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)
370472001897	151	Underwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1614 Glenwood Avenue	Raleigh	27608	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7663	381	38	10	27.6%	227 (59.6%)	59 (15.5%)	60 (15.7%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$11,726			$564			$11,163	87	84	182	31
370333002335	152	Holly Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	3020 Web Trace	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2250	423	29	14.6	20.8%	324 (76.6%)	21 (5.0%)	45 (10.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$10,025			$585			$9,440	86.9	87.8	138	14
370001201494	153	Chicod	Public	PK, KG-8	3833 Stokestown-St. John Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 746-6742	958	60	16	35.1%	705 (73.6%)	93 (9.7%)	121 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	$8,818			$645			$8,174	86.9	89.8	112	41
370309001325	154	Sandhills Farm Life Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 Farm Life Rd	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 949-2501	394	27	14.8	27.2%	308 (78.2%)	19 (4.8%)	27 (6.9%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (7.9%)	$8,014			$534			$7,480	86.8	90.7	98	56
370162000700	155	New Hope Elementary	Public	K-5	137 Stowe Road	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9112	520	30	17.5	32.7%	374 (71.9%)	55 (10.6%)	46 (8.8%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	$8,471			$727			$7,744	86.8	84.2	179	24
370053000211	156	Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Stallings Road	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6190	774	51	15.1	26.4%	377 (48.7%)	141 (18.2%)	69 (8.9%)	150 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.5%)	$8,156			$486			$7,670	86.7	78.3	267	111
370462001791	157	Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	110 Clontz Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6332	416	30	13.8	34.6%	332 (79.8%)	10 (2.4%)	64 (15.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,109			$766			$10,343	86.6	85.1	163	6
370297002638	158	Highland Mill Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	3201 Clemson Ave	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5525	315	22	14	17.1%	127 (40.3%)	126 (40.0%)	31 (9.8%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	$13,792			$1,243			$12,549	86.6	90.3	102	56
370001202199	159	Wintergreen Intermediate	Public	3-5	4720 County Home Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 355-2411	809	48	16.8	37.1%	437 (54.0%)	212 (26.2%)	70 (8.7%)	42 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.7%)	$8,418			$893			$7,525	86.4	89.5	115	44
370432001710	160	Locust Elementary	Public	K-5	103 School Rd	Locust	28097	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5500	486	27	17.8	99.4%	350 (72.0%)	14 (2.9%)	81 (16.7%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$8,043			$624			$7,419	86.3	86.6	147	13

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.