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)
370201000881	1371	Erwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Denim Dr.	Erwin	28339	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 897-7178	590	42	13.9	99.5%	246 (41.7%)	127 (21.5%)	176 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	$10,032			$1,452			$8,580	14.4	17.1	1307	64
370132003350	1372	Martin Millennium Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	400 E Johnston St	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(252) 641-5710	558	44	12.6	99.5%	97 (17.4%)	374 (67.0%)	59 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	$10,116			$1,504			$8,612	14.3	10.5	1410	38
370345001418	1373	Blue Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1260 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1717	463	36	12.8	71.1%	216 (46.7%)	84 (18.1%)	112 (24.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.1%)	$10,673			$1,191			$9,482	14.3	31.1	1070	303
370090000350	1374	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1907 Stony Point Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8260	386	28	13.5	99.2%	222 (57.5%)	76 (19.7%)	54 (14.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	$9,971			$1,530			$8,441	14.2	18.6	1277	97
370333001392	1375	A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des	Public, Magnet	K-5	2150 Chestnut Street	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6175	354	36	9.9	99.2%	38 (10.7%)	236 (66.7%)	47 (13.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	$15,103			$2,324			$12,779	14.2	20.8	1246	129
370126000571	1376	C C Spaulding Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1531 S Roxboro Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3974	223	24	9.1	98.7%	14 (6.3%)	130 (58.3%)	68 (30.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$16,448			$4,879			$11,568	14.1	6.6	1455	79
370465001825	1377	Zeb Vance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Raleigh Road	Kittrell	27544	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8492	325	20	16.6	99.1%	66 (20.3%)	191 (58.8%)	57 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$13,318			$1,564			$11,754	14.1	15.7	1326	51
370126001850	1378	Eastway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 North Alston Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3910	393	33	11.8	99.2%	17 (4.3%)	170 (43.3%)	185 (47.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$13,790			$3,532			$10,259	14	23.8	1195	183
370297002309	1379	Hornets Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Beatties Ford Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6110	586	34	17	99.5%	20 (3.4%)	358 (61.1%)	158 (27.0%)	27 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$9,876			$1,339			$8,537	13.9	7.6	1443	64
370011502562	1380	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 Haliwa-Saponi Trail	Hollister	27844	Halifax County	Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-5853	143	13	10.7	97.9%	6 (4.2%)	24 (16.8%)	10 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.9%)								13.8	5.9	1467	87

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.