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)
370327001348	931	Middlesex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13081 West Hanes Avenue	Middlesex	27557	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2815	342	23	14.7	72.5%	113 (33.0%)	65 (19.0%)	142 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$10,998			$1,807			$9,191	40.2	43.4	875	56
370041003390	932	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9142 Browne Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 288-4811	961	61	15.6	53.8%	40 (4.2%)	695 (72.3%)	119 (12.4%)	38 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (6.8%)								40.2	44.8	848	84
370268001109	933	GE Massey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Newbold St	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-2322	388	29	13.4	78.9%	183 (47.2%)	65 (16.8%)	104 (26.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	$9,086			$1,289			$7,797	40.1	64.1	514	419
370192000819	934	Monticello-Brown Summit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5006 NC Highway 150 East	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 656-4010	294	19	15.3	69.0%	129 (43.9%)	77 (26.2%)	63 (21.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.5%)	$10,424			$919			$9,506	40	41.2	912	22
370472002742	935	Forestville Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Lawson Ridge Road	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8487	494	44	11.3	79.1%	82 (16.6%)	187 (37.9%)	188 (38.1%)	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$11,324			$1,232			$10,091	39.9	39.9	935
370001100422	936	Montclair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Glensford Drive	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-5124	418	31	13.6	99.0%	56 (13.4%)	208 (49.8%)	91 (21.8%)	23 (5.5%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.2%)	$10,530			$1,397			$9,133	39.7	35.4	1000	64
370090000344	937	Fallston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Gary Street	Fallston	28042	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8240	456	36	12.7	99.3%	358 (78.5%)	41 (9.0%)	28 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$9,874			$1,550			$8,324	39.7	62.1	544	393
370150000622	938	Moore Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	451 Knollwood Street	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 727-2860	414	32	12.9	99.3%	102 (24.6%)	230 (55.6%)	47 (11.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	$10,512			$1,383			$9,128	39.6	45.5	836	102
370069000293	939	Webb A Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3901 Section House Road	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2196	389	28	14.1	81.0%	113 (29.0%)	41 (10.5%)	182 (46.8%)	29 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	$10,328			$1,457			$8,872	39.5	36.8	973	34
370192000823	940	Gibsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 East Joyner Street	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4214	564	34	16.5	60.1%	243 (43.1%)	184 (32.6%)	71 (12.6%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.0%)	$9,628			$722			$8,905	39.5	44.2	864	76

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.