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)
370472003186	1291	Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Sunnybrook Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 857-9500	497	44	11.3	99.4%	30 (6.0%)	287 (57.7%)	169 (34.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$10,856			$1,557			$9,299	19.6	24.6	1180	111
370345001931	1292	Jacksonville Commons Elementary	Public	K-5	1121 Commons Drive North	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1056	533	37	14.4	68.9%	183 (34.3%)	161 (30.2%)	102 (19.1%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (12.9%)	$10,168			$1,161			$9,007	19.6	17.9	1288	4
370066000269	1293	Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	274 Oakwood Drive	Yanceyville	27379	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-4221	333	21	15.8	99.1%	112 (33.6%)	185 (55.6%)	17 (5.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$12,827			$2,291			$10,536	19.5	19.5	1261	32
370472002222	1294	Fox Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	7101 Fox Rd	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 850-8845	449	39	11.4	72.2%	69 (15.4%)	190 (42.3%)	150 (33.4%)	23 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$12,594			$1,648			$10,946	19.5	36.6	979	315
370219000950	1295	Viewmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21 16th Avenue NW	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 324-7049	530	35	15.1	77.9%	151 (28.5%)	137 (25.8%)	150 (28.3%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.4%)	$9,264			$1,086			$8,178	19.4	12.2	1382	87
370297003103	1296	Berewick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5910 Dixie River Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-1010	702	41	17.2	48.7%	78 (11.1%)	264 (37.6%)	235 (33.5%)	84 (12.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)	$8,840			$767			$8,073	19.4	19.2	1268	28
370297002676	1297	Joseph W Grier Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	8330 Grier Rd	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5671	691	38	18	99.6%	35 (5.1%)	278 (40.2%)	323 (46.7%)	39 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	$10,343			$1,072			$9,271	19.3	22.2	1228	69
370150000620	1298	Mineral Springs Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4527 Ogburn Avenue	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6788	534	41	13.1	99.4%	27 (5.1%)	177 (33.1%)	309 (57.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$10,648			$1,665			$8,983	19.2	10.8	1407	109
370150002519	1299	Ward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3775 Fraternity Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4235	532	35	15.2	99.4%	131 (24.6%)	187 (35.2%)	145 (27.3%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.3%)	$9,790			$1,152			$8,638	19.2	31.1	1073	226
370126000532	1300	Eno Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	117 Milton Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3915	572	41	14.1	99.5%	39 (6.8%)	352 (61.5%)	139 (24.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.4%)	$11,447			$1,613			$9,835	19.2	26.2	1151	149

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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.