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)
370408000909	511	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Forrest Hunt Drive	Forest City	28043	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 245-2161	406	26	15.5	99.3%	234 (57.6%)	50 (12.3%)	74 (18.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.3%)	$10,377			$1,479			$8,898	63.8	77.5	282	229
370042203448	512	Davidson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	500 Biesecker Rd	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 803-7809	611	40	15.2		338 (55.3%)	92 (15.1%)	97 (15.9%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.6%)								63.7	55.3	664	152
370378002348	513	Level Cross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5417 Old Greensboro Road	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 495-5915	435	30	14.5	99.3%	352 (80.9%)	14 (3.2%)	55 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$9,994			$1,337			$8,657	63.7	48.8	784	271
370048002431	514	Ray Childers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1183 Cape Hickory Road	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 324-1340	447	31	14.6	99.3%	301 (67.3%)	7 (1.6%)	54 (12.1%)	58 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$10,027			$1,439			$8,588	63.7	58.6	608	94
370018000042	515	Ansonville Elementary	Public	K-6	9104 Hwy 52 N	Ansonville	28007	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 826-8337	183	14	13.5	98.4%	81 (44.3%)	75 (41.0%)	13 (7.1%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$12,916			$1,926			$10,991	63.6	61.6	551	36
370472001887	516	Poe Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	400 Peyton St	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 250-4777	292	28	10.3	47.9%	68 (23.3%)	112 (38.4%)	71 (24.3%)	22 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$13,641			$1,381			$12,261	63.6	47.2	812	296
370069000284	517	Maiden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	201 N Main Avenue	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 428-8769	538	35	15.5	66.5%	347 (64.5%)	40 (7.4%)	88 (16.4%)	28 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$9,171			$1,063			$8,108	63.5	61.4	554	37
370009000030	518	Taylorsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 7th Street SW	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-3072	241	15	16	98.8%	137 (56.8%)	33 (13.7%)	40 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.9%)	$12,141			$1,707			$10,434	63.5	68.8	426	92
370069000276	519	Blackburn Elementary	Public	K-6	4377 W NC 10 Hwy	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 462-1344	488	32	15.2	64.1%	280 (57.4%)	28 (5.7%)	75 (15.4%)	57 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.4%)	$9,091			$979			$8,112	63.3	61.9	547	28
370058000228	520	Granite Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60 N Highland Avenue	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2222	593	40	14.7	99.5%	460 (77.6%)	15 (2.5%)	76 (12.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	$8,703			$796			$7,907	63.3	73	361	159

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.