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)
370297002471	61	Hawk Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9201 Bryant Farms Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5927	801	47	17	19.0%	325 (40.6%)	66 (8.2%)	89 (11.1%)	260 (32.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.2%)	$8,540			$389			$8,151	93.9	94	59	2
370472002744	62	Jones Dairy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Jones Dairy Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-6181	577	40	14.4	13.3%	379 (65.7%)	60 (10.4%)	66 (11.4%)	40 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$10,583			$464			$10,118	93.8	94.9	39	23
370297001208	63	Davidson K-8 School	Public	K-8	635 South St	Davidson	28036	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3900	1,185	76	15.6	12.3%	900 (75.9%)	51 (4.3%)	134 (11.3%)	56 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.5%)	$8,947			$371			$8,576	93.8	93.3	71	8
370008402454	64	Greensboro Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4049 Battleground Ave	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Greensboro Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 286-8404	768	34	22.4		332 (43.2%)	121 (15.8%)	48 (6.3%)	130 (16.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	131 (17.1%)								93.8	95	37	27
370472002683	65	Holly Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1300	751	52	14.3	15.6%	526 (70.0%)	78 (10.4%)	61 (8.1%)	49 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.8%)	$9,223			$783			$8,440	93.6	93.8	63	2
370192002041	66	Southwest Elementary	Public	K-5	4372 Southwest School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2992	767	51	15.1	38.2%	275 (35.9%)	160 (20.9%)	90 (11.7%)	187 (24.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.9%)	$8,583			$453			$8,130	93.6	94.5	48	18
370472002318	67	Morrisville Elementary	Public	K-5	1519 Morrisville Pkwy	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3400	665	47	14.2	10.4%	187 (28.1%)	43 (6.5%)	34 (5.1%)	377 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	$9,542			$495			$9,047	93.5	94.8	40	27
370357003124	68	Topsail Annandale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	17385 US Hwy 17	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 270-1977	587	43	13.6	14.5%	521 (88.8%)	10 (1.7%)	38 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$8,786			$660			$8,125	93.3	95.9	26	42
370192002992	69	EP Pearce Elementary	Public	K-5	2006 Pleasant Ridge Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-5480	661	43	15.5	25.6%	421 (63.7%)	89 (13.5%)	47 (7.1%)	63 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.1%)	$8,417			$462			$7,954	93.3	91.7	92	23
370072000300	70	Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2 Prestwick Rd	Chapel Hill	27517	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 968-3473	408	30	13.6	21.6%	159 (39.0%)	34 (8.3%)	18 (4.4%)	134 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (15.2%)	$13,438			$519			$12,919	93	92.9	81	11

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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.