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)
370042303461	491	Carolina Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8529 NC Highway 55	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	Yes	No	No	Yes	(984) 300-3015	755	45	16.8		507 (67.2%)	62 (8.2%)	119 (15.8%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.4%)								64.9	58.3	612	121
370114000469	492	Hasty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Hasty School Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 475-1924	416	29	14.3	70.7%	238 (57.2%)	28 (6.7%)	122 (29.3%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$8,648			$1,018			$7,630	64.8	69.6	418	74
370438001736	493	Nancy Reynolds Elementary School	Public	K-5	1585 NC 66 Hwy North	Westfield	27053	Surry County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 351-2480	121	9	14	71.1%	108 (89.3%)	4 (3.3%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$11,998			$1,651			$10,348	64.8	53.1	716	223
370010402520	494	Piedmont Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2596 Robinwood Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Piedmont Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 853-2428	1,906	116	16.3		1,004 (52.7%)	348 (18.3%)	393 (20.6%)	29 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (6.9%)								64.7	63.4	528	34
370268002197	495	North Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	642 Hwy 274	Vale	28168	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 276-2479	364	25	14.3	67.0%	323 (88.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$9,492			$999			$8,493	64.5	61.7	549	54
370405002792	496	Millbridge Elementary	Public	K-5	155 Ed Deal Rd	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 855-5591	566	40	14.1	47.3%	434 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (17.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	$10,417			$1,251			$9,166	64.5	57.8	625	129
370333001375	497	The International School at Gregory	Public, Magnet	K-8	1106 Ann St	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6185	522	41	12.8	99.4%	199 (38.1%)	128 (24.5%)	171 (32.8%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$18,192			$1,517			$16,675	64.4	52.7	723	226
370058000235	498	Lower Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Lower Creek Drive NE	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-4022	392	26	15.3	56.6%	296 (75.5%)	27 (6.9%)	34 (8.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	$8,688			$857			$7,832	64.4	75.4	317	181
370048002432	499	W A Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Conley Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 584-0632	306	28	11	77.5%	237 (77.5%)	4 (1.3%)	16 (5.2%)	30 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	$10,309			$1,352			$8,957	64.4	56.7	645	146
370462001810	500	Western Union Elementary	Public	K-5	4111 Western Union Sch Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6355	553	35	15.8	38.9%	375 (67.8%)	50 (9.0%)	95 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.2%)	$9,869			$511			$9,358	64.3	69.2	419	81

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.