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)
370432000024	1241	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	206 N 3rd Street	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3200	546	35	15.7	99.5%	187 (34.2%)	190 (34.8%)	72 (13.2%)	21 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.7%)	$9,432			$1,366			$8,066	22.3	11.8	1390	149
370024000065	1242	Charles W McCrary Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Ross St	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 629-1817	321	27	11.8	83.8%	85 (26.5%)	69 (21.5%)	135 (42.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	$11,456			$1,591			$9,864	22.2	15.9	1322	80
370465001824	1243	L B Yancey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Hawkins Drive	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8336	199	11	17.9	98.5%	8 (4.0%)	127 (63.8%)	51 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	$11,640			$1,658			$9,981	22.2	23.7	1196	47
370327000726	1244	Englewood Elementary	Public	3-5	101 South Englewood Drive	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2501	559	33	16.9	74.1%	104 (18.6%)	355 (63.5%)	51 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.2%)	$8,315			$963			$7,353	22.1	11.8	1392	148
370192000770	1245	Julius I Foust Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2610 Floyd Street	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8155	236	18	12.9	98.7%	10 (4.2%)	113 (47.9%)	96 (40.7%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	$12,112			$2,105			$10,006	22.1	14.9	1338	93
370192000817	1246	Allen Jay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1311 East Springfield Road	High Point	27263	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 434-8490	490	38	13	99.4%	74 (15.1%)	135 (27.6%)	113 (23.1%)	141 (28.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$11,125			$1,674			$9,451	22.1	16.6	1315	69
370225000969	1247	J W McLauchlin Elementary	Public	K-5	326 N Main St	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-8721	304	23	13.5	99.0%	76 (25.0%)	119 (39.1%)	61 (20.1%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.5%)	$12,042			$1,365			$10,677	22	24.3	1182	65
370210000805	1248	Upward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Education Drive	Flat Rock	28731	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4764	413	32	12.7	83.3%	160 (38.7%)	20 (4.8%)	195 (47.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	18 (4.4%)	$10,637			$1,538			$9,099	22	22.8	1213	35
370480002045	1249	Creswell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 South Seventh St	Creswell	27928	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 797-7474	119	10	11.9	97.5%	24 (20.2%)	65 (54.6%)	18 (15.1%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.6%)	$17,208			$2,807			$14,401	21.9	37.5	962	287
370005402375	1250	Community School of Digital & Visual Art	Public, Charter	K-8	1955 West Cornwallis Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Community School of Digital and Visual A	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 797-2340	217	17	12.5	97.7%	5 (2.3%)	183 (84.3%)	22 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)								21.9	32.8	1041	209

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.