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)
370007802430	461	Evergreen Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Bell Road	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Evergreen Community Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 298-2173	441	30	14.5		382 (86.6%)	5 (1.1%)	27 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.7%)								66.5	67.9	446	15
370048000177	462	George Hildebrand Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8078 G Hildebrand Sch Road	Connellys Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 879-9595	318	19	17	81.1%	258 (81.1%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.8%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	23 (7.2%)	$10,687			$1,383			$9,305	66.5	70.8	395	67
370309003571	463	Connect Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	272 Archie Rd	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(910) 673-2004	312	16	19.5	43.6%	203 (65.1%)	52 (16.7%)	30 (9.6%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.4%)								66.5			(n/a)
370063000258	464	Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	174 Marshallberg Road	Smyrna	28579	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 729-2301	249	24	10.5	98.8%	232 (93.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$11,100			$1,229			$9,871	66.5	77.5	281	183
370042001771	465	Belville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	575 River Road	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-0601	726	53	13.6	99.6%	439 (60.5%)	124 (17.1%)	90 (12.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (8.5%)	$9,927			$957			$8,970	66.4	61.5	552	87
370063000257	466	Newport Elementary	Public	K-5	219 Chatham Street	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 223-4201	645	55	11.6	99.5%	455 (70.5%)	48 (7.4%)	65 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.0%)	$10,259			$1,539			$8,720	66.4	65.8	488	22
370053003174	467	Patriots Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1510 Holden Rd SW	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6230	901	60	14.9	37.2%	330 (36.6%)	231 (25.6%)	158 (17.5%)	119 (13.2%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.9%)	$8,181			$456			$7,725	66.3	72	376	91
370039603370	468	Winterville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4160 Bayswater Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Winterville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 689-6153	592	31	19	61.3%	121 (20.4%)	259 (43.8%)	75 (12.7%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	121 (20.4%)								66.3	71.3	384	84
370038703371	469	Youngsville Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2045 Hicks Rd	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Youngsville Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(984) 235-4620	526	37	14		383 (72.8%)	43 (8.2%)	68 (12.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)								66.3	64.3	508	39
370201000886	470	Northwest Harnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	736 Rollins Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 552-4547	625	39	15.8	39.0%	417 (66.7%)	55 (8.8%)	102 (16.3%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	$8,479			$866			$7,613	66.2	69.1	422	48

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.