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)
370282001151	261	Hot Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	63 Serpentine Ave	Hot Springs	28743	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 622-3292	138	12	11.1	97.8%	123 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$12,379			$2,100			$10,279	78.9	71.4	383	122
370032703258	262	Corvian Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4041 Johnston Oehler Road	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Corvian Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 717-7550	1,284	73	17.6		609 (47.4%)	355 (27.6%)	154 (12.0%)	86 (6.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (5.9%)								78.8	80.7	223	39
370408001641	263	Ellenboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	813 Piney Mountain Church Rd	Ellenboro	28040	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 453-8185	558	37	15	99.5%	447 (80.1%)	33 (5.9%)	35 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.7%)	$9,921			$1,677			$8,244	78.8	70.1	407	144
370204000906	264	North Canton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Thompson St	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 646-3444	326	22	15	99.1%	281 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$11,227			$1,320			$9,907	78.8	66.2	482	218
370063002368	265	Bogue Sound Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3323 Highway 24	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 393-1279	449	36	12.3	47.7%	338 (75.3%)	9 (2.0%)	75 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$11,438			$1,048			$10,390	78.8	76	302	37
370162000665	266	Belmont Central Elementary	Public	2-5	310 Eagle Road	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9137	687	37	18.7	32.3%	511 (74.4%)	57 (8.3%)	76 (11.1%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	$7,586			$686			$6,900	78.7	79.7	244	22
370297001238	267	Matthews Elementary	Public	K-5	200 E McDowell St	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3940	738	43	17	32.9%	440 (59.6%)	107 (14.5%)	120 (16.3%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	$8,250			$417			$7,833	78.7	78.6	261	6
370472003519	268	South Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1449 Old Honeycutt Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8066	782	55	14.2	25.1%	401 (51.3%)	107 (13.7%)	105 (13.4%)	135 (17.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)								78.7	73.1	358	90
370333002787	269	Murrayville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Mabee Way	Wilmington	28411	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 790-5067	576	41	14.1	99.5%	308 (53.5%)	75 (13.0%)	130 (22.6%)	21 (3.6%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (6.1%)	$9,901			$832			$9,069	78.7	73.6	349	80
370297001205	270	Cornelius Elementary	Public	K-5	21126 Catawba Ave	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3905	556	37	15	29.9%	352 (63.3%)	59 (10.6%)	85 (15.3%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	$8,730			$538			$8,193	78.6	81.8	208	62

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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.