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)
370003000200	1461	Harvey R Newlin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 Carden Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6125	516	36	14.3	99.2%	48 (9.3%)	187 (36.2%)	229 (44.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.3%)	$9,853			$1,732			$8,121	7	4.5	1482	21
370120000504	1462	Wallace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4266 Nc 11 S	Wallace	28466	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-7183	1,147	71	16	99.7%	222 (19.4%)	289 (25.2%)	586 (51.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.9%)	$8,509			$1,271			$7,238	6.8	9.4	1426	36
370162002731	1463	Edward D Sadler Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 West Franklin Boulevard	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 862-5895	321	26	12.2	99.1%	46 (14.3%)	135 (42.1%)	118 (36.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$9,464			$1,602			$7,862	6.7	6.7	1453	10
370162000717	1464	Woodhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1027 Woodhill Drive	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6295	462	31	15	99.4%	48 (10.4%)	274 (59.3%)	121 (26.2%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$8,750			$1,400			$7,350	6.6	7.9	1442	22
370243001046	1465	Shady Brook Elementary	Public	K-5	903 Rogers Lake Road	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2434	295	20	14.4	99.0%	75 (25.4%)	99 (33.6%)	95 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.8%)	$11,062			$1,752			$9,310	6.5	9.2	1427	38
370003000011	1466	Haw River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 E Main Street	Haw River	27258	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 578-0177	494	32	15.4	99.4%	69 (14.0%)	146 (29.6%)	255 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	$10,856			$1,654			$9,202	6.5	6.1	1462	4
370018000050	1467	Wadesboro Elementary	Public	4-6	321 Camden Road	Wadesboro	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 694-9383	144	9	15.6	97.9%	16 (11.1%)	112 (77.8%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	$11,235			$2,965			$8,270	6.5	3.3	1493	26
370132000551	1468	G W Bulluck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3090 Bulluck School Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 985-3456	609	37	16.3	99.5%	160 (26.3%)	355 (58.3%)	53 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	$9,466			$1,793			$7,673	6.5	11	1405	63
370003402334	1469	Rocky Mount Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3334 Bishop Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Rocky Mount Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 443-9923	1,022	49	20.8	95.3%	47 (4.6%)	851 (83.3%)	49 (4.8%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.5%)								6.5	8.2	1439	30
370126000573	1470	Y E Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 E Main Street	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3900	286	27	10.5	99.0%	10 (3.5%)	118 (41.3%)	140 (49.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	$17,541			$3,182			$14,359	6.2	7.5	1445	25

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.