Schools in Pender County Schools
19 public schools in this North Carolina school district: 8 elementary · 5 middle · 4 high · 1 K-8 · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Elementary schools
8 schools in Pender County Schools, best first
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Topsail Annandale Elementary School
93.3
ELA 76%Math 84%
#85 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Hampstead
North Topsail Elementary
91.6
ELA 73%Math 84%Science 88%
#106 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Hampstead
South Topsail Elementary
87.2
ELA 68%Math 79%Science 85%
#161 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Hampstead
Surf City Elementary
82.7
ELA 67%Math 77%Science 76%
#218 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #4 in Hampstead
Rocky Point Elementary
47.0
ELA 51%Math 61%Science 66%
#666 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Rocky Point
Cape Fear Elementary
34.0
ELA 41%Math 55%Science 74%
#829 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Rocky Point
C.F. Pope Elementary
12.9
ELA 39%Math 39%Science 59%
#1,094 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Burgaw
Malpass Corner Elementary
3.5
ELA 32%Math 39%Science 29%
#1,212 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Burgaw
Middle schools
5 schools in Pender County Schools, best first
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Topsail Middle
87.5
ELA 68%Math 70%Science 84%
#58 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Hampstead
Surf City Middle
86.6
ELA 65%Math 72%Science 83%
#62 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Hampstead
Cape Fear Middle
38.2
ELA 43%Math 58%Science 56%
#285 of 460 in North Carolina
West Pender Middle
21.8
ELA 33%Math 46%Science 59%
#360 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Burgaw
Burgaw Middle
14.5
ELA 34%Math 40%Science 51%
#394 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Burgaw
High schools
4 schools in Pender County Schools, best first
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Pender Early College High
94.4
ELA 98%Math 97%Science 98%
#29 of 512 in North Carolina · #1 in Burgaw
Topsail High
73.3
ELA 75%Math 74%Science 78%
#137 of 512 in North Carolina
Heide Trask High
16.7
ELA 49%Math 41%Science 39%
#427 of 512 in North Carolina
Pender High
8.3
ELA 44%Math 30%Science 20%
#470 of 512 in North Carolina · #2 in Burgaw