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)
370010102502	811	Washington Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2330 Old Bath Hwy	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Washington Montessori	Yes	No	No	No	(252) 946-1977	403	33	12.2		344 (85.4%)	7 (1.7%)	30 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)								46.5	69.2	420	391
370042002428	812	Virginia Williamson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Zion Hill Road	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6010	502	34	14.7	99.4%	339 (67.5%)	62 (12.4%)	67 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	$10,336			$1,189			$9,147	46.4	54.8	677	135
370192002524	813	Triangle Lake Montessori Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2401 Triangle Lake Road	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2883	424	31	13.7	98.3%	36 (8.5%)	251 (59.2%)	84 (19.8%)	29 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$12,776			$1,128			$11,648	46.4	32.6	1046	233
370036002285	814	Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Cooper Hill Road	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-5221	328	24	13.6	99.1%	34 (10.4%)	263 (80.2%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$11,007			$1,523			$9,484	46.3	37	968	154
370192000839	815	Nathanael Greene Elementary	Public	K-5	2717 NC Highway 62 East	Liberty	27298	Randolph County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 685-5000	256	17	15.3	52.7%	214 (83.6%)	9 (3.5%)	21 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$10,736			$958			$9,777	46.2	63	533	282
370120001393	816	Chinquapin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3894 NC 50 South	Chinquapin	28521	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-3476	532	35	15.4	99.2%	353 (66.4%)	66 (12.4%)	84 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	$14,420			$1,253			$13,167	46.2	60.7	566	250
370078000322	817	Murphy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Valley River Avenue	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2424	536	42	12.6	99.4%	459 (85.6%)	15 (2.8%)	17 (3.2%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	$12,640			$1,376			$11,264	46.1	52	735	82
370297001206	818	Cotswold Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	300 Greenwich Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6720	342	25	13.9	46.8%	120 (35.1%)	144 (42.1%)	43 (12.6%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$10,328			$940			$9,388	46	50.6	760	58
370013102681	819	Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10510 Star Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Casa Esperanza Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 855-9811	615	36	17		179 (29.1%)	97 (15.8%)	280 (45.5%)	26 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)								46	60.6	567	252
370297001282	820	Tuckaseegee Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2028 Little Rock Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6055	596	42	14.3	99.5%	18 (3.0%)	276 (46.3%)	226 (37.9%)	60 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$10,356			$1,167			$9,190	46	24.9	1175	355

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.