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)
370393001571	1331	Fairgrove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1953 Fairgrove School Road	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-8290	279	21	13.2	98.9%	30 (10.8%)	49 (17.6%)	35 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.0%)	$11,464			$1,935			$9,529	16.6	13.1	1368	37
370001202604	1332	Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1471 Holland Road	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6329	376	27	14	99.2%	26 (6.9%)	209 (55.6%)	112 (29.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.9%)	$10,996			$2,073			$8,923	16.5	5.4	1470	138
370378001518	1333	Coleridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	4528 NC Hwy 22 South	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 879-3348	262	17	15.7	98.9%	157 (59.9%)	13 (5.0%)	79 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$10,652			$1,597			$9,055	16.5	36.5	983	350
370420001695	1334	Wagram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24081 Main Street	Wagram	28396	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 369-2252	506	37	13.6	99.0%	88 (17.4%)	260 (51.4%)	23 (4.5%)	4 (0.8%)	89 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.3%)	$11,834			$2,053			$9,781	16.5	18.8	1272	62
370231000985	1335	East Iredell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Elementary Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 872-9541	681	42	16.1	99.6%	176 (25.8%)	211 (31.0%)	221 (32.5%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (8.8%)	$8,556			$1,296			$7,260	16.5	19.2	1265	70
370297001195	1336	Berryhill School	Public	PK, KG-8	10501 Windy Grove Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6100	421	33	12.8	99.3%	32 (7.6%)	50 (11.9%)	324 (77.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,434			$1,032			$11,401	16.4	13	1369	33
370045403501	1337	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Shopton Road	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Steele Creek Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 243-5580	407	17	23.4	78.4%	11 (2.7%)	263 (64.6%)	103 (25.3%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)								16.3	8.7	1433	96
370001202147	1338	Wahl Coates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 E 5th St	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-2514	390	31	12.7	99.2%	39 (10.0%)	293 (75.1%)	34 (8.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$13,427			$2,630			$10,796	16.3	19.2	1264	74
370306003108	1339	Green Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	129 McCaskill Rd	Biscoe	27209	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-4196	285	22	13.2	98.9%	54 (18.9%)	65 (22.8%)	150 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$13,889			$2,861			$11,028	16.3	16.5	1317	22
370472001870	1340	Knightdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Ridge St	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8540	549	42	13	73.2%	78 (14.2%)	222 (40.4%)	190 (34.6%)	21 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.7%)	$10,196			$1,272			$8,925	16.3	13.6	1359	19

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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.