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)
370192000840	21	Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Oak Ridge Road	Oak Ridge	27310	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 643-8410	707	43	16.4	13.2%	510 (72.1%)	26 (3.7%)	38 (5.4%)	97 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.1%)	$8,852			$563			$8,289	97	95.4	34	13
370462002353	22	Weddington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3927 Twelve Mile Creek Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6317	696	45	15.5	4.7%	451 (64.8%)	42 (6.0%)	40 (5.7%)	128 (18.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	$9,084			$768			$8,316	97	96.3	22
370472003352	23	Scotts Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Apex Barbecue Rd	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0300	766	55	14	8.0%	572 (74.7%)	12 (1.6%)	51 (6.7%)	92 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	$8,607			$341			$8,266	97	94.6	46	23
370472001669	24	Davis Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	2151 Davis Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2130	825	58	14.1	7.3%	337 (40.8%)	26 (3.2%)	55 (6.7%)	396 (48.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$9,368			$407			$8,961	96.9	96.2	23	1
370462002740	25	Antioch Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Antioch Church Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3005	862	52	16.6	8.6%	560 (65.0%)	38 (4.4%)	78 (9.0%)	135 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.8%)	$8,494			$443			$8,051	96.8	95.7	28	3
370006402399	26	Lake Norman Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12435 Old Statesville Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Lake Norman Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 948-8600	2,215	123	18		1,294 (58.4%)	262 (11.8%)	142 (6.4%)	357 (16.1%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (6.7%)								96.7	96.5	21	5
370472002556	27	Green Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Louis Stephens Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 388-5270	605	41	14.7	11.6%	173 (28.6%)	50 (8.3%)	40 (6.6%)	322 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$8,968			$486			$8,482	96.7	97	12	15
370472002354	28	Olive Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1751 Olive Chapel Road	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-4440	982	67	14.5	10.2%	551 (56.1%)	60 (6.1%)	80 (8.1%)	263 (26.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.4%)	$9,289			$359			$8,930	96.4	94.2	56	28
370472003625	29	Barton Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12004 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8211	404	32	12.5	12.9%	299 (74.0%)	37 (9.2%)	37 (9.2%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)								96.3			(n/a)
370333001397	30	Wrightsville Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	220 Coral Drive	Wrightsville Beach	28480	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 256-3171	263	19	13.6	8.7%	245 (93.2%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$11,028			$419			$10,609	96.3	96.5	20	10

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.