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)
370495001978	591	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Champion Mt Pleasant Rd	Ferguson	28624	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-7600	234	15	15.9	98.7%	204 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)	$11,075			$1,241			$9,834	59.5	66.3	477	114
370162000697	592	McAdenville Elementary	Public	K-5	275 E Wesleyan Drive	Mc Adenville	28101	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9117	180	13	13.4	50.0%	98 (54.4%)	33 (18.3%)	28 (15.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.1%)	$12,737			$1,535			$11,202	59.4	44.4	857	265
370363002539	593	Stories Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	133 Stories Creek School Road	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 503-8071	365	29	12.6	99.2%	144 (39.5%)	143 (39.2%)	42 (11.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	$11,227			$1,891			$9,336	59.4	49.6	777	184
370039903387	594	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1911 Concord Lake Road	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 273-5310	603	27	22.1	62.0%	180 (29.9%)	258 (42.8%)	107 (17.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.1%)								59.4	48	794	200
370462001811	595	Wingate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Bivens Street	Wingate	28174	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-0635	400	36	11.1	83.3%	57 (14.3%)	139 (34.8%)	182 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$12,882			$2,524			$10,358	59.3	44.5	855	260
370345001427	596	Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Northwoods Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-6711	503	35	14.3	51.5%	259 (51.5%)	89 (17.7%)	92 (18.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.5%)	$9,969			$731			$9,237	59.3	66.5	473	123
370441001746	597	Copeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	948 Copeland School Road	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 374-2572	249	21	11.7	79.5%	141 (56.6%)	1 (0.4%)	105 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,205			$1,950			$9,256	59.3	61.2	558	39
370357001468	598	Rocky Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Elementary School Road	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 675-2309	399	37	10.7	90.5%	157 (39.3%)	46 (11.5%)	177 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$11,562			$1,485			$10,077	59.2	58.8	605	7
370039203365	599	TMSA Charlotte	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9108 Mallard Creek Rd.	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	The Math and Science Academy of Charlott	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 321-7744	790	25	31	41.3%	19 (2.4%)	417 (52.8%)	80 (10.1%)	210 (26.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.6%)								59.2	47.9	801	202
370035803325	600	Cardinal Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1020 St. Charles Place	Cary	27513	Wake County	Cardinal Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 653-5000	700	43	16.4	37.0%	217 (31.0%)	198 (28.3%)	117 (16.7%)	108 (15.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.9%)								59.1	62.3	540	60

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.