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)
370066000128	1401	South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8925 NC Hwy 86 S	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-1212	218	10	22.3	97.2%	121 (55.5%)	63 (28.9%)	16 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	$11,545			$1,412			$10,133	11.9	19.4	1262	139
370489001965	1402	Weldon Elementary Global Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Washington Ave	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-4815	299	18	16.6	99.0%	2 (0.7%)	289 (96.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$16,062			$2,258			$13,804	11.8	6.2	1459	57
370462001303	1403	Walter Bickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	830 South ML King Blvd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 238-8704	465	39	11.9	99.4%	33 (7.1%)	142 (30.5%)	264 (56.8%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$14,234			$2,482			$11,752	11.5	12.7	1372	31
370465002071	1404	E O Young Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6655 Broad Street	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6423	172	12	14.2	98.3%	28 (16.3%)	113 (65.7%)	21 (12.2%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$15,350			$1,765			$13,584	11.4	12.9	1370	34
370007402420	1405	Dillard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	504 West Elm Street	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Dillard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 581-0128	258	6	42.6	97.7%	1 (0.4%)	228 (88.4%)	21 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)								11.4	14.5	1342	63
370465001813	1406	Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	987 Carver Sch Rd	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6955	149	10	15.3	98.0%	9 (6.0%)	109 (73.2%)	25 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	$13,076			$1,526			$11,550	11.4	15.2	1332	74
370420001696	1407	Sycamore Lane Elementary	Public	3-5	2100 Sycamore Lane	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 277-4350	333	27	12.4	98.5%	67 (20.1%)	186 (55.9%)	20 (6.0%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.6%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.3%)	$11,857			$1,616			$10,241	11.4	11.7	1393	14
370393003484	1408	Southside Ashpole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	607 S Martin Luther King St	Rowland	28383	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 422-3791	208	15	13.6	98.6%	5 (2.4%)	85 (40.9%)	9 (4.3%)	2 (1.0%)	83 (39.9%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.1%)								11.3	8.4	1438	30
370192003312	1409	George C Simkins Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3511 East Lee St	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 697-3070	610	41	14.7	99.5%	33 (5.4%)	413 (67.7%)	106 (17.4%)	28 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$9,187			$1,094			$8,094	11.2	11.5	1395	14
370306001306	1410	Candor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	414 S Main	Candor	27229	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 974-4582	353	22	16.2	99.2%	40 (11.3%)	59 (16.7%)	237 (67.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$9,774			$1,668			$8,107	11.2	11.3	1399	11

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.