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)
370045000626	1141	Sand Hill-Venable Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	154 Sand Hill School Road	Asheville	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5028	539	39	13.6	99.4%	304 (56.4%)	40 (7.4%)	176 (32.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	$11,842			$1,597			$10,245	27.9	31.7	1061	80
370126002442	1142	Hope Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3005 Dixon Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3980	626	49	12.6	65.0%	143 (22.8%)	144 (23.0%)	259 (41.4%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.8%)	$12,023			$1,391			$10,632	27.9	31.6	1063	79
370001100397	1143	Brentwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 Bingham Drive	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-5310	502	39	12.7	99.4%	48 (9.6%)	305 (60.8%)	85 (16.9%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	53 (10.6%)	$11,456			$2,255			$9,201	27.9	26.8	1142	1
370046603530	1144	MINA Charter School of Lee County	Public, Charter	K-8	2732 Industrial Drive	Sanford	27332	Lee County	MINA Charter School of Lee County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 745-1442	427	33	12.9	92.5%	76 (17.8%)	167 (39.1%)	129 (30.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.2%)								27.8	17.4	1301	157
370045000154	1145	Leicester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	31 Gilbert Road	Leicester	28748	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 683-2341	394	29	13.5	99.2%	319 (81.0%)	10 (2.5%)	54 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	$11,642			$1,459			$10,183	27.7	48	796	349
370001100424	1146	Manchester Elementary	Public	K-5	611 Spring Avenue	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 436-2151	253	20	12.9	97.6%	43 (17.0%)	123 (48.6%)	50 (19.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.0%)	$9,267			$1,263			$8,004	27.7	40.8	919	227
370231003081	1147	Cloverleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 James Farm Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 978-2111	500	40	12.6	99.0%	217 (43.4%)	119 (23.8%)	104 (20.8%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.6%)	$10,739			$1,474			$9,265	27.7	31.6	1064	83
370472002887	1148	Brier Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Brier Creek Parkway	Raleigh	27617	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 484-4747	551	42	13	57.5%	134 (24.3%)	254 (46.1%)	110 (20.0%)	37 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$9,431			$337			$9,094	27.6	38.4	956	192
370192000771	1149	Cyrus P Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4215 Galway Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7340	287	22	13.3	99.0%	17 (5.9%)	138 (48.1%)	86 (30.0%)	41 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,823			$2,438			$9,385	27.5	18.5	1280	131
370420001689	1150	Laurel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11340 Old Wire Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 462-2111	659	50	13.1	99.5%	175 (26.6%)	283 (42.9%)	22 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	116 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.3%)	$11,677			$1,806			$9,872	27.5	25.1	1172	22

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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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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.