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)
370150003144	1091	Kimmel Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4672 Ebert Rd	Winston Salem	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6760	814	49	16.5	99.6%	176 (21.6%)	380 (46.7%)	182 (22.4%)	14 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.0%)	$8,939			$994			$7,946	30.3	24	1190	99
370150003274	1092	Smith Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4250 Johnny Knoll Lane	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4188	527	40	13	99.4%	78 (14.8%)	199 (37.8%)	217 (41.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	$9,662			$1,153			$8,509	30.3	22.5	1219	127
370225000975	1093	West Hoke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 Turnpike Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-2584	490	38	12.9	98.4%	93 (19.0%)	219 (44.7%)	84 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)	3 (0.6%)	64 (13.1%)	$10,270			$1,466			$8,804	30.2	39.7	940	153
370348001446	1094	Grady Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 New Grady Brown Rd	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 732-6138	406	36	11.2	60.3%	169 (41.6%)	51 (12.6%)	135 (33.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.1%)	$12,441			$1,012			$11,429	30.2	39.7	942	152
370108000448	1095	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	504 Shortcut Road	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 453-0010	278	20	14.1	36.0%	192 (69.1%)	16 (5.8%)	25 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (15.8%)	$12,758			$1,371			$11,388	30.2	44.5	856	239
370001202145	1096	South Greenville Elementary	Public	K-5	811 Howell St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-7004	281	23	12.4	96.4%	6 (2.1%)	252 (89.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	$12,110			$2,467			$9,643	30.1	21.3	1241	145
370306002532	1097	Page Street Elementary	Public	3-5	897 Page Street	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 576-1307	227	15	15.1	77.5%	101 (44.5%)	48 (21.1%)	56 (24.7%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$10,568			$1,436			$9,132	30.1	19.8	1258	161
370472000027	1098	Creech Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Creech Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2359	499	40	12.4	84.6%	64 (12.8%)	234 (46.9%)	172 (34.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.6%)	$10,643			$1,329			$9,314	30.1	40.8	918	180
370441001749	1099	Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1539 E Pine St	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 786-2910	183	16	11.2	98.4%	110 (60.1%)	18 (9.8%)	42 (23.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	$13,728			$2,125			$11,603	30	53.2	715	384
370024000066	1100	Donna L Loflin Elementary	Public	K-5	405 S Park St	Asheboro	27203	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 625-1685	308	27	11.4	86.0%	81 (26.3%)	47 (15.3%)	155 (50.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$10,337			$1,410			$8,927	29.9	24.7	1177	77

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.