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)
370472003380	121	Oakview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11500 Holly Springs New Hill R	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8885	975	66	14.7	15.2%	666 (68.3%)	54 (5.5%)	91 (9.3%)	110 (11.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.2%)	$8,808			$362			$8,446	89.4	88.7	129	8
370237001014	122	Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10225 Cleveland Rd	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 550-2700	816	50	16.3	32.1%	422 (51.7%)	145 (17.8%)	164 (20.1%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.7%)	$8,300			$357			$7,943	89.4	82.8	200	78
370231001880	123	Lake Norman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Oak Tree Road	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 662-8261	654	43	15.2	19.4%	399 (61.0%)	33 (5.0%)	129 (19.7%)	48 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.4%)	$8,170			$300			$7,869	89.3	83.3	191	68
370045001003	124	Barnardsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	20 Hillcrest Drive	Barnardsville	28709	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 626-2290	109	11	9.5	97.2%	100 (91.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	$13,378			$1,474			$11,905	89.3	67.4	455	331
370228000979	125	Ocracoke School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	120 Schoolhouse Rd	Ocracoke	27960	Hyde County	Hyde County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 928-3251	151	20	7.5	45.0%	67 (44.4%)	1 (0.7%)	82 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$20,156			$1,316			$18,841	89.3	89	122	3
370472001857	126	Farmington Woods Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1413 Hampton Valley Rd	Cary	27511	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 460-3469	652	48	13.4	31.1%	313 (48.0%)	67 (10.3%)	131 (20.1%)	105 (16.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	$9,948			$469			$9,479	89.2	85.4	159	33
370033803292	127	Oxford Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6041B Landis Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Oxford Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 690-0360	851	56	15.1		631 (74.1%)	95 (11.2%)	64 (7.5%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)								89.1	85.8	153	26
370472001867	128	Jeffreys Grove Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6119 Creedmoor Rd	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4910	533	37	14.4	27.6%	303 (56.8%)	82 (15.4%)	113 (21.2%)	17 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$9,178			$552			$8,627	89	93.5	66	62
370256002391	129	Tramway Elementary	Public	K-5	360 Center Church Road	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 718-0170	559	43	12.9	46.2%	316 (56.5%)	73 (13.1%)	144 (25.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$9,060			$791			$8,269	88.9	75.3	320	191
370357002346	130	North Topsail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 Sloop Point Loop Road	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 270-0694	565	36	15.9	23.7%	477 (84.4%)	7 (1.2%)	42 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	$9,936			$444			$9,492	88.8	85.6	156	26

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.