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)
370001100410	1321	Cumberland Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2576 Hope Mills Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-4536	572	40	14.2	99.5%	102 (17.8%)	288 (50.3%)	107 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	8 (1.4%)	57 (10.0%)	$9,071			$1,598			$7,473	17.3	23.9	1192	129
370014202922	1322	KIPP Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-8	931 Wilann Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	KIPP: Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 537-2044	944	50	18.7	96.6%	4 (0.4%)	809 (85.7%)	96 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.5%)								17.2	10	1419	97
370488001946	1323	Brogden Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	2253 Old Mt Olive Hwy	Dudley	28333	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6020	764	49	15.5	99.6%	78 (10.2%)	239 (31.3%)	424 (55.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$9,765			$1,599			$8,166	17.2	11	1404	81
370333001390	1324	Sunset Park Elementary	Public	K-5	613 Alabama Ave	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6948	409	34	11.9	99.3%	52 (12.7%)	113 (27.6%)	226 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$14,494			$2,078			$12,416	17.1	31.8	1059	265
370201000877	1325	Boone Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Adcock Road	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-4013	507	37	13.6	72.0%	238 (46.9%)	63 (12.4%)	170 (33.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	$9,275			$1,308			$7,968	17	26.9	1141	184
370150000639	1326	South Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4332 Country Club Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4231	502	41	12.1	99.4%	57 (11.4%)	203 (40.4%)	151 (30.1%)	61 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	$12,604			$2,133			$10,471	16.9	13.4	1361	35
370297002640	1327	Mountain Island Lake Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7905 Pleasant Grove Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6948	775	44	17.4	63.6%	66 (8.5%)	503 (64.9%)	145 (18.7%)	31 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$10,304			$897			$9,407	16.8	21.6	1237	90
370014002923	1328	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Public, Charter	K-8	35 Bacon's Way	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 641-4042	879	26	33.6	93.5%	413 (47.0%)	237 (27.0%)	30 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	76 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (13.4%)								16.8	14.9	1337	9
370297001186	1329	Albemarle Road Elementary	Public	K-5	7800 Riding Trail Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6414	755	50	15.2	97.7%	18 (2.4%)	167 (22.1%)	438 (58.0%)	115 (15.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$10,415			$1,158			$9,257	16.7	20.6	1247	82
370132000553	1330	Coker-Wimberly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1619 NC 97 West	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-4446	252	21	11.9	98.8%	20 (7.9%)	149 (59.1%)	64 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.1%)	$11,823			$2,540			$9,284	16.7	18.6	1275	55

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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.