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)
370297002826	51	Elon Park Elementary	Public	K-5	11425 Ardrey Kell Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1440	843	54	15.7	9.1%	329 (39.0%)	85 (10.1%)	70 (8.3%)	330 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	$8,027			$350			$7,677	94.7	94	60	9
370297001270	52	Selwyn Elementary	Public	K-5	2840 Colony Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5835	651	40	16.3	14.6%	464 (71.3%)	82 (12.6%)	45 (6.9%)	28 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$9,008			$431			$8,577	94.5	93.2	72	20
370495001977	53	Moravian Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Moravian Falls Rd	Moravian Falls	28654	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-4077	256	16	16	98.8%	134 (52.3%)	9 (3.5%)	92 (35.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	$10,558			$1,631			$8,927	94.5	93.3	70	17
370297001881	54	Elizabeth Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Elizabeth Ln	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5700	710	45	15.8	9.4%	486 (68.5%)	38 (5.4%)	81 (11.4%)	83 (11.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$8,285			$358			$7,927	94.5	94.3	55	1
370297001272	55	Sharon Elementary	Public	K-5	4330 Foxcroft Rd	Charlotte	28211	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6725	721	42	16.9	11.2%	527 (73.1%)	79 (11.0%)	54 (7.5%)	32 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	$8,028			$341			$7,688	94.3	93.9	61	6
370035403319	56	The Expedition School	Public, Charter	K-8	437 Dimmocks Mill Rd Ste 33	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	The Expedition School	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 245-8432	361	29	12.4		261 (72.3%)	12 (3.3%)	39 (10.8%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.3%)								94.3	95.5	33	23
370150000637	57	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1055 Yorkshire Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 774-4646	650	46	14	21.1%	476 (73.2%)	60 (9.2%)	44 (6.8%)	25 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.8%)	$10,301			$903			$9,398	94.3	94.4	51	6
370502002002	58	Lucama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6260 Blalock Road	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 239-1257	362	24	14.8	99.2%	165 (45.6%)	72 (19.9%)	108 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$9,021			$1,340			$7,681	94.1	91.5	94	36
370472000198	59	Pleasant Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Pleasant Union Church Roa	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4230	542	39	13.7	21.8%	401 (74.0%)	53 (9.8%)	36 (6.6%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$9,334			$516			$8,818	94.1	89.8	111	52
370462002798	60	Kensington Elementary	Public	K-5	8701 Kensington Drive	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1500	1,032	59	17.4	8.9%	708 (68.6%)	62 (6.0%)	84 (8.1%)	109 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (6.5%)	$7,723			$344			$7,379	94	94.4	52	8

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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

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

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.