New U.S. News & World Report rankings are out for 2025, highlighting the state’s best public elementary and middle schools. Who made the list? Two public charter schools are among the state’s top 10 elementary schools; three land in the top 20. For middle school, three public charter schools rank among the top 10. Nine charter schools made the list of the top 20 middle schools!
Here’s the U.S. News ranking of the top 10 public elementary schools in North Carolina:
- Lincoln Academy (Greensboro)
- Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy (Charlotte)
- White Oak Elementary (Apex)
- Riverbend Elementary (Clyde)
- Providence Spring Elementary (Charlotte)
- Green Hope Elementary (Cary)
- Wrightsville Beach Elementary (Wrightsville Beach)
- Pine Lake Preparatory (Mooresville)
- Masonboro Elementary (Wilmington)
- Rea View Elementary (Waxhaw)
*Charter schools are bolded above and below.
Lake Norman Charter also made the top-20 list, ranking 18th among elementary schools.
These are the top 10 public middle schools in North Carolina, according to U.S. News:
- Brown Summit Middle (Browns Summit)
- Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy (Charlotte)
- Marvin Ridge Middle (Waxhaw)
- The Brawley School (Mooresville)
- Greensboro Academy (Greensboro)
- Mills Park Middle (Cary)
- Weddington Middle (Matthews)
- Oakwood Middle IB School (Statesville)
- Peak Charter (Apex)
- Davis Drive Middle (Cary)
Six additional charter schools made the top-20 list of the best public middle schools. They include:
- Triangle Math & Science Academy, #12
- The Expedition School, #13
- Roxboro Community School, #14
- Summerfield Charter Academy, #15
- Lake Norman Charter, #16
- Johnston Charter Academy, #19
Read about the methodology for the 2025 rankings. See a summary of the rankings from the News & Observer.
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