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)
370333001378	701	John J Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6510 Market Street	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2045	443	34	13.2	99.3%	210 (47.4%)	55 (12.4%)	115 (26.0%)	19 (4.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.3%)	$10,293			$831			$9,462	52.9	63.2	530	171
370462001795	702	Marshville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 North Elm Street	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-6340	418	31	13.7	78.2%	138 (33.0%)	158 (37.8%)	90 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$14,299			$2,429			$11,870	52.9	53.9	696	6
370162000671	703	Catawba Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Ivey Street	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9119	259	20	12.7	67.2%	145 (56.0%)	19 (7.3%)	68 (26.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.5%)	$10,876			$1,354			$9,522	52.7	41.8	897	194
370090002289	704	Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Union Church Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8250	423	31	13.5	80.1%	276 (65.2%)	89 (21.0%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$10,135			$1,538			$8,597	52.7	41.3	907	203
370003002838	705	Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	3720 Bonnar Bridge Parkway	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-8700	648	44	14.8	46.6%	279 (43.1%)	173 (26.7%)	94 (14.5%)	43 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	$9,245			$741			$8,504	52.7	45.6	835	130
370048000179	706	Glen Alpine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 London Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 584-0661	279	23	12.1	81.4%	165 (59.1%)	19 (6.8%)	36 (12.9%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.0%)	$10,621			$1,368			$9,253	52.6	65.7	491	215
370472002561	707	Yates Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5993 Yates Mill Pond Road	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 233-4244	513	34	15	57.5%	190 (37.0%)	68 (13.3%)	228 (44.4%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	$10,080			$966			$9,114	52.6	56.6	647	60
370472002221	708	Brassfield Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Brassfield Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4080	586	45	13	39.9%	309 (52.7%)	58 (9.9%)	171 (29.2%)	27 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	$9,591			$407			$9,184	52.6	74.3	336	372
370441001750	709	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	519 S Franklin Road	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 786-2459	456	35	13.1	74.8%	312 (68.4%)	18 (3.9%)	109 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$10,170			$1,823			$8,347	52.6	60.3	574	135
370345001432	710	Summersill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Summersill School Road	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-2672	528	43	12.3	69.1%	245 (46.4%)	124 (23.5%)	81 (15.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.6%)	$10,099			$866			$9,233	52.6	41.3	908	198

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.