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)
370024000067	741	Guy B Teachey Elementary	Public	K-5	294 Newbern Ave	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 625-4163	445	34	13	72.4%	161 (36.2%)	64 (14.4%)	181 (40.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	$10,893			$1,244			$9,649	50.2	38.9	954	213
370192001865	742	Pilot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Chimney Springs Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5820	593	41	14.4	70.3%	113 (19.1%)	291 (49.1%)	84 (14.2%)	65 (11.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.1%)	$9,554			$1,118			$8,436	50.1	44.7	851	109
370153000650	743	Bunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	686 Bunn Elem School Road	Bunn	27508	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-4015	554	40	13.8	69.9%	250 (45.1%)	107 (19.3%)	159 (28.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	$9,785			$917			$8,868	50.1	45.9	832	89
370483001934	744	Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Bethel School Rd	Sugar Grove	28679	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 297-2240	134	18	7.5	53.0%	120 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$14,795			$1,301			$13,494	50.1	53.7	702	42
370001100434	745	Sherwood Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 Hope Mills Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-4797	279	28	9.9	98.9%	72 (25.8%)	129 (46.2%)	42 (15.1%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.7%)	$11,579			$1,916			$9,663	50.1	51.5	739	6
370047503568	746	Faith Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	420 North Main Street	Faith	28041	Rowan County	Faith Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 603-8437	601	42	14.4		543 (90.3%)	16 (2.7%)	20 (3.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)								50	61.4	553	193
370453001777	747	Brevard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	399 Greenville Hwy	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 884-2001	544	46	11.8	64.0%	398 (73.2%)	40 (7.4%)	51 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.4%)	$10,938			$1,181			$9,757	50	57.7	628	119
370432001719	748	Stanfield Elementary	Public	K-5	101 W. Montgomery St	Stanfield	28163	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5800	394	26	15.3	99.2%	263 (66.8%)	20 (5.1%)	90 (22.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$9,984			$933			$9,051	49.9	40.1	928	180
370001202789	749	Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 Forlines Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 353-5253	629	44	14.2	74.4%	128 (20.3%)	403 (64.1%)	41 (6.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.1%)	$10,268			$1,329			$8,939	49.9	43.2	876	127
370472002281	750	Lead Mine Elementary	Public	K-5	8301 Old Leadmine Rd	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4120	372	29	13	50.0%	178 (47.8%)	91 (24.5%)	85 (22.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$10,642			$920			$9,722	49.8	49.8	772	22

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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.