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)
370240001036	871	Maysville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	814 Sixth Street	Maysville	28555	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 743-3631	132	9	15.2	97.7%	63 (47.7%)	38 (28.8%)	8 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (17.4%)	$13,869			$1,462			$12,406	42.9	51.3	745	126
370348002313	872	New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 New Hope Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-9696	548	43	12.6	72.6%	172 (31.4%)	49 (8.9%)	272 (49.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.3%)	$13,203			$1,160			$12,043	42.9	38.2	957	85
370507002025	873	Burnsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	395 Burnsville School Road	Burnsville	28714	Yancey County	Yancey County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 682-4515	286	19	14.8	69.2%	209 (73.1%)	1 (0.3%)	69 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$11,092			$1,740			$9,353	42.9	70.4	402	471
370192000789	874	Morehead Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4630 Tower Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 294-7370	524	38	13.7	99.4%	101 (19.3%)	304 (58.0%)	68 (13.0%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	$10,029			$875			$9,155	42.8	47.3	811	63
370003802343	875	Arapahoe Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9005 NC Hwy 306 S	Arapahoe	28510	Pamlico County	Arapahoe Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 249-2599	484	40	12.2	59.1%	335 (69.2%)	38 (7.9%)	42 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.2%)								42.8	27.7	1128	253
370011902579	876	Crosscreek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 East River Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Crosscreek Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 497-3198	396	32	12.3		283 (71.5%)	44 (11.1%)	43 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)								42.8	32.7	1044	168
370459001789	877	Tyrrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	486 Elementary School Road	Columbia	27925	Tyrrell County	Tyrrell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 796-3881	189	17	11	98.4%	67 (35.4%)	52 (27.5%)	55 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.9%)	$14,570			$2,104			$12,466	42.6	50.4	765	112
370150000635	878	Rural Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	275 College Street	Rural Hall	27045	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6789	492	36	13.6	99.4%	194 (39.4%)	135 (27.4%)	131 (26.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	$10,048			$1,056			$8,992	42.5	41.2	910	32
370168000721	879	Gatesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	709 North Main Street	Gatesville	27938	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 357-0613	260	21	12.3	63.1%	160 (61.5%)	65 (25.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.2%)	$12,161			$1,468			$10,693	42.4	60.4	572	307
370390001565	880	Manning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Park Avenue	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-7400	647	40	16	99.5%	370 (57.2%)	150 (23.2%)	70 (10.8%)	22 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.9%)	$10,540			$1,066			$9,474	42.3	54.4	687	193

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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.