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)
370297003018	921	Whitewater Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 White Rapids Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0003	793	48	16.6	99.6%	40 (5.0%)	360 (45.4%)	318 (40.1%)	44 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (3.0%)	$9,291			$1,057			$8,234	40.7	42.3	893	28
370040003398	922	Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &Science	Public, Charter	K-8	251 Home Improvement Street	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Scienc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 508-0104	627	39	16.2	54.7%	354 (56.5%)	111 (17.7%)	103 (16.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.8%)								40.6	53.7	700	222
370012902614	923	Mountain Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	890 Jenkins Branch Rd N	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Mountain Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 488-1222	174	11	16		134 (77.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)								40.5	46.8	816	107
370018000049	924	Lilesville Elementary	Public	K-6	121 Camden Street	Lilesville	28091	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 848-4975	215	19	11.3	98.6%	79 (36.7%)	105 (48.8%)	7 (3.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.3%)	$13,073			$2,369			$10,704	40.4	27.2	1135	211
370438001743	925	London Elementary School	Public	K-5	609 School Street	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-7204	193	13	15	72.0%	145 (75.1%)	24 (12.4%)	13 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	$10,895			$1,676			$9,219	40.3	31.4	1069	144
370053000375	926	Beverly Hills Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	87 Palaside Drive NE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6090	285	21	13.4	67.4%	110 (38.6%)	74 (26.0%)	77 (27.0%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$9,930			$998			$8,932	40.3	63.8	519	407
370120000499	927	Kenansville Elementary	Public	K-8	328 Limestone Rd	Kenansville	28349	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 296-1647	613	40	15.3	99.5%	209 (34.1%)	196 (32.0%)	170 (27.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.2%)	$10,620			$1,785			$8,835	40.3	44.8	849	78
370472002491	928	Reedy Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	940 Reedy Creek Road	Cary	27513	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 380-3660	577	43	13.5	58.2%	177 (30.7%)	184 (31.9%)	155 (26.9%)	31 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.7%)	$10,097			$906			$9,191	40.3	27.8	1127	199
370042000122	929	Bolivia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4036 Business Hwy 17-E	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5070	496	34	14.7	99.4%	367 (74.0%)	43 (8.7%)	41 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	$11,038			$1,192			$9,845	40.3	45	844	85
370053000208	930	A T Allen Elementary	Public	K-5	3939 Abilene Rd	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 260-6050	632	48	13.2	69.3%	272 (43.0%)	114 (18.0%)	214 (33.9%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	$9,205			$951			$8,254	40.2	45.9	831	99

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

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.