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)
370282001154	561	Mars Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	200 School House Lane	Mars Hill	28754	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 689-2922	500	36	13.8	52.8%	459 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$10,436			$1,370			$9,066	61.1	59	601	40
370204002160	562	Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Morningstar Rd	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 646-3445	218	15	14.5	65.1%	190 (87.2%)	4 (1.8%)	20 (9.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$11,254			$1,792			$9,462	61.1	58.6	606	44
370234001004	563	Fairview School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 Big Orange Way	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 586-2819	762	50	15.2	58.0%	569 (74.7%)	11 (1.4%)	95 (12.5%)	10 (1.3%)	29 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.2%)	$8,533			$860			$7,673	61.1	70.9	393	170
370472001900	564	Wake Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	406 S Main Street	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 554-8655	342	32	10.7	55.6%	141 (41.2%)	121 (35.4%)	52 (15.2%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$11,352			$1,126			$10,226	61.1	46.3	827	263
370472001826	565	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Cary Towne Blvd	Cary	27511	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 460-3431	525	40	13.1	49.7%	231 (44.0%)	99 (18.9%)	127 (24.2%)	42 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.4%)	$10,267			$952			$9,315	61	74.5	334	231
370150000593	566	Cash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 Old Hollow Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4174	538	41	13.2	59.1%	320 (59.5%)	117 (21.7%)	58 (10.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	$9,587			$645			$8,943	61	59.1	599	33
370256001075	567	Deep River Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Deep River Rd	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 776-2722	473	37	12.7	74.8%	141 (29.8%)	91 (19.2%)	221 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$9,663			$1,381			$8,282	60.9	62.8	536	31
370058000221	568	Baton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Baton School Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-9531	368	27	13.6	64.9%	325 (88.3%)	8 (2.2%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$9,953			$1,175			$8,778	60.8	55	672	104
370063001042	569	Morehead Elementary at Camp Glenn	Public	4-5	3316 Arendell Street	Morehead City	28557	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 726-1131	285	21	13.9	98.9%	203 (71.2%)	14 (4.9%)	43 (15.1%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.6%)	$10,861			$1,127			$9,734	60.8	62.9	534	35
370297002737	570	Oaklawn Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	1810 Oaklawn Ave	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0400	508	40	12.7	50.8%	35 (6.9%)	135 (26.6%)	328 (64.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$10,283			$656			$9,627	60.8	57.2	633	63

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.