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)
370042000130	81	Union Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Union School Road NW	Shallotte	28470	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5900	571	37	15.4	99.5%	383 (67.1%)	52 (9.1%)	96 (16.8%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.4%)	$10,404			$975			$9,429	92.4	94.3	54	27
370001100395	82	Beaver Dam Elementary	Public	K-5	12059 Hwy 210 S	Roseboro	28382	Sampson County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 838-0008	86	8	10.2	96.5%	64 (74.4%)	6 (7.0%)	6 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.3%)	$14,341			$1,861			$12,480	92.3	93	78	4
370472003241	83	Abbotts Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9900 Durant Road	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0555	801	56	14.2	31.2%	459 (57.3%)	181 (22.6%)	95 (11.9%)	27 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	$9,019			$705			$8,314	92.3	88.7	128	45
370502002004	84	New Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	4826 Packhouse Rd	Wilson	27896	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7950	431	28	15.1	49.0%	217 (50.3%)	88 (20.4%)	79 (18.3%)	28 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	$9,265			$666			$8,598	92.2	93.6	65	19
370150000641	85	Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1631 Southwest School Drive	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4195	523	36	14.5	38.6%	340 (65.0%)	57 (10.9%)	62 (11.9%)	32 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	$9,396			$732			$8,664	92.1	92.5	84	1
370309003505	86	McDeeds Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2953 Camp Easter Rd	Southern Pines	28387	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 722-4248	625	38	16.4	18.4%	486 (77.8%)	27 (4.3%)	73 (11.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.0%)								92	93.8	62	24
370297001254	87	Olde Providence Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 Rea Rd	Charlotte	28226	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3755	671	38	17.7	13.0%	489 (72.9%)	52 (7.7%)	56 (8.3%)	43 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	$8,495			$446			$8,049	91.9	92.3	87
370472003214	88	Alston Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11555 Green Level Church Rd.	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 544-2474	1,047	70	14.9	12.6%	204 (19.5%)	123 (11.7%)	82 (7.8%)	587 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.8%)	$8,773			$530			$8,243	91.8	93.3	68	20
370036203331	89	Envision Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	590 Traditions Grande Blvd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Envision Science Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 435-4002	741	53	14		488 (65.9%)	107 (14.4%)	59 (8.0%)	39 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.3%)								91.8	88.9	124	35
370472002802	90	Cedar Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Town Hall Drive	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 388-5240	773	55	13.9	16.9%	127 (16.4%)	64 (8.3%)	34 (4.4%)	518 (67.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	$8,320			$370			$7,950	91.7	93.2	75	15

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.