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)
370327001341	551	Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6288 Pine Street	Bailey	27807	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2892	538	37	14.4	75.3%	195 (36.2%)	94 (17.5%)	216 (40.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	$9,761			$1,076			$8,685	61.5	42.8	882	331
370040303399	552	Union Day School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	3000 Tilley Morris Road	Weddington	28104	Union County	Union Day School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 256-1494	552	35	15.9		344 (62.3%)	65 (11.8%)	68 (12.3%)	41 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)								61.5	70.3	403	149
370312002464	553	Mooresville Intermediate	Public	3-5	1438 Coddle Creek Hwy	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 658-2680	645	35	18.2	40.3%	404 (62.6%)	111 (17.2%)	74 (11.5%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.8%)	$8,814			$741			$8,073	61.4	63.8	518	35
370408002479	554	Pinnacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1204 Painters Gap Road	Rutherfordton	28139	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 287-3440	234	18	12.9	98.7%	204 (87.2%)	7 (3.0%)	15 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	$11,086			$1,573			$9,513	61.4	61.1	559	5
370408001650	555	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Bob Hardin Road	Rutherfordton	28139	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 287-3778	390	30	13.1	99.2%	284 (72.8%)	45 (11.5%)	31 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	$10,825			$1,582			$9,243	61.3	67.7	451	104
370045002508	556	Hominy Valley Elementary	Public	K-4	450 Enka Lake Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 665-0619	439	31	14.3	49.2%	349 (79.5%)	9 (2.1%)	62 (14.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$10,305			$880			$9,425	61.3	64.4	507	49
370001201506	557	W H Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2439 Railroad Street	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3707	616	40	15.2	59.1%	191 (31.0%)	331 (53.7%)	36 (5.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.3%)	$9,355			$1,178			$8,177	61.3	67.9	444	113
370001702069	558	Francine Delany New School	Public, Charter	K-8	119 Brevard Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Francine Delany New School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 236-9441	178	15	11.7		96 (53.9%)	43 (24.2%)	12 (6.7%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.9%)								61.3	58.3	613	55
370045000152	559	Haw Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Bethesda Road	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-4022	378	30	12.4	41.5%	259 (68.5%)	54 (14.3%)	26 (6.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	$10,330			$1,007			$9,324	61.2	58.1	617	58
370011702569	560	ArtSpace Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2030 US Hwy 70	Swannanoa	28778	Buncombe County	ArtSpace Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-2787	398	32	12.6		322 (80.9%)	6 (1.5%)	39 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)								61.2	67.6	453	107

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.