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)
370237002672	311	River Dell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12100 Buffalo Road	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-1977	942	63	14.8	99.7%	488 (51.8%)	207 (22.0%)	166 (17.6%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.2%)	$8,530			$614			$7,917	75.9	78.6	262	49
370045003578	312	Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	21 Trinity Chapel Rd	Asheville	28805	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(828) 255-5102	280	14	19.3	51.1%	217 (77.5%)	17 (6.1%)	34 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)								75.9	50.5	761	449
370441003216	313	Pilot Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Friends St.	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 444-8200	363	25	14.5	99.2%	298 (82.1%)	7 (1.9%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$9,756			$1,118			$8,638	75.8	68.4	434	121
370013902921	314	Voyager Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Hock Parc Drive	Durham	27704	Durham County	Voyager Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 433-3301	1,363	103	13.2	22.0%	714 (52.4%)	352 (25.8%)	144 (10.6%)	45 (3.3%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (7.0%)								75.8	71.7	381	67
370495001990	315	Wilkesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1248 School St	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-4261	389	25	15.8	99.2%	238 (61.2%)	19 (4.9%)	76 (19.5%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.8%)	$9,993			$1,301			$8,692	75.7	70.2	404	89
370363001487	316	Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	7391 Semora Rd	Semora	27343	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 599-7442	238	18	12.9	98.7%	157 (66.0%)	57 (23.9%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$11,497			$1,330			$10,167	75.7	72.1	372	56
370114002576	317	Friedberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1131 Friedberg Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-2059	458	28	16.5	43.9%	324 (70.7%)	34 (7.4%)	61 (13.3%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.9%)	$7,582			$483			$7,099	75.7	78.1	273	44
370087000332	318	Hayesville Elementary	Public	3-5	72 Elementary School Drive	Hayesville	28904	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 389-8586	257	20	13.1	70.4%	227 (88.3%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$10,584			$1,072			$9,511	75.7	75.9	305	13
370037803334	319	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	Public, Charter	K-8	2260 Achievement Ave SE	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 338-4178	605	19	31.6		449 (74.2%)	23 (3.8%)	41 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (14.2%)								75.6	72.6	367	48
370126000334	320	Club Boulevard Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	400 W Club Boulevard	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3918	380	35	10.7	43.9%	155 (40.8%)	75 (19.7%)	127 (33.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$12,570			$1,172			$11,398	75.5	68.5	432	112

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.