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)
370126002727	1151	Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 Ephesus Church Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3919	551	40	13.7	51.4%	189 (34.3%)	111 (20.1%)	182 (33.0%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.3%)	$9,865			$805			$9,060	27.5	34.7	1012	139
370297003623	1152	Mint Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	11615 Idlewild Road	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-0926	826	52	15.9	99.6%	217 (26.3%)	258 (31.2%)	236 (28.6%)	57 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (6.5%)								27.5			(n/a)
370331000382	1153	Graham A Barden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Cedar Drive	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5100	226	16	13.7	98.7%	98 (43.4%)	33 (14.6%)	59 (26.1%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.3%)	$11,632			$1,529			$10,103	27.5	44.2	865	288
370069000287	1154	Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5915 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7220	547	39	13.9	72.2%	315 (57.6%)	24 (4.4%)	92 (16.8%)	72 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	$9,354			$1,609			$7,745	27.4	39.5	944	210
370472001904	1155	Wendell Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3355 Wendell Blvd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 365-2660	424	39	10.8	63.0%	139 (32.8%)	134 (31.6%)	106 (25.0%)	18 (4.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$10,627			$638			$9,989	27.3	19.2	1266	111
370037203324	1156	A.C.E. Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7807 Caldwell Road	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	A.C.E. Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 456-7153	438	29	14.9	98.4%	4 (0.9%)	325 (74.2%)	66 (15.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)								27.1	31.7	1060	96
370219000947	1157	Longview Elementary	Public	3-5	737 12th Street SW	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 485-0975	313	20	15.8	99.0%	69 (22.0%)	78 (24.9%)	91 (29.1%)	38 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (11.2%)	$10,424			$1,492			$8,933	27	32.3	1053	104
370162000693	1158	Kiser Elementary	Public	3-5	311 E College Street	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9105	336	20	17	99.1%	216 (64.3%)	44 (13.1%)	48 (14.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.8%)	$8,597			$996			$7,601	27	44.4	860	298
370001101097	1159	William T Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2522 Andrews Church Road	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 497-1258	554	40	13.8	99.5%	49 (8.8%)	351 (63.4%)	89 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (10.3%)	$12,758			$1,937			$10,821	27	17.6	1294	135
370264001098	1160	Charles England Elementary School	Public	1-5	111 Cornelia Drive	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1552	340	24	14.4	99.1%	47 (13.8%)	130 (38.2%)	122 (35.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.6%)	$11,713			$1,677			$10,036	26.9	48.5	788	372

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.