Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best North Carolina elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish North Carolina test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
370126003185	411	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1417 Old Oxford Highway	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-2695	484	39	12.3	68.2%	32 (6.6%)	237 (49.0%)	198 (40.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$11,793			$1,182			$10,611	69.7	58.8	603	192
370108000450	412	W T Griggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Poplar Branch Road	Poplar Branch	27965	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 453-2700	247	19	12.9	49.0%	173 (70.0%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (18.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.5%)	$10,878			$606			$10,272	69.7	65.8	490	78
370192000833	413	Millis Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4310 Millis Road	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2125	486	31	15.6	56.0%	190 (39.1%)	124 (25.5%)	94 (19.3%)	49 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$9,040			$669			$8,371	69.7	75.2	322	91
370256002305	414	Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1127 Greenwood Rd	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 776-0506	530	41	12.9	76.8%	236 (44.5%)	49 (9.2%)	203 (38.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.4%)	$9,213			$1,139			$8,074	69.7	72.8	363	51
370297001257	415	Paw Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 Cathey Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6088	713	46	15.3	99.6%	41 (5.8%)	402 (56.4%)	217 (30.4%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.1%)	$10,851			$1,377			$9,474	69.6	57.4	632	217
370192000784	416	John Van Lindley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Camden Road	Greensboro	27403	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7360	468	33	14.1	56.4%	237 (50.6%)	126 (26.9%)	77 (16.5%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$10,039			$845			$9,194	69.6	66.9	470	54
370441001747	417	Dobson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Atkins Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 386-8913	340	24	14	60.9%	182 (53.5%)	3 (0.9%)	146 (42.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$11,029			$1,718			$9,312	69.6	63.4	529	112
370472001868	418	Joyner Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2300 Lowden St.	Raleigh	27608	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7650	523	41	12.6	28.3%	312 (59.7%)	98 (18.7%)	69 (13.2%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	$9,492			$422			$9,070	69.5	64.8	503	85
370488001956	419	Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3500 E Ash Street	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7150	692	52	13.3	99.6%	236 (34.1%)	271 (39.2%)	115 (16.6%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.8%)	$10,168			$1,465			$8,703	69.4	43.6	873	454
370483001936	420	Cove Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	930 Vanderpool Rd	Vilas	28692	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 297-2781	294	29	9.9	47.3%	266 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,375			$859			$11,515	69.3	57.6	630	210

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for North Carolina

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NC student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students Gifted and Talented Students Military Connected Students

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.