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)
370333002596	11	Masonboro Elementary	Public	K-5	3518 Masonboro Loop Road	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2355	575	36	16	16.9%	477 (83.0%)	9 (1.6%)	48 (8.3%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$9,518			$523			$8,996	97.6	97.4	10	1
370204000900	12	Riverbend Elementary	Public	K-5	71 Learning Lane	Clyde	28721	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 627-6565	183	14	13.2	52.5%	173 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,871			$924			$9,947	97.6	97.6	8	4
370297002642	13	Providence Spring Elementary	Public	K-5	10045 Providence Church Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6935	602	36	16.7	4.2%	464 (77.1%)	30 (5.0%)	27 (4.5%)	46 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	$8,184			$407			$7,776	97.4	97.8	5	8
370472003414	14	Hortons Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7615 O'Kelly Chapel Rd	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8660	720	47	15.3	11.7%	226 (31.4%)	83 (11.5%)	50 (6.9%)	340 (47.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.5%)	$7,977			$280			$7,697	97.3	94.2	57	43
370032403259	15	Triangle Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	312 Gregson Dr.	Cary	27511	Wake County	Triangle Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 388-0077	1,276	43	29.9		361 (28.3%)	151 (11.8%)	53 (4.2%)	567 (44.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (11.2%)								97.3	94.1	58	43
370004502360	16	Magellan Charter	Public, Charter	3-8	9324 Baileywick Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Magellan Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 844-0277	406	30	13.4		330 (81.3%)	12 (3.0%)	18 (4.4%)	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)								97.2	97.7	7	9
370462002814	17	Rea View Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Reid Dairy Road	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1524	607	39	15.5	6.3%	465 (76.6%)	19 (3.1%)	27 (4.4%)	74 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$8,855			$523			$8,331	97.1	96.8	17
370462002801	18	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	10101 Waxhaw Manor Drive	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1505	597	37	16.1	7.4%	332 (55.6%)	37 (6.2%)	42 (7.0%)	155 (26.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.7%)	$9,036			$563			$8,473	97.1	97.4	11	7
370048203619	19	The Math and Science Academy of Apex	Public, Charter	K-6	3501 Dropseed Dr.	Apex	27502	Wake County	The Math and Science Academy of Apex	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 335-0262	613	19	32.1		128 (20.9%)	35 (5.7%)	20 (3.3%)	415 (67.7%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								97			(n/a)
370297003273	20	Grand Oak Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	15410 Stumptown Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-2063	479	34	14.1	15.2%	330 (68.9%)	58 (12.1%)	54 (11.3%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	$9,599			$758			$8,841	97	95.1	36	16

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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.