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)
370162000678	1071	Costner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	353 Old 277 Loop Hwy	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 922-3522	485	28	17.1	62.7%	299 (61.6%)	84 (17.3%)	74 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$9,693			$1,124			$8,569	31.6	48.3	789	282
370234001007	1072	Scotts Creek School	Public	PK, KG-8	516 Parris Branch	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 631-2740	451	32	14	69.6%	323 (71.6%)	6 (1.3%)	78 (17.3%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$9,973			$1,203			$8,770	31.5	28.4	1116	44
370192000794	1073	Clara J Peck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 West Florida Street	Greensboro	27403	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8235	268	25	10.6	98.9%	14 (5.2%)	134 (50.0%)	87 (32.5%)	23 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$14,425			$2,710			$11,715	31.4	42.8	883	190
370001100429	1074	Benjamin J Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 N Reilly Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-4843	537	40	13.2	99.4%	68 (12.7%)	328 (61.1%)	78 (14.5%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.9%)	$9,754			$1,847			$7,907	31.4	24.2	1187	113
370327001342	1075	Benvenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Nicodemus Mile Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2835	580	34	17.3	87.6%	60 (10.3%)	412 (71.0%)	70 (12.1%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$9,425			$1,241			$8,184	31.4	12.7	1374	299
370117000489	1076	Pinebrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	477 Pinebrook School Rd	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-1050	475	32	14.9	46.9%	350 (73.7%)	23 (4.8%)	82 (17.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$8,744			$712			$8,032	31.4	49.5	778	298
370399001594	1077	Monroeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8081 US Highway 158	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 634-3280	436	30	14.5	65.1%	244 (56.0%)	98 (22.5%)	54 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.9%)	$9,944			$1,364			$8,580	31.4	37.4	964	113
370393001583	1078	Prospect Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4024 Missouri Road	Maxton	28364	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-4766	848	52	16.2	99.6%	19 (2.2%)	16 (1.9%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	772 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	$9,609			$1,583			$8,026	31.3	29.8	1092	14
370256003492	1079	WB Wicker Elementary	Public	K-5	900 S Vance St	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 897-5400	575	41	14.1	85.4%	64 (11.1%)	177 (30.8%)	315 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)								31.3	30.3	1082	3
370090002712	1080	James Love Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 James Love Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8385	350	30	11.5	99.1%	88 (25.1%)	199 (56.9%)	34 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	$12,191			$1,637			$10,553	31.1	46.5	823	257

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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:

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

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.