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
731	Stony Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Stony Point School Road	Stony Point	28678	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 585-6981	237	14	17.4	98.7%	171 (72.2%)	9 (3.8%)	41 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.5%)	$11,469			$1,103			$10,366	51	44.6	843	112		370009000033
732	Winterville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4160 Bayswater Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Winterville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 689-6153	624	28	22.1	69.7%	123 (19.7%)	341 (54.6%)	87 (13.9%)	20 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.4%)								51	66.3	468	264		370039603370
733	Drexel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Alta Vista Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-3160	477	29	16.4	98.7%	316 (66.2%)	23 (4.8%)	55 (11.5%)	41 (8.6%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.3%)	$9,435			$1,433			$8,002	51	66.1	473	260		370048002705
734	Shining Rock Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2150 Russ Avenue	Waynesville	28786	Haywood County	Shining Rock Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 476-5150	616	47	13		523 (84.9%)	11 (1.8%)	29 (4.7%)	13 (2.1%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.6%)								50.9	44.4	849	115		370038903358
735	Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary	Public	K-5	2832 N Nc 87	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6030	623	37	16.8	99.5%	359 (57.6%)	82 (13.2%)	132 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.5%)	$8,982			$507			$8,475	50.9	68.7	433	302		370003000002
736	Jamestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Potter Drive	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2110	453	29	15.7	99.3%	104 (23.0%)	204 (45.0%)	69 (15.2%)	46 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	$10,322			$1,090			$9,232	50.7	48.9	766	30		370192000826
737	White Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Cadle Ford Rd	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 320-3434	328	22	14.8	99.1%	230 (70.1%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$10,986			$1,465			$9,521	50.7	51.3	725	12		370441001759
738	Trent Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Educational Drive	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6481	390	23	17	96.2%	73 (18.7%)	120 (30.8%)	61 (15.6%)	84 (21.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (12.8%)	$10,573			$1,532			$9,042	50.7	41.3	906	168		370331002179
739	Southwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Hwy 58 South	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9081	218	19	11.4	98.6%	140 (64.2%)	34 (15.6%)	32 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$10,722			$2,082			$8,640	50.7	29.6	1108	369		370261001095
740	TMSA Charlotte	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9108 Mallard Creek Rd.	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	The Math and Science Academy of Charlott	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 321-7744	760	51	14.8	94.1%	30 (3.9%)	471 (62.0%)	83 (10.9%)	118 (15.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)								50.6	59.2	599	141		370039203365

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.