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)
370438001732	911	Germanton Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 NC 8 Hwy South	Germanton	27019	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-4021	178	13	14.2	56.2%	167 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$10,509			$1,783			$8,726	41.1	36.6	975	64
370027000071	912	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	60 Ridgelawn Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6400	307	24	12.5	58.0%	170 (55.4%)	75 (24.4%)	37 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	$14,641			$1,562			$13,079	40.9	25.2	1169	257
370201002630	913	Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	1915 Buffalo Lake Road	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-2200	891	62	14.4	53.1%	431 (48.4%)	160 (18.0%)	206 (23.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	79 (8.9%)	$8,595			$1,050			$7,546	40.9	32.8	1042	129
370001100421	914	Mary McArthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3809 Village Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-2206	371	35	10.6	99.2%	82 (22.1%)	178 (48.0%)	61 (16.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.9%)	$11,714			$1,748			$9,966	40.9	41.6	901	13
370114000464	915	Denton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 W Salisbury Street	Denton	27239	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5708	385	30	12.7	67.3%	353 (91.7%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$9,340			$1,163			$8,177	40.9	44.6	852	63
370432001709	916	Endy Elementary	Public	K-5	27670 Betty Rd	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3300	348	26	13.4	99.1%	290 (83.3%)	16 (4.6%)	30 (8.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$9,108			$956			$8,152	40.9	32.5	1047	131
370009000032	917	Ellendale Elementary	Public	K-5	175 Ellendale Park Lane	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-4866	216	14	14.9	55.1%	189 (87.5%)	6 (2.8%)	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	$12,059			$1,416			$10,642	40.8	63.8	520	397
370483001939	918	Mabel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	404 Mabel School Road	Zionville	28698	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 297-2512	156	19	8.1	64.7%	151 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$13,398			$1,416			$11,982	40.8	36.9	971	53
370408001653	919	Spindale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	161 N Oak St	Spindale	28160	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 286-2861	341	25	13.4	99.1%	182 (53.4%)	96 (28.2%)	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.6%)	$10,759			$1,904			$8,854	40.7	50.8	757	162
370472002854	920	Barwell Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Barwell Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 661-5405	672	51	13.2	88.1%	59 (8.8%)	335 (49.9%)	222 (33.0%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	$10,467			$1,325			$9,142	40.7	30.3	1080	160

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.