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)
370363001480	1441	North Elementary	Public	K-5	260 Henderson Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-7262	136	8	16.8	97.8%	30 (22.1%)	69 (50.7%)	24 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	$11,992			$1,822			$10,170	8.3	8.8	1431	10
370297001280	1442	Thomasboro Academy	Public	K-8	538 Bradford Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6000	550	43	12.8	99.5%	13 (2.4%)	295 (53.6%)	168 (30.5%)	65 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$12,153			$1,283			$10,870	8.3	10.1	1417	25
370162000667	1443	Bessemer City Central Elementary	Public	3-5	1400 Puett's Chapel Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9108	355	24	14.9	99.2%	151 (42.5%)	83 (23.4%)	88 (24.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	$8,603			$1,476			$7,127	8.1	10.1	1418	25
370234002067	1444	Smokey Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	884 US Hwy 441N	Whittier	28789	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 497-5535	356	23	15.1	96.6%	148 (41.6%)	6 (1.7%)	53 (14.9%)	5 (1.4%)	97 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.2%)	$11,755			$1,735			$10,021	8.1	9.9	1422	22
370306001310	1445	Mount Gilead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 School Street	Mount Gilead	27306	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 439-5411	206	11	18.7	98.5%	64 (31.1%)	96 (46.6%)	12 (5.8%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.6%)	$11,225			$1,647			$9,578	8	28.7	1110	335
370331000387	1446	J T Barber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Cobb Street	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6460	246	25	9.8	98.8%	16 (6.5%)	165 (67.1%)	19 (7.7%)	24 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	$12,629			$2,198			$10,432	8	8.4	1437	9
370162000695	1447	Lingerfeldt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Madison Street	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6094	411	29	14.1	99.3%	67 (16.3%)	226 (55.0%)	89 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	$9,976			$1,609			$8,367	7.8	9	1430	17
370488000349	1448	Carver Heights Elementary	Public	3-5	411 Bunche Drive	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 731-7222	412	28	14.5	99.3%	13 (3.2%)	346 (84.0%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	$10,648			$2,672			$7,976	7.7	7.6	1444	4
370044303493	1449	Niner University Elementary	Public	K-5	2414 Lester Street	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Niner University Elementary School	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0733	133	0	1108.3	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	117 (88.0%)	5 (3.8%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)								7.6	10.3	1414	35
370297003420	1450	Marie G Davis School	Public, Magnet	K-8	3351 Griffith St	Charlotte	28203	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-0006	334	27	12.2	99.1%	2 (0.6%)	188 (56.3%)	135 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,834			$1,218			$10,616	7.6	7.4	1446	4

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.