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)
370264001104	861	Southwest Elementary Global Academy	Public	1-5	434 Central Avenue	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1548	375	24	15.8	99.2%	76 (20.3%)	109 (29.1%)	143 (38.1%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	$10,272			$1,699			$8,573	43.7	45.5	839	22
370237001013	862	West Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 S Lombard St	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-7113	761	50	15.3	64.9%	248 (32.6%)	156 (20.5%)	288 (37.8%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.9%)	$9,685			$477			$9,208	43.6	55.1	671	191
370150003122	863	Caleb's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 Salem Crossing Rd	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6757	669	45	14.8	59.3%	314 (46.9%)	150 (22.4%)	122 (18.2%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.8%)	$8,703			$641			$8,062	43.5	50.8	754	109
370058000224	864	Dudley Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Dudley Shoals Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-3457	437	30	14.5	71.6%	372 (85.1%)	4 (0.9%)	32 (7.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.6%)	$9,484			$1,010			$8,473	43.5	27.4	1131	267
370297002397	865	Blythe Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12202 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5770	915	49	18.5	45.2%	90 (9.8%)	530 (57.9%)	203 (22.2%)	52 (5.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.0%)	$9,814			$778			$9,035	43.4	48.7	786	79
370354002274	866	Northside Elementary	Public	K-5	1062 Northside Rd	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2033	409	27	15.1	99.0%	228 (55.7%)	94 (23.0%)	40 (9.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.8%)	$10,283			$901			$9,382	43.3	47.7	806	60
370042803452	867	Raleigh Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2600 Sumer Drive	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Raleigh Oak Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 424-7626	303	22	14		198 (65.3%)	28 (9.2%)	43 (14.2%)	10 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)								43.3	46.1	830	37
370040403401	868	FernLeaf	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	58 Howard Gap Rd	Fletcher	28732	Henderson County	FernLeaf Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-3645	520	37	13.9		450 (86.5%)	7 (1.3%)	36 (6.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)								43.2	54.7	680	188
370042403453	869	East Voyager Academy of Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-8	7429 Tuckaseegee Rd.	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	East Voyager Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 412-6988	149	7	21.6		8 (5.4%)	82 (55.0%)	45 (30.2%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)								43.2	44.4	859	10
370117000485	870	Cooleemee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Marginal St	Cooleemee	27014	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 753-1118	478	36	13.2	80.1%	288 (60.3%)	50 (10.5%)	113 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	$10,266			$1,331			$8,935	43	41.4	905	35

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.