Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina

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Find the best North Carolina elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

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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)
370261000596	1501	Southeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 McDaniels Street	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-4210	270	29	9.4	98.9%	14 (5.2%)	233 (86.3%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$12,465			$2,728			$9,737	1.8	5.1	1474	27
370037503344	1502	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	9986 Hwy 903	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 410-0277	542	32	17.1	99.4%	19 (3.5%)	459 (84.7%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.4%)								1.3	3.1	1494	8
370333001366	1503	R Freeman School of Engineering	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2601 Princess Place Drive	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 251-6011	263	28	9.3	98.9%	15 (5.7%)	186 (70.7%)	44 (16.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$16,676			$2,332			$14,344	1.1	2.8	1495	8
370042903455	1504	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	813 Nixon Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 251-6150	197	7	30.3	95.4%	7 (3.6%)	176 (89.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.1%)								1.1	1.8	1500	4
370405002850	1505	Koontz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	685 East Ritchie Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 216-0273	568	36	15.6	98.4%	65 (11.4%)	283 (49.8%)	162 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.9%)	$10,522			$1,875			$8,647	1.1	4.4	1484	21

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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.