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)
370372001511	91	Saluda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	214 E Main Street	Saluda	28773	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 894-1040	146	15	9.7	39.7%	136 (93.2%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$13,956			$1,586			$12,371	91.7	80.9	217	126
370192002990	92	Northern Guilford Elementary	Public	K-5	3801 NC Highway 150 East	Greensboro	27455	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 656-4032	636	41	15.5	17.8%	460 (72.3%)	73 (11.5%)	38 (6.0%)	18 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	$8,772			$690			$8,082	91.6	89.6	114	22
370354001460	93	Weeksville Elementary	Public	K-5	1170 Salem Church Rd	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 330-2606	216	16	13.5	98.6%	122 (56.5%)	74 (34.3%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$11,385			$1,264			$10,121	91.6	71.1	388	295
370472003019	94	Laurel Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Laura Duncan Rd	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 290-2333	782	56	14	17.0%	491 (62.8%)	54 (6.9%)	85 (10.9%)	99 (12.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.5%)	$9,351			$452			$8,899	91.6	80.8	218	124
370408001637	95	Cliffside Elementary School	Public	K-5	4016 US Hwy 221-A	Cliffside	28024	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 288-2235	213	17	12.2	98.6%	156 (73.2%)	17 (8.0%)	30 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$11,539			$1,925			$9,614	91.5	80.2	234	139
370472001834	96	Baucom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hunter St	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2168	506	39	12.8	26.9%	314 (62.1%)	56 (11.1%)	79 (15.6%)	35 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.8%)	$9,174			$659			$8,515	91.4	93.1	76	20
370003502340	97	Eno River Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1212 NC Highway 57 North	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Eno River Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 644-6272	782	60	13		620 (79.3%)	35 (4.5%)	64 (8.2%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.4%)								91.2	94.6	43	54
370150000595	98	Clemmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6200 Bingham Avenue	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4210	789	50	15.7	36.4%	479 (60.7%)	100 (12.7%)	113 (14.3%)	50 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.7%)	$8,630			$512			$8,117	91.2	90.8	96	2
370009602486	99	Vance Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2090 Ross Mill Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 431-0440	954	65	14.7		733 (76.8%)	89 (9.3%)	50 (5.2%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.5%)								91.1	90	105	6
370333002336	100	Dr Hubert Eaton Senior Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 Gordon Road	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 397-1544	440	32	13.5	29.1%	330 (75.0%)	32 (7.3%)	38 (8.6%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$10,965			$754			$10,211	91.1	93	77	23

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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.