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)
370472001677	1011	Hodge Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2128 Mingo Bluff Boulevard	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 266-8599	510	39	13	68.8%	82 (16.1%)	115 (22.5%)	280 (54.9%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	$10,873			$1,488			$9,385	35.2	39.9	934	77
370001100411	1012	Cumberland Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Cumberland Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 485-7171	357	23	15.5	98.3%	69 (19.3%)	184 (51.5%)	63 (17.6%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	$11,146			$1,702			$9,445	35.2	45	845	167
370033403303	1013	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	207 Eagle Ln.	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 610-0818	2,152	128	16.8		1,759 (81.7%)	77 (3.6%)	163 (7.6%)	19 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (6.1%)								34.8	31.7	1062	49
370345001430	1014	Silverdale Elementary	Public	K-5	841 Smith Road	Maysville	28555	Jones County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-5146	632	41	15.4	50.5%	347 (54.9%)	86 (13.6%)	107 (16.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	81 (12.8%)	$10,721			$787			$9,933	34.8	38.2	958	56
370048003480	1015	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Bouchelle St	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-1584	730	48	15	99.6%	249 (34.1%)	45 (6.2%)	338 (46.3%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (11.1%)	$9,734			$1,324			$8,410	34.7	40.2	926	89
370465001812	1016	Aycock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Carey Chapel Rd	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 492-1516	369	25	15	99.2%	105 (28.5%)	119 (32.2%)	122 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	$11,127			$1,485			$9,643	34.6	44.6	854	162
370441001758	1017	Westfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Jessup Grove Church Rd	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 351-2745	201	16	12.5	98.5%	152 (75.6%)	3 (1.5%)	33 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	$13,096			$1,838			$11,258	34.5	59.5	588	429
370114000479	1018	Silver Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11161 East Old Hwy 64	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-1576	235	19	12.5	98.7%	195 (83.0%)	5 (2.1%)	12 (5.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)	$10,227			$1,339			$8,887	34.5	31.5	1067	49
370038603361	1019	North Carolina Cyber Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2800 Meridian Parkway	Durham	27713	Durham County	North Carolina Cyber Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(984) 262-9237	2,523	141	17.9		1,101 (43.6%)	720 (28.5%)	415 (16.4%)	64 (2.5%)	27 (1.1%)	8 (0.3%)	188 (7.5%)								34.4	29.8	1091	72
370012000040	1020	Sparta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	450 N Main Street	Sparta	28675	Alleghany County	Alleghany County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 372-8546	560	45	12.5	79.8%	365 (65.2%)	3 (0.5%)	173 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	$12,210			$1,539			$10,671	34.3	34	1021	1

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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:

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

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.