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)
370034103301	691	Willow Oak Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1476 Andrews Store Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Willow Oak Montessori	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 240-7787	283	25	11.1		218 (77.0%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (7.8%)	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)								53.4	57	637	54
370053001818	692	Weddington Hills Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4401 Weddington Road	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6350	937	68	13.8	58.5%	350 (37.4%)	173 (18.5%)	328 (35.0%)	31 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.5%)	$8,873			$892			$7,981	53.4	54.5	683	9
370014402925	693	Neuse Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	909 M. Durwood Stephenson Park	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Neuse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 626-2300	904	48	18.9		589 (65.2%)	125 (13.8%)	113 (12.5%)	12 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.4%)								53.4	61.4	555	138
370138000563	694	Elkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	135 Old Virginia Rd	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 835-2756	578	39	14.6	47.6%	412 (71.3%)	21 (3.6%)	114 (19.7%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$9,868			$809			$9,059	53.4	59.1	595	99
370021000971	695	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	5778 NC Hwy 88 W	Warrensville	28693	Ashe County	Ashe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 384-4500	360	28	12.8	70.8%	332 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,251			$1,849			$10,401	53.2	59.1	596	99
370472002492	696	Wakefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Wakefield Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 562-3555	499	38	13.1	51.5%	169 (33.9%)	174 (34.9%)	119 (23.8%)	17 (3.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$10,379			$816			$9,563	53.2	64.2	510	186
370114003119	697	Southmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	398 Owen Rd	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5800	280	20	14.1	67.9%	228 (81.4%)	8 (2.9%)	23 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.8%)	$9,403			$977			$8,426	53.1	39.8	937	240
370472002803	698	Forest Pines Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11455 Forest Pines Drive	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 562-6262	516	38	13.7	56.2%	174 (33.7%)	165 (32.0%)	119 (23.1%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	$9,477			$757			$8,720	53.1	65.1	497	201
370153003013	699	Long Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1753 Long Mill Rd	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-0667	403	32	12.6	57.8%	150 (37.2%)	128 (31.8%)	84 (20.8%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	$11,120			$1,287			$9,833	53	69.9	412	287
370378001524	700	New Market Elementary School	Public	K-5	6096 US Hwy 311	Sophia	27350	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 495-3340	391	28	13.9	63.4%	311 (79.5%)	6 (1.5%)	58 (14.8%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$9,370			$1,066			$8,305	53	64.2	509	191

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.