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)
370432001708	381	Badin Elementary	Public	K-5	47 Henderson St	Badin	28009	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3900	427	27	15.8	99.3%	280 (65.6%)	68 (15.9%)	14 (3.3%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.7%)	$8,304			$1,053			$7,251	71.2	58.1	618	237
370046303532	382	Revolution Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3800 Oak Ridge Rd.	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Revolution Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 203-3690	724	24	30.1		593 (81.9%)	31 (4.3%)	31 (4.3%)	36 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)								71.2	66.9	469	87
370069000273	383	Balls Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2620 Balls Creek Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-4766	679	46	14.8	56.7%	522 (76.9%)	13 (1.9%)	69 (10.2%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.9%)	$9,471			$1,315			$8,156	71.2	73.7	348	35
370078000324	384	Peachtree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Upper Peachtree Road	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-2479	144	12	11.8	97.9%	124 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$14,802			$1,757			$13,045	71.2	81	216	168
370001102513	385	Gallberry Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8019 Byerly Drive	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-1490	908	60	15	99.7%	390 (43.0%)	247 (27.2%)	131 (14.4%)	12 (1.3%)	19 (2.1%)	6 (0.7%)	103 (11.3%)	$8,220			$863			$7,357	70.9	58.5	610	225
370053002750	386	Pitts School Road Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Pitts School Road SW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6250	844	51	16.4	48.0%	393 (46.6%)	217 (25.7%)	122 (14.5%)	60 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	$8,735			$586			$8,149	70.9	67.7	450	64
370003002501	387	Audrey W. Garrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3224 Old Hillsborough Road	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 563-2088	606	42	14.3	60.9%	265 (43.7%)	136 (22.4%)	143 (23.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.9%)	$10,140			$1,725			$8,415	70.9	66.5	475	88
370021002284	388	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2789 Hwy 221 N	Jefferson	28640	Ashe County	Ashe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 982-4200	536	42	12.9	67.2%	431 (80.4%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$11,175			$1,600			$9,575	70.8	78.2	271	117
370237003117	389	Princeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Holt's Pond Rd	Princeton	27569	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 936-0755	713	50	14.4	59.9%	458 (64.2%)	60 (8.4%)	151 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	$9,600			$584			$9,016	70.7	70.1	409	20
370348001442	390	River Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	240 St. Mary's Road	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-9326	559	41	13.7	35.8%	330 (59.0%)	39 (7.0%)	139 (24.9%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.2%)	$10,994			$454			$10,540	70.7	75.5	314	76

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.