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)
370010202506	501	Classical Charter Schools of Leland	Public, Charter	K-8	7055 Bacon's Way	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Classical Charter Schools of Leland	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 655-1214	1,000	35	28.9		686 (68.6%)	96 (9.6%)	77 (7.7%)	9 (0.9%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (12.1%)								64.2	65.8	489	12
370048000193	502	Valdese Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	298 Praley Street	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 874-0704	521	32	16.1	66.6%	400 (76.8%)	12 (2.3%)	40 (7.7%)	33 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.3%)	$8,594			$1,111			$7,483	64.2	65.8	486	16
370237002588	503	Polenta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Josephine Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 989-6039	1,014	69	14.6	45.5%	545 (53.7%)	151 (14.9%)	240 (23.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.1%)	$8,530			$528			$8,002	64.2	58.5	609	106
370472002813	504	Sanford Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Granite Falls Blvd	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-2100	609	44	14	36.1%	310 (50.9%)	144 (23.6%)	101 (16.6%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	$9,933			$494			$9,439	64.1	73.6	351	153
370237002389	505	McGee's Crossroads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10330 NC Hwy 50 North	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-7161	890	53	16.7	55.6%	483 (54.3%)	100 (11.2%)	244 (27.4%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.0%)	$8,802			$528			$8,274	64.1	68.2	439	66
370472001890	506	Rolesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 S Main St	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 554-8686	496	40	12.5	36.5%	257 (51.8%)	115 (23.2%)	90 (18.1%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	$9,840			$595			$9,245	64.1	71.8	379	127
370008502458	507	The Mountain Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	613 Glover Street	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	The Mountain Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(828) 696-8480	198	15	13.6		161 (81.3%)	3 (1.5%)	23 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)								64	65.8	487	20
370078000325	508	Ranger Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	101 Hardy Truett Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 644-5111	258	22	11.8	98.8%	234 (90.7%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$11,981			$1,248			$10,733	64	74.9	325	183
370438001739	509	Pinnacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1095 Surry Line Rd	Pinnacle	27043	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 368-2990	156	11	13.9	66.7%	140 (89.7%)	5 (3.2%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$11,967			$1,242			$10,725	64	56.8	641	132
370072000299	510	FPG Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	101 Smith Level Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 942-6491	528	39	13.5	40.3%	193 (36.6%)	25 (4.7%)	277 (52.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$11,908			$501			$11,407	64	59.5	589	79

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.