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
111	Piney Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Piney Grove Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4122	635	43	14.7	99.5%	437 (68.8%)	50 (7.9%)	107 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	$9,557			$655			$8,903	90	87.5	147	36		370150002262
112	Meadowlark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Meadowlark Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4208	827	55	14.9	99.6%	439 (53.1%)	116 (14.0%)	105 (12.7%)	107 (12.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	$9,176			$594			$8,582	89.7	90.6	109	3		370150002379
113	Chatham Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Andrews Store Rd	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 642-7069	683	42	16.2	18.0%	496 (72.6%)	46 (6.7%)	81 (11.9%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)								89.6	87.9	144	31		370075003516
114	Franklin Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1127 Chalk Rd	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Franklin Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 570-8262	1,660	124	13.3		1,263 (76.1%)	117 (7.0%)	96 (5.8%)	91 (5.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (5.4%)								89.5	92.6	76	38		370006902415
115	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	1,228	77	15.9	97.1%	35 (2.9%)	637 (51.9%)	490 (39.9%)	15 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.0%)								89.5	83.8	188	73		370004902365
116	Mountain Island Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13440 Lucia Riverbend Highway	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Mountain Island Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 827-8840	1,782	95	18.7	27.4%	923 (51.8%)	503 (28.2%)	175 (9.8%)	31 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	148 (8.3%)								89.4	90.2	113	3		370031703184
117	Huntersville Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Gilead Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3835	867	56	15.3	23.3%	462 (53.3%)	104 (12.0%)	154 (17.8%)	107 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.5%)	$9,728			$667			$9,061	89.4	90.6	107	10		370297001226
118	Highland Mill Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	3201 Clemson Ave	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5525	341	23	14.8	22.0%	155 (45.5%)	113 (33.1%)	32 (9.4%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	$13,792			$1,243			$12,549	89.3	86.6	158	40		370297002638
119	Baucom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hunter St	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2168	675	49	13.8	21.2%	297 (44.0%)	61 (9.0%)	94 (13.9%)	192 (28.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.6%)	$9,174			$659			$8,515	89.2	91.4	96	23		370472001834
120	Stallings Elementary	Public	K-5	3501 Stallings Rd	Stallings	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1558	766	46	16.6	27.7%	445 (58.1%)	53 (6.9%)	98 (12.8%)	121 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.1%)	$9,041			$346			$8,695	89.1	88.7	133	13		370462003022

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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.