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)
370333001371	1121	Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Independence Blvd	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2031	291	25	11.7	99.0%	120 (41.2%)	112 (38.5%)	36 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.6%)	$14,178			$1,969			$12,209	28.9	40.3	924	197
370387002278	1122	Washington Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 E Washington St Ext	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9836	434	28	15.5	96.3%	124 (28.6%)	238 (54.8%)	26 (6.0%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.0%)	$9,981			$1,768			$8,213	28.9	22.1	1230	108
370192000962	1123	Northwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	818 West Lexington Avenue	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2920	469	32	14.8	99.4%	54 (11.5%)	229 (48.8%)	123 (26.2%)	42 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$10,768			$1,444			$9,324	28.9	17.9	1289	166
370043503450	1124	Next Generation Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	3740 South Holden Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Next Generation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 271-9030	434	33	13.2	95.6%	5 (1.2%)	376 (86.6%)	30 (6.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)								28.9	22.7	1215	91
370180000738	1125	C. G. Credle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 College St	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-9191	338	23	14.7	87.9%	54 (16.0%)	207 (61.2%)	51 (15.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)	$10,703			$1,137			$9,566	28.8	18.7	1274	149
370393002052	1126	Townsend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Carolina Street	Maxton	28364	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 844-5086	274	16	16.6	98.9%	8 (2.9%)	168 (61.3%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	69 (25.2%)	4 (1.5%)	10 (3.6%)	$12,374			$1,964			$10,410	28.7	17.9	1286	160
370237003583	1127	JCPS Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1455 Buffalo Rd	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(984) 285-3700	660	23	29.3	50.2%	306 (46.4%)	158 (23.9%)	136 (20.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.5%)								28.7	35.8	992	135
370001201493	1128	Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	152 E. Washington Street	Bethel	27812	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 825-3801	274	23	11.7	98.9%	82 (29.9%)	129 (47.1%)	43 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	$11,317			$1,617			$9,701	28.7	19.1	1271	143
370504002019	1129	Jonesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Cedarbrook Rd	Jonesville	28642	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1148	265	20	13.1	82.3%	149 (56.2%)	17 (6.4%)	68 (25.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.6%)	$9,636			$1,210			$8,425	28.6	40.7	920	209
370180000745	1130	Stovall-Shaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7696 Hwy 15 N	Stovall	27582	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-3478	324	21	15.1	78.4%	128 (39.5%)	129 (39.8%)	50 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$10,843			$834			$10,010	28.4	33.1	1038	92

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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.