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)
370027000080	451	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	98 Sulphur Springs Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6600	301	26	11.6	53.2%	178 (59.1%)	55 (18.3%)	35 (11.6%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.6%)	$13,509			$1,024			$12,485	67.6	57.8	623	172
370297002785	452	Torrence Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	14550 Ranson Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0695	707	47	15	32.1%	337 (47.7%)	112 (15.8%)	195 (27.6%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.8%)	$9,633			$652			$8,981	67.4	64.2	511	59
370360001474	453	Hertford Grammar	Public	3-5	603 Dobbs Street	Hertford	27944	Perquimans County	Perquimans County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 426-7166	390	26	15.2	66.2%	268 (68.7%)	84 (21.5%)	18 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$10,302			$1,792			$8,510	67.2	69	423	30
370027002202	454	Isaac Dickson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	125 Hill Street	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(828) 350-6800	414	29	14.3	38.9%	256 (61.8%)	73 (17.6%)	32 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	48 (11.6%)	$12,739			$936			$11,803	67.2	60.5	569	115
370069003084	455	Snow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3238 Snow Creek Rd	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2335	589	41	14.4	57.6%	371 (63.0%)	15 (2.5%)	129 (21.9%)	31 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	$9,304			$1,117			$8,187	67.1	72.8	365	90
370453001782	456	Rosman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	167 Rosman School Rd	Rosman	28772	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 862-4431	347	27	12.9	70.6%	305 (87.9%)	3 (0.9%)	22 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$10,924			$1,095			$9,829	67.1	67	468	12
370378000904	457	John R Lawrence Elementary School	Public	K-5	6068 Suits Rd	Archdale	27263	Guilford County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 861-8100	396	27	14.6	52.3%	317 (80.1%)	16 (4.0%)	26 (6.6%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$9,527			$549			$8,978	67	64.7	504	47
370045203499	458	Community Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	185 Mariposa Road	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Community Public Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 931-4418	607	38	15.8		535 (88.1%)	12 (2.0%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.6%)								66.9	60.1	581	123
370075000316	459	Silk Hope School	Public	PK, KG-8	7945 Silk Hope Gum Springs Rd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 742-3911	276	23	12	50.7%	186 (67.4%)	11 (4.0%)	57 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	$12,214			$733			$11,481	66.8	63	532	73
370288000812	460	Jamesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Hardison St	Jamesville	27846	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-8304	208	14	15.2	98.6%	146 (70.2%)	41 (19.7%)	12 (5.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$13,807			$1,357			$12,450	66.7	50.6	758	298

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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.