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)
370034303289	31	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4353 High Point Rd	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 992-2710	1,123	58	19.2		819 (72.9%)	65 (5.8%)	120 (10.7%)	29 (2.6%)	8 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	77 (6.9%)								96.2	95.6	30	1
370150000618	32	Lewisville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Lucy Lane	Lewisville	27023	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4224	591	35	16.7	31.8%	430 (72.8%)	36 (6.1%)	71 (12.0%)	17 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	$8,934			$443			$8,490	96.1	94.5	49	17
370053002624	33	Cox Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1450 Cox Mill Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6170	1,079	75	14.4	10.1%	325 (30.1%)	132 (12.2%)	61 (5.7%)	505 (46.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.6%)	$8,388			$334			$8,054	96.1	96.6	19	14
370297003172	34	Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus	Public	3-5	405 E. Park Ave	Charlotte	28203	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-2240	291	18	16.1	16.8%	195 (67.0%)	48 (16.5%)	32 (11.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	$11,343			$736			$10,607	96	92.2	88	54
370472003624	35	Apex Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7901 Humie Olive Road	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8454	782	56	13.9	5.9%	395 (50.5%)	45 (5.8%)	63 (8.1%)	253 (32.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)								96			(n/a)
370462002821	36	New Town Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Waxhaw-Indian Tr. Rd.	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1525	761	47	16.1	8.0%	562 (73.9%)	46 (6.0%)	66 (8.7%)	57 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$8,693			$723			$7,971	95.9	97	13	23
370462002651	37	Marvin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9700 Marvin School Rd	Marvin	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6357	751	48	15.7	2.9%	413 (55.0%)	49 (6.5%)	54 (7.2%)	188 (25.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.5%)	$8,481			$307			$8,174	95.9	95.7	29	8
370472002035	38	Holly Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2660	907	61	14.9	18.0%	545 (60.1%)	87 (9.6%)	119 (13.1%)	99 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.3%)	$9,402			$603			$8,799	95.9	95.1	35	3
370502002005	39	Rock Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6605 Rock Ridge School Rd	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 399-7955	469	27	17.1	50.1%	251 (53.5%)	43 (9.2%)	155 (33.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$8,909			$1,031			$7,878	95.9	95.7	27	12
370297002219	40	McKee Road Elementary	Public	K-5	4101 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3970	493	34	14.5	18.7%	226 (45.8%)	50 (10.1%)	42 (8.5%)	156 (31.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$9,115			$850			$8,265	95.8	93	79	39

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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.