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)
370058000232	631	Hudson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Roy Coffey Drive	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-3712	654	45	14.6	71.7%	516 (78.9%)	11 (1.7%)	90 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	$9,567			$1,023			$8,544	57.2	55.6	656	25
370294001183	632	Pleasant Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 John Roach Drive	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 724-4422	304	22	13.6	62.5%	239 (78.6%)	6 (2.0%)	46 (15.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$10,413			$1,532			$8,881	57.2	35.5	997	365
370504002014	633	Courtney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2529 Courtney-Huntsville Rd	Yadkinville	27055	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1120	224	15	14.6	64.7%	159 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$11,380			$1,507			$9,873	57.1	59.7	585	48
370069000280	634	Claremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3384 E Main Street	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7921	429	34	12.7	73.2%	220 (51.3%)	46 (10.7%)	70 (16.3%)	49 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	$10,074			$1,575			$8,498	57	54.5	684	50
370030000089	635	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8020 US 19E Hwy South	Newland	28657	Avery County	Avery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 737-5600	100	10	10.1	69.0%	99 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$12,645			$1,329			$11,316	56.9	53.4	708	73
370378001529	636	Seagrove Elementary School	Public	K-5	528 Old Plank Rd	Seagrove	27341	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 873-7321	330	26	12.6	69.7%	263 (79.7%)	7 (2.1%)	52 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$10,118			$1,270			$8,848	56.7	56.8	640	4
370432001716	637	Richfield Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Morgan Street	Richfield	28137	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4800	316	21	15.1	99.1%	266 (84.2%)	16 (5.1%)	5 (1.6%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	$9,326			$1,012			$8,313	56.7	53.5	706	69
370090002722	638	West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 W Mountain Street	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8345	290	23	12.8	60.0%	193 (66.6%)	69 (23.8%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.1%)	$9,202			$1,108			$8,094	56.7	63.7	521	117
370210000927	639	Bruce Drysdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	271 Bearcat Blvd.	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-5568	448	30	15	64.5%	228 (50.9%)	47 (10.5%)	121 (27.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.0%)	37 (8.3%)	$10,708			$1,509			$9,198	56.5	60.4	573	66
370462002352	640	Sardis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4416 Sardis Church Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3145	489	40	12.2	70.8%	161 (32.9%)	49 (10.0%)	246 (50.3%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$11,237			$2,176			$9,062	56.4	59.9	582	58

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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.