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)
370034803278	1491	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	1249 Hargett Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 219-8603	99	5	20.4	97.0%	13 (13.1%)	68 (68.7%)	11 (11.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)								3.5			(n/a)
370039303366	1492	VERITAS Community School CFA	Public, Charter	K-8	2600 Grimes Street	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	VERITAS Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 677-0101	169	12	13.8		12 (7.1%)	121 (71.6%)	17 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.2%)								3.4	1.6	1501	9
370150000601	1493	Easton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	734 E Clemmonsville Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 748-4063	524	42	12.4	99.4%	24 (4.6%)	137 (26.1%)	338 (64.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$11,518			$2,016			$9,502	3	8.5	1434	59
370405001621	1494	Knollwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3075 Shue Rd	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 857-3400	565	30	18.8	79.5%	121 (21.4%)	72 (12.7%)	339 (60.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$9,926			$1,540			$8,386	2.9	6.7	1451	43
370399003447	1495	Moss Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	419 Moss St	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(336) 627-2600	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								2.9			(n/a)
370405001627	1496	North Rowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Charles St	Spencer	28159	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3042	426	31	13.8	92.3%	125 (29.3%)	160 (37.6%)	92 (21.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.6%)	$10,610			$1,852			$8,758	2.6	2.5	1497	1
370327000725	1497	D S Johnson Elementary	Public	3-5	600 North Fairview Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2895	362	21	17	95.3%	12 (3.3%)	328 (90.6%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.0%)	$9,909			$1,385			$8,524	2.5	2.3	1498	1
370150002091	1498	North Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Alspaugh Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4176	494	35	14	99.4%	13 (2.6%)	263 (53.2%)	191 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	20 (4.0%)	$10,453			$1,752			$8,701	2.3	6.1	1460	38
370042603456	1499	Monroe Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2850 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Monroe Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 210-3627	135	8	16.2		13 (9.6%)	89 (65.9%)	23 (17.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)								2.2	10.2	1415	84
370327000703	1500	Baskerville Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Stokes Avenue	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2880	312	16	20	97.8%	5 (1.6%)	284 (91.0%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$9,897			$1,410			$8,487	2.1	1.5	1502	2

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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.