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)
370027000076	581	Ira B Jones Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	544 Kimberly Avenue	Asheville	28804	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6700	396	29	13.5	50.0%	239 (60.4%)	88 (22.2%)	16 (4.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	30 (7.6%)	$13,444			$825			$12,620	60.1	45	843	262
370048000182	582	Hildebran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 US Hwy 70 West	Hildebran	28637	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 397-3181	320	20	15.7	76.9%	243 (75.9%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.4%)	31 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.0%)	$10,444			$1,872			$8,572	59.9	68.8	425	157
370225002997	583	Don D Steed Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Phillipi Church Rd	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-1125	677	52	13	99.6%	217 (32.1%)	183 (27.0%)	194 (28.7%)	7 (1.0%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.8%)	$9,923			$1,349			$8,574	59.9	54.7	679	96
370354001459	584	Sheep-Harney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W Elizabeth St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-4303	473	30	15.8	99.2%	106 (22.4%)	233 (49.3%)	88 (18.6%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	$10,082			$1,732			$8,350	59.9	64.1	513	71
370001100430	585	Rockfish Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5763 Rockfish Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-5313	696	46	14.9	98.3%	235 (33.8%)	225 (32.3%)	126 (18.1%)	12 (1.7%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (11.4%)	$8,857			$1,144			$7,713	59.9	62.4	539	46
370114000473	586	Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	318 Midway School Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-0064	498	32	15.8	47.2%	385 (77.3%)	28 (5.6%)	55 (11.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$8,371			$538			$7,833	59.7	66	483	103
370405001628	587	Rockwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Link St	Rockwell	28138	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 279-3145	519	33	15.6	49.3%	449 (86.5%)	8 (1.5%)	35 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	$9,665			$1,123			$8,541	59.7	54.4	688	101
370192000765	588	Claxton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3720 Pinetop Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-2010	490	33	15	51.6%	208 (42.4%)	152 (31.0%)	60 (12.2%)	36 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.7%)	$9,502			$729			$8,772	59.7	66.5	474	114
370040903393	589	Unity Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	14613 Steele Creek Rd.	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Unity Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 504-8460	606	23	26.3		169 (27.9%)	213 (35.1%)	125 (20.6%)	38 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.4%)								59.7	58.6	607	18
370069000278	590	Catawba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5415 Hudson Chapel Road	Catawba	28609	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 241-3131	404	29	13.8	70.3%	264 (65.3%)	26 (6.4%)	57 (14.1%)	25 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	$9,663			$1,298			$8,365	59.5	54.4	685	95

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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.