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)
370405002249	1471	Overton Elementary	Public	K-5	1825 Park Rd W	Salisbury	28144	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3000	311	20	15.3	94.9%	60 (19.3%)	150 (48.2%)	68 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	$12,485			$2,175			$10,310	6	4.5	1481	10
370297001253	1472	Bruns Avenue Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	501 S. Bruns Ave	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5495	326	22	14.8	99.1%	6 (1.8%)	234 (71.8%)	77 (23.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$14,397			$3,116			$11,281	6	4.1	1487	15
370003000197	1473	Eastlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 N Graham Hopedale Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6180	585	36	16	99.5%	46 (7.9%)	188 (32.1%)	312 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	$9,376			$1,578			$7,799	5.9	6	1465	8
370231002298	1474	N B Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Pearl St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-8498	411	33	12.6	97.6%	51 (12.4%)	211 (51.3%)	106 (25.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.0%)	$11,468			$2,044			$9,423	5.9	5.1	1473	1
370045103507	1475	Ridgeview Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	207 W. Bradley St.	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Ridgeview Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 867-6635	254	18	14.2	92.1%	6 (2.4%)	186 (73.2%)	32 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.2%)								5.8	2.8	1496	21
370150002578	1476	Gibson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Walker Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4212	632	47	13.5	99.5%	41 (6.5%)	303 (47.9%)	249 (39.4%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)	$11,207			$1,880			$9,327	5.7	10.6	1408	68
370192000803	1477	Wiley Accel/Enrichment	Public	PK, KG-5	600 West Terrell Street	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8295	208	17	12.1	98.6%	4 (1.9%)	165 (79.3%)	32 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$13,122			$2,717			$10,405	5.7	6.5	1456	21
370195000863	1478	Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	37432 Hwy 561	Hollister	27844	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4344	163	10	17.1	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	80 (49.1%)	6 (3.7%)	1 (0.6%)	68 (41.7%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)	$14,038			$2,260			$11,778	5.6	12.2	1383	95
370003102323	1479	Children's Village Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	701 North Adkin Street	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Children's Village Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 939-1958	155	8	20.4	98.1%	4 (2.6%)	137 (88.4%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)								5.5	11.2	1402	77
370393002241	1480	Rosenwald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Martin L King Dr	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-4291	357	22	16.2	99.2%	29 (8.1%)	204 (57.1%)	26 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.4%)	$11,487			$2,147			$9,339	5.3	4.6	1480

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.