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)
370472003028	101	Sycamore Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10921 Leesville Rd	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 841-4333	786	58	13.5	17.8%	544 (69.2%)	74 (9.4%)	82 (10.4%)	45 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.2%)	$8,976			$347			$8,630	91	93.2	73	28
370309001330	102	West End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4483 NC Hwy 211	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 673-6691	441	31	14.2	32.7%	326 (73.9%)	22 (5.0%)	65 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	$9,055			$613			$8,442	90.9	90.5	100	2
370192000852	103	Summerfield Elementary	Public	K-5	7501 Summerfield Road	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 643-8444	568	35	16.3	24.6%	358 (63.0%)	50 (8.8%)	52 (9.2%)	75 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.8%)	$8,674			$457			$8,217	90.8	89.8	109	6
370072000296	104	Seawell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9115 Seawell School Rd	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 967-4343	491	39	12.6	30.5%	169 (34.4%)	74 (15.1%)	54 (11.0%)	142 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.6%)	$13,527			$419			$13,108	90.7	94.4	53	51
370013702786	105	Socrates Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	3909 Weddington Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Socrates Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 321-1711	864	57	15.2		441 (51.0%)	115 (13.3%)	110 (12.7%)	132 (15.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.4%)								90.7	90.1	103	2
370032803255	106	Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7800 Airport Center Drive	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Cornerstone Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 482-3855	1,337	79	16.9		959 (71.7%)	143 (10.7%)	85 (6.4%)	61 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (6.5%)								90.7	88.5	131	25
370297001226	107	Huntersville Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Gilead Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3835	868	47	18.2	17.9%	502 (57.8%)	115 (13.2%)	131 (15.1%)	79 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)	$9,728			$667			$9,061	90.6	93.3	69	38
370348001932	108	Hillsborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 North Nash Street	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6137	425	32	13.2	17.4%	326 (76.7%)	29 (6.8%)	25 (5.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.7%)	$11,531			$386			$11,145	90.6	89.9	107	1
370150002379	109	Meadowlark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Meadowlark Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4208	831	56	14.8	35.5%	455 (54.8%)	130 (15.6%)	84 (10.1%)	103 (12.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	$9,176			$594			$8,582	90.6	90	104	5
370053003518	110	Hickory Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	9464 Hickory Ridge Rd	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-5950	1,042	65	16	14.9%	373 (35.8%)	196 (18.8%)	73 (7.0%)	332 (31.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.0%)								90.3	89.1	119	9

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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.