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)
370297001228	801	Idlewild Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7101 Idlewild Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6411	869	58	14.9	99.1%	73 (8.4%)	228 (26.2%)	421 (48.4%)	130 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	$10,358			$1,242			$9,115	46.9	49.7	773	28
370036303346	802	Reaching All Minds Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2703 Holloway St.	Durham	27703	Durham County	Reaching All Minds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 596-1899	384	32	11.9		1 (0.3%)	58 (15.1%)	320 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)								46.9	36.6	977	175
370432001714	803	Norwood Elementary	Public	K-5	400 South Main St	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4000	343	23	15.2	96.2%	230 (67.1%)	40 (11.7%)	44 (12.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	$8,500			$935			$7,565	46.8	22.9	1209	406
370472002861	804	River Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6710 Perry Creek Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 431-8010	683	53	13	68.4%	109 (16.0%)	285 (41.7%)	187 (27.4%)	66 (9.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.4%)	$9,613			$1,278			$8,335	46.8	39.2	951	147
370488001947	805	Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Old Seven Springs Rd	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-7330	509	38	13.5	99.4%	94 (18.5%)	218 (42.8%)	170 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.7%)	$10,340			$1,446			$8,895	46.7	14.5	1344	539
370504002013	806	Boonville Elementary	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	232 East Main Street	Boonville	27011	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1115	358	27	13.3	99.2%	265 (74.0%)	3 (0.8%)	72 (20.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$11,825			$1,546			$10,278	46.7	50.2	769	37
370261000586	807	Northwest Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 Old Well Rd	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-5143	445	31	14.3	99.3%	25 (5.6%)	358 (80.4%)	23 (5.2%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	$8,808			$1,369			$7,440	46.6	29.4	1099	292
370399001067	808	Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Price St.	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 623-6521	338	25	13.5	99.1%	174 (51.5%)	91 (26.9%)	45 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	$9,810			$1,553			$8,257	46.6	44.6	853	45
370041103431	809	Movement Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2701-B Freedom Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Movement Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 585-1356	745	51	14.5	97.6%	14 (1.9%)	651 (87.4%)	55 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)								46.6	35.2	1007	198
370153002628	810	Royal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	308 Flat Rock Church Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-7377	354	26	13.5	79.7%	120 (33.9%)	99 (28.0%)	118 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	$9,728			$1,027			$8,701	46.5	35.2	1006	196

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.