood School, private, Greenville
62. Exploris Middle School, public, Raleigh
63. Arendell Parrott Academy, private, Kinston
64. Ephesus Elementary School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
65. St. Thomas More Academy, private, Raleigh
66. The Academy of Moore County, public, Aberdeen
67. Rashkis Elementary School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
68. McDougle Middle School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
69. Cardinal Gibbons High School, private, Raleigh
70. Woodlawn School, private, Mooresville
71. West Forsyth High School, Forsyth County Schools
72. Estes Hills Elementary School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
73. The Fayetteville Academy, private, Fayetteville
74. Providence High School, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
75. Heritage High School, Wake County Schools
76. Wake Early College of Health & Sciences, Wake County Schools
77. Eno River Academy, public, Hillsborough
78. Carrboro Elementary School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
79. Phillips Middle School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
80. Highland School of Technology, Gaston County Schools
81. Wake NC STate University STEM Early College High School, Wake County Schools
82. Cary Christian School, private, Cary
83. Isaac M. Bear High School, New Hanover County Schools
84. Socrates Academy, public, Matthews
85. Research Triangle High School, public, Research Triangle Park
86. McDougle Elementary School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
87. Endeavor Charter School, public, Wake Forest
88. Southeastern Academy, public, Lumberton
89. Caldwell Early College High School, Caldwell County Schools
90. Culbreth Middle School, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
91. The Expedition School, public, Hillsborough
92. Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill, private, Durham
93. Cape Fear Center for Inquiry, public, Wilmington
94. Mountain Discovery Charter School, public, Bryson City
95. William Amos Hough High School, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
96. Charlotte Christian School, private, Charlotte
97. Greensboro Academy, public, Greensboro
98. Pine Lake Preparatory School, public, Mooresville
99. T.C. Roberson High School, Buncombe County Schools
100. The Epiphany School of Global Studies, private, New Bern

See the full Niche list here.

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Tom Davis, Patch, contributed to this report

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