Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina for Homeless Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in North Carolina!

Every year, the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Homeless students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish North Carolina test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Homeless vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 15)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Homeless)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Homeless)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
370297003368	1	Oakhurst STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	4511 Monroe Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6482	567	35	16.1	98.6%	98 (17.3%)	224 (39.5%)	188 (33.2%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.0%)	$9,789			$1,264			$8,524	93.3%	21.5%	71.87%
370297001225	2	Highland Renaissance Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	125 W Craighead Rd	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5511	377	24	15.4	99.2%	11 (2.9%)	177 (46.9%)	174 (46.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$12,308			$1,987			$10,321	86.7%	18.4%	68.26%
370297000652	3	University Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Pavilion Blvd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-3685	757	42	17.8	99.6%	34 (4.5%)	447 (59.0%)	203 (26.8%)	41 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	$10,305			$1,460			$8,845	80.0%	10.1%	69.90%
370472003186	4	Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Sunnybrook Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 857-9500	497	44	11.3	99.4%	30 (6.0%)	287 (57.7%)	169 (34.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$10,856			$1,557			$9,299	73.3%	14.2%	59.11%
370297001287	5	Westerly Hills Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4420 Denver Ave	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6021	446	24	18.8	99.3%	7 (1.6%)	292 (65.5%)	120 (26.9%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	$11,283			$1,792			$9,491	66.7%	19.5%	47.20%
370297001280	6	Thomasboro Academy	Public	K-8	538 Bradford Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6000	551	38	14.5	99.5%	11 (2.0%)	334 (60.6%)	140 (25.4%)	58 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$12,153			$1,283			$10,870	60.0%	4.2%	55.81%
370472001899	7	Vandora Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Vandora Springs Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2486	548	42	13.1	72.1%	152 (27.7%)	195 (35.6%)	159 (29.0%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	$9,721			$811			$8,910	53.3%	59.5%	6.14%
370472000027	8	Creech Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Creech Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2359	499	40	12.4	84.6%	64 (12.8%)	234 (46.9%)	172 (34.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.6%)	$10,643			$1,329			$9,314	46.7%	27.0%	19.62%
370183003244	9	Greene County Intermediate	Public	4-5	614 Middle School Road	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 747-0182	358	30	11.9	99.2%	108 (30.2%)	121 (33.8%)	119 (33.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$9,990			$2,070			$7,920	40.0%	8.0%	32.03%
370297002660	10	Walter G. Byers School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1415 Hamilton St	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6940	337	29	11.5	99.1%	5 (1.5%)	268 (79.5%)	43 (12.8%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$16,972			$2,176			$14,796	33.3%	5.0%	28.28%

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.