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)
370004602361	171	Sterling Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	202 Treybrooke Drive	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Sterling Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 462-8889	620	33	18.9		261 (42.1%)	40 (6.5%)	22 (3.5%)	253 (40.8%)	15 (2.4%)	15 (2.4%)	14 (2.3%)								85.5	84.7	170	1
370297001256	172	Park Road Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	3701 Haven Dr	Charlotte	28209	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5830	513	32	15.9	13.3%	322 (62.8%)	71 (13.8%)	48 (9.4%)	48 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$12,201			$569			$11,633	85.5	83	198	26
370060002977	173	Camden Intermediate	Public	3-5	123 Noblitt Drive	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-7808	440	27	16	24.1%	351 (79.8%)	26 (5.9%)	29 (6.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	$9,295			$649			$8,646	85.5	88.9	125	48
370333003520	174	Porters Neck Elementary	Public	K-5	416 Edgewater Club Rd	Wilmington	28411	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-2975	605	41	14.8	24.6%	474 (78.3%)	32 (5.3%)	58 (9.6%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)								85.5	85	164	10
370117000490	175	Shady Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3179 Cornatzer Rd	Advance	27006	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 936-8280	514	33	15.4	23.0%	446 (86.8%)	19 (3.7%)	28 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$8,932			$362			$8,570	85.3	79.8	242	67
370483001935	176	Blowing Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	165 Morris Street	Blowing Rock	28605	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 295-3204	431	33	13.2	18.8%	346 (80.3%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (13.7%)	$10,946			$628			$10,318	85.2	86.7	146	30
370297001204	177	Collinswood Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	5621 Flagstaff Drive	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5820	770	53	14.5	29.0%	193 (25.1%)	85 (11.0%)	469 (60.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$9,479			$487			$8,993	85.2	79.7	243	66
370045000167	178	Weaverville Elementary	Public	2-4	129 S Main Street	Weaverville	28787	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 645-3127	303	22	13.7	48.5%	248 (81.8%)	4 (1.3%)	43 (14.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	$10,024			$1,099			$8,924	85	89	120	58
370001101848	179	Stedman Elementary	Public	K-5	7370 Clinton Road Hwy 24	Stedman	28391	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-3886	271	25	10.8	98.9%	166 (61.3%)	35 (12.9%)	25 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (14.0%)	$11,859			$1,108			$10,751	84.7	87.2	143	36
370010902538	180	Bethel Hill Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	401 Bethel Hill School Road	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Bethel Hill Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-2823	356	26	13.6	50.3%	265 (74.4%)	33 (9.3%)	24 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)								84.6	85.7	155	25

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.