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)
370300001295	971	Gouge Elementary	Public	K-4	134 Laurel Street	Bakersville	28705	Mitchell County	Mitchell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 766-2260	221	19	11.9	98.6%	205 (92.8%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$11,440			$2,103			$9,338	37.9	55.4	663	308
370043303454	972	Rolesville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	908 Eagle Scholars Drive	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Rolesville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 263-1422	746	32	23.3	54.4%	237 (31.8%)	250 (33.5%)	124 (16.6%)	35 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (13.0%)								37.8	35.4	998	26
370177000733	973	Robbinsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	54 Moose Branch Road	Robbinsville	28771	Graham County	Graham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 479-9850	523	42	12.4	99.4%	408 (78.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$13,368			$1,813			$11,555	37.7	27.9	1126	153
370111002290	974	First Flight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	107 Veterans Drive	Kill Devil Hills	27948	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 441-1111	328	32	10.3	50.0%	220 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (21.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)	$14,298			$1,105			$13,194	37.7	48	797	177
370008902472	975	Sugar Creek Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4101 N Tryon Street	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Sugar Creek Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 509-5470	1,573	73	21.5	96.5%	2 (0.1%)	1,280 (81.4%)	238 (15.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.0%)								37.7	41.6	902	73
370297002170	976	Reedy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10801 Plaza Rd Ext	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6480	881	53	16.5	99.7%	49 (5.6%)	480 (54.5%)	254 (28.8%)	50 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	44 (5.0%)	$9,604			$751			$8,853	37.6	52.9	719	257
370150000613	977	Kernersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	512 W Mountain Street	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4100	614	48	12.6	99.2%	144 (23.5%)	125 (20.4%)	293 (47.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.7%)	$10,687			$1,397			$9,290	37.2	27.6	1129	152
370261001089	978	La Grange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 W Railroad St	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 566-4036	503	34	14.7	99.4%	136 (27.0%)	206 (41.0%)	132 (26.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$9,939			$1,422			$8,517	37	33.5	1031	53
370210000917	979	Edneyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2875 Pace Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7600	442	28	15.5	99.3%	256 (57.9%)	3 (0.7%)	152 (34.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.2%)	$10,529			$1,426			$9,103	36.9	31.9	1058	79
370297001893	980	University Park Creative Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	2400 Hildebrand St	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5178	236	21	11	98.7%	10 (4.2%)	165 (69.9%)	52 (22.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$12,569			$1,100			$11,469	36.9	4.9	1477	497

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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.