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)
370204002159	361	Jonathan Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 Hall Drive	Waynesville	28785	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 926-3207	345	24	14.3	99.1%	307 (89.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$10,398			$995			$9,403	72.8	65.4	496	135
370297003419	362	Vaughan Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	K-5	8601 Old Concord Rd	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0030	316	23	14	97.8%	12 (3.8%)	204 (64.6%)	78 (24.7%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$9,792			$720			$9,072	72.6	55.6	658	296
370237001019	363	Meadow School	Public	PK, KG-8	7507 NC Hwy 50 S	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 894-4226	661	48	13.8	99.5%	418 (63.2%)	32 (4.8%)	191 (28.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$10,525			$841			$9,683	72.6	73.7	345	18
370333003136	364	Castle Hayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Roger Haynes Drive	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-4970	496	37	13.5	99.4%	244 (49.2%)	89 (17.9%)	118 (23.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	$10,690			$1,150			$9,540	72.6	80.8	220	144
370069000288	365	Sherrills Ford Elementary	Public	K-6	8103 Sherrills Ford Road	Sherrills Ford	28673	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 478-2662	578	37	15.6	37.9%	467 (80.8%)	19 (3.3%)	50 (8.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.1%)	$8,556			$592			$7,964	72.5	84.4	174	191
370192000822	366	Florence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7605 Florence School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2120	599	42	14.1	99.5%	193 (32.2%)	233 (38.9%)	73 (12.2%)	55 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.8%)	$9,190			$725			$8,465	72.2	69.9	413	47
370472001896	367	Swift Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	5601 Tryon Rd	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 233-4320	331	26	12.9	43.2%	166 (50.2%)	62 (18.7%)	64 (19.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	$9,861			$588			$9,272	72.2	68.7	428	61
370053002820	368	Charles E Boger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5150 Dove Field Lane	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6130	887	56	15.9	47.5%	381 (43.0%)	187 (21.1%)	136 (15.3%)	102 (11.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (8.7%)	$9,284			$566			$8,718	72.1	64	516	148
370237001009	369	Benson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2040 Hwy 50 N	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 894-4233	603	49	12.4	99.5%	231 (38.3%)	108 (17.9%)	210 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.0%)	$10,116			$1,002			$9,114	72.1	56.5	648	279
370002302090	370	Durham Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	807 West Chapel Hill Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 956-5599	777	63	12.3	98.6%	14 (1.8%)	166 (21.4%)	585 (75.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)								72	71.2	385	15

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.