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)
370001102283	901	E E Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1361 Rim Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-2800	625	44	14.3	99.5%	100 (16.0%)	291 (46.6%)	157 (25.1%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (10.7%)	$8,887			$1,163			$7,725	41.5	53.3	710	191
370114000477	902	Pilot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Pilot School Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-7965	364	20	17.7	69.8%	270 (74.2%)	16 (4.4%)	53 (14.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	$9,751			$959			$8,792	41.4	44.4	858	44
370216000931	903	Ahoskie Elementary	Public	4-5	1206 W. First Street	Ahoskie	27910	Hertford County	Hertford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 301-5060	228	17	13.4	98.7%	27 (11.8%)	180 (78.9%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	4 (1.8%)	$11,714			$2,123			$9,591	41.4	28.4	1118	215
370495001979	904	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5464 Mountain View Rd	Hays	28635	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 696-5512	484	30	15.9	99.4%	405 (83.7%)	7 (1.4%)	47 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$10,717			$1,320			$9,397	41.3	60.7	564	340
370327001349	905	Nashville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	209 East Virginia Avenue	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2877	672	42	16.1	68.3%	257 (38.2%)	320 (47.6%)	54 (8.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	$8,696			$1,010			$7,686	41.3	36.8	974	69
370331002179	906	Trent Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Educational Drive	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6481	389	26	14.9	97.2%	80 (20.6%)	113 (29.0%)	46 (11.8%)	105 (27.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.1%)	$10,573			$1,532			$9,042	41.3	60.8	562	344
370444002316	907	Swain County West Elementary	Public	K-5	4142 Hwy 19 West	Bryson City	28713	Swain County	Swain County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 488-2119	403	31	12.9	99.3%	301 (74.7%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.4%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	$10,938			$1,448			$9,491	41.3	47.3	810	97
370039002150	908	Bladenboro Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	312 Old Whiteville Road	Bladenboro	28320	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 863-3387	403	28	14.1	99.3%	205 (50.9%)	94 (23.3%)	55 (13.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.2%)	$11,612			$1,954			$9,658	41.2	29.9	1089	181
370297003363	909	Lawrence Orr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4835 Shamrock Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-9919	724	40	17.9	99.6%	31 (4.3%)	214 (29.6%)	389 (53.7%)	64 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	$10,043			$1,471			$8,571	41.1	36.2	987	78
370058000230	910	Happy Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1350 Yadkin River Road	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-3496	222	16	13.9	71.6%	204 (91.9%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$10,168			$1,178			$8,990	41.1	35.9	991	81

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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.