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)
370168000723	711	T S Cooper Elementary	Public	K-5	237 NC 32 South	Sunbury	27979	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 465-4091	161	15	10.7	65.2%	100 (62.1%)	39 (24.2%)	9 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.1%)	$11,764			$1,088			$10,676	52.4	51.6	736	25
370462001802	712	Shiloh Valley Elementary	Public	3-5	5210 Rogers Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3035	545	33	16.5	49.0%	250 (45.9%)	104 (19.1%)	123 (22.6%)	18 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.8%)	$9,884			$425			$9,459	52.3	53.3	711	1
370240001033	713	Comfort Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4384 Hwy 41 West	Comfort	28585	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4249	117	9	13.7	97.4%	87 (74.4%)	10 (8.5%)	6 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.0%)	$13,374			$1,886			$11,488	52.2	70.5	399	314
370162000696	714	Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 Power Drive	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9118	373	27	13.9	99.2%	181 (48.5%)	67 (18.0%)	81 (21.7%)	17 (4.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	$8,896			$1,107			$7,789	52.1	47.8	803	89
370348002536	715	Pathways Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 Strouds Creek Road	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-9136	352	26	13.4	53.7%	207 (58.8%)	57 (16.2%)	48 (13.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.5%)	$14,700			$1,138			$13,561	52	45.3	841	126
370399001599	716	Wentworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8806 NC Hwy 87	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 634-3250	509	36	14.1	99.4%	380 (74.7%)	56 (11.0%)	34 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	$9,530			$1,089			$8,441	51.9	52.7	722	6
370045703522	717	Wilmington School of the Arts	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-6	1306 Floral Pkwy	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	Wilmington School of the Arts	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 399-3712	229	16	13.9	54.6%	151 (65.9%)	14 (6.1%)	26 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	31 (13.5%)								51.9	4.5	1483	766
370472003132	718	Banks Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10225 Chambers Rd	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 890-7333	719	53	13.6	43.8%	374 (52.0%)	101 (14.0%)	189 (26.3%)	19 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	$9,294			$381			$8,914	51.8	52.1	732	14
370090002718	719	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 N Ramseur Street	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8225	291	23	12.9	95.9%	156 (53.6%)	99 (34.0%)	18 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$10,709			$1,428			$9,282	51.7	46.6	819	100
370201003674	720	LaFayette Elementary	Public	K-5	108 Lafayette School Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Harnett County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 552-4353	122	10	12.2	8.2%	79 (64.8%)	14 (11.5%)	19 (15.6%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.7%)								51.6			(n/a)

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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.