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)
370327001352	641	Red Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5603 Red Oak Road	Red Oak	27868	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2496	687	39	17.6	67.0%	272 (39.6%)	275 (40.0%)	70 (10.2%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.9%)	$11,073			$1,057			$10,016	56.4			(n/a)
370297003034	642	Croft Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	4911 Hucks Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0370	405	27	15.1	99.3%	50 (12.3%)	252 (62.2%)	55 (13.6%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.2%)	$9,720			$854			$8,867	56.3	34.7	1011	369
370044903503	643	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	10700 Asbury Chapel Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 948-4439	546	31	17.3		74 (13.6%)	282 (51.6%)	76 (13.9%)	46 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.4%)								56.3	49.5	779	136
370043203460	644	Moore Montessori Community School	Public, Charter	K-7	255 S. May Street	Southern Pines	28387	Moore County	Moore Montessori Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 636-1325	234	13	18.7		119 (50.9%)	27 (11.5%)	28 (12.0%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	51 (21.8%)								56.1	62.7	537	107
370414001667	645	Clement Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3220 Maxwell Rd	Autryville	28318	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 567-2112	354	24	14.5	99.2%	156 (44.1%)	36 (10.2%)	143 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$11,254			$1,615			$9,639	56	58.8	604	41
370331002178	646	Roger Bell New Technical Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	804 Fontana Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5133	374	25	15	99.2%	177 (47.3%)	90 (24.1%)	38 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	62 (16.6%)	$11,854			$1,590			$10,264	55.9	46.4	826	180
370306002099	647	Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S Main Street	Star	27356	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-4333	278	19	14.6	98.9%	151 (54.3%)	8 (2.9%)	97 (34.9%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$10,072			$1,399			$8,673	55.6	54.6	682	35
370225000581	648	Rockfish Hoke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6251 Rockfish Rd	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 875-9343	617	43	14.5	99.5%	232 (37.6%)	146 (23.7%)	134 (21.7%)	17 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	73 (11.8%)	$7,820			$1,036			$6,784	55.6	68.4	435	213
370309001317	649	Carthage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Rockingham St	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-2781	358	25	14.3	99.2%	237 (66.2%)	40 (11.2%)	34 (9.5%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	36 (10.1%)	$11,202			$879			$10,323	55.6	67.4	454	195
370047703615	650	American Leadership Academy - Johnston	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	3770 US-70 Bus	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	American Leadership Academy - Johnston	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 302-3630	1,865	85	21.8		894 (47.9%)	277 (14.9%)	423 (22.7%)	25 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	241 (12.9%)								55.6			(n/a)

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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.