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)
370034703281	1001	Valor Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	355 Poplar Crossing Dr NW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Valor Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 789-2500	669	48	14	59.0%	125 (18.7%)	322 (48.1%)	126 (18.8%)	12 (1.8%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.8%)								35.7	55.2	668	333
370327001356	1002	Spring Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McLean Street	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8530	363	22	16.5	88.4%	129 (35.5%)	118 (32.5%)	83 (22.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	$10,423			$1,776			$8,647	35.7	22.8	1212	210
370297001290	1003	Windsor Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3910 Sudbury Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6405	487	31	15.5	99.0%	22 (4.5%)	86 (17.7%)	322 (66.1%)	41 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.3%)	$10,837			$1,304			$9,533	35.6	51.3	747	256
370472000075	1004	Durant Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9901 Durant Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 870-4220	641	48	13.3	59.0%	218 (34.0%)	194 (30.3%)	189 (29.5%)	23 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$10,142			$822			$9,320	35.6	36.6	976	28
370378001514	1005	Archdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 Trindale Rd	Archdale	27263	Guilford County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 431-9121	346	27	12.8	76.9%	140 (40.5%)	21 (6.1%)	78 (22.5%)	93 (26.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$9,852			$771			$9,081	35.6	67.3	456	549
370483001937	1006	Green Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	189 Big Hill Road	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 264-3606	309	31	10	64.1%	262 (84.8%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)	$11,237			$1,247			$9,990	35.5	54.7	678	328
370210002996	1007	Sugarloaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2270 Sugarloaf Rd	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4600	416	29	14.1	81.0%	182 (43.8%)	15 (3.6%)	181 (43.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	26 (6.3%)	$10,601			$1,711			$8,890	35.5	44	867	140
370294001180	1008	Nebo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	254 Nebo School Road	Nebo	28761	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 652-4737	339	24	13.8	78.5%	266 (78.5%)	14 (4.1%)	35 (10.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$10,949			$1,855			$9,095	35.4	36.5	980	28
370126003115	1009	Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 Northern Durham Prky	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-2890	534	41	13.1	57.3%	82 (15.4%)	243 (45.5%)	151 (28.3%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	$11,287			$1,274			$10,013	35.3	45.4	840	169
370472003156	1010	Lake Myra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Elk Falls Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-8990	648	47	13.8	54.8%	212 (32.7%)	182 (28.1%)	199 (30.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	$10,121			$996			$9,125	35.3	41.4	906	104

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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.