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)
370001102120	1111	Loyd E Auman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6882 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-8153	528	42	12.4	99.4%	67 (12.7%)	303 (57.4%)	92 (17.4%)	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.5%)	$10,052			$1,488			$8,565	29.4	23.4	1204	93
370032503265	1112	College Prep and Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4201 Furniture Avenue	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	The College Preparatory and Leadership A	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 884-0131	821	19	43.3	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	734 (89.4%)	21 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.8%)								29.4	33	1039	73
370075002815	1113	Virginia Cross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	234 Cross School Road	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 742-4279	455	39	11.7	93.4%	25 (5.5%)	68 (14.9%)	342 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$13,535			$1,342			$12,192	29.3	26.9	1140	27
370438001738	1114	Pine Hall Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Pine Hall Road	Pine Hall	27042	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 427-3689	101	5	20	61.4%	85 (84.2%)	2 (2.0%)	7 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	$10,560			$1,061			$9,499	29.3	14.9	1336	222
370010602527	1115	Success Institute Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1424-2 Rickert St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Success Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 881-0441	95	4	21.9	96.8%	9 (9.5%)	74 (77.9%)	6 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)								29.2	28.8	1106	9
370472001836	1116	Brentwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3426 Ingram Dr	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 850-8720	389	37	10.5	71.7%	104 (26.7%)	93 (23.9%)	157 (40.4%)	20 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$12,415			$1,590			$10,825	29.1	29.5	1097	19
370405003464	1117	West Rowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Mimosa St	Cleveland	27013	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 278-2131	570	39	14.6	61.2%	371 (65.1%)	51 (8.9%)	87 (15.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.0%)	$7,522			$730			$6,792	29.1	34.4	1016	101
370053002434	1118	W M Irvin Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1400 Gold Rush Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6330	696	51	13.5	99.6%	235 (33.8%)	210 (30.2%)	202 (29.0%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	$10,791			$1,213			$9,578	29	18.1	1285	167
370011302553	1119	PreEminent Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3815 Rock Quarry Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	PreEminent Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 235-0511	702	33	21.3	85.9%	13 (1.9%)	461 (65.7%)	157 (22.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (9.0%)								29	18.5	1278	159
370465001819	1120	New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10199 NC 39 Hwy N	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6549	118	6	18.4	97.5%	11 (9.3%)	90 (76.3%)	10 (8.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	$13,738			$1,838			$11,900	29	45.7	833	287

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.