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)
370195000864	1311	Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	13587 Hwy 481	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-3525	206	15	13.9	98.5%	1 (0.5%)	192 (93.2%)	9 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,009			$3,951			$10,058	17.9	14.2	1347	36
370162000672	1312	Chapel Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Lewis Road	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9113	357	26	13.5	99.2%	215 (60.2%)	31 (8.7%)	85 (23.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$10,242			$1,403			$8,840	17.8	27.4	1132	180
370331002177	1313	Oaks Road Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2811 Oaks Road	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6475	387	24	16.1	97.4%	71 (18.3%)	154 (39.8%)	96 (24.8%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.1%)	$11,730			$2,052			$9,678	17.8	17.6	1295	18
370192000957	1314	Johnson Street Global Studies	Public, Magnet	K-8	1601 Johnson Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2900	411	35	11.6	97.3%	50 (12.2%)	200 (48.7%)	119 (29.0%)	23 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$13,870			$2,178			$11,692	17.7	11.5	1396	82
370297001227	1315	Huntingtowne Farms Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2520 Huntingtowne Farms Ln	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3625	876	53	16.6	40.6%	91 (10.4%)	124 (14.2%)	624 (71.2%)	20 (2.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	$9,946			$1,015			$8,931	17.7	19.6	1259	56
370192000831	1316	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Hines Chapel Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2555	221	17	12.9	98.6%	68 (30.8%)	94 (42.5%)	37 (16.7%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	$11,871			$1,025			$10,846	17.6	19.9	1256	60
370037703321	1317	Wayne Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	600 Tommy's Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 734-8085	1,015	75	13.5		485 (47.8%)	351 (34.6%)	86 (8.5%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	80 (7.9%)								17.6	15.4	1329	12
370126000536	1318	Holt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4019 Holt School Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3928	636	54	11.7	82.9%	39 (6.1%)	172 (27.0%)	376 (59.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.1%)	$11,913			$1,480			$10,433	17.5	28.6	1112	206
370192000964	1319	Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	614 Oakview Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2935	534	30	17.5	99.4%	63 (11.8%)	259 (48.5%)	113 (21.2%)	64 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$10,559			$1,399			$9,161	17.4	16.6	1314	5
370024000064	1320	Balfour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2097 N Asheboro School Rd	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 672-0322	516	38	13.5	81.2%	111 (21.5%)	61 (11.8%)	303 (58.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	$10,291			$1,432			$8,859	17.4	19.2	1269	51

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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.