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)
370472002806	791	Wakelon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8921 Pippin Rd	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 404-3844	578	44	13.2	72.0%	80 (13.8%)	268 (46.4%)	193 (33.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$11,185			$1,875			$9,310	47.5	45.7	834	43
370405001622	792	Landis Elementary	Public	K-5	801 West Ryder Ave	Landis	28088	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 857-3111	589	35	16.8	90.8%	321 (54.5%)	75 (12.7%)	147 (25.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.3%)	$10,725			$1,433			$9,293	47.3	42.5	888	96
370399002542	793	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2660 Oregon Hill Road	Ruffin	27326	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 348-2929	308	22	14.2	67.9%	201 (65.3%)	45 (14.6%)	30 (9.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.7%)	$9,815			$1,321			$8,494	47.2	50	770	23
370438001744	794	Walnut Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1211 Walnut Cove School Rd	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-4408	255	19	13.3	72.9%	203 (79.6%)	16 (6.3%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.2%)	$11,436			$1,905			$9,530	47.2	36.5	981	187
370075000312	795	Moncure School	Public	K-8	600 Moncure School Road	Moncure	27559	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 542-3725	213	17	12.7	46.5%	117 (54.9%)	30 (14.1%)	47 (22.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.0%)	$11,877			$805			$11,072	47.2	53.3	712	83
370192000850	796	Southern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5720 Drake Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 674-4325	248	18	13.7	76.6%	106 (42.7%)	23 (9.3%)	96 (38.7%)	7 (2.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$10,569			$745			$9,824	47.1	59.1	598	198
370093003029	797	Sunset Avenue Elementary	Public	3-5	505 Sunset Ave	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-5623	720	47	15.4	99.6%	137 (19.0%)	248 (34.4%)	289 (40.1%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	$9,555			$1,262			$8,293	47.1	48.6	787	10
370405002835	798	Shive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Holshouser Rd	Rockwell	28138	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 279-2899	480	34	14	63.1%	372 (77.5%)	19 (4.0%)	66 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$11,083			$1,861			$9,222	47.1	38.1	959	161
370120000501	799	North Duplin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	157 North Duplin School Road	Calypso	28365	Wayne County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-2931	714	47	15.3	99.6%	263 (36.8%)	42 (5.9%)	376 (52.7%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$9,167			$1,669			$7,498	47	43.1	879	80
370044503506	800	Hobgood Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 S Beech St	Hobgood	27843	Halifax County	Hobgood Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 242-1880	404	33	12.2		319 (79.0%)	57 (14.1%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)								46.9	50.8	756	44

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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.