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)
370488001953	731	Fremont STARS Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Pine Street	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3410	241	18	13	98.8%	123 (51.0%)	64 (26.6%)	39 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$11,245			$1,563			$9,682	50.9	23.4	1205	474
370472002187	732	Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	291 Liles-Dean Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-2680	413	34	12	74.6%	105 (25.4%)	100 (24.2%)	182 (44.1%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$11,967			$1,538			$10,428	50.9	47.9	799	67
370441001663	733	Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	734 Flippin Road	Lowgap	27024	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 352-4320	364	28	13	72.8%	266 (73.1%)	2 (0.5%)	85 (23.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$9,811			$1,760			$8,051	50.9	53.8	698	35
370331000381	734	Bridgeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Branch Canal Road	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6425	375	29	12.8	73.1%	244 (65.1%)	66 (17.6%)	30 (8.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	$8,354			$-1,566			$9,920	50.9	47.9	798	64
370036903340	735	IC Imagine	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 Champion Way	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 633-6491	1,248	95	13.1		975 (78.1%)	49 (3.9%)	129 (10.3%)	12 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.4%)								50.7	57.8	622	113
370126000568	736	E K Powe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	913 9th Street	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3963	383	32	11.9	47.3%	152 (39.7%)	92 (24.0%)	112 (29.2%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$12,287			$1,073			$11,214	50.5	47.4	809	73
370003000008	737	Elon Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Walker Road	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6000	666	46	14.4	55.6%	317 (47.6%)	107 (16.1%)	172 (25.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.0%)	$8,235			$631			$7,604	50.4	49	782	45
370045503536	738	Movement School Eastland	Public, Charter	K-4	5249 Central Avenue	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Movement School Eastland	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 532-0640	400	34	11.9	96.8%	18 (4.5%)	200 (50.0%)	67 (16.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	106 (26.5%)								50.4			(n/a)
370162002730	739	W B Beam Intermediate School	Public	4-5	401 East First Street	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9114	203	10	20	62.6%	144 (70.9%)	20 (9.9%)	22 (10.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	$9,330			$1,251			$8,080	50.2	48.2	791	52
370297001260	740	Pineville Elementary	Public	K-5	204 Lowry St	Pineville	28134	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3920	771	49	15.7	48.2%	207 (26.8%)	174 (22.6%)	319 (41.4%)	21 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.8%)	$9,354			$542			$8,812	50.2	35.3	1002	262

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.