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)
370058000223	981	Davenport A+ School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 College Avenue SW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6941	464	33	14.1	81.9%	179 (38.6%)	72 (15.5%)	166 (35.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.5%)	$9,609			$958			$8,651	36.7	40.2	925	56
370294001177	982	Glenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Old Hwy 221 South	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 738-4220	437	28	15.4	68.4%	384 (87.9%)	6 (1.4%)	16 (3.7%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	$10,691			$1,210			$9,481	36.7	51.3	744	238
370037003341	983	The Capitol Encore Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	126 Hay Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	The Capitol Encore Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 849-0888	725	47	15.4	57.2%	197 (27.2%)	318 (43.9%)	119 (16.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (11.3%)								36.6	35.2	1005	22
370438001740	984	Sandy Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1070 Amostown Road	Sandy Ridge	27046	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 871-2400	156	12	13.1	72.4%	134 (85.9%)	2 (1.3%)	14 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$10,401			$1,777			$8,625	36.5	54.4	686	298
370393001574	985	Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10928 US 301 North	Lumberton	28360	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6070	781	50	15.7	99.6%	43 (5.5%)	49 (6.3%)	309 (39.6%)	2 (0.3%)	342 (43.8%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.4%)	$9,903			$1,678			$8,225	36.4	40.5	923	62
370046703528	986	Alamance Community School	Public, Charter	K-6	195 Kronbergs Court	Haw River	27258	Alamance County	Alamance Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 270-5052	532	31	17.2		255 (47.9%)	159 (29.9%)	66 (12.4%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)								36.4	41.6	900	86
370114000461	987	Churchland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7571 S NC Hwy 150	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5690	395	26	15.1	70.4%	304 (77.0%)	8 (2.0%)	61 (15.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$9,754			$1,111			$8,642	36.3	31.6	1065	78
370345003133	988	Stateside Elementary	Public	K-5	132 Stateside Blvd	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 478-3460	564	38	14.8	41.1%	318 (56.4%)	72 (12.8%)	116 (20.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.4%)	$9,013			$862			$8,151	36.3	25.3	1166	178
370044703509	989	Tillery Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	170 Academy Street	Biscoe	27209	Montgomery County	Tillery Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 828-4143	164	11	14.3		127 (77.4%)	14 (8.5%)	8 (4.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.9%)								36.3	27.3	1134	145
370345002338	990	Hunters Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Hunters Trail	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-4443	653	44	15	66.8%	252 (38.6%)	132 (20.2%)	181 (27.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	79 (12.1%)	$9,669			$1,315			$8,354	36.2	29.6	1094	104

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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.