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)
370150002446	1481	Ashley Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1647 Ashley School Circle	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4203	373	25	14.7	99.2%	5 (1.3%)	169 (45.3%)	186 (49.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$12,584			$2,585			$10,000	5.2	10.2	1416	65
370045000153	1482	Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	230 Johnston Boulevard	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4291	203	19	10.6	98.5%	65 (32.0%)	50 (24.6%)	68 (33.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	12 (5.9%)	$14,890			$1,958			$12,932	4.4	3.4	1492	10
370405001620	1483	Hurley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Hurley School Rd	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3038	518	38	13.8	94.4%	106 (20.5%)	197 (38.0%)	168 (32.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.1%)	$10,704			$1,927			$8,777	4.4	4.4	1485	2
370297003356	1484	Starmount Academy of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Brookdale Ave	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3630	458	33	14	49.1%	10 (2.2%)	101 (22.1%)	341 (74.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$9,766			$1,171			$8,595	4.3	5.2	1472	12
370120000503	1485	Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1329 Brooks Quinn Road	Rose Hill	28458	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 289-3667	1,147	62	18.4	99.7%	134 (11.7%)	276 (24.1%)	701 (61.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.7%)	$8,559			$1,446			$7,114	4	5.7	1469	16
370297001210	1486	Devonshire Elementary	Public	K-5	6500 Barrington Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6445	523	29	17.9	99.4%	15 (2.9%)	115 (22.0%)	369 (70.6%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,844			$1,144			$8,700	3.9	6.7	1454	32
370192002583	1487	Waldo C Falkener Senior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3931 Naco Road	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8150	511	35	14.6	99.4%	19 (3.7%)	349 (68.3%)	113 (22.1%)	10 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.9%)	$11,644			$1,838			$9,806	3.9	6.2	1458	29
370003000012	1488	North Graham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Trollinger Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 578-2272	374	30	12.4	99.2%	62 (16.6%)	133 (35.6%)	131 (35.0%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.4%)	$11,600			$1,691			$9,909	3.8	4.2	1486	2
370465003169	1489	Clarke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 Mount Carmel Church Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8415	337	20	16.9	99.1%	22 (6.5%)	240 (71.2%)	59 (17.5%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$10,636			$1,265			$9,371	3.7	2.2	1499	10
370162000710	1490	H H Beam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Davis Park Road	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6618	510	27	18.8	99.4%	122 (23.9%)	182 (35.7%)	175 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	$9,849			$1,567			$8,282	3.6	5	1476	14

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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.