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)
370210002457	71	Glenn C Marlow Elementary	Public	K-5	1985 Butler Bridge Road	Mills River	28759	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-3225	580	37	15.6	30.3%	461 (79.5%)	16 (2.8%)	64 (11.0%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.3%)	$9,247			$669			$8,577	92.9	92.7	83	12
370040203386	72	Peak Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Orchard Villas Ave	Apex	27502	Wake County	Peak Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 377-1552	767	33	22.9	12.6%	262 (34.2%)	51 (6.6%)	67 (8.7%)	308 (40.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (9.8%)								92.9	93.6	64	8
370005302372	73	Woods Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	160 Woodland Grove Ln	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Woods Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 960-8353	508	54	9.4		365 (71.9%)	25 (4.9%)	53 (10.4%)	29 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)								92.9	92.2	89	16
370150000648	74	Whitaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Buena Vista Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6740	545	36	15.1	27.0%	379 (69.5%)	86 (15.8%)	44 (8.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	$9,221			$473			$8,748	92.7	88	133	59
370472003494	75	Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	332 Parkside Valley Dr	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-7888	871	58	14.8	17.7%	204 (23.4%)	100 (11.5%)	69 (7.9%)	462 (53.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.9%)								92.7	91.8	91	16
370006902415	76	Franklin Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1127 Chalk Rd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Franklin Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 570-8262	1,651	113	14.6		1,287 (78.0%)	108 (6.5%)	93 (5.6%)	83 (5.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (4.5%)								92.6	90.8	97	21
370297001196	77	Beverly Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	6001 Quail Hollow Rd	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3627	611	41	15	15.2%	410 (67.1%)	67 (11.0%)	53 (8.7%)	56 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$9,153			$556			$8,597	92.5	93.4	67	10
370009102473	78	STARS Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	140 Southern Dunes Dr	Vass	28394	Moore County	Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 695-1004	809	55	14.6		587 (72.6%)	56 (6.9%)	102 (12.6%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (5.8%)								92.5	94.5	47	31
370003302332	79	The Academy of Moore County	Public, Charter	K-5	12588 HWY 15-501 South	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	The Academy of Moore County	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 757-0401	473	26	18.1		327 (69.1%)	29 (6.1%)	56 (11.8%)	11 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.9%)								92.5	94.4	50	29
370231002778	80	Woodland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	288 Forest Lake Boulevard	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 663-1370	609	43	14	12.8%	512 (84.1%)	16 (2.6%)	40 (6.6%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$7,823			$341			$7,482	92.4	94.7	41	39

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.