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)
370472003012	41	Mills Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Mills Park Dr	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-1466	702	50	14.1	13.5%	219 (31.2%)	24 (3.4%)	81 (11.5%)	363 (51.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$8,738			$372			$8,366	95.8	96.1	24	17
370297003517	42	Rea Farms STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	11532 Golf Links Drive	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0723	1,109	66	16.8	10.5%	473 (42.7%)	122 (11.0%)	117 (10.6%)	330 (29.8%)	8 (0.7%)	6 (0.5%)	53 (4.8%)								95.7	96.9	16	26
370309002330	43	Pinehurst Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dundee Road	Pinehurst	28374	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 295-6969	624	39	15.8	18.8%	486 (77.9%)	30 (4.8%)	39 (6.3%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.0%)	$8,340			$531			$7,809	95.5	91.7	93	50
370031403040	44	Endeavor Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4879 One World Way	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Endeavor Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 848-0333	767	53	14.5		580 (75.6%)	68 (8.9%)	35 (4.6%)	33 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.6%)								95.3	94.6	44
370472002899	45	Holly Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1451 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1700	907	63	14.4	11.4%	645 (71.1%)	71 (7.8%)	55 (6.1%)	97 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.7%)	$9,174			$517			$8,657	95.1	94.6	45
370072003027	46	Morris Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	215 Eubanks Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 918-4800	421	36	11.6	22.3%	257 (61.0%)	26 (6.2%)	58 (13.8%)	55 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	$12,863			$298			$12,565	95.1	90.4	101	55
370297003032	47	Polo Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	11830 Tom Short Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0749	598	37	16.1	11.5%	297 (49.7%)	34 (5.7%)	35 (5.9%)	201 (33.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	$8,446			$380			$8,066	95.1	96.6	18	29
370030000082	48	Banner Elk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Orchard Lane	Banner Elk	28604	Avery County	Avery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 737-5700	176	15	12	47.2%	154 (87.5%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$11,831			$1,739			$10,092	95	96	25	23
370034403286	49	Summerfield Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5303 Hwy 220 N	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Summerfield Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 643-1974	777	39	19.8	16.9%	376 (48.4%)	71 (9.1%)	50 (6.4%)	136 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	139 (17.9%)								94.9	94.7	42	7
370053003384	50	W R Odell Elementary	Public	3-5	1885 Odell School Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6030	907	54	16.7	14.4%	333 (36.7%)	136 (15.0%)	61 (6.7%)	333 (36.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	$7,938			$390			$7,548	94.9	95.5	32	18

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.