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)
370282002590	351	Brush Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	265 Upper Brush Creek Road	Marshall	28753	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 649-1547	373	29	13	99.2%	321 (86.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.4%)	$11,596			$1,473			$10,123	73.6	77.2	284	67
370048000191	352	Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1329 Salem Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5901	436	29	15.2	99.3%	332 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.7%)	$9,182			$1,028			$8,153	73.5	74.3	337	15
370472002282	353	Rand Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Arbor Greene Dr	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2275	359	32	11.3	48.5%	172 (47.9%)	87 (24.2%)	75 (20.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	$10,382			$374			$10,008	73.4	77.6	279	74
370331002171	354	Brinson Memorial Elementary	Public	K-5	319 Neuse Forest Avenue	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6431	453	34	13.3	98.0%	235 (51.9%)	88 (19.4%)	78 (17.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (9.9%)	$11,008			$1,379			$9,629	73.3	52.2	730	376
370040103400	355	Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2324 Younts Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 893-3607	1,181	60	19.7	42.6%	558 (47.2%)	229 (19.4%)	237 (20.1%)	46 (3.9%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (8.8%)								73	77.1	286	69
370090002707	356	Bethware Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 Bethware Drive	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8346	530	36	14.7	99.4%	345 (65.1%)	99 (18.7%)	47 (8.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.5%)	$9,644			$1,089			$8,555	73	56.5	649	293
370472001311	357	Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10401 Penny Road	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-4490	537	46	11.8	32.2%	294 (54.7%)	90 (16.8%)	97 (18.1%)	40 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	$10,384			$768			$9,616	72.9	69.9	410	53
370472000205	358	West Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 West Lake Rd	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2300	572	37	15.3	27.4%	354 (61.9%)	50 (8.7%)	106 (18.5%)	27 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	$9,343			$437			$8,905	72.9	75.4	316	42
370001100412	359	District No 7 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5721 Smithfield Road	Wade	28395	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-0001	230	16	14.3	97.0%	150 (65.2%)	26 (11.3%)	34 (14.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.5%)	$11,671			$943			$10,728	72.9	79	254	105
370297002675	360	Endhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6815 Endhaven Ln	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5436	756	45	16.9	35.1%	261 (34.5%)	97 (12.8%)	181 (23.9%)	170 (22.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	$9,386			$489			$8,897	72.8	69.6	417	57

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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.