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)
370033000091	131	Bath Elementary	Public	K-8	110 S King Street	Bath	27808	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 923-3251	528	41	12.8	99.4%	431 (81.6%)	7 (1.3%)	48 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.8%)	$9,982			$1,354			$8,628	88.7	84.8	166	35
370063000249	132	Atlantic Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	151 School Drive	Atlantic	28511	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 225-3961	88	8	10.7	96.6%	84 (95.5%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$17,133			$1,662			$15,471	88.7	81.5	211	79
370462003022	133	Stallings Elementary	Public	K-5	3501 Stallings Rd	Riegelwood	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1558	722	43	16.7	29.4%	461 (63.9%)	51 (7.1%)	88 (12.2%)	73 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.6%)	$9,041			$346			$8,695	88.7	89.8	110	23
370013502736	134	Community School of Davidson	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	404 Armour Street	Davidson	28036	Mecklenburg County	Community School of Davidson	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 897-8061	1,501	88	17		1,192 (79.4%)	58 (3.9%)	127 (8.5%)	48 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (4.9%)								88.6	87.5	139	5
370297001193	135	Bain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11540 Bain School Rd	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6915	789	42	18.8	21.9%	464 (58.8%)	146 (18.5%)	99 (12.5%)	45 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.3%)	$8,795			$527			$8,268	88.4	91.5	95	40
370150000611	136	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Jefferson School Lane	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4215	554	41	13.6	42.4%	264 (47.7%)	158 (28.5%)	58 (10.5%)	28 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	$9,794			$605			$9,190	88.3	83.2	193	57
370331002312	137	W Jesse Gurganus Elementary	Public	K-5	535 Hwy 70 W	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5150	373	26	14.5	45.6%	228 (61.1%)	37 (9.9%)	54 (14.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	45 (12.1%)	$10,110			$977			$9,133	88.3	87.5	140	3
370331000380	138	Albert H Bangert Elementary	Public	K-5	3712 Canterbury Road	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6415	421	29	14.5	49.9%	221 (52.5%)	89 (21.1%)	30 (7.1%)	43 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.8%)	$10,592			$1,583			$9,009	88.3	89.9	108	30
370126000548	139	Pearsontown Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4915 Barbee Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3964	726	49	14.9	27.0%	306 (42.1%)	238 (32.8%)	69 (9.5%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (11.3%)	$11,050			$680			$10,370	88.1	92.8	82	57
370231000984	140	Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1969 Mocksville Hwy	Cleveland	27013	Rowan County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-4949	376	25	14.8	57.4%	266 (70.7%)	29 (7.7%)	53 (14.1%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$9,664			$840			$8,824	88.1	85.4	160	20

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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.