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)
370162000705	1191	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Floyd Lane	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6096	882	50	17.5	99.7%	183 (20.7%)	376 (42.6%)	251 (28.5%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.1%)	$8,924			$1,150			$7,774	25	32.3	1051	140
370192000781	1192	James Y Joyner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Normandy Road	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 545-2020	275	22	12.6	98.9%	59 (21.5%)	144 (52.4%)	32 (11.6%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	25 (9.1%)	$11,230			$1,051			$10,178	25	23.4	1203	11
370150000616	1193	Konnoak Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3200 Renon Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4163	592	41	14.5	99.5%	37 (6.3%)	188 (31.8%)	351 (59.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$10,429			$1,736			$8,693	25	16.8	1310	117
370462001299	1194	Benton Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Concord Ave	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3100	471	46	10.2	99.2%	37 (7.9%)	104 (22.1%)	309 (65.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$16,222			$2,475			$13,747	25	30.6	1077	117
370001102125	1195	Ferguson-Easley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1857 Seabrook Road	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-4883	379	27	14	99.2%	17 (4.5%)	283 (74.7%)	47 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	$11,511			$1,585			$9,925	24.9	12.7	1375	180
370378001525	1196	Ramseur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6755 Jordan Road	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 824-4106	346	28	12.3	99.1%	114 (32.9%)	44 (12.7%)	151 (43.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.8%)	$11,800			$2,077			$9,723	24.8	24.2	1183	13
370342001407	1197	Conway Middle	Public	4-8	400 East Main Street	Conway	27820	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 585-0312	277	18	15.6	98.9%	27 (9.7%)	214 (77.3%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	$13,857			$1,798			$12,059	24.7	16.7	1312	115
370342001410	1198	Gaston STEM Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Broughton Street	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-2520	294	24	12	99.0%	14 (4.8%)	259 (88.1%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	$18,837			$3,552			$15,285	24.7	36.3	985	213
370008102444	1199	Research Triangle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2418 Ellis Road	Durham	27703	Durham County	Research Triangle Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 957-7108	727	32	22.9	77.4%	19 (2.6%)	434 (59.7%)	180 (24.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (11.7%)								24.6	23.5	1201	2
370078000317	1200	Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Jean Christy Ave.	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 321-4415	348	23	15.2	99.1%	253 (72.7%)	14 (4.0%)	47 (13.5%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	$12,783			$1,671			$11,111	24.6	25.1	1173	27

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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.