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)
370041303430	851	Emereau: Bladen	Public, Charter	K-8	995 Airport Rd	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Emereau: Bladen	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 247-6595	580	46	12.4		379 (65.3%)	101 (17.4%)	40 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)								44.4	39.2	950	99
370002502096	852	Quality Education Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5012-D Lansing Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Quality Education Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 744-7138	673	55	12.2	97.6%	1 (0.1%)	543 (80.7%)	99 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.5%)								44.4	43.9	868	16
370363001485	853	South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1333 Hurdle Mills Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-7133	430	31	13.9	99.3%	122 (28.4%)	198 (46.0%)	80 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	$11,522			$2,811			$8,711	44.3	28.9	1104	251
370336001404	854	South Newton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 West I Street	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-4061	350	24	14.5	74.6%	136 (38.9%)	63 (18.0%)	98 (28.0%)	30 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$10,240			$1,623			$8,616	44.1	32.1	1056	202
370321001338	855	Jones Intermediate	Public	3-5	2170 Riverside Drive	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Mount Airy City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 786-4131	343	25	13.5	99.1%	203 (59.2%)	33 (9.6%)	85 (24.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$10,260			$1,761			$8,499	44.1	58.1	614	241
370399001066	856	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 E Stadium Dr	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 623-8378	585	35	16.7	99.5%	287 (49.1%)	162 (27.7%)	77 (13.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.9%)	$8,844			$1,217			$7,627	44	41	915	59
370114003015	857	Tyro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Cow Palace Rd	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5760	413	26	15.8	62.2%	320 (77.5%)	24 (5.8%)	37 (9.0%)	14 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$9,626			$1,145			$8,480	43.9	50.9	753	104
370225000806	858	Upchurch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 Turnpike Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-1574	698	44	15.6	99.6%	104 (14.9%)	295 (42.3%)	187 (26.8%)	6 (0.9%)	18 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	85 (12.2%)	$9,060			$1,408			$7,652	43.8	39.3	946	88
370044803510	859	Pocosin Innovative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	500 1st St	Creswell	27928	Washington County	Pocosin Innovative Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 797-0230	234	20	11.4		171 (73.1%)	33 (14.1%)	15 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)								43.7	37.3	965	106
370042000124	860	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1664 Lincoln Road	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-3597	675	46	14.6	99.6%	273 (40.4%)	137 (20.3%)	192 (28.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (9.9%)	$10,302			$1,172			$9,130	43.7	51.5	740	120

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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.