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)
370268001122	681	S Ray Lowder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Kennedy Dr	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-2741	291	20	14.3	68.4%	162 (55.7%)	42 (14.4%)	46 (15.8%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.7%)	$10,042			$1,245			$8,797	54.2	51.4	743	62
370297003123	682	River Gate Elementary	Public	K-5	15340 Smith Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-1000	701	40	17.3	40.5%	124 (17.7%)	292 (41.7%)	178 (25.4%)	62 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.8%)	$8,319			$509			$7,811	54.2	52.3	729	47
370297001217	683	Elizabeth Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1601 Park Dr	Charlotte	28204	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5475	423	32	13.2	56.3%	38 (9.0%)	273 (64.5%)	77 (18.2%)	17 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.3%)	$9,777			$639			$9,138	54.1	43	880	197
370201000885	684	Johnsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18495 NC HWY 27 West	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-4912	475	34	13.7	99.4%	151 (31.8%)	136 (28.6%)	133 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.7%)	$9,975			$1,423			$8,552	54.1	28.4	1117	433
370333001395	685	Winter Park Model Elementary	Public	K-5	204 S MacMillan Ave	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2159	304	26	11.5	98.7%	157 (51.6%)	40 (13.2%)	87 (28.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$15,516			$1,728			$13,788	54	77	289	396
370297003369	686	Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2945 Johnston-Oehler Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9915	387	27	14.2	55.0%	28 (7.2%)	279 (72.1%)	33 (8.5%)	21 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$10,513			$809			$9,704	53.9	59.3	590	96
370045000159	687	Pisgah Elementary	Public	K-4	1495 Pisgah Hwy	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5023	166	15	11.2	69.3%	139 (83.7%)	2 (1.2%)	19 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$13,649			$1,435			$12,214	53.9	62.5	538	149
370011102548	688	Millennium Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 Old Springs Rd	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Millennium Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 789-7570	687	47	14.4		568 (82.7%)	20 (2.9%)	71 (10.3%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)								53.9	55.3	665	23
370003000001	689	Alexander Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2518 Nc 54	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 578-1366	620	40	15.4	51.3%	346 (55.8%)	49 (7.9%)	162 (26.1%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.9%)	$8,547			$664			$7,883	53.7	53.5	705	16
370300001294	690	Deyton Elementary	Public	3-5	308 Harris Street	Spruce Pine	28777	Mitchell County	Mitchell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 766-2070	219	16	14.1	63.0%	166 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (20.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$9,932			$1,072			$8,859	53.7	50.3	766	76

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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:

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

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

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.