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)
370192000760	1341	Bessemer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Huffine Mill Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2585	468	34	13.9	99.4%	14 (3.0%)	308 (65.8%)	119 (25.4%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	$10,700			$1,726			$8,974	16.2	14.7	1339	2
370053000219	1342	Winecoff Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	375 Winecoff Sch Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6370	759	48	15.7	98.0%	178 (23.5%)	283 (37.3%)	203 (26.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (11.3%)	$10,252			$1,087			$9,166	16.1	15.8	1325	17
370192000963	1343	Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Wrightenberry Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2925	371	32	11.7	99.2%	29 (7.8%)	142 (38.3%)	146 (39.4%)	46 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$11,303			$1,794			$9,509	16.1	14.9	1334	9
370201000879	1344	Coats Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	585 Brick Mill Road	Coats	27521	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 897-8353	653	50	13.1	99.1%	267 (40.9%)	104 (15.9%)	252 (38.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	$9,628			$1,127			$8,501	16	16.8	1311	33
370228002460	1345	Mattamuskeet School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60 Juniper Bay Road	Swanquarter	27885	Hyde County	Hyde County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 926-0221	292	30	9.7	99.0%	148 (50.7%)	89 (30.5%)	42 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$17,035			$2,169			$14,866	16	22.3	1221	124
370120000493	1346	Beulaville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Lyman Road	Beulaville	28518	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 298-3171	857	49	17.4	99.6%	508 (59.3%)	134 (15.6%)	176 (20.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	$11,549			$1,108			$10,441	16	22.5	1216	130
370150002518	1347	Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 N Cherry St. Suite 250	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4296	281	34	8.3	79.0%	66 (23.5%)	129 (45.9%)	48 (17.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.1%)	$205,940			$65,524			$140,417	16	12.1	1386	39
370297003128	1348	River Oaks Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 344-1020	570	26	22	98.6%	38 (6.7%)	366 (64.2%)	129 (22.6%)	18 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	$10,288			$1,014			$9,274	15.9	30.6	1076	272
370243001047	1349	North Kannapolis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N Walnut Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2935	290	30	9.6	99.0%	56 (19.3%)	59 (20.3%)	149 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.0%)	$14,411			$2,811			$11,600	15.8	33.1	1036	313
370297001277	1350	Statesville Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5521 Milhaven Ln	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6815	467	36	12.9	99.4%	10 (2.1%)	296 (63.4%)	128 (27.4%)	15 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	$10,250			$1,249			$9,001	15.8	12.2	1381	31

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.