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)
370162000708	991	Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3122 S Union Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6607	419	30	14.1	60.6%	187 (44.6%)	130 (31.0%)	65 (15.5%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	$8,960			$931			$8,030	36.1	33.8	1025	34
370345003635	992	Clear View Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Clear View School Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 455-2667	584	39	15	52.7%	369 (63.2%)	75 (12.8%)	83 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.9%)								36.1	21.6	1236	244
370053002839	993	Carl A Furr Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2725 Clover Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6110	822	59	14	58.5%	229 (27.9%)	221 (26.9%)	275 (33.5%)	50 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.5%)	$9,519			$965			$8,554	36	39.8	936	57
370013302706	994	Carolina International School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9545 Poplar Tent Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Carolina International School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 455-3847	731	49	14.8		221 (30.2%)	258 (35.3%)	157 (21.5%)	33 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.2%)								36	41.9	896	98
370033002568	995	Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	21000 US Hwy 264 East	Pinetown	27865	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 943-6545	388	33	11.9	99.2%	192 (49.5%)	95 (24.5%)	66 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.8%)	$11,956			$1,527			$10,429	36	30.2	1085	90
370150000605	996	Griffith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1385 W Clemmonsville Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4245	552	38	14.4	99.5%	35 (6.3%)	223 (40.4%)	260 (47.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)	$10,374			$1,739			$8,635	36	31.5	1068	72
370472001894	997	Smith Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1101 Maxwell Drive	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 662-2458	530	46	11.4	68.5%	127 (24.0%)	163 (30.8%)	199 (37.5%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	$12,653			$1,489			$11,164	35.8	32.1	1055	58
370001102129	998	Lucile Souders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Hillview Avenue	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-6705	418	29	14.4	99.3%	37 (8.9%)	283 (67.7%)	56 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.9%)	$9,786			$1,579			$8,207	35.8	21.6	1238	240
370225000972	999	Scurlock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	775 Rockfish Rd	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-4182	619	48	12.8	99.5%	115 (18.6%)	217 (35.1%)	197 (31.8%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.7%)	8 (1.3%)	62 (10.0%)	$8,635			$1,313			$7,322	35.7	29.9	1088	89
370474001921	1000	Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 US Hwy 158E	Macon	27551	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-6802	163	7	22.2	98.2%	43 (26.4%)	67 (41.1%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$14,074			$2,009			$12,066	35.7	28.6	1113	113

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.