Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina

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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.

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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)
370069000289	1281	Saint Stephens Elementary	Public	K-6	684 30th Street NE	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2570	698	51	13.7	77.7%	218 (31.2%)	117 (16.8%)	258 (37.0%)	47 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	$9,685			$1,747			$7,938	20.2	15.3	1331	50
370192000801	1282	Washington Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1110 East Washington Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8290	304	20	15.1	99.0%	6 (2.0%)	263 (86.5%)	19 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$14,911			$2,191			$12,720	20.2	23.9	1193	89
370237001030	1283	South Smithfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 W Sanders St	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 934-8979	438	40	10.9	99.3%	92 (21.0%)	129 (29.5%)	183 (41.8%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$11,484			$1,732			$9,751	20.1	15.8	1324	41
370001201496	1284	Falkland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Nc 121	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-7820	249	22	11.4	98.8%	23 (9.2%)	175 (70.3%)	30 (12.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	$12,105			$2,374			$9,732	20	24.2	1185	99
370387003209	1285	East Rockingham Elementary	Public	K-5	154 Chalk Road	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 557-0900	514	31	16.4	99.4%	201 (39.1%)	149 (29.0%)	82 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.1%)	$9,938			$1,903			$8,035	20	34.3	1019	266
370472002493	1286	Wildwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Wildwood Forest Drive	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 713-0600	503	44	11.3	85.1%	39 (7.8%)	263 (52.3%)	152 (30.2%)	27 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$10,167			$1,043			$9,125	19.8	23.4	1202	84
370033001924	1287	John Small Elementary	Public	4-5	4103 North Market Street Ext	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3941	453	30	14.9	99.3%	125 (27.6%)	188 (41.5%)	108 (23.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	$10,309			$1,418			$8,890	19.7	19.6	1260	27
370045000146	1288	Emma Elementary	Public	K-4	37 Brickyard Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 232-4272	289	25	11.5	98.3%	92 (31.8%)	31 (10.7%)	159 (55.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$12,874			$1,531			$11,343	19.7	18.4	1281	7
370465001822	1289	E M Rollins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 S Garnett St	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-2189	322	24	13.4	99.1%	23 (7.1%)	255 (79.2%)	28 (8.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$12,676			$1,569			$11,107	19.7	12.6	1376	87
370297001261	1290	Pinewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Seneca Pl	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5825	571	33	17.4	99.5%	38 (6.7%)	186 (32.6%)	298 (52.2%)	31 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$11,962			$1,640			$10,322	19.7	9.6	1425	135

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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.