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)
370297001271	611	Shamrock Gardens Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3301 Country Club Drive	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6440	520	37	14.2	99.4%	271 (52.1%)	112 (21.5%)	91 (17.5%)	15 (2.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	$10,846			$1,193			$9,653	58.4	51.2	749	138
370345002404	612	Sand Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	868 Sand Ridge Road	Hubert	28539	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-5199	560	41	13.6	60.4%	357 (63.8%)	39 (7.0%)	91 (16.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (11.4%)	$9,194			$773			$8,421	58.3	56	653	41
370472001876	613	Lynn Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Lynn Rd	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 870-4074	490	39	12.5	53.1%	203 (41.4%)	143 (29.2%)	113 (23.1%)	10 (2.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$9,958			$880			$9,079	58.2	47.4	808	195
370114002664	614	Brier Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Watford Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-8200	209	16	12.9	98.6%	180 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$10,467			$1,149			$9,319	58.2	59.9	583	31
370011602565	615	Clover Garden	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2454 Altamahaw Union Ridge Roa	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Clover Garden	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 586-9440	950	50	19.1		736 (77.5%)	60 (6.3%)	67 (7.1%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.3%)								58.1	79.3	251	364
370001100447	616	William H Owen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4533 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 425-6163	408	35	11.7	98.5%	36 (8.8%)	263 (64.5%)	84 (20.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	$10,370			$1,704			$8,665	58.1	30.1	1086	470
370033103287	617	Langtree Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	154 Foundation Ct	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Langtree Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 235-0865	1,640	83	19.6	29.9%	1,143 (69.7%)	165 (10.1%)	185 (11.3%)	31 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (7.0%)								58	75.1	323	294
370069000291	618	Startown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4119 Startown Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-1257	534	35	15.2	59.0%	300 (56.2%)	26 (4.9%)	94 (17.6%)	62 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.7%)	$9,647			$1,184			$8,463	58	59.7	586	32
370331002181	619	Arthur W Edwards Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Education Lane	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5140	528	34	15.3	52.3%	304 (57.6%)	53 (10.0%)	93 (17.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.6%)	$9,857			$1,096			$8,761	57.9	58.1	615	4
370042002621	620	Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Pea Landing Road NW	Ash	28420	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5910	384	27	14.4	99.2%	200 (52.1%)	62 (16.1%)	86 (22.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.8%)	$10,522			$1,286			$9,235	57.7	58.1	616	4

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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

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.