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)
370192000960	951	Montlieu Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1105 Montlieu Avenue	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2910	501	30	16.5	99.2%	32 (6.4%)	322 (64.3%)	85 (17.0%)	35 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	$10,125			$1,809			$8,316	39	28.4	1115	164
370192000847	952	Sedalia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6120 Burlington Road	Sedalia	27342	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4711	550	38	14.6	62.4%	131 (23.8%)	289 (52.5%)	69 (12.5%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	$9,788			$928			$8,860	39	35.7	994	42
370096000362	953	Chadbourn Elementary	Public	K-5	409 E Third Avenue	Chadbourn	28431	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 654-3825	204	18	11.2	98.5%	45 (22.1%)	127 (62.3%)	18 (8.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$12,202			$2,284			$9,918	39	36.3	984	31
370117000487	954	Mocksville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	295 Cemetery St	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-2740	548	38	14.3	66.4%	314 (57.3%)	78 (14.2%)	127 (23.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$9,883			$1,047			$8,836	38.8	47.6	807	147
370331002173	955	Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Farm Life Avenue	Vanceboro	28586	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 244-3215	471	32	14.5	99.4%	219 (46.5%)	148 (31.4%)	56 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	$10,168			$1,737			$8,430	38.8	29.8	1090	135
370441003221	956	Rockford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	719 Rockford Rd	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 374-6300	344	26	13.1	75.3%	182 (52.9%)	7 (2.0%)	147 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$10,901			$1,542			$9,360	38.8	43.2	878	78
370399001242	957	Leaksville-Spray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Highland Dr	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 627-7068	404	32	12.6	99.3%	208 (51.5%)	85 (21.0%)	79 (19.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	$10,359			$1,839			$8,521	38.7	34.8	1010	53
370039803362	958	NC Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4220 NC Highway 55	Durham	27713	Durham County	NC Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(919) 346-0121	3,047	141	21.5		1,297 (42.6%)	912 (29.9%)	394 (12.9%)	45 (1.5%)	49 (1.6%)	12 (0.4%)	338 (11.1%)								38.7	40.9	917	41
370472001874	959	Lockhart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 N Smithfield Rd	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8525	459	40	11.4	74.5%	101 (22.0%)	185 (40.3%)	148 (32.2%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$10,297			$790			$9,507	38.7	26.6	1147	188
370126000543	960	Merrick-Moore Elementary	Public	K-5	2325 Cheek Road	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3952	540	48	11.3	99.4%	24 (4.4%)	211 (39.1%)	277 (51.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$13,272			$3,313			$9,959	38.7	40.2	927	33

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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.