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)
370192000758	841	Archer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2610 Four Seasons Boulevard	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7335	389	28	14.1	99.2%	15 (3.9%)	157 (40.4%)	112 (28.8%)	89 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$10,111			$1,171			$8,940	44.7	50.4	763	78
370192000958	842	Kirkman Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1101 North Centennial Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2905	247	23	10.9	98.8%	13 (5.3%)	151 (61.1%)	59 (23.9%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	$12,339			$1,917			$10,423	44.7	37	969	127
370009000033	843	Stony Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Stony Point School Road	Stony Point	28678	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 585-6981	207	14	14.7	98.6%	148 (71.5%)	4 (1.9%)	41 (19.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	$11,469			$1,103			$10,366	44.6	37.7	961	118
370472001838	844	Brooks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Northbrook Drive	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-1350	438	39	11.2	43.4%	226 (51.6%)	90 (20.5%)	85 (19.4%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$9,556			$383			$9,173	44.6	34.3	1017	173
370502002009	845	Stantonsburg Elementary	Public	K-5	409 S Main St	Stantonsburg	27883	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 238-3639	189	12	15.7	97.9%	39 (20.6%)	66 (34.9%)	68 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	$10,595			$1,784			$8,811	44.6	43.9	871	26
370126000572	846	W G Pearson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3501 Fayettville Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3988	348	31	11	99.1%	8 (2.3%)	206 (59.2%)	102 (29.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.6%)	$14,391			$3,740			$10,650	44.5	28.1	1123	277
370192002993	847	Reedy Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4571 Reedy Fork Parkway	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 656-3723	525	34	15.6	99.4%	59 (11.2%)	321 (61.1%)	91 (17.3%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.1%)	$10,088			$1,118			$8,970	44.5	21.6	1235	388
370472001864	848	Green Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5307 Six Forks Road	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 431-8141	548	44	12.4	68.6%	155 (28.3%)	237 (43.2%)	126 (23.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	$10,929			$1,409			$9,521	44.5	25.7	1158	310
370038903358	849	Shining Rock Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	2150 Russ Avenue	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Shining Rock Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 476-5150	630	53	11.9		545 (86.5%)	10 (1.6%)	24 (3.8%)	8 (1.3%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)								44.4	57.7	626	223
370069002573	850	Lyle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1845 Edgewater Drive NW	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-0299	444	35	12.5	99.3%	173 (39.0%)	9 (2.0%)	103 (23.2%)	109 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.3%)	$10,199			$1,523			$8,677	44.4	44.7	850

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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.