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)
370096000374	821	Williams Township	Public	PK, KG-8	10400 James B White Hwy	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 653-3791	644	44	14.8	99.5%	516 (80.1%)	79 (12.3%)	32 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$9,580			$1,302			$8,278	45.9	39.7	941	120
370192000756	822	Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 Chateau Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7320	395	27	14.7	99.2%	34 (8.6%)	169 (42.8%)	128 (32.4%)	37 (9.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.3%)	$11,684			$1,923			$9,762	45.8	46.7	818	4
370201000878	823	Buies Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Main Street	Buies Creek	27506	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-3505	232	17	13.3	53.9%	127 (54.7%)	42 (18.1%)	40 (17.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.8%)	$10,852			$1,195			$9,657	45.7	38.9	955	132
370345002599	824	Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	7444 Richlands Highway	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-3139	541	34	15.9	52.7%	370 (68.4%)	33 (6.1%)	82 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.8%)	$9,000			$730			$8,269	45.7	47.2	813	11
370180000737	825	Butner-Stem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 East D St	Butner	27509	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 575-6947	445	30	14.6	82.9%	103 (23.1%)	122 (27.4%)	190 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	$9,817			$738			$9,079	45.6	32.1	1054	229
370192002453	826	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 New Garden Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5870	696	48	14.5	99.6%	143 (20.5%)	367 (52.7%)	112 (16.1%)	26 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.5%)	$9,379			$1,068			$8,312	45.4	53.4	707	119
370001100423	827	Morganton Road Elementary	Public	K-5	102 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-4137	499	33	15.2	99.4%	65 (13.0%)	296 (59.3%)	82 (16.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (8.4%)	$9,482			$1,213			$8,269	45.4	40	932	105
370075000305	828	Bonlee School	Public	K-8	152 Bonlee School Road	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 837-5316	292	21	13.7	61.0%	199 (68.2%)	31 (10.6%)	50 (17.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$12,756			$1,041			$11,714	45.4	35.4	999	171
370132000552	829	G W Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 East Hamlet Street	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 827-2116	572	34	16.6	99.5%	255 (44.6%)	206 (36.0%)	78 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$9,997			$1,940			$8,058	45.3	47.9	802	27
370261001086	830	Banks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2148 Falling Creek Rd	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9470	462	34	13.6	99.4%	199 (43.1%)	168 (36.4%)	68 (14.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	$9,503			$1,056			$8,446	45.2	41.2	911	81

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.