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)
370472003377	1	White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1512 White Oak Church Rd	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0202	778	50	15.5	3.5%	202 (26.0%)	18 (2.3%)	41 (5.3%)	485 (62.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.3%)	$8,554			$326			$8,228	99.5	99.2	2	1
370010702530	2	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5225 Seventy-seven Center Dr	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 503-1112	390	26	15.2		75 (19.2%)	16 (4.1%)	9 (2.3%)	272 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)								99.3	99.7	1	1
370333001385	3	Ogden Elementary	Public	K-5	3637 Middle Sound Rd	Wilmington	28411	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 686-6464	641	38	16.6	15.9%	554 (86.4%)	10 (1.6%)	41 (6.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.8%)	$9,099			$487			$8,612	98.3	97.6	9	6
370009902496	4	Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10908 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Quest Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 841-0441	142	11	12.9		111 (78.2%)	4 (2.8%)	8 (5.6%)	7 (4.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)								98.2	97.9	4
370014502926	5	Pine Lake Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	104 Yellow Wood Circle	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Pine Lake Preparatory	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 237-5304	1,879	112	16.7		1,550 (82.5%)	31 (1.6%)	112 (6.0%)	110 (5.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.7%)								97.9	97.8	6	1
370047203556	6	Telra Institute	Public, Charter	K-8	4150 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Telra Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 727-2530	467	15	30.9	8.6%	241 (51.6%)	20 (4.3%)	42 (9.0%)	125 (26.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)								97.7	94.9	38	32
370462001809	7	Wesley Chapel Elementary	Public	K-5	110 Potter Rd S	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3081	760	47	16.3	15.4%	460 (60.5%)	65 (8.6%)	74 (9.7%)	119 (15.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (4.9%)	$9,378			$521			$8,857	97.7	97	15	8
370192000799	8	Sternberger Elementary	Public	K-5	518 North Holden Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 294-7390	428	30	14.5	12.6%	355 (82.9%)	34 (7.9%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$10,802			$721			$10,081	97.7	95.6	31	23
370033002106	9	Chocowinity Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	606 Gray Road	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3881	493	39	12.7	99.4%	247 (50.1%)	123 (24.9%)	77 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.7%)	$10,834			$1,481			$9,353	97.7	97	14	5
370472002743	10	Highcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5415 Highcroft Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3527	721	50	14.4	6.9%	217 (30.1%)	40 (5.5%)	42 (5.8%)	383 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.3%)	$8,277			$370			$7,907	97.7	98.1	3	7

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.