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)
370268002851	881	Childers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2595 Rock Dam Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 736-9610	415	30	13.9	67.2%	311 (74.9%)	11 (2.7%)	77 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$9,897			$1,409			$8,488	42.3	53.8	699	182
370040803404	882	Gate City Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	123 Flemingfield Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Gate City Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 617-5900	683	32	21	81.1%	36 (5.3%)	464 (67.9%)	117 (17.1%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.5%)								42.2	33.6	1028	146
370010502522	883	Phoenix Academy - Primary Elementary Upper	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7847 Clinard Farms Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Phoenix Academy Inc	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(336) 869-0079	1,258	64	19.5		481 (38.2%)	367 (29.2%)	162 (12.9%)	96 (7.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	148 (11.8%)								42.2	42.5	889	6
370348001445	884	Efland Cheeks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Fuller Rd	Efland	27243	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 563-5112	545	38	14.2	69.7%	184 (33.8%)	117 (21.5%)	154 (28.3%)	24 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.6%)	$11,292			$882			$10,410	42.1	39.5	943	59
370053003538	885	Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4511 Weddington Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 260-5970	232	19	12.2	28.9%	111 (47.8%)	58 (25.0%)	28 (12.1%)	10 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.3%)								42.1	52.8	721	164
370414001665	886	Roseboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Butler Island Road	Roseboro	28382	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 525-4538	387	26	14.7	99.2%	135 (34.9%)	134 (34.6%)	84 (21.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	$9,907			$1,572			$8,336	42	51.6	737	149
370234001001	887	Blue Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	95 Bobcat Drive	Cashiers	28717	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 743-2646	165	11	14.5	79.4%	101 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$13,938			$1,846			$12,092	42	63.5	526	361
370192000777	888	Irving Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 Sunset Drive	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8225	532	36	14.7	99.4%	139 (26.1%)	190 (35.7%)	91 (17.1%)	70 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.7%)	$9,550			$1,041			$8,509	42	53	718	170
370345001428	889	Richlands Elementary	Public	K-5	415 Cow Horn Road	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4142	642	41	15.6	51.7%	410 (63.9%)	57 (8.9%)	112 (17.4%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.3%)	$8,461			$1,005			$7,456	42	53.2	713	176
370276001137	890	East Franklin Elementary	Public	K-4	100 Watauga St	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 524-3216	360	31	11.6	99.2%	237 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (30.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$10,178			$875			$9,304	42	50.8	755	135

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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:

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

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.