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 3, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1490)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
601	Jonathan Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	410 Hall Drive	Waynesville	28785	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 926-3207	336	24	13.8	98.5%	291 (86.6%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$10,398			$995			$9,403	57.7	72.8	361	240		370204002159
602	Southern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5720 Drake Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 674-4325	215	16	13.2	98.6%	93 (43.3%)	15 (7.0%)	80 (37.2%)	9 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	$10,569			$745			$9,824	57.6	47.1	796	194		370192000850
603	Southern Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 South Carlisle Street	Southern Pines	28987	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-8077	600	37	16.1	99.3%	236 (39.3%)	208 (34.7%)	78 (13.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.0%)	$10,663			$1,069			$9,594	57.4	44.9	836	233		370309001327
604	Laurel Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 Laurel Mill Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 853-3577	281	22	12.6	98.9%	94 (33.5%)	100 (35.6%)	64 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.8%)	$11,465			$945			$10,520	57.3	54.7	670	66		370153000574
605	Faith Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	420 North Main Street	Faith	28041	Rowan County	Faith Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 603-8437	938	65	14.4		820 (87.4%)	19 (2.0%)	45 (4.8%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.5%)								57.2	50	746	141		370047503568
606	Tuckaseegee Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2028 Little Rock Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6055	544	40	13.6	99.4%	12 (2.2%)	232 (42.6%)	234 (43.0%)	50 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	$10,356			$1,167			$9,190	57.1	46	820	214		370297001282
607	W H Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2439 Railroad Street	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3707	692	44	15.6	99.6%	169 (24.4%)	417 (60.3%)	46 (6.6%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.6%)	$9,355			$1,178			$8,177	57	61.3	557	50		370001201506
608	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3976 Nc 231	Zebulon	27597	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-7560	585	36	16.2	99.5%	252 (43.1%)	81 (13.8%)	210 (35.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	$9,379			$977			$8,402	57	54.3	676	68		370237001015
609	J W Seabrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4619 NC Hwy 210 South	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 323-2930	271	21	12.9	98.9%	96 (35.4%)	74 (27.3%)	41 (15.1%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (13.7%)	$11,197			$1,825			$9,372	57	58.7	604	5		370001100431
610	Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6288 Pine Street	Bailey	27807	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2892	580	32	18.3	99.5%	181 (31.2%)	117 (20.2%)	248 (42.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$9,761			$1,076			$8,685	57	61.5	551	59		370327001341

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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 3, 2025, 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

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.