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)
370472001871	191	Lacy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Lake Boone Trail	Raleigh	27607	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 881-4920	686	50	13.8	25.5%	488 (71.1%)	125 (18.2%)	36 (5.2%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	$9,968			$302			$9,666	83.7	80.7	222	31
370231000992	192	Sharon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	880 Sharon Sch Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 872-3401	237	18	13.3	61.2%	172 (72.6%)	11 (4.6%)	25 (10.5%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.3%)	$11,007			$1,103			$9,904	83.7	84.3	178	14
370472000077	193	Leesville Road Elementary	Public	K-5	8402 Pride Way	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4200	603	43	14	30.3%	341 (56.6%)	151 (25.0%)	49 (8.1%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$9,581			$553			$9,028	83.7	82.6	202	9
370432001711	194	Millingport Elementary	Public	K-5	24198 NC Hwy 73 W	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4300	194	13	15.1	98.5%	148 (76.3%)	5 (2.6%)	9 (4.6%)	19 (9.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	$10,684			$1,258			$9,426	83.4	80.5	228	34
370472001866	195	Hunter Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1018 E Davie St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7676	607	47	12.8	27.3%	327 (53.9%)	158 (26.0%)	46 (7.6%)	42 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	$10,234			$544			$9,690	83.4	79.9	239	44
370126000538	196	George Watts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Watts Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3947	315	29	10.9	29.8%	189 (60.0%)	39 (12.4%)	58 (18.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.9%)	$15,158			$1,151			$14,007	83.4	86	150	46
370472003238	197	Richland Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Wallridge Drive	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-6333	489	39	12.7	40.5%	232 (47.4%)	123 (25.2%)	73 (14.9%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	$10,554			$524			$10,030	83.3	71.8	378	181
370072000298	198	Estes Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Estes Dr	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-4753	340	30	11.3	31.2%	189 (55.6%)	48 (14.1%)	38 (11.2%)	27 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.2%)	$14,515			$862			$13,653	83.3	78.6	263	65
370297003311	199	Lincoln Heights Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1900 New Castle St	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-9442	210	14	14.6	21.9%	81 (38.6%)	78 (37.1%)	21 (10.0%)	14 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	14 (6.7%)	$15,600			$194			$15,406	83.2	85.3	161	38
370268001123	200	Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4875 Reepsville Rd	Vale	28168	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 276-1493	323	23	14.1	55.4%	284 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$10,166			$909			$9,257	83.2	88.7	127	73

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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.