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)
370150000603	1381	Forest Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2019 Milford Street	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4291	508	37	13.6	99.4%	22 (4.3%)	121 (23.8%)	349 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$10,045			$2,088			$7,956	13.8	4.9	1478	97
370243003429	1382	GW Carver Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	525 East C St	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 932-4161	524	39	13.4	99.4%	107 (20.4%)	179 (34.2%)	169 (32.3%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.6%)	$11,099			$1,459			$9,641	13.8	13.6	1358	24
370120000492	1383	B F Grady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2627 N Nc 11 & 903	Albertson	28508	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-3487	869	56	15.5	99.5%	189 (21.7%)	52 (6.0%)	606 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$10,266			$1,280			$8,986	13.7	26.7	1143	240
370393001585	1384	Rex-Rennert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11780 Rennert Road	Shannon	28386	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-5298	385	23	16.6	99.2%	8 (2.1%)	36 (9.4%)	204 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$9,692			$1,564			$8,127	13.7	7.4	1447	63
370183003244	1385	Greene County Intermediate	Public	4-5	614 Middle School Road	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 747-0182	358	30	11.9	99.2%	108 (30.2%)	121 (33.8%)	119 (33.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$9,990			$2,070			$7,920	13.5	22.5	1218	167
370333001369	1386	College Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5001 Oriole Drive	Wilmington	28403	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2058	457	36	12.5	99.3%	103 (22.5%)	161 (35.2%)	152 (33.3%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.6%)	$17,443			$1,558			$15,885	13.4	26.1	1152	234
370192000766	1387	Ceasar Cone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 North Church Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2595	465	31	15.2	99.4%	19 (4.1%)	339 (72.9%)	55 (11.8%)	32 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$12,646			$2,697			$9,949	13.4	5.9	1466	79
370297001243	1388	Montclaire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Farmbrook Dr	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3635	534	36	15	97.6%	25 (4.7%)	47 (8.8%)	449 (84.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$11,179			$1,203			$9,976	13.3	11.8	1391	3
370120000506	1389	Warsaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Lanefield Road	Warsaw	28398	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 293-3121	799	58	13.7	99.6%	69 (8.6%)	363 (45.4%)	326 (40.8%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.6%)	$10,886			$1,586			$9,300	13.2	13.6	1357	32
370472001840	1390	Bugg Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	825 Cooper Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 250-4750	232	29	8	97.4%	19 (8.2%)	145 (62.5%)	44 (19.0%)	6 (2.6%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	$13,995			$3,141			$10,854	13	22.5	1217	173

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.