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)
370333002337	141	Dr John Codington Elementary	Public	K-5	4321 Carolina Beach Road	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2236	441	31	14.3	25.6%	348 (78.9%)	27 (6.1%)	34 (7.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.8%)	$10,516			$680			$9,836	87.9	87.9	136	5
370009302480	142	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2527 US 221A Hwy	Mooresboro	28114	Cleveland County	Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 657-9998	1,360	80	17		956 (70.3%)	103 (7.6%)	138 (10.1%)	37 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (9.1%)								87.9	91.9	90	52
370297002891	143	J.V. Washam Elementary	Public	K-5	9611 Westmoreland Rd	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1071	810	53	15.4	15.6%	553 (68.3%)	71 (8.8%)	108 (13.3%)	42 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$8,082			$405			$7,677	87.9	85.8	154	11
370075003516	144	Chatham Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Andrews Store Rd	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 642-7069	677	47	14.5	18.0%	497 (73.4%)	35 (5.2%)	88 (13.0%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.3%)								87.9	92.9	80	64
370462001807	145	Unionville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4511 Unionville Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3055	632	43	14.6	35.9%	509 (80.5%)	8 (1.3%)	88 (13.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	$8,964			$432			$8,532	87.9	80.1	236	91
370006202393	146	Lincoln Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7834 Galway Lane	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 483-6611	2,263	129	17.4		1,733 (76.6%)	102 (4.5%)	271 (12.0%)	33 (1.5%)	10 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	112 (4.9%)								87.8	87.9	137	9
370150002262	147	Piney Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Piney Grove Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4122	605	41	14.9	40.7%	424 (70.1%)	44 (7.3%)	109 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$9,557			$655			$8,903	87.5	82.4	203	56
370126002217	148	Easley Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	302 Lebanon Circle	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3913	450	36	12.5	35.8%	211 (46.9%)	101 (22.4%)	94 (20.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.2%)	$12,062			$830			$11,231	87.3	89.5	116	32
370042003134	149	Town Creek Elementary	Public	K-4	6330 Lake Park Dr SE	Bolivia	28479	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5350	654	47	13.9	99.5%	405 (61.9%)	76 (11.6%)	100 (15.3%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	58 (8.9%)	$10,485			$1,345			$9,140	87.2	86.2	149
370237002529	150	Riverwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Athletic Club Blvd	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 359-6300	810	52	15.7	37.8%	447 (55.2%)	147 (18.1%)	146 (18.0%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.8%)	$8,213			$432			$7,780	87	83.8	187	37

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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.