SchoolGrades.org is a new website that uses a fair and uniform grading standard to evaluate nearly every public school in the nation.

Gold schools, the highest rating in the SchoolGrades.org system, have an adjusted overall proficiency percentage of 75 percent or above. SchoolGrades notes that fewer than 700 schools nationwide earn a Gold rating.  North Carolina’s 18 Gold schools are listed below.

With 3.6 percent of its schools receiving SchoolGrades.org honors, North Carolina ranks 21th in the nation among all states and the District of Columbia.

BROWN SUMMIT CENTER
GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS

METROLINA REGIONAL SCHOLARS ACADEMY
CHARTER SCHOOL

PROVIDENCE SPRING ELEMENTARY
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS

MAGELLAN CHARTER
CHARTER SCHOOL

MOUNT MOURNE ELEMENTARY
IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS

QUEST ACADEMY
CHARTER SCHOOL

WEDDINGTON ELEMENTARY
UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DAVIS DRIVE ELEMENTARY
WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS

HIGHCROFT ELEMENTARY
WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS

RIVERBEND ELEMENTARY
HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS

TILLER SCHOOL
CHARTER SCHOOL

WHITAKER ELEMENTARY
FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS

J N FRIES MIDDLE
CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS

MARVIN RIDGE MIDDLE
UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

EXPLORIS
CHARTER SCHOOL

JAY M ROBINSON MIDDLE
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS

PARK VIEW ELEMENTARY
MOORESVILLE CITY SCHOOLS

EDGEWOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTAL
WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS