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
71	EP Pearce Elementary	Public	K-5	2006 Pleasant Ridge Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-5480	653	41	15.7	27.3%	400 (61.3%)	82 (12.6%)	51 (7.8%)	69 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.5%)	$8,417			$462			$7,954	93.2	93.3	69	2		370192002992
72	Whitaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Buena Vista Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6740	490	32	15.1	25.5%	350 (71.4%)	76 (15.5%)	37 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	$9,221			$473			$8,748	93.1	92.7	74	2		370150000648
73	Elon Park Elementary	Public	K-5	11425 Ardrey Kell Rd	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1440	732	44	16.6	22.0%	216 (29.5%)	92 (12.6%)	99 (13.5%)	286 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	$8,027			$350			$7,677	93	94.7	51	22		370297002826
74	Olde Providence Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 Rea Rd	Charlotte	28226	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3755	687	42	16.2	19.1%	512 (74.5%)	47 (6.8%)	64 (9.3%)	34 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	$8,495			$446			$8,049	93	91.9	87	13		370297001254
75	Bain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11540 Bain School Rd	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6915	766	44	17.2	28.5%	430 (56.1%)	119 (15.5%)	99 (12.9%)	67 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.5%)	$8,795			$527			$8,268	92.9	88.4	135	60		370297001193
76	Leesville Road Elementary	Public	K-5	8402 Pride Way	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4200	528	36	14.5	27.7%	344 (65.2%)	76 (14.4%)	54 (10.2%)	27 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$9,581			$553			$9,028	92.7	83.7	193	117		370472000077
77	Anderson Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4940 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Harnett County	Anderson Creek Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 814-9001	305	20	15.2		174 (57.0%)	36 (11.8%)	45 (14.8%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (12.1%)								92.6	89.6	118	41		370038103322
78	Summerfield Elementary	Public	K-5	7501 Summerfield Road	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 643-8444	584	37	15.9	27.4%	325 (55.7%)	74 (12.7%)	60 (10.3%)	87 (14.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	$8,674			$457			$8,217	92.6	90.8	103	25		370192000852
79	Jones Dairy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Jones Dairy Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 562-6181	627	38	16.5	15.0%	385 (61.4%)	63 (10.0%)	80 (12.8%)	60 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.7%)	$10,583			$464			$10,118	92.3	93.8	62	17		370472002744
80	STARS Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	140 Southern Dunes Dr	Vass	28394	Moore County	Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 695-1004	885	57	15.6		638 (72.1%)	57 (6.4%)	121 (13.7%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.6%)								92.1	92.5	78	2		370009102473

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.