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)
370126000480	1161	Fayetteville Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Fayetteville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3944	230	19	12.2	98.7%	10 (4.3%)	112 (48.7%)	99 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$12,761			$2,103			$10,658	26.9	27.1	1136	25
370039103375	1162	Charlotte Lab School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2045 Suttle Avenue	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte Lab School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 464-3830	991	64	15.4	33.7%	346 (34.9%)	401 (40.5%)	140 (14.1%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (8.8%)								26.8	43.9	869	293
370066000117	1163	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10390 NC Hwy 86 N	Providence	27315	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 388-2222	343	20	17.1	99.1%	201 (58.6%)	72 (21.0%)	49 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$11,195			$1,356			$9,840	26.8	30.3	1083	80
370309001324	1164	Robbins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	268 Rushwood Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2411	390	34	11.3	86.7%	95 (24.4%)	34 (8.7%)	229 (58.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	$12,099			$1,357			$10,742	26.8	36.3	986	178
370502001992	1165	B O Barnes Elementary	Public	K-5	1913 Martin L King Parkway	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7875	300	23	13.1	99.0%	8 (2.7%)	226 (75.3%)	55 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$11,225			$3,242			$7,983	26.8	34.5	1015	150
370502002003	1166	Margaret Hearne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 W Gold St	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7925	432	26	16.7	99.3%	16 (3.7%)	274 (63.4%)	123 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	$10,414			$2,422			$7,993	26.7	44.9	846	320
370042503458	1167	The Experiential School of Greensboro	Public, Charter	K-8	301 S Church St	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	The Experiential School of Greensboro	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 890-8374	339	24	13.9		125 (36.9%)	139 (41.0%)	32 (9.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.2%)								26.7	28.7	1108	59
370012000038	1168	Glade Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	32 Glade Creek Sch Road	Ennice	28623	Alleghany County	Alleghany County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 657-3388	252	20	12.8	74.6%	159 (63.1%)	1 (0.4%)	89 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,782			$1,440			$11,341	26.7	35.2	1004	164
370048000188	1169	Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2363 Nc 181	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 433-1533	327	22	15	70.0%	213 (65.1%)	42 (12.8%)	19 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.9%)	$9,195			$1,040			$8,155	26.7	39.8	939	230
370393001578	1170	Pembroke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 South Jones Street	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 521-4204	692	43	16	99.6%	21 (3.0%)	38 (5.5%)	25 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	572 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	$9,720			$1,679			$8,041	26.6	23.3	1206	36

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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.