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)
370162000670	891	Carr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 S Pine St	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 922-3636	633	40	15.9	99.5%	306 (48.3%)	141 (22.3%)	128 (20.2%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.3%)	$8,907			$1,311			$7,596	41.9	47.1	814	77
370387001550	892	Fairview Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Hamilton Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7900	504	31	16.2	98.6%	216 (42.9%)	178 (35.3%)	46 (9.1%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	$10,407			$1,710			$8,696	41.9	51	751	141
370480002190	893	Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	37 East Mill Pond Road	Roper	27970	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 793-1137	424	27	15.7	99.3%	18 (4.2%)	358 (84.4%)	24 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$12,588			$2,428			$10,160	41.9	26.3	1150	257
370002202089	894	Maureen Joy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	107 South Driver Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Maureen Joy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 908-1602	616			68.3%	12 (1.9%)	179 (29.1%)	387 (62.8%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)								41.8	39.2	948	54
370150000643	895	Union Cross Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 High Point Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4233	495	36	13.6	99.4%	192 (38.8%)	96 (19.4%)	175 (35.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$10,445			$1,185			$9,260	41.8	36.6	978	83
370045001781	896	Avery's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Park South Boulevard	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1810	546	43	12.8	68.9%	225 (41.2%)	65 (11.9%)	186 (34.1%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (10.3%)	$11,019			$1,138			$9,880	41.8	34.1	1020	124
370036000107	897	Colerain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 N Academy Street	Colerain	27924	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 356-4714	169	11	15.3	98.2%	22 (13.0%)	136 (80.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	$13,354			$2,225			$11,129	41.7	33.8	1023	126
370126000539	898	Little River K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2315 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3940	374	39	9.5	48.1%	173 (46.3%)	100 (26.7%)	83 (22.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$12,393			$773			$11,620	41.7	60.2	578	320
370414001680	899	Salemburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	404 E. College Street	Salemburg	28385	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 525-5547	462	31	14.6	99.4%	149 (32.3%)	91 (19.7%)	191 (41.3%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$10,122			$1,174			$8,949	41.7	43.8	872	27
370393001590	900	Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2547 NC Hwy 710 South	Rowland	28383	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-4272	343	25	13.4	99.1%	6 (1.7%)	12 (3.5%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	307 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	$9,927			$1,943			$7,984	41.6	48	795	105

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.