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)
370345002270	331	Dixon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Betty Dixon Rd	Holly Ridge	28460	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 327-2104	734	45	16.3	30.8%	562 (76.6%)	18 (2.5%)	93 (12.7%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)	$8,351			$596			$7,756	74.4	77.9	274	57
370010802534	332	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	Public, Charter	K-8	2525 Wonder Way	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	Cape Fear Center for Inquiry	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 362-0000	404	30	13.6		332 (82.2%)	23 (5.7%)	25 (6.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)								74.4	76.1	298	34
370075000304	333	Bennett School	Public	PK, KG-8	61 Randolph Street	Bennett	27208	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 581-3586	182	16	11.7	55.5%	153 (84.1%)	3 (1.6%)	20 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$15,427			$1,231			$14,197	74.4	84.1	181	152
370472001883	334	North Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7120 Harps Mill Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4100	704	51	13.8	34.2%	435 (61.8%)	137 (19.5%)	90 (12.8%)	25 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	$9,055			$573			$8,482	74.2	54.2	690	356
370201000876	335	Benhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Olive Farm Dr	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-4811	1,031	69	14.9	44.8%	464 (45.0%)	217 (21.0%)	220 (21.3%)	26 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	94 (9.1%)	$8,663			$866			$7,797	74.2	74.1	340	5
370243001045	336	Jackson Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Jackson Street	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2831	435	30	14.6	99.3%	132 (30.3%)	69 (15.9%)	191 (43.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.4%)	$9,913			$1,233			$8,680	74.2	68	442	106
370001101391	337	E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary	Public	K-5	4665 Lakewood Drive	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 426-2020	827	56	14.6	54.3%	280 (33.9%)	262 (31.7%)	151 (18.3%)	36 (4.4%)	7 (0.8%)	8 (1.0%)	83 (10.0%)	$8,760			$1,066			$7,694	74.1	70.9	392	55
370001102128	338	Howard L Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	526 Andrews Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 822-5100	563	42	13.4	98.8%	171 (30.4%)	204 (36.2%)	107 (19.0%)	16 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.2%)	$8,556			$857			$7,699	74.1	53.7	701	363
370309001331	339	Westmoore Elementary	Public	K-8	2159 NC Hwy 705	Seagrove	27341	Randolph County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3401	258	20	13	98.8%	196 (76.0%)	9 (3.5%)	41 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$11,793			$902			$10,890	74.1	66.5	476	137
370408001654	340	Sunshine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	231 Toney Road	Bostic	28018	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 245-0658	197	13	15.7	98.5%	180 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$12,481			$1,748			$10,733	74.1	92.4	85	255

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.