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)
370153000653	301	Edward Best Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4011 NC 56 Hwy East	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 853-2347	501	35	14.3	71.5%	219 (43.7%)	114 (22.8%)	134 (26.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	$9,632			$1,000			$8,632	76.6	74.9	328	27
370268002674	302	St James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1774 St James Church Road	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1958	665	40	16.7	28.6%	518 (77.9%)	35 (5.3%)	60 (9.0%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.0%)	$7,459			$375			$7,084	76.5	81	215	87
370504002214	303	Forbush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Bloomtown Rd	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1130	205	13	15.6	26.8%	184 (89.8%)	2 (1.0%)	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$10,206			$607			$9,599	76.4	78.3	265	38
370192000814	304	Alamance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Williams Dairy Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 697-3177	499	34	14.6	45.7%	302 (60.5%)	99 (19.8%)	44 (8.8%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.4%)	$10,448			$746			$9,702	76.4	73.6	350	46
370063000250	305	Beaufort Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Carraway Drive	Beaufort	28516	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 728-3316	367	33	11.1	62.4%	243 (66.2%)	46 (12.5%)	32 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.0%)	$11,123			$1,431			$9,692	76.3	75.5	313	8
370297000682	306	Irwin Academic Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	329 N. Irwin Ave	Charlotte	28202	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5480	381	24	15.8	36.5%	78 (20.5%)	211 (55.4%)	35 (9.2%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$11,169			$603			$10,566	76.3	76.7	292	14
370090000335	307	Boiling Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1522 Patrick Avenue	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8361	555	38	14.7	99.5%	409 (73.7%)	79 (14.2%)	32 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	$9,229			$1,162			$8,067	76.2	80.6	227	80
370372002230	308	Tryon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 School Place	Tryon	28782	Polk County	Polk County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 859-6584	386	30	12.8	99.2%	265 (68.7%)	35 (9.1%)	60 (15.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	$12,033			$1,081			$10,952	76.1	86.9	144	164
370345001436	309	Swansboro Elementary	Public	K-5	118 School Rd	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 326-1501	633	43	14.8	34.9%	463 (73.1%)	17 (2.7%)	79 (12.5%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	59 (9.3%)	$9,199			$686			$8,514	76	76.7	293	16
370001102575	310	Stoney Point Elementary	Public	K-5	7411 Rockfish Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 424-3945	829	57	14.4	40.3%	308 (37.2%)	173 (20.9%)	167 (20.1%)	69 (8.3%)	20 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (11.0%)	$8,134			$835			$7,299	76	79.9	238	72

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.