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)
370042703457	1421	Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork	Public	K-5	3125 Williston Rd	Walkertown	27051	Forsyth County	Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 748-4090	284	16	18	69.0%	50 (17.6%)	123 (43.3%)	93 (32.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)								10.3	7.1	1449	28
370150000628	1422	Old Town Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3930 Reynolda Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4283	613	42	14.4	99.5%	30 (4.9%)	209 (34.1%)	327 (53.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	24 (3.9%)	$11,107			$1,932			$9,175	10.3	36.9	970	452
370231002634	1423	Third Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	361 East Barkley Road	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-3002	525	41	12.9	99.4%	114 (21.7%)	188 (35.8%)	162 (30.9%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.3%)	$10,568			$1,819			$8,748	10.2	16.6	1313	110
370297001247	1424	Newell Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Rocky River Road West	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6820	574	42	13.5	99.5%	12 (2.1%)	176 (30.7%)	366 (63.8%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$9,891			$1,089			$8,802	10.1	8.4	1436	12
370472003490	1425	Southeast Raleigh Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1436 Rock Quarry Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 694-8444	406	32	12.5	99.3%	15 (3.7%)	264 (65.0%)	111 (27.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)								9.8	11.4	1397	28
370195000862	1426	Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4391 Highway 158	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-0300	248	15	16.5	98.8%	15 (6.0%)	192 (77.4%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.7%)	$11,194			$2,551			$8,642	9.7	6	1464	38
370393002243	1427	Saint Pauls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	222 Martin Luther King Drive	Saint Pauls	28384	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 865-4103	714	42	17	99.6%	81 (11.3%)	144 (20.2%)	362 (50.7%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.3%)	$8,817			$1,680			$7,137	9.6	17.9	1287	140
370297002167	1428	Merry Oaks International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3508 Draper Ave	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6422	632	45	13.9	99.5%	24 (3.8%)	160 (25.3%)	427 (67.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	$11,588			$1,304			$10,284	9.6	12.5	1377	51
370297002660	1429	Walter G. Byers School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1415 Hamilton St	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6940	320	26	12.1	99.1%	8 (2.5%)	237 (74.1%)	54 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	$16,972			$2,176			$14,796	9.6	19.2	1267	162
370053000220	1430	Wolf Meadow Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Wolf Meadow Drive SW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 260-6390	528	38	13.7	99.4%	123 (23.3%)	151 (28.6%)	202 (38.3%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	$9,734			$1,173			$8,561	9.6	7.2	1448	18

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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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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.