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)
370414001678	481	Plain View Elementary	Public	K-5	4140 Plain View Hwy	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 891-4354	356	25	14.2	99.2%	222 (62.4%)	29 (8.1%)	88 (24.7%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$9,947			$1,248			$8,699	65.7	67.1	465	16
370405001624	482	Mt Ulla Elementary	Public	K-5	13155 NC 801 Hwy	Mount Ulla	28125	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 278-2750	246	18	13.9	97.6%	168 (68.3%)	10 (4.1%)	51 (20.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	$11,028			$1,327			$9,701	65.6	59	600	118
370075000310	483	J S Waters School	Public	K-8	55 J S Waters School Road	Goldston	27252	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 898-2259	208	15	13.6	63.9%	130 (62.5%)	29 (13.9%)	33 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.7%)	$12,630			$1,275			$11,355	65.3	74.4	335	148
370462001794	484	Indian Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Education Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3095	620	41	15.1	48.1%	353 (56.9%)	76 (12.3%)	130 (21.0%)	24 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	$8,736			$366			$8,370	65.3	69.7	416	68
370044603504	485	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5203 Shopton Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 505-8344	836	49	16.9	98.7%	50 (6.0%)	506 (60.5%)	170 (20.3%)	52 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)								65.2	52.1	731	246
370114002036	486	Southwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5850 NC Hwy 8	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 357-2777	593	41	14.6	99.5%	424 (71.5%)	20 (3.4%)	99 (16.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	$8,958			$925			$8,033	65.2	55.3	666	180
370231000997	487	Union Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 Sloans Mill Rd	Union Grove	28689	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 920-5858	226	18	12.4	98.7%	190 (84.1%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$10,609			$1,078			$9,531	65.2	45.1	842	355
370047403567	488	Old Main STREAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	200 North Odum Street	Pembroke	28372	Robeson County	Old Main Stream	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 775-9191	345	22	15.8	52.8%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	285 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (14.2%)								65.1	59.3	591	103
370231000995	489	Troutman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 S Main St	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 528-4526	796	49	16.2	99.6%	458 (57.5%)	142 (17.8%)	119 (14.9%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.3%)	$8,537			$922			$7,615	65.1	67.8	447	42
370012702612	490	Queen's Grant Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6400 Matthews Mint Hill Road	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Queen's Grant Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 573-6611	1,341	40	33.2	43.0%	604 (45.0%)	349 (26.0%)	219 (16.3%)	33 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (10.1%)								65.1	74.8	330	160

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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.

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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.