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)
370472003471	181	Bryan Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8317 Bryan Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-7844	756	53	14.4	38.0%	273 (36.1%)	161 (21.3%)	159 (21.0%)	141 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.6%)	$10,316			$641			$9,675	84.6	78.9	255	74
370472001910	182	Willow Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	6800 Dwight Rowland Rd	Willow Spring	27592	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2770	821	58	14	31.8%	485 (59.1%)	67 (8.2%)	153 (18.6%)	72 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	$9,222			$529			$8,694	84.6	88	134	48
370162003409	183	Hawks Nest STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	3430 Robinwood Rd	Gastonia	28056	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 866-8467	351	24	14.6	38.7%	201 (57.3%)	79 (22.5%)	36 (10.3%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.3%)	$9,235			$809			$8,426	84.5	89.4	118	65
370462001793	184	Hemby Bridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Indian Trl-Fairview Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6352	493	32	15.4	32.3%	278 (56.4%)	50 (10.1%)	77 (15.6%)	64 (13.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$9,610			$803			$8,807	84.5	81.8	209	25
370063000260	185	White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 WB McLean Drive	Cape Carteret	28584	Onslow County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 393-3990	785	49	15.8	28.3%	672 (85.6%)	13 (1.7%)	49 (6.2%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	$8,636			$484			$8,153	84.1	84.4	176	9
370046403535	186	Doral Academy of North Carolina	Public, Charter	K-5	7001 Destiny Drive	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Doral Academy North Carolina	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 874-1001	453	34	13.4	27.8%	145 (32.0%)	143 (31.6%)	111 (24.5%)	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.3%)								84.1	74.1	341	155
370357002046	187	South Topsail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	997 Hoover Road	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 270-2756	610	38	16	31.0%	472 (77.4%)	17 (2.8%)	64 (10.5%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.4%)	$10,357			$486			$9,871	84	87.3	141	46
370004902365	188	Sallie B Howard School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1004 Herring Avenue E	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Sallie B Howard School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 293-4150	1,251	76	16.5	97.9%	36 (2.9%)	695 (55.6%)	466 (37.3%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.7%)								83.8	79.3	250	62
370507002032	189	South Toe Elementary	Public	K-5	139 South Toe School Rd	Burnsville	28714	Yancey County	Yancey County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 675-4321	106	8	13.5	60.4%	91 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$12,329			$1,937			$10,392	83.7	79.3	249	60
370126000542	190	Mangum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9008 Quail Roost Road	Bahama	27503	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-3948	296	26	11.3	42.9%	189 (63.9%)	26 (8.8%)	54 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.1%)	$12,453			$1,036			$11,417	83.7	79	253	63

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.