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)
370126000537	1081	Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3007 Mount Sinai Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3932	650	49	13.2	58.5%	192 (29.5%)	126 (19.4%)	251 (38.6%)	38 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.0%)	$11,776			$1,086			$10,690	31.1	32.7	1045	36
370035203284	1082	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 S. Miami Blvd.	Durham	27703	Durham County	The Institute for the Development of You	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 308-9731	412	24	17		7 (1.7%)	215 (52.2%)	173 (42.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)								30.9	28.8	1107	25
370237002322	1083	East Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2075 NC Highway 42 East	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 550-5311	513	36	14.2	99.4%	149 (29.0%)	194 (37.8%)	113 (22.0%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.2%)	$9,338			$524			$8,814	30.9	39.5	945	138
370153000660	1084	Franklinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 S Hillsborough St.	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2479	485	35	13.9	83.1%	117 (24.1%)	229 (47.2%)	98 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)	$10,634			$1,099			$9,535	30.9	40	931	153
370153000657	1085	Louisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Stone Southerland Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-3676	413	33	12.5	88.4%	51 (12.3%)	179 (43.3%)	136 (32.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.7%)	$10,539			$1,519			$9,020	30.8	28.6	1114	29
370150002448	1086	Cook Literacy Model School	Public	PK, KG-5	920 11th Street NW	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4201	247	20	12.6	98.8%	2 (0.8%)	187 (75.7%)	53 (21.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$15,706			$2,747			$12,959	30.7	28.9	1105	19
370472002356	1087	Timber Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Timber Drive	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-9500	383	32	11.9	65.5%	149 (38.9%)	118 (30.8%)	79 (20.6%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.3%)	$11,614			$1,062			$10,553	30.5	34.3	1018	69
370132001767	1088	Stocks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hope Lodge Street	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-2632	395	29	13.4	99.2%	27 (6.8%)	289 (73.2%)	65 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$10,732			$2,082			$8,650	30.5	24.1	1188	100
370234001002	1089	Cullowhee Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Wisdom Drive	Cullowhee	28723	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 293-5667	609	42	14.5	99.5%	378 (62.1%)	5 (0.8%)	170 (27.9%)	6 (1.0%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	$10,392			$1,261			$9,131	30.5	36.2	988	101
370288001159	1090	E J Hayes Elementary	Public	3-5	201 Andrews St	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-3678	263	17	15.4	98.9%	58 (22.1%)	150 (57.0%)	21 (8.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.8%)	$10,759			$1,469			$9,290	30.4	17.8	1291	201

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.