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)
370150002451	1451	Petree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3815 Old Greensboro Road	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4141	475	35	13.5	99.4%	12 (2.5%)	266 (56.0%)	176 (37.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$12,623			$2,636			$9,987	7.5	9.1	1428	23
370405002251	1452	Dole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Choate Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3046	396	29	13.7	93.2%	99 (25.0%)	142 (35.9%)	103 (26.0%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.1%)	$11,955			$1,494			$10,461	7.5	3.5	1490	38
370037103335	1453	Lakeside Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	17609 Old Statesville Rd	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Lakeside Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 896-9500	278	14	20.2		110 (39.6%)	62 (22.3%)	78 (28.1%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.4%)								7.5	32.3	1050	403
370192000965	1454	Parkview Village Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	325 Gordon Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2945	287	24	12.1	99.0%	12 (4.2%)	208 (72.5%)	50 (17.4%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$13,734			$2,727			$11,007	7.5	13.9	1350	104
370393002235	1455	L Gilbert Carroll	Public	4-5	300 Bailey Rd	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6098	503	23	21.6	99.4%	54 (10.7%)	234 (46.5%)	110 (21.9%)	14 (2.8%)	59 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.2%)	$9,314			$1,452			$7,862	7.5	14.5	1341	114
370472001908	1456	Wilburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 Marsh Creek Rd	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 850-8738	615	47	13.2	99.5%	59 (9.6%)	170 (27.6%)	320 (52.0%)	37 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$11,065			$1,603			$9,462	7.3	22.9	1211	245
370297001224	1457	Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Snow White Ln	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6810	828	47	17.6	99.6%	10 (1.2%)	239 (28.9%)	560 (67.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (1.0%)	$10,096			$1,186			$8,910	7.2	25.4	1164	293
370474001919	1458	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Elementary Ave	Norlina	27563	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 456-2656	309	19	15.9	99.0%	30 (9.7%)	224 (72.5%)	28 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$13,155			$1,649			$11,506	7.2	11.3	1400	58
370150000610	1459	Ibraham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5036 Old Walkertown	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6771	345	27	12.8	99.1%	57 (16.5%)	159 (46.1%)	113 (32.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$10,590			$1,698			$8,893	7.2	25.7	1159	300
370201000875	1460	Angier Elementary	Public	3-5	130 E McIver St	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 639-2635	359	28	12.9	99.2%	97 (27.0%)	66 (18.4%)	177 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$9,429			$1,293			$8,136	7.2	14.3	1346	114

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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.