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)
370108003039	241	Jarvisburg Elementary	Public	K-5	110 Jarvisburg Rd	Jarvisburg	27947	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 491-2050	249	18	13.8	55.0%	169 (67.9%)	8 (3.2%)	38 (15.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.3%)	$11,958			$1,257			$10,701	80	72.3	370	129
370297001234	242	Lansdowne Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	6400 Prett Ct	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6733	547	40	13.8	42.4%	275 (50.3%)	155 (28.3%)	69 (12.6%)	17 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	$10,426			$730			$9,695	79.9	61.8	548	306
370192002295	243	Brooks Global Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1215 N Josephine Boyd St.	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 370-8228	311	21	15	50.5%	79 (25.4%)	173 (55.6%)	28 (9.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.4%)	$10,794			$875			$9,920	79.9	81	214	29
370001103082	244	Gray's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2964 School Rd	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-3352	459	32	14.4	99.3%	205 (44.7%)	99 (21.6%)	77 (16.8%)	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (11.3%)	$9,481			$1,043			$8,438	79.8	74.2	338	94
370472002038	245	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Rogers Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-6000	606	46	13.2	32.5%	329 (54.3%)	122 (20.1%)	98 (16.2%)	38 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$9,799			$404			$9,394	79.7	84	183	62
370053000376	246	Coltrane-Webb Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	61 Spring St NW	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6150	354	30	11.7	51.1%	90 (25.4%)	47 (13.3%)	108 (30.5%)	86 (24.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$10,232			$772			$9,461	79.7	78.3	266	20
370378002605	247	Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-5	6294 Welborn Road	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 861-2030	714	46	15.6	99.6%	582 (81.5%)	13 (1.8%)	62 (8.7%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.7%)	$8,788			$503			$8,285	79.7	76.3	295	48
370333001387	248	Pine Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	440 John S Mosby Dr	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2121	455	31	14.5	99.3%	314 (69.0%)	58 (12.7%)	55 (12.1%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	$10,137			$902			$9,235	79.5	68.7	430	182
370297001245	249	Myers Park Traditional Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2132 Radcliffe Ave	Charlotte	28207	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5522	669	41	16.3	34.5%	311 (46.5%)	232 (34.7%)	56 (8.4%)	37 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	$9,271			$521			$8,750	79.5	70.4	400	151
370053000209	250	Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 Midland Road	Midland	28107	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6070	604	39	15.5	52.2%	337 (55.8%)	94 (15.6%)	121 (20.0%)	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$9,140			$715			$8,425	79.4	68	443	193

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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:

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

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.