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)
370495001971	1261	Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	556 Boomer-Ferguson Sch Rd	Boomer	28606	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-8900	119	7	17.2	97.5%	92 (77.3%)	7 (5.9%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.8%)	$12,571			$1,753			$10,817	21.3	17.5	1296	35
370003000013	1262	Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2847 Pleasant Grv Sch Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 421-3701	282	18	15.3	98.9%	84 (29.8%)	85 (30.1%)	82 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.6%)	$10,688			$1,545			$9,143	21.3	33.2	1034	228
370058000240	1263	Valmead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Elizabeth Drive NW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-9612	275	22	12.6	98.9%	129 (46.9%)	42 (15.3%)	64 (23.3%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.7%)	$13,388			$1,976			$11,412	21.3	3.8	1489	226
370450001774	1264	Liberty Drive Elementary	Public	4-5	401 Liberty Drive	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4186	342	19	17.9	99.1%	47 (13.7%)	123 (36.0%)	127 (37.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.1%)	$11,739			$2,365			$9,374	21.1	17.7	1293	29
370162000714	1265	Tryon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2620 Tryon Courthouse Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9107	334	24	13.9	98.5%	246 (73.7%)	27 (8.1%)	37 (11.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$11,346			$1,912			$9,434	21.1	15.8	1323	58
370192002774	1266	McLeansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5315 Frieden Church Rd	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 698-0144	322	25	12.9	99.1%	93 (28.9%)	147 (45.7%)	53 (16.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	$11,494			$1,470			$10,024	21.1	25.9	1156	110
370018000046	1267	Morven Elementary	Public	K-6	6715 Hwy 52 S	Morven	28119	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 851-9306	179	14	12.8	98.3%	5 (2.8%)	131 (73.2%)	28 (15.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	$13,556			$2,409			$11,147	21	17.3	1303	36
370297001598	1268	Greenway Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8301 Monroe Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5060	544	39	13.9	99.4%	60 (11.0%)	214 (39.3%)	231 (42.5%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.8%)	$11,123			$1,196			$9,927	21	21.7	1234	34
370126000528	1269	Bethesda Elementary	Public	K-5	2009 S Miami Boulevard	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3904	577	44	13.1	99.5%	38 (6.6%)	259 (44.9%)	234 (40.6%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	$10,668			$1,389			$9,280	21	20.9	1245	24
370003000014	1270	South Graham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Ivey Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6520	493	34	14.6	99.4%	86 (17.4%)	123 (24.9%)	233 (47.3%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	$10,049			$1,265			$8,783	20.8	15.5	1327	57

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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.