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)
370276001134	721	Cartoogechaye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3295 Old Murphy Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 524-2845	349	27	12.9	60.2%	272 (77.9%)	5 (1.4%)	61 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$10,078			$941			$9,137	51.5	55.1	669	52
370001201505	722	Stokes	Public	PK, KG-8	2683 NC 903 North	Stokes	27884	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6907	238	18	13.6	98.7%	136 (57.1%)	58 (24.4%)	31 (13.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	$13,051			$2,212			$10,840	51.5	48.7	785	63
370150000590	723	Brunson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	155 N Hawthorne Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4206	413	28	14.5	99.3%	124 (30.0%)	161 (39.0%)	85 (20.6%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.8%)	$9,861			$976			$8,885	51.4	46.6	821	98
370472001888	724	Powell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1130 Marlborough Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 856-7737	284	31	9.1	54.2%	123 (43.3%)	111 (39.1%)	33 (11.6%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$13,739			$1,144			$12,595	51.3	56.9	638	86
370441001759	725	White Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Cadle Ford Rd	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 320-3434	323	23	14	61.6%	235 (72.8%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$10,986			$1,465			$9,521	51.3	70.4	401	324
370387001555	726	Mineral Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1426 Green Lake Rd	Ellerbe	28338	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7915	371	25	14.6	99.2%	134 (36.1%)	76 (20.5%)	109 (29.4%)	14 (3.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.8%)	$10,516			$1,652			$8,864	51.2	53.8	697	29
370378001531	727	Tabernacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Tabernacle School Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 629-3533	322	20	16.1	76.7%	246 (76.4%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (13.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.8%)	$11,262			$1,885			$9,378	51.2	62	545	182
370507003497	728	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	910 Cane River School Rd	Burnsville	28714	Yancey County	Yancey County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 682-8150	371	23	16.1	58.0%	331 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)								51.1	64.8	500	228
370276001140	729	Iotla Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1166 Iotla Church Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 524-2938	403	31	12.9	71.0%	337 (83.6%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (11.4%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$10,664			$1,364			$9,300	51.1	35.7	993	264
370438001733	730	King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	152 East School St	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 983-5824	409	30	13.5	69.2%	329 (80.4%)	10 (2.4%)	47 (11.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	$12,007			$2,205			$9,803	50.9	52	734	4

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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.