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
101	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Rosewood Centre Dr	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 439-9448	1,258	83	15.1		905 (71.9%)	54 (4.3%)	93 (7.4%)	124 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.4%)								90.7	83.2	201	100		370041703413
102	Eastover Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Cherokee Rd	Charlotte	28207	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5505	385	26	14.7	32.2%	228 (59.2%)	102 (26.5%)	21 (5.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$10,309			$835			$9,474	90.6	85.7	169	67		370297001215
103	Woodland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	288 Forest Lake Boulevard	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 663-1370	594	39	15.4	16.7%	493 (83.0%)	13 (2.2%)	41 (6.9%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$7,823			$341			$7,482	90.5	92.4	80	23		370231002778
104	Banner Elk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Orchard Lane	Banner Elk	28604	Avery County	Avery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 737-5700	159	10	15.3	92.5%	139 (87.4%)	2 (1.3%)	14 (8.8%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,831			$1,739			$10,092	90.5	95	48	56		370030000082
105	Jeffreys Grove Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6119 Creedmoor Rd	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4910	543	38	14.4	31.5%	298 (54.9%)	83 (15.3%)	135 (24.9%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$9,178			$552			$8,627	90.4	89	128	23		370472001867
106	Topsail Annandale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	17385 US Hwy 17	Hampstead	28443	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 270-1977	580	34	17	19.8%	502 (86.6%)	13 (2.2%)	42 (7.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	$8,786			$660			$8,125	90.3	93.3	68	38		370357003124
107	Lucama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6260 Blalock Road	Lucama	27851	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 239-1257	431	24	18.1	99.3%	199 (46.2%)	74 (17.2%)	135 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$9,021			$1,340			$7,681	90.2	94.1	58	49		370502002002
108	Hendersonville Elementary	Public	K-5	1039 Randall Circle	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4752	323	22	14.3	38.7%	263 (81.4%)	8 (2.5%)	27 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	$10,145			$1,115			$9,030	90.2	90.2	112	4		370210000930
109	Ballantyne Elementary	Public	K-5	15425 Scholastic Dr	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0413	745	45	16.6	26.2%	286 (38.4%)	109 (14.6%)	76 (10.2%)	229 (30.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.5%)	$7,806			$370			$7,436	90.1	86.3	162	53		370297003026
110	Vienna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1975 Chickasha Road	Pfafftown	27040	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4178	755	49	15.3	30.9%	502 (66.5%)	68 (9.0%)	75 (9.9%)	64 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)	$8,250			$455			$7,795	90.1	89.8	115	5		370150000644

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.