Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the EOG test scores by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1505)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
370001203189	1251	Lakeforest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Briarcliff Drive	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3941	804	54	14.8	98.5%	55 (6.8%)	657 (81.7%)	53 (6.6%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	26 (3.2%)	$10,158			$1,578			$8,580	21.9	23	1207	44
370261003143	1252	Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 E Highland Ave	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-4166	442	32	13.8	98.0%	8 (1.8%)	408 (92.3%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$9,018			$1,456			$7,563	21.8	5.1	1475	223
370378003585	1253	The Virtual Academy at Randolph	Public, Virtual	K-8	4829 Tabernacle School Road	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 318-0076	96	12	8	6.3%	53 (55.2%)	9 (9.4%)	20 (20.8%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.4%)								21.8			(n/a)
370001100407	1254	Cliffdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 Cliffdale Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-3442	658	44	14.7	99.5%	49 (7.4%)	404 (61.4%)	125 (19.0%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	63 (9.6%)	$9,948			$1,914			$8,034	21.8	22.3	1223	31
370432000025	1255	East Albemarle Elementary	Public	K-5	1813 E Main Street	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3500	319	21	14.8	99.1%	70 (21.9%)	169 (53.0%)	36 (11.3%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.7%)	$10,004			$1,532			$8,473	21.8	13.8	1352	97
370378001526	1256	Randleman Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Swaim St	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 495-1322	515	38	13.5	77.7%	263 (51.1%)	43 (8.3%)	171 (33.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	$9,667			$1,434			$8,232	21.7	17.2	1304	48
370393001589	1257	Union Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4271 Union Chapel Road	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-4456	448	28	15.7	99.3%	9 (2.0%)	21 (4.7%)	111 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	301 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$9,976			$1,620			$8,356	21.6	28.7	1111	146
370378001533	1258	Trinity Elementary School	Public	K-5	5457 Braxton Craven Rd	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 431-1027	424	29	14.6	68.2%	283 (66.7%)	20 (4.7%)	66 (15.6%)	31 (7.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$10,246			$1,254			$8,992	21.4	26.9	1139	119
370096003621	1259	West Columbus School	Public	PK, KG-8	7685 Andrew Jackson Hwy SW	Cerro Gordo	28430	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 654-4250	778	49	15.8	99.6%	406 (52.2%)	246 (31.6%)	63 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (6.0%)								21.4			(n/a)
370393001573	1260	Long Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10218 NC 72 East	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 739-3864	442	25	17.5	99.3%	117 (26.5%)	139 (31.4%)	27 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (17.4%)	$10,849			$1,890			$8,958	21.3	23.7	1197	63

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOG Mathematics, EOG Reading, EOG Science test scores released by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.