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)
370237001022	371	Pine Level Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 West Blanche Street	Pine Level	27568	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 965-3323	362	31	11.6	65.5%	196 (54.1%)	22 (6.1%)	128 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$11,201			$884			$10,317	71.9	80.4	231	140
370192000851	372	Stokesdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8025 US Highway 158	Stokesdale	27357	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 643-8420	456	31	14.9	23.7%	355 (77.9%)	18 (3.9%)	49 (10.7%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	$9,015			$665			$8,351	71.9	73.3	355	17
370363001483	373	Oak Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	2076 Jim Morton Rd	Hurdle Mills	27541	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 364-2204	221	15	15	98.6%	152 (68.8%)	31 (14.0%)	23 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	$10,257			$1,033			$9,224	71.9	69.9	411	38
370018000953	374	Peachland-Polkton Elementary	Public	K-6	9633 Hwy 74 W	Peachland	28133	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 272-8061	415	30	13.6	99.0%	189 (45.5%)	152 (36.6%)	47 (11.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	$10,790			$1,480			$9,311	71.8	69.8	414	40
370210000918	375	Etowah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Etowah School Road	Etowah	28729	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 891-6560	318	22	14.5	50.3%	242 (76.1%)	4 (1.3%)	56 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$10,276			$964			$9,313	71.6	71.1	387	12
370002002081	376	Chatham Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2200 Hamp Stone Rd	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 742-4550	574	40	14.2	22.3%	444 (77.4%)	52 (9.1%)	31 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)								71.5	80.7	221	155
370192000966	377	Shadybrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Shadybrook Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2950	321	23	13.6	72.3%	87 (27.1%)	104 (32.4%)	53 (16.5%)	47 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	25 (7.8%)	$10,248			$796			$9,452	71.5	56.2	650	273
370069000281	378	Clyde Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 35th Avenue Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2769	479	36	13.4	52.8%	306 (63.9%)	31 (6.5%)	76 (15.9%)	32 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$9,813			$1,428			$8,385	71.4	74.8	331	47
370192000841	379	Pleasant Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4833 Pleasant Garden Road	Pleasant Garden	27313	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 674-4321	438	30	14.5	55.0%	316 (72.1%)	45 (10.3%)	45 (10.3%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$10,778			$942			$9,836	71.4	66.2	481	102
370502001995	380	Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Corbett Ave	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 236-4574	357	24	14.8	99.2%	122 (34.2%)	134 (37.5%)	72 (20.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.2%)	$9,313			$1,225			$8,089	71.3	59.6	587	207

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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.