Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best North Carolina elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish North Carolina test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
370393002238	1391	Peterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	102 Phillips Ave	Red Springs	28377	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-4125	540	32	16.9	99.4%	23 (4.3%)	128 (23.7%)	189 (35.0%)	3 (0.6%)	162 (30.0%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.7%)	$10,831			$2,005			$8,826	12.9	10.5	1409	18
370405001612	1392	China Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	514 South Franklin St	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 857-7708	618	33	18.7	68.4%	360 (58.3%)	40 (6.5%)	162 (26.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)	$9,544			$1,171			$8,373	12.7	9.6	1424	32
370195000859	1393	Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Junior High School Road	Scotland Neck	27874	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 826-4413	149	8	19.1	98.0%	2 (1.3%)	133 (89.3%)	13 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,990			$3,067			$10,923	12.6	8	1441	48
370309001315	1394	Aberdeen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Farrell Parkway	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-8030	629	44	14.2	73.3%	206 (32.8%)	207 (32.9%)	127 (20.2%)	9 (1.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.6%)	$11,336			$1,569			$9,768	12.6	33.1	1035	359
370297001223	1395	Hickory Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6709 Pence Rd	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6464	605	32	19.1	99.5%	17 (2.8%)	233 (38.5%)	289 (47.8%)	48 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$10,933			$1,524			$9,409	12.6	9.9	1421	26
370195000867	1396	Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	25041 Hwy 561	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5268	139	9	15.4	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	131 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	$18,006			$3,302			$14,705	12.5	13.9	1349	47
370297003558	1397	South Pine Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2541 Sandy Porter Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-0765	653	40	16.4	52.1%	29 (4.4%)	208 (31.9%)	373 (57.1%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)								12.5	22.2	1227	170
370462001300	1398	East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Elizabeth Ave	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3110	385	34	11.3	99.2%	16 (4.2%)	124 (32.2%)	233 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$14,165			$2,305			$11,860	12.4	17.2	1305	93
370039000118	1399	Elizabethtown Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Mercer Road	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-3380	503	34	14.9	99.4%	93 (18.5%)	302 (60.0%)	68 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$11,980			$2,361			$9,619	12.3	17.1	1306	93
370297001251	1400	Oakdale Elementary	Public	K-5	1825 Oakdale Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6076	462	27	16.9	99.4%	20 (4.3%)	273 (59.1%)	123 (26.6%)	32 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	$11,247			$2,019			$9,228	11.9	13.7	1356	44

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for North Carolina

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NC student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students Gifted and Talented Students Military Connected Students

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

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.