Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish North Carolina test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
370243001040	1231	Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1333 Forest Park Drive	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 932-8121	444	35	12.7	99.3%	106 (23.9%)	165 (37.2%)	117 (26.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.6%)	$10,094			$1,495			$8,599	22.9	20.1	1254	23
370297001213	1232	Druid Hills Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 Lucena Ave	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5515	270	30	9.1	98.9%	4 (1.5%)	177 (65.6%)	72 (26.7%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$15,769			$2,330			$13,439	22.8	6.1	1463	231
370033000098	1233	S W Snowden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	693 North 7th Street	Aurora	27806	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 322-5351	190	17	11.1	98.4%	41 (21.6%)	121 (63.7%)	8 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.0%)	$15,107			$2,256			$12,852	22.7	16.3	1318	85
370264001103	1234	Pickett Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Biesecker Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1546	394	27	14.7	99.2%	71 (18.0%)	103 (26.1%)	150 (38.1%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (14.5%)	$11,026			$1,694			$9,332	22.6	33.8	1024	210
370001100442	1235	Warrenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4618 Rosehill Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-6609	389	35	11.2	99.2%	46 (11.8%)	242 (62.2%)	65 (16.7%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$11,031			$1,905			$9,126	22.6	22.7	1214	21
370192000776	1236	Hunter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 Merritt Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7345	522	39	13.2	99.4%	29 (5.6%)	193 (37.0%)	261 (50.0%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.0%)	$12,337			$1,906			$10,431	22.6	22.2	1225	11
370192000825	1237	Guilford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	920 Stage Coach Trail	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5844	611	41	15	99.5%	100 (16.4%)	350 (57.3%)	107 (17.5%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	$10,035			$1,001			$9,034	22.5	32.3	1052	185
370003003574	1238	Alamance Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	612 Apple Street	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 570-6134	343	41	8.2	52.5%	122 (35.6%)	127 (37.0%)	60 (17.5%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)								22.5	6.1	1461	223
370048000175	1239	Forest Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 Ann Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5906	269	18	14.8	98.9%	53 (19.7%)	19 (7.1%)	178 (66.2%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$10,628			$1,562			$9,066	22.3	25.9	1155	84
370001201492	1240	Belvoir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2568 NC 33 West	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6365	373	31	11.8	99.2%	30 (8.0%)	132 (35.4%)	198 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$11,073			$1,974			$9,098	22.3	28.2	1120	120

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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.