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)
370001201504	1031	Sam D Bundy Elementary	Public	3-5	3994 Grimmersburg Street	Farmville	27828	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 753-2013	372	25	15	99.2%	125 (33.6%)	175 (47.0%)	50 (13.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$8,596			$1,269			$7,327	34	28.1	1121	90
370420003525	1032	South Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13100 Old Johns Rd	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 276-2469	636	50	12.7	99.5%	115 (18.1%)	333 (52.4%)	17 (2.7%)	9 (1.4%)	124 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)								33.8	25.8	1157	125
370058000238	1033	Sawmills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4436 Sawmills School Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2610	336	23	14.3	99.1%	265 (78.9%)	4 (1.2%)	46 (13.7%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$11,245			$974			$10,271	33.8	18.3	1282	249
370438001735	1034	Lawsonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	4611 NC 8 Hwy North	Lawsonville	27022	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 593-8284	108	9	12.5	61.1%	101 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$12,981			$1,124			$11,856	33.6	56.2	651	383
370058000243	1035	Whitnel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Berkley Street SW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-6423	267	23	11.8	98.9%	172 (64.4%)	16 (6.0%)	51 (19.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	$11,973			$1,307			$10,666	33.6	11.9	1389	354
370294001181	1036	North Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 American Thread Road	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 756-4342	221	16	13.5	98.6%	166 (75.1%)	4 (1.8%)	32 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.6%)	$11,425			$1,369			$10,056	33.6	54.2	689	347
370008602465	1037	American Renaissance School	Public, Charter	K-8	132 East Broad Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	American Renaissance School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 924-8870	820	57	14.5	51.2%	444 (54.1%)	151 (18.4%)	142 (17.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (9.0%)								33.6	32.4	1048	11
370042000053	1038	Supply Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	51 Benton Road SE	Supply	28462	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5640	569	40	14.2	99.5%	274 (48.2%)	111 (19.5%)	134 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.6%)	$11,129			$1,384			$9,745	33.4	46.6	820	218
370327002100	1039	M B Hubbard Elementary	Public	K-5	7921 Red Oak Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Edgecombe County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8515	411	26	15.5	94.4%	43 (10.5%)	278 (67.6%)	61 (14.8%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$9,744			$1,291			$8,454	33.4	21.7	1233	194
370114000483	1040	Welcome Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Old Hwy 52	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 731-3361	639	40	15.9	99.5%	463 (72.5%)	41 (6.4%)	80 (12.5%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	$8,344			$696			$7,649	33.4	41.5	903	137

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.