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
791	New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 New Hope Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-9696	528	46	11.5	99.1%	142 (26.9%)	62 (11.7%)	273 (51.7%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	$13,203			$1,160			$12,043	47.4	42.9	872	81		370348002313
792	IC Imagine	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	110 Champion Way	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 633-6491	1,239	93	13.3		928 (74.9%)	35 (2.8%)	163 (13.2%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (7.4%)								47.4	50.7	735	57		370036903340
793	Johnsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18495 NC HWY 27 West	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-4912	489	31	15.5	99.2%	171 (35.0%)	116 (23.7%)	152 (31.1%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.8%)	$9,975			$1,423			$8,552	47.3	54.1	684	109		370201000885
794	Mabel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	404 Mabel School Road	Zionville	28698	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 297-2512	140	16	8.8	66.4%	128 (91.4%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$13,398			$1,416			$11,982	47.2	40.8	918	124		370483001939
795	Lyle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1845 Edgewater Drive NW	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-0299	458	31	14.6	99.3%	167 (36.5%)	14 (3.1%)	114 (24.9%)	109 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.8%)	$10,199			$1,523			$8,677	47.2	44.4	850	55		370069002573
796	Walnut Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1211 Walnut Cove School Rd	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-4408	298	21	14.4	98.3%	248 (83.2%)	14 (4.7%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	$11,436			$1,905			$9,530	47.2	47.2	794	2		370438001744
797	South Newton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 West I Street	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-4061	328	22	14.6	99.1%	125 (38.1%)	52 (15.9%)	111 (33.8%)	18 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	$10,240			$1,623			$8,616	47.2	44.1	854	57		370336001404
798	S Ray Lowder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Kennedy Dr	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-2741	306	23	13.4	97.4%	152 (49.7%)	50 (16.3%)	71 (23.2%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.8%)	$10,042			$1,245			$8,797	47.2	54.2	681	117		370268001122
799	Lynn Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Lynn Rd	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 870-4074	486	36	13.3	57.2%	201 (41.4%)	137 (28.2%)	119 (24.5%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$9,958			$880			$9,079	47.1	58.2	613	186		370472001876
800	Mary C Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Silver Lake Rd	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2150	355	31	11.2	99.2%	140 (39.4%)	40 (11.3%)	156 (43.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$12,184			$1,615			$10,569	47.1	57.4	626	174		370333001382

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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.

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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.