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)
370066000271	1411	Stoney Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1803 Stoney Creek School Road	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-6222	143	9	15.8	97.9%	74 (51.7%)	30 (21.0%)	31 (21.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	$13,253			$1,799			$11,454	11.2	36.1	989	422
370192002668	1412	Gillespie Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Martin Luther King Jr Dri	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8640	212	17	12.5	98.6%	8 (3.8%)	143 (67.5%)	51 (24.1%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$14,387			$2,532			$11,855	11.1	5.7	1468	56
370035003296	1413	American Leadership Academy Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-6	8000 Robinson Church Road	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	ALA Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 237-0371	183	1	183	74.9%	9 (4.9%)	151 (82.5%)	10 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)								11	10.9	1406	7
370001100443	1414	Westarea Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	941 Country Club Drive	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-1705	559	41	13.6	99.5%	34 (6.1%)	389 (69.6%)	83 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.2%)	$9,953			$1,904			$8,048	10.9	15.5	1328	86
370002702112	1415	Carter G. Woodson School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	437 Goldfloss Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Carter G Woodson School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 723-6838	451	17	26.1	95.1%	3 (0.7%)	168 (37.3%)	268 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)								10.8	4.6	1479	64
370045000170	1416	Woodfin Elementary	Public	K-5	108 Elk Mountain Road	Asheville	28804	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4287	134	15	9	97.8%	59 (44.0%)	7 (5.2%)	57 (42.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	$17,004			$1,575			$15,428	10.8	13.9	1348	68
370045903534	1417	Achievement Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	25 Buttonwood Ct.	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Achievement Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 552-5446	158	11	14.8		106 (67.1%)	11 (7.0%)	27 (17.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.0%)								10.6	13.7	1355	62
370150000607	1418	Hall-Woodward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Nicholson Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4238	553	44	12.5	99.5%	20 (3.6%)	152 (27.5%)	360 (65.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$9,702			$1,767			$7,934	10.6	5.3	1471	53
370162000709	1419	Sherwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1744 Dixon Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6609	514	29	17.7	84.2%	117 (22.8%)	205 (39.9%)	135 (26.3%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	$8,790			$1,325			$7,465	10.6	13.3	1364	55
370031603198	1420	Global Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	311 Dowd St	Durham	27701	Durham County	Global Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 682-5903	211	16	12.9	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	95 (45.0%)	113 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								10.4	12.7	1373	47

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.