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)
370472001681	291	Weatherstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Olde Weatherstone Way	Cary	27513	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 380-6988	693	51	13.5	35.1%	267 (38.5%)	68 (9.8%)	170 (24.5%)	151 (21.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	$8,983			$480			$8,503	77.4	80.3	233	58
370495001980	292	Mulberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Mulberry School Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 667-4641	420	30	13.8	99.3%	313 (74.5%)	4 (1.0%)	82 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$10,621			$1,175			$9,446	77.3	84.3	177	115
370001203109	293	Ridgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 South Bend Dr	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 355-7879	722	51	14	46.8%	277 (38.4%)	308 (42.7%)	60 (8.3%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.6%)	$9,012			$1,064			$7,949	77.3	77.7	278	15
370472001885	294	Olds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	204 Dixie Trail	Raleigh	27607	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 856-7699	277	21	12.9	35.0%	165 (59.6%)	76 (27.4%)	23 (8.3%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$11,339			$870			$10,469	77.1	67.2	463	169
370488001954	295	Grantham Elementary	Public	K-4	174 Grantham School Rd	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 689-5000	435	33	13.3	99.3%	214 (49.2%)	66 (15.2%)	141 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	$10,962			$1,388			$9,573	77.1	73.3	357	62
370472001859	296	Fuquay-Varina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Johnson Pond Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2566	631	44	14.4	36.6%	324 (51.3%)	112 (17.7%)	116 (18.4%)	29 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.3%)	$9,010			$382			$8,627	77	67.2	460	164
370090002711	297	Grover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	206 Carolina Avenue	Grover	28073	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8351	320	25	12.8	99.1%	230 (71.9%)	45 (14.1%)	17 (5.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	$10,632			$1,366			$9,266	76.9	67.9	445	148
370001102135	298	Vanstory Hills Elementary	Public	2-5	400 Foxhall Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-0809	469	35	13.4	99.4%	225 (48.0%)	126 (26.9%)	56 (11.9%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.7%)	$8,221			$969			$7,252	76.8	75.4	315	17
370472001846	299	Combs Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2001 Lorimer Rd	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 233-4300	622	47	13.1	40.7%	270 (43.4%)	150 (24.1%)	99 (15.9%)	67 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	$9,127			$525			$8,602	76.7	74.8	329	30
370053000214	300	Mount Pleasant Elementary	Public	K-5	8555 North Drive	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6210	650	45	14.4	42.3%	567 (87.2%)	18 (2.8%)	37 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$9,096			$444			$8,653	76.6	77.8	277	23

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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.

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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.