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
991	Moore Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	451 Knollwood Street	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 727-2860	450	34	13.3	99.3%	93 (20.7%)	247 (54.9%)	65 (14.4%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	$10,512			$1,383			$9,128	35.4	39.6	938	53		370150000622
992	Westfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Jessup Grove Church Rd	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 351-2745	212	18	11.7	98.6%	157 (74.1%)	6 (2.8%)	39 (18.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$13,096			$1,838			$11,258	35.4	34.5	1017	25		370441001758
993	Crosscreek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 East River Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Crosscreek Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 497-3198	404	29	14.1		277 (68.6%)	49 (12.1%)	49 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)								35.4	42.8	876	117		370011902579
994	Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Cooper Hill Road	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-5221	336	22	15.2	99.1%	34 (10.1%)	272 (81.0%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$11,007			$1,523			$9,484	35.3	46.3	814	180		370036002285
995	John J Blair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6510 Market Street	Wilmington	28405	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2045	451	34	13.1	99.1%	184 (40.8%)	58 (12.9%)	138 (30.6%)	23 (5.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.8%)	$10,293			$831			$9,462	35.3	52.9	701	294		370333001378
996	Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Morningstar Rd	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 646-3445	198	12	16.7	98.0%	170 (85.9%)	6 (3.0%)	17 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$11,254			$1,792			$9,462	35.2	61.1	562	434		370204002160
997	Hiddenite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	374 Sulphur Springs Road	Hiddenite	28636	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2503	370	25	14.7	99.2%	235 (63.5%)	10 (2.7%)	100 (27.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$9,824			$1,202			$8,623	35.2	33.2	1043	46		370009000031
998	Germanton Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 NC 8 Hwy South	Germanton	27019	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-4021	165	10	16.1	98.2%	148 (89.7%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	$10,509			$1,783			$8,726	35.2	41.1	911	87		370438001732
999	Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	152 E. Washington Street	Bethel	27812	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 825-3801	232	20	11.6	98.7%	61 (26.3%)	115 (49.6%)	41 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$11,317			$1,617			$9,701	35.2	28.7	1128	129		370001201493
1000	Pilot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Chimney Springs Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5820	556	37	15.1	99.5%	112 (20.1%)	285 (51.3%)	78 (14.0%)	44 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.8%)	$9,554			$1,118			$8,436	35.1	50.1	742	258		370192001865

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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:

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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.