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)
370502002564	1271	Vick Elementary	Public	K-5	504 N Carroll Street	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7886	323	17	18.7	99.1%	10 (3.1%)	218 (67.5%)	79 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$13,719			$3,492			$10,227	20.8	17.9	1290	19
370008302452	1272	Forsyth Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5426 Shattalon Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Forsyth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 922-1121	759	32	23.6	85.0%	42 (5.5%)	331 (43.6%)	316 (41.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.0%)								20.7	29.5	1096	176
370405001623	1273	Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3860 Liberty Rd	Gold Hill	28071	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 636-0169	281	19	15.1	64.4%	239 (85.1%)	5 (1.8%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.5%)	$10,627			$1,267			$9,360	20.7	41.2	909	364
370465001815	1274	Dabney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Lanning Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6918	372	25	15.1	99.2%	41 (11.0%)	273 (73.4%)	36 (9.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$10,993			$1,689			$9,304	20.6	25.3	1165	109
370039000115	1275	East Arcadia Elementary	Public	K-5	21451 NC Hwy 87 East	Riegelwood	28456	Columbus County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 247-4609	50	5	9.7	94.0%	5 (10.0%)	28 (56.0%)	10 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.0%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.0%)	$21,299			$3,259			$18,039	20.6			(n/a)
370090000348	1276	Township Three Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	526 Davis Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8245	529	42	12.7	99.4%	214 (40.5%)	219 (41.4%)	45 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	$9,675			$1,374			$8,301	20.6	22	1231	45
370297001291	1277	Winterfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Winterfield Pl	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6400	635	37	17	99.5%	28 (4.4%)	128 (20.2%)	431 (67.9%)	41 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	$10,757			$1,201			$9,556	20.5	11.3	1401	124
370297001886	1278	Gov's Village STEM (Lower)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	7910 Neal Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5268	762	49	15.6	66.0%	15 (2.0%)	450 (59.1%)	187 (24.5%)	80 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.7%)	$9,622			$1,382			$8,241	20.4	19.4	1263	15
370090000343	1279	Elizabeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 S Post Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8371	569	44	12.8	99.5%	130 (22.8%)	311 (54.7%)	69 (12.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.5%)	$9,413			$1,457			$7,956	20.3	20	1255	24
370075000315	1280	Siler City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	671 Ellington Road	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 663-2032	636	46	13.8	86.2%	96 (15.1%)	97 (15.3%)	416 (65.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	$11,423			$1,068			$10,354	20.2	33.7	1026	254

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.