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)
370372001513	401	Sunny View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Sunny View School Road	Mill Spring	28756	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 894-1050	134	12	11.2	97.8%	123 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$15,864			$1,636			$14,228	70	60.4	571	170
370231002463	402	Lakeshore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 Lakeshore School Road	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 660-5970	671	47	14.1	27.7%	485 (72.3%)	39 (5.8%)	74 (11.0%)	28 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.4%)	$8,282			$591			$7,691	70	71.9	377	25
370432003440	403	Oakboro Choice STEM	Public	K-8	1244 N Main St	Oakboro	28129	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4700	344	24	14.5	99.1%	288 (83.7%)	8 (2.3%)	28 (8.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$8,393			$828			$7,565	69.9	80.7	225	178
370309003212	404	West Pine Elementary	Public	K-5	272 Archie Rd	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 673-2004	395	26	15	43.8%	266 (67.3%)	53 (13.4%)	43 (10.9%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$8,736			$550			$8,186	69.9	67.3	457	53
370472003120	405	Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2255 Herbert Akins Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4100	941	67	14	29.5%	616 (65.5%)	120 (12.8%)	117 (12.4%)	39 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)	$9,017			$332			$8,685	69.9	75.4	319	86
370363001479	406	Helena Elementary	Public	K-5	355 Helena Moriah Rd	Timberlake	27583	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 364-7715	523	34	15.4	99.4%	360 (68.8%)	74 (14.1%)	53 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	$9,643			$1,033			$8,609	69.8	73.3	356	50
370063000254	407	Harkers Island Elementary	Public	K-5	1163 Island Road	Harkers Island	28531	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 728-3755	117	9	12.4	97.4%	107 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	$13,268			$1,408			$11,860	69.8	73.6	352	55
370013802808	408	Two Rivers Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1018 Archie Carroll Road	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Two Rivers Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 262-5411	164	14	11.9		150 (91.5%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)								69.8	68.9	424	16
370210002631	409	Clear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	737 N Clear Creek Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4760	484	33	14.7	69.6%	273 (56.4%)	20 (4.1%)	149 (30.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.4%)	$9,070			$1,106			$7,964	69.7	57.9	621	212
370462001808	410	Waxhaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Old Providence Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1590	638	37	17.2	42.9%	415 (65.0%)	58 (9.1%)	97 (15.2%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	$9,582			$657			$8,925	69.7	67.8	448	38

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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.