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)
370472001903	231	Washington Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1000 Fayetteville St	Raleigh	27601	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7960	478	40	12	29.9%	88 (18.4%)	123 (25.7%)	33 (6.9%)	208 (43.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	$10,892			$515			$10,377	80.6	76.1	300	69
370408001645	232	Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 US 221 S Hwy	Forest City	28043	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 248-2354	440	30	14.8	99.3%	351 (79.8%)	6 (1.4%)	48 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	$9,551			$1,364			$8,186	80.6	81.6	210	22
370162000701	233	North Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 School Street	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9135	334	25	13.4	99.1%	154 (46.1%)	26 (7.8%)	119 (35.6%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$10,302			$1,927			$8,375	80.5	77.1	287	54
370010302511	234	Alpha Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8030 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Alpha Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 223-7711	1,043	45	23.2	64.4%	118 (11.3%)	580 (55.6%)	210 (20.1%)	20 (1.9%)	9 (0.9%)	23 (2.2%)	83 (8.0%)								80.5	77.8	276	42
370153000659	235	Youngsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Us I-A	Youngsville	27596	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 556-5250	410	32	13	59.8%	183 (44.6%)	110 (26.8%)	75 (18.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	$9,628			$887			$8,741	80.5	77.9	275	40
370219000948	236	Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	366 4th Street NW	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 322-1340	326	21	15.8	99.1%	195 (59.8%)	42 (12.9%)	55 (16.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.3%)	$8,723			$1,106			$7,618	80.5	75	324	88
370237002856	237	Dixon Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	835 Dixon Road	Willow Spring	27592	Wake County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-7771	638	44	14.4	99.5%	374 (58.6%)	45 (7.1%)	176 (27.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	$9,295			$634			$8,661	80.4	79.1	252	15
370472001858	238	Fuller Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	806 Calloway Drive	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 856-7625	505	43	11.6	34.1%	49 (9.7%)	97 (19.2%)	74 (14.7%)	265 (52.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$10,451			$779			$9,672	80.2	72.8	366	128
370150002293	239	The Downtown School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	601 N Cherry Street	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 703-4125	431	34	12.5	27.4%	195 (45.2%)	158 (36.7%)	34 (7.9%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.7%)	$11,387			$620			$10,767	80.2	84.8	169	70
370007002416	240	East Wake Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	821 Charter School Way	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	East Wake Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 404-0444	1,246	83	15		872 (70.0%)	155 (12.4%)	133 (10.7%)	15 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.6%)								80.1	66.2	480	240

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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

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.