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)
370393001572	1101	Littlefield Middle	Public	4-8	9674 NC Hwy 41 N	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6065	658	34	19.3	99.5%	147 (22.3%)	172 (26.1%)	116 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	157 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.9%)	$8,506			$1,456			$7,050	29.9	34.5	1014	87
370348001443	1102	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	154 Hayes St	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 732-3622	296	26	11.2	75.0%	107 (36.1%)	79 (26.7%)	71 (24.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.1%)	$14,465			$1,168			$13,297	29.8	26.4	1148	46
370345001419	1103	Clyde Erwin Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	323 New River Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-1261	343	21	16.3	67.3%	101 (29.4%)	84 (24.5%)	111 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	45 (13.1%)	$10,965			$929			$10,036	29.7	25.5	1162	59
370003000204	1104	R Homer Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2630 Buckingham Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6170	522	38	13.7	99.4%	27 (5.2%)	163 (31.2%)	314 (60.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$10,821			$1,898			$8,923	29.7	13.3	1365	261
370297000614	1105	Lake Wylie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13620 Erwin Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3680	572	40	14.1	52.8%	66 (11.5%)	206 (36.0%)	232 (40.6%)	26 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	$10,023			$931			$9,092	29.7	52	733	372
370001102131	1106	Walker-Spivey Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Fisher Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-5656	269	23	11.9	98.9%	9 (3.3%)	221 (82.2%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	$11,761			$1,939			$9,823	29.6	20.2	1253	147
370036703327	1107	United Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1406 Suther Road	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	United Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 819-0555	247	21	11.8		58 (23.5%)	115 (46.6%)	46 (18.6%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)								29.6	23.6	1199	92
370261001095	1108	Southwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1245 Hwy 58 South	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9081	241	20	12	98.8%	159 (66.0%)	38 (15.8%)	27 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	$10,722			$2,082			$8,640	29.6	29.8	1093	15
370001201500	1109	Grifton	Public	PK, KG-8	513 E McCrae St	Grifton	28530	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 524-5141	391	30	12.8	99.2%	108 (27.6%)	161 (41.2%)	104 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	$10,793			$1,896			$8,897	29.5	17.5	1297	188
370192000853	1110	Sumner Elementary	Public	K-5	1915 Harris Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5888	519	33	15.9	99.0%	44 (8.5%)	264 (50.9%)	170 (32.8%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	$9,927			$1,334			$8,594	29.5	29.3	1100	10

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.