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)
370117000491	661	William R Davie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3437 US Hwy 601 N	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-3181	382	28	13.8	56.5%	300 (78.5%)	12 (3.1%)	50 (13.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$10,735			$1,137			$9,598	55.1	63.5	525	136
370001202138	662	Eastern Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 Cedar Ln	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 758-4813	792	49	16.2	99.6%	232 (29.3%)	432 (54.5%)	52 (6.6%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	$8,469			$1,223			$7,246	55	54	694	32
370032303256	663	North East Carolina Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	274 Husky Trail	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	North East Carolina Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 641-0464	1,020	68	14.9	99.7%	488 (47.8%)	356 (34.9%)	123 (12.1%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.1%)								54.8	51	750	87
370256002209	664	J Glenn Edwards Elementary	Public	K-5	3115 Cemetery Rd	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 774-3733	519	39	13.2	99.4%	144 (27.7%)	88 (17.0%)	236 (45.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.3%)	$9,176			$1,462			$7,714	54.8	46.3	828	164
370090002709	665	East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Cleveland Avenue	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8356	203	17	11.6	98.5%	89 (43.8%)	79 (38.9%)	19 (9.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	$11,443			$1,678			$9,765	54.8	56.6	646	19
370231000993	666	Shepherd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1748 Charlotte Hwy	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 664-2582	709	46	15.4	99.6%	460 (64.9%)	60 (8.5%)	104 (14.7%)	22 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (8.5%)	$8,911			$1,046			$7,865	54.8	50.3	767	101
370345002403	667	Queens Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	159 Queens Creek Road	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-5115	760	53	14.4	50.5%	529 (69.6%)	47 (6.2%)	95 (12.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (10.7%)	$10,129			$815			$9,314	54.8	54.9	676	9
370040503392	668	Matthews Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2332 Mount Harmony Church Rd.	Matthews	28104	Union County	Matthews Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 339-5449	775	34	22.9	55.7%	262 (33.8%)	196 (25.3%)	182 (23.5%)	23 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	107 (13.8%)								54.7	52.4	726	58
370378002606	669	Southmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2497 Southmont School Road	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 625-1558	573	36	15.9	99.5%	292 (51.0%)	19 (3.3%)	239 (41.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$9,447			$1,337			$8,110	54.7	52.8	720	51
370153000574	670	Laurel Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 Laurel Mill Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 853-3577	285	22	13.2	82.8%	100 (35.1%)	101 (35.4%)	59 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	$11,465			$945			$10,520	54.7	41.5	904	234

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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:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.