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)
370453000796	771	Pisgah Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1076 Ecusta Rd	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 877-4481	464	36	12.8	68.5%	329 (70.9%)	13 (2.8%)	89 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (5.8%)	$9,707			$841			$8,866	48.6	46.5	822	51
370117002516	772	Cornatzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	552 Cornatzer Road	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 753-1345	350	27	13.2	57.7%	270 (77.1%)	20 (5.7%)	52 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,120			$1,086			$10,033	48.5	59.9	584	188
370378001521	773	Franklinville Elementary School	Public	K-5	162 Pine St	Franklinville	27248	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 824-2306	318	20	16.1	69.2%	220 (69.2%)	7 (2.2%)	67 (21.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	$10,355			$1,462			$8,893	48.4	36.5	982	209
370180000748	774	Wilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2555 Hwy 96	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 528-0033	245	15	16.2	56.7%	122 (49.8%)	65 (26.5%)	39 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	$10,049			$680			$9,369	48.4	67.2	461	313
370351001449	775	Fred A Anderson Elementary	Public	4-5	515 Anderson Drive	Bayboro	28515	Pamlico County	Pamlico County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 745-4611	164	13	13.1	98.2%	96 (58.5%)	34 (20.7%)	16 (9.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.9%)	$12,115			$1,816			$10,298	48.3	55.2	667	108
370231000982	776	Celeste Henkel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1503 Old Mountain Road	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-7333	548	39	14	68.2%	352 (64.2%)	61 (11.1%)	74 (13.5%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.9%)	$10,624			$1,544			$9,080	48.3	56.8	644	132
370488002058	777	Rosewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	126 Charlie Braswell Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6040	633	43	14.8	99.5%	374 (59.1%)	90 (14.2%)	122 (19.3%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.1%)	$9,364			$1,293			$8,072	48.3	40	933	156
370492001968	778	Edgewood Elementary	Public	3-5	317 E Calhoun Street	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Whiteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-3121	454	35	12.9	99.3%	163 (35.9%)	189 (41.6%)	56 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.8%)	$10,409			$1,863			$8,546	48.3	44.3	862	84
370378001522	779	Grays Chapel Elementary School	Public	K-5	5322 NC Hwy 22 N	Franklinville	27248	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 824-8620	452	30	15.1	59.7%	364 (80.5%)	9 (2.0%)	57 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$9,144			$1,263			$7,881	48.3	60.8	560	219
370472002805	780	Harris Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 Forestville Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 217-5100	852	62	13.8	46.6%	259 (30.4%)	305 (35.8%)	177 (20.8%)	54 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.3%)	$9,484			$502			$8,982	48.1	50.9	752	28

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.