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)
370261001090	341	Moss Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	6040 Hwy 55 West	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 569-5071	389	28	13.8	99.2%	230 (59.1%)	64 (16.5%)	66 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$9,954			$1,536			$8,418	74.1	64.9	498	157
370472002747	342	Turner Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Turner Creek Road	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 363-1391	739	54	13.6	21.8%	330 (44.7%)	69 (9.3%)	108 (14.6%)	184 (24.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.1%)	$9,601			$458			$9,143	74	78.8	258	84
370231000983	343	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4083 Wilkesboro Hwy	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-0746	344	23	14.9	99.1%	296 (86.0%)	5 (1.5%)	20 (5.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$8,200			$351			$7,848	74	78.2	269	74
370009000029	344	Bethlehem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 NC Hwy 127	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 495-8198	452	28	16.2	99.3%	360 (79.6%)	6 (1.3%)	43 (9.5%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	$9,332			$688			$8,643	74	78.8	257	87
370495002656	345	Millers Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4320 North NC Hwy 16	Millers Creek	28651	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 903-6000	696	47	14.8	99.6%	499 (71.7%)	2 (0.3%)	153 (22.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)	$9,599			$1,250			$8,349	73.9	76.6	294	51
370031503031	346	Triad Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 Creek Ridge Rd	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Triad Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 676-5350	1,330	83	15.9	98.0%	128 (9.6%)	667 (50.2%)	354 (26.6%)	52 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (9.5%)								73.8	59.1	597	251
370033603304	347	Falls Lake Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1701 East Lyon Station Road	Creedmoor	27522	Granville County	Falls Lake Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 964-9003	1,116	86	12.9		789 (70.7%)	118 (10.6%)	130 (11.6%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.1%)								73.8	78.4	264	83
370005202371	348	Tiller School	Public, Charter	K-5	1950 Live Oak Street	Beaufort	28516	Carteret County	Tiller School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 728-1995	201	18	11.4		161 (80.1%)	9 (4.5%)	13 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.5%)								73.8	60.3	576	228
370414001673	349	Hobbton Elementary	Public	K-5	12361 Hobbton Hwy	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 594-0392	454	31	14.6	99.3%	156 (34.4%)	50 (11.0%)	218 (48.0%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$10,154			$1,621			$8,533	73.8	74.6	333	16
370504002016	350	Fall Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2720 Smithtown Rd	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1128	230	17	13.6	57.0%	199 (86.5%)	5 (2.2%)	25 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,927			$1,038			$8,888	73.6	74.9	327	23

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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.