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)
370488002498	621	Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1050 St John Church Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7155	823	56	14.7	99.6%	203 (24.7%)	82 (10.0%)	495 (60.1%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	$9,907			$1,430			$8,478	57.7	47.7	805	184
370045001361	622	Black Mountain Elementary	Public	4-5	100 Flat Creek Road	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 669-5217	150	12	12.6	98.0%	127 (84.7%)	6 (4.0%)	14 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$10,935			$1,199			$9,736	57.6	66.8	471	151
370309001316	623	Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	2636 NC Hwy 24 27	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 245-7814	216	18	12.2	98.6%	142 (65.7%)	13 (6.0%)	50 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$11,016			$911			$10,105	57.5	51.6	738	115
370053000217	624	Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	608 Dakota Street	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 260-6310	598	44	13.7	99.0%	205 (34.3%)	214 (35.8%)	127 (21.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.7%)	$10,732			$1,643			$9,089	57.5	61.3	557	67
370507002029	625	Micaville Elementary	Public	K-5	112 State Hwy 80 South	Burnsville	28714	Yancey County	Yancey County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 675-4161	198	13	15	65.2%	160 (80.8%)	2 (1.0%)	35 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$10,477			$1,167			$9,310	57.4	51.5	741	116
370333001382	626	Mary C Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Silver Lake Rd	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2150	399	33	11.9	97.5%	164 (41.1%)	43 (10.8%)	158 (39.6%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$12,184			$1,615			$10,569	57.4	63.2	531	95
370297001194	627	Charles H. Parker Academic Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	1546 Walton Rd	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5533	489	39	12.6	99.4%	43 (8.8%)	225 (46.0%)	84 (17.2%)	118 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$11,666			$1,055			$10,611	57.4	62.8	535	92
370472001851	628	Douglas Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 Ortega Rd	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4894	513	39	12.9	40.0%	282 (55.0%)	76 (14.8%)	133 (25.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$9,422			$383			$9,039	57.4	60.1	579	49
370288001167	629	Rodgers Elementary	Public	K-5	2277 Rodgers School Rd	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-3834	211	18	11.9	98.6%	177 (83.9%)	11 (5.2%)	10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	$12,061			$1,365			$10,696	57.3	65.5	494	135
370237003395	630	Micro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Main St	Micro	27555	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 588-4300	418	35	11.9	99.3%	179 (42.8%)	51 (12.2%)	163 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	$11,862			$1,093			$10,769	57.2	79.8	241	389

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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.