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)
370345001233	671	Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-0900	740	54	13.7	59.5%	442 (59.7%)	91 (12.3%)	125 (16.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (10.0%)	$8,706			$779			$7,927	54.6	41.1	913	242
370041903434	672	ECU Community School	Public	K-5	811 Howell St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	East Carolina Community School	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 737-5600	117	9	13	97.4%	1 (0.9%)	111 (94.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)								54.5	43.2	877	205
370502002010	673	Vinson-Bynum Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Tarboro St SW	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7981	475	32	14.7	99.4%	62 (13.1%)	325 (68.4%)	56 (11.8%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	$11,625			$1,594			$10,030	54.4	51.4	742	69
370001100427	674	Ponderosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0148	391	29	13.4	99.2%	24 (6.1%)	218 (55.8%)	86 (22.0%)	14 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	41 (10.5%)	$9,309			$1,813			$7,495	54.3	54	693	19
370204000899	675	Clyde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4182 Old Clyde Road	Clyde	28721	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 627-2206	523	38	13.8	99.4%	442 (84.5%)	5 (1.0%)	47 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	$11,365			$1,942			$9,424	54.3	51.2	748	73
370237001015	676	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3976 Nc 231	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-7560	580	43	13.5	99.5%	259 (44.7%)	78 (13.4%)	204 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	$9,379			$977			$8,402	54.3	57.8	624	52
370114000468	677	Fair Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	217 Cedar Lodge Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-7020	531	35	15	99.4%	387 (72.9%)	13 (2.4%)	99 (18.6%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$8,539			$842			$7,696	54.3	66.8	472	205
370058000222	678	Collettsville School	Public	PK, KG-8	4690 Collettsville School Rd	Collettsville	28611	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6913	339	23	14.8	99.1%	314 (92.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$9,454			$800			$8,654	54.3	57.6	629	49
370111002758	679	Nags Head Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 S Wrightsville Avenue	Nags Head	27959	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 480-8880	502	44	11.5	43.2%	316 (62.9%)	4 (0.8%)	139 (27.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	$11,095			$568			$10,527	54.2	55.7	655	24
370090002713	680	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1166 Wyke Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8390	425	27	15.7	99.3%	160 (37.6%)	193 (45.4%)	34 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	$10,297			$1,501			$8,795	54.2	50.6	759	79

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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.