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Best public schools in Raleigh, NC

100 public schools in Raleigh: 56 elementary · 17 middle · 15 high · 8 K-8 · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

56 schools in Raleigh, best first
1
Barton Pond Elementary 98.0
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 504 students
ELA 85%Math 86%Science 95%
#25 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Leesville Road Elementary 97.9
Wake County Schools · Grades K-5 · 540 students
ELA 84%Math 87%Science 94%
#27 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
Jeffreys Grove Elementary 97.0
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 533 students
ELA 84%Math 87%Science 90%
#38 of 1,256 in North Carolina
4
Sycamore Creek Elementary 89.4
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 774 students
ELA 75%Math 79%Science 82%
#134 of 1,256 in North Carolina
5
Doral Academy of North Carolina 89.3
Doral Academy North Carolina · Grades K-6 · Charter · 453 students
ELA 77%Math 84%Science 75%
#135 of 1,256 in North Carolina
6
Hunter Elementary 89.0
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 630 students
ELA 76%Math 77%Science 82%
#139 of 1,256 in North Carolina
7
Pleasant Union Elementary 88.7
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 552 students
ELA 74%Math 80%Science 81%
#142 of 1,256 in North Carolina
8
Abbotts Creek Elementary 86.7
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 805 students
ELA 72%Math 81%Science 75%
#167 of 1,256 in North Carolina
9
Lacy Elementary 86.2
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 658 students
ELA 75%Math 77%Science 75%
#174 of 1,256 in North Carolina
10
Olds Elementary 85.5
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 248 students
ELA 73%Math 78%Science 74%
#182 of 1,256 in North Carolina
11
North Ridge Elementary 84.8
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 704 students
ELA 75%Math 75%Science 75%
#191 of 1,256 in North Carolina
12
Stough Elementary 83.9
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 540 students
ELA 74%Math 76%Science 72%
#203 of 1,256 in North Carolina
13
Root Elementary 83.7
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 484 students
ELA 70%Math 74%Science 80%
#205 of 1,256 in North Carolina
14
Underwood Elementary 83.6
Wake County Schools · Grades K-5 · 390 students
ELA 73%Math 74%Science 76%
#206 of 1,256 in North Carolina
15
Washington Elementary 81.5
Wake County Schools · Grades K-5 · 478 students
ELA 71%Math 72%Science 78%
#233 of 1,256 in North Carolina
16
Conn Elementary 79.8
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 540 students
ELA 70%Math 71%Science 76%
#254 of 1,256 in North Carolina
17
Joyner Elementary 74.2
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 515 students
ELA 68%Math 71%Science 72%
#324 of 1,256 in North Carolina
18
Partnership Elementary 72.3
Wake County Schools · Grades K-5 · 273 students
ELA 65%Math 65%Science 86%
#348 of 1,256 in North Carolina
19
Oak Grove Elementary 70.8
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 537 students
ELA 64%Math 70%Science 72%
#367 of 1,256 in North Carolina
20
Wiley Elementary 70.4
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 389 students
ELA 69%Math 69%Science 68%
#372 of 1,256 in North Carolina
21
Combs Elementary 70.1
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 635 students
ELA 65%Math 70%Science 69%
#376 of 1,256 in North Carolina
22
Swift Creek Elementary 70.0
Wake County Schools · Grades K-5 · 331 students
ELA 66%Math 70%Science 69%
#377 of 1,256 in North Carolina
23
Vance Elementary 69.9
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 415 students
ELA 64%Math 69%Science 74%
#378 of 1,256 in North Carolina
24
Poe Elementary 67.7
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 292 students
ELA 62%Math 70%Science 71%
#406 of 1,256 in North Carolina
25
Yates Mill Elementary 67.1
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 533 students
ELA 60%Math 71%Science 71%
#414 of 1,256 in North Carolina
26
Brooks Elementary 64.0
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 438 students
ELA 65%Math 64%Science 67%
#453 of 1,256 in North Carolina
27
North Forest Pines Elementary 62.5
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 523 students
ELA 59%Math 66%Science 71%
#471 of 1,256 in North Carolina
28
Lead Mine Elementary 59.9
Wake County Schools · Grades K-5 · 381 students
ELA 61%Math 63%Science 69%
#504 of 1,256 in North Carolina
29
Banks Road Elementary 59.5
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 719 students
ELA 60%Math 65%Science 64%
#509 of 1,256 in North Carolina
30
Fuller Elementary 58.3
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 505 students
ELA 63%Math 62%Science 63%
#524 of 1,256 in North Carolina
31
Lynn Road Elementary 57.6
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 490 students
ELA 58%Math 68%Science 58%
#533 of 1,256 in North Carolina
32
Green Elementary 54.6
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 548 students
ELA 57%Math 60%Science 71%
#571 of 1,256 in North Carolina
33
Douglas Elementary 53.5
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 513 students
ELA 59%Math 61%Science 59%
#584 of 1,256 in North Carolina
34
River Bend Elementary 51.5
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 683 students
ELA 54%Math 62%Science 64%
#610 of 1,256 in North Carolina
35
Harris Creek Elementary 49.4
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 839 students
ELA 59%Math 58%Science 59%
#636 of 1,256 in North Carolina
36
York Elementary 45.2
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 455 students
ELA 55%Math 55%Science 66%
#689 of 1,256 in North Carolina
37
Durant Road Elementary 45.1
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 552 students
ELA 51%Math 62%Science 60%
#690 of 1,256 in North Carolina
38
Dillard Drive Elementary 42.8
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 644 students
ELA 54%Math 55%Science 61%
#719 of 1,256 in North Carolina
39
Barwell Road Elementary 40.9
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 672 students
ELA 48%Math 63%Science 55%
#743 of 1,256 in North Carolina
40
Forest Pines Drive Elementary 40.2
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 487 students
ELA 49%Math 54%Science 71%
#751 of 1,256 in North Carolina
41
Powell Elementary 40.1
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 286 students
ELA 54%Math 55%Science 52%
#753 of 1,256 in North Carolina
42
Wakefield Elementary 38.6
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 484 students
ELA 51%Math 55%Science 58%
#772 of 1,256 in North Carolina
43
Brentwood Elementary 38.5
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 398 students
ELA 50%Math 57%Science 56%
#773 of 1,256 in North Carolina
44
Beaverdam Elementary 32.3
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 641 students
ELA 47%Math 55%Science 55%
#851 of 1,256 in North Carolina
45
Brassfield Elementary 26.2
Wake County Schools · Grades K-5 · 619 students
ELA 46%Math 52%Science 53%
#927 of 1,256 in North Carolina
46
Smith Elementary 26.1
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 521 students
ELA 46%Math 54%Science 47%
#929 of 1,256 in North Carolina
47
Southeast Raleigh Elementary 21.2
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 406 students
ELA 40%Math 55%Science 46%
#990 of 1,256 in North Carolina
48
Wildwood Forest Elementary 20.3
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 551 students
ELA 46%Math 45%Science 49%
#1,001 of 1,256 in North Carolina
49
Millbrook Elementary 19.8
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 506 students
ELA 44%Math 44%Science 58%
#1,008 of 1,256 in North Carolina
50
Bugg Elementary 17.7
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 274 students
ELA 45%Math 44%Science 50%
#1,034 of 1,256 in North Carolina
51
Baileywick Road Elementary 15.4
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 389 students
ELA 41%Math 47%Science 51%
#1,063 of 1,256 in North Carolina
52
Brier Creek Elementary 11.8
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 551 students
ELA 37%Math 46%Science 52%
#1,108 of 1,256 in North Carolina
53
Rogers Lane Elementary 11.6
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 743 students
ELA 38%Math 46%Science 50%
#1,111 of 1,256 in North Carolina
54
Fox Road Elementary 7.9
Wake County Schools · Grades K-5 · 438 students
ELA 39%Math 39%Science 42%
#1,157 of 1,256 in North Carolina
55
Wilburn Elementary 7.4
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 615 students
ELA 37%Math 42%Science 37%
#1,163 of 1,256 in North Carolina
56
Walnut Creek Elementary 6.6
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 520 students
ELA 34%Math 43%Science 37%
#1,173 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Middle schools

17 schools in Raleigh, best first
1
Leesville Road Middle 94.0
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 809 students
ELA 73%Math 79%Science 86%
#28 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Moore Square Middle 92.7
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 590 students
ELA 77%Math 73%Science 83%
#34 of 460 in North Carolina
3
Martin Middle 90.5
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 968 students
ELA 75%Math 73%Science 79%
#44 of 460 in North Carolina
4
Wakefield Middle 89.9
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 832 students
ELA 75%Math 69%Science 81%
#47 of 460 in North Carolina
5
Oberlin Middle 85.5
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 1,121 students
ELA 69%Math 68%Science 79%
#67 of 460 in North Carolina
6
Carnage Middle 84.7
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 878 students
ELA 72%Math 72%Science 71%
#71 of 460 in North Carolina
7
West Millbrook Middle 84.5
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 1,105 students
ELA 70%Math 70%Science 74%
#72 of 460 in North Carolina
8
Pine Hollow Middle 79.0
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 786 students
ELA 65%Math 68%Science 72%
#97 of 460 in North Carolina
9
Ligon Middle 77.5
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 904 students
ELA 66%Math 61%Science 78%
#104 of 460 in North Carolina
10
Dillard Drive Middle 47.5
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 937 students
ELA 52%Math 50%Science 69%
#242 of 460 in North Carolina
11
Carroll Middle 45.3
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 863 students
ELA 51%Math 48%Science 69%
#252 of 460 in North Carolina
12
Durant Road Middle 36.4
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 678 students
ELA 45%Math 49%Science 63%
#293 of 460 in North Carolina
13
River Bend Middle 26.4
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 989 students
ELA 44%Math 42%Science 58%
#339 of 460 in North Carolina
14
East Millbrook Middle 19.9
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 744 students
ELA 41%Math 41%Science 51%
#369 of 460 in North Carolina
15
Centennial Campus Middle 19.2
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 465 students
ELA 42%Math 40%Science 49%
#372 of 460 in North Carolina
16
Neuse River Middle 15.5
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 907 students
ELA 38%Math 37%Science 56%
#389 of 460 in North Carolina
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River Oaks Middle —
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 37 students
No published test results

High schools

15 schools in Raleigh, best first
1
Wake Early College of Health and Science 88.6
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-13 · 328 students
ELA 98%Math 90%Science 95%
#59 of 512 in North Carolina
2
Raleigh Charter High School 87.2
Raleigh Charter High School · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 560 students
ELA 98%Math 92%Science 93%
#66 of 512 in North Carolina
3
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy 76.5
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-13 · 359 students
ELA 92%Math 72%Science 83%
#121 of 512 in North Carolina
4
Leesville Road High 74.9
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,517 students
ELA 77%Math 77%Science 79%
#129 of 512 in North Carolina
5
Enloe High 70.6
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,538 students
ELA 85%Math 68%Science 78%
#151 of 512 in North Carolina
6
Needham Broughton High 69.6
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,062 students
ELA 83%Math 66%Science 75%
#156 of 512 in North Carolina
7
Longleaf School of the Arts 66.5
Longleaf School of the Arts · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 426 students
ELA 93%Math 55%Science 78%
#172 of 512 in North Carolina
8
Wakefield High 55.2
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,105 students
ELA 74%Math 57%Science 65%
#230 of 512 in North Carolina
9
Millbrook High 52.8
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,455 students
ELA 75%Math 54%Science 67%
#242 of 512 in North Carolina
10
Athens Drive High 46.6
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,060 students
ELA 66%Math 52%Science 65%
#274 of 512 in North Carolina
11
Sanderson High 41.7
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,661 students
ELA 67%Math 51%Science 54%
#299 of 512 in North Carolina
12
Southeast Raleigh High 21.4
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,490 students
ELA 46%Math 55%Science 28%
#403 of 512 in North Carolina
13
Phillips High 8.5
Wake County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 125 students
ELA 49%Math 12%Science 27%
#469 of 512 in North Carolina
14
Central Wake High School 4.2
Central Wake Charter High School · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 253 students
ELA 38%Math 19%Science 5%
#491 of 512 in North Carolina
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NCVPS —
North Carolina Virtual Public School · Grades 7-13
No published test results

K-8 schools

8 schools in Raleigh, best first
1
Quest Academy 98.0
Quest Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 144 students
ELA 95%Math 98%Science 91%
#4 of 174 in North Carolina
2
Magellan Charter 97.1
Magellan Charter · Grades 3-8 · Charter · 410 students
ELA 85%Math 94%Science 98%
#5 of 174 in North Carolina
3
Hilburn Drive Academy 76.7
Wake County Schools · Grades PK-8 · 590 students
ELA 65%Math 70%Science 80%
#41 of 174 in North Carolina
4
The Exploris School 69.3
The Exploris School · Grades K-8 · Charter · 450 students
ELA 67%Math 61%Science 82%
#54 of 174 in North Carolina
5
RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School 40.5
RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School · Grades K-8 · Charter · 483 students
ELA 48%Math 52%Science 64%
#104 of 174 in North Carolina
6
PreEminent Charter 23.3
PreEminent Charter School · Grades K-8 · Charter · 712 students
ELA 47%Math 40%Science 54%
#134 of 174 in North Carolina
7
Raleigh Oak Charter 21.0
Raleigh Oak Charter School · Grades K-8 · Charter · 291 students
ELA 50%Math 31%Science 54%
#138 of 174 in North Carolina
8
Mount Vernon 3.7
Wake County Schools · Grades K-8 · 76 students
ELA 24%Math 22%Science 50%
#168 of 174 in North Carolina

Combined schools

4 schools in Raleigh, best first
1
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy 99.2
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-13 · 358 students
ELA 94%Math 94%Science 93%
#2 of 194 in North Carolina
2
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy 96.6
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-13 · 279 students
ELA 90%Math 90%Science 95%
#7 of 194 in North Carolina
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Governor Morehead School for the Blind —
Governor Morehead School for the Blind · Grades K-12 · 44 students
No published test results
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Longview —
Wake County Schools · Grades 6-12 · 20 students
No published test results

School districts serving Raleigh

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