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)
370237003577	391	Thanksgiving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1161 Lynch Rd	Selma	27576	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(984) 400-7300	769	49	15.6	44.7%	417 (54.2%)	136 (17.7%)	159 (20.7%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)								70.7	72	375	16
370345001424	392	Morton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	485 Old 30 Road	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-0930	682	46	14.8	57.8%	331 (48.5%)	133 (19.5%)	137 (20.1%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.4%)	$8,688			$926			$7,762	70.7	75.6	311	81
370294001178	393	Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 Robert Street	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 652-2141	355	25	14.2	75.8%	247 (69.6%)	17 (4.8%)	65 (18.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	$9,997			$1,489			$8,507	70.5	70.1	406	13
370150000636	394	Sedge Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Sedge Garden Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 771-4545	734	51	14.3	58.2%	342 (46.6%)	179 (24.4%)	141 (19.2%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	$10,357			$874			$9,482	70.3	67.7	449	55
370231003080	395	Coddle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Frank's Crossing Loop	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 439-1550	696	46	15.1	27.4%	426 (61.2%)	41 (5.9%)	88 (12.6%)	72 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (9.5%)	$7,589			$331			$7,258	70.2	85.4	158	237
370053000379	396	R Brown McAllister Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	541 Sunnyside Drive SE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6270	375	25	15	34.7%	258 (68.8%)	48 (12.8%)	48 (12.8%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$10,408			$712			$9,696	70.1	73.5	353	43
370345002738	397	Carolina Forest Elementary	Public	K-5	141 Carolina Forest Boulevard	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 346-1778	678	43	15.8	48.8%	257 (37.9%)	154 (22.7%)	152 (22.4%)	37 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	71 (10.5%)	$8,201			$658			$7,543	70.1	64	517	120
370472001898	398	Vance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8808 Old Stage Rd	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2472	384	31	12.5	34.6%	249 (64.8%)	40 (10.4%)	75 (19.5%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$10,698			$656			$10,042	70.1	55	673	275
370297002857	399	Winget Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12235 Winget Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-1063	665	39	16.9	30.2%	176 (26.5%)	249 (37.4%)	138 (20.8%)	66 (9.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.8%)	$9,518			$859			$8,659	70	48.9	783	384
370003000005	400	E M Yoder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Charles Street	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-3722	358	30	11.9	43.3%	220 (61.5%)	51 (14.2%)	42 (11.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.3%)	$10,935			$817			$10,118	70	70.2	405	5

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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.