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)
370003000199	1361	Grove Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Trail One	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6115	390	31	12.6	99.2%	58 (14.9%)	169 (43.3%)	108 (27.7%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	$10,942			$1,874			$9,068	15.2	6.4	1457	96
370405003548	1362	Summit Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1636 Parkview Circle	Salisbury	28144	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 630-7274	227	15	15.2	66.1%	100 (44.1%)	54 (23.8%)	50 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.7%)								15.1	18.1	1284	78
370126000547	1363	Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5207 Revere Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3962	602	46	13.2	69.9%	97 (16.1%)	309 (51.3%)	134 (22.3%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.6%)	$11,377			$1,372			$10,005	14.9	24.6	1179	184
370256001074	1364	Broadway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 S Main St	Broadway	27505	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 258-3828	483	35	13.8	78.9%	192 (39.8%)	77 (15.9%)	186 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$9,542			$1,101			$8,441	14.9	20.4	1249	115
370297001246	1365	Nations Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7050 Nations Ford Rd	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5838	624	40	15.7	98.1%	14 (2.2%)	141 (22.6%)	458 (73.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$9,317			$1,154			$8,163	14.9	20.4	1250	115
370297003131	1366	Stoney Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	14015 Mallard Roost Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 344-1030	743	40	18.5	99.6%	31 (4.2%)	501 (67.4%)	170 (22.9%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.8%)	$9,805			$923			$8,882	14.8	16.2	1321	45
370048303628	1367	Oak Hill Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4603 Oak Hill School Rd.	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Oak Hill Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 759-1383	188	12	15.5		165 (87.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)								14.5			(n/a)
370192000843	1368	Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Spry Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2545	726	51	14.1	99.6%	21 (2.9%)	405 (55.8%)	173 (23.8%)	96 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	$10,309			$1,600			$8,709	14.5	12.4	1379	11
370045000157	1369	Oakley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	753 Fairview Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 274-7515	433	33	13.2	99.3%	212 (49.0%)	93 (21.5%)	100 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$11,073			$1,338			$9,735	14.5	17.4	1298	71
370150000615	1370	Kimberley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Old Cherry Street	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6731	278	27	10.1	98.9%	9 (3.2%)	204 (73.4%)	49 (17.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$14,902			$3,465			$11,437	14.4	16.3	1319	51

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.