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)
370472001827	211	Apex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Tingen Road	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2150	630	46	13.7	30.2%	331 (52.5%)	74 (11.7%)	131 (20.8%)	60 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.8%)	$9,307			$377			$8,931	82.5	78.2	270	59
370472003473	212	Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5651 Honeycutt Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8970	761	55	13.8	25.0%	453 (59.5%)	90 (11.8%)	106 (13.9%)	79 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	$9,241			$405			$8,837	82.4	85.5	157	55
370045000148	213	Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	1355 Charlotte Hwy	Fairview	28730	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 628-2732	659	43	15.3	40.7%	573 (86.9%)	6 (0.9%)	50 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$10,427			$1,254			$9,173	82.2	86.6	148	65
370462001796	214	New Salem Elementary	Public	K-5	6106 Hwy 205	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3175	241	14	17.2	33.2%	216 (89.6%)	5 (2.1%)	13 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$10,320			$659			$9,661	82.1	80.7	226	12
370297003557	215	North Academy of World Languages	Public, Magnet	K-8	12201 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0743	617	44	13.8	31.8%	156 (25.3%)	262 (42.5%)	145 (23.5%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.8%)								82.1	82.7	201	14
370069000286	216	Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	5911 Dwayne Starnes Road	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 294-2020	686	45	15.1	48.5%	480 (70.0%)	40 (5.8%)	39 (5.7%)	62 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.3%)	$8,895			$775			$8,120	81.9	84.8	168	48
370472001873	217	Lincoln Heights Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	307 Bridge St	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 557-2587	637	47	13.6	35.5%	358 (56.2%)	94 (14.8%)	118 (18.5%)	27 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.7%)	$13,231			$2,042			$11,189	81.9	70.6	397	180
370297003310	218	Palisades Park Elementary	Public	K-5	15321 York Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9895	901	50	17.8	29.4%	251 (27.9%)	371 (41.2%)	156 (17.3%)	54 (6.0%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	62 (6.9%)	$8,645			$512			$8,133	81.9	85.8	152	66
370472002558	219	Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6116 Old Jenks Road	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 363-2865	735	58	12.6	24.2%	374 (50.9%)	61 (8.3%)	118 (16.1%)	166 (22.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	$10,097			$801			$9,296	81.5	83.5	189	30
370150000627	220	Old Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6315 Tobaccoville Road	Tobaccoville	27050	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4287	405	30	13.3	59.0%	235 (58.0%)	92 (22.7%)	57 (14.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	$9,989			$654			$9,335	81.4	75.5	312	92

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.