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)
370438001734	471	Mount Olive Elementary School	Public	K-5	2145 Chestnut Grove Road	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 983-4351	328	18	18.4	50.9%	298 (90.9%)	6 (1.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$8,969			$1,028			$7,941	66.1	57.1	636	165
370276002589	472	South Macon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	855 Addington Bridge Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 369-0796	498	44	11.3	71.7%	374 (75.1%)	2 (0.4%)	110 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$11,730			$1,457			$10,273	66.1	62.1	543	71
370048002705	473	Drexel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Alta Vista Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-3160	438	30	14.4	77.4%	305 (69.6%)	25 (5.7%)	50 (11.4%)	31 (7.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	$9,435			$1,433			$8,002	66.1	75.6	310	163
370276001139	474	Highlands School	Public, Alternative	K-12	545 Pierson Dr	Highlands	28741	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 526-2147	332	35	9.5	37.3%	232 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,967			$1,206			$11,761	66	72.1	373	101
370472001909	475	Wiley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	301 St. Mary's Street	Raleigh	27605	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7723	369	35	10.6	42.8%	176 (47.7%)	98 (26.6%)	72 (19.5%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$11,295			$640			$10,655	65.9	63.5	524	49
370336001403	476	Shuford Elementary	Public	K-5	810 Hunsucker Drive	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-1973	421	27	15.5	56.5%	183 (43.5%)	32 (7.6%)	107 (25.4%)	48 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.1%)	$8,223			$1,056			$7,167	65.9	67.3	458	18
370405001610	477	Bostian Elementary	Public	K-5	4245 Old Beatty Ford Rd	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-2322	333	24	13.9	42.6%	277 (83.2%)	8 (2.4%)	34 (10.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$11,138			$1,209			$9,929	65.9	64.1	512	35
370036000104	478	Aulander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 NC Highway 305 North	Aulander	27805	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 345-3211	132	8	15.9	97.7%	16 (12.1%)	102 (77.3%)	8 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$12,949			$2,364			$10,585	65.8	64.5	506	28
370021002704	479	Westwood Elementary	Public	K-6	4083 US Hwy 221S	West Jefferson	28694	Ashe County	Ashe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 877-2921	480	37	12.9	66.7%	388 (80.8%)	5 (1.0%)	68 (14.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$10,638			$1,144			$9,494	65.8	67.3	459	20
370462002828	480	Rocky River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N. Rocky River Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 290-1523	514	40	12.8	73.2%	175 (34.0%)	102 (19.8%)	195 (37.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)	$13,540			$2,549			$10,991	65.7	55.1	670	190

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.