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
1271	William T Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2522 Andrews Church Road	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 497-1258	562	33	16.8	98.2%	48 (8.5%)	355 (63.2%)	103 (18.3%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	39 (6.9%)	$12,758			$1,937			$10,821	20.5	27	1159	112		370001101097
1272	South Graham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Ivey Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6520	518	34	15.2	99.4%	86 (16.6%)	154 (29.7%)	226 (43.6%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	$10,049			$1,265			$8,783	20.4	20.8	1270	2		370003000014
1273	Oakley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	753 Fairview Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 274-7515	502	32	15.4	98.0%	203 (40.4%)	120 (23.9%)	123 (24.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	$11,073			$1,338			$9,735	20.4	14.5	1369	96		370045000157
1274	Hall-Woodward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Nicholson Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4238	532	53	9.9	99.4%	20 (3.8%)	138 (25.9%)	356 (66.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$9,702			$1,767			$7,934	20.4	10.6	1418	144		370150000607
1275	Sylvan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7718 Sylvan Road	Snow Camp	27349	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 376-3350	298	19	15.7	99.0%	211 (70.8%)	14 (4.7%)	49 (16.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$11,874			$1,471			$10,403	20.4	28.4	1131	144		370003000018
1276	James Love Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 James Love Road	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8385	376	30	12.3	98.7%	92 (24.5%)	198 (52.7%)	56 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	$12,191			$1,637			$10,553	20.3	31.1	1080	196		370090002712
1277	Pickett Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Biesecker Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1546	385	25	15.4	99.2%	60 (15.6%)	109 (28.3%)	155 (40.3%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.5%)	$11,026			$1,694			$9,332	20.2	22.6	1234	43		370264001103
1278	Zebulon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Proctor St	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 404-3680	693	50	13.9	99.6%	110 (15.9%)	323 (46.6%)	211 (30.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.6%)	$11,502			$1,536			$9,966	20.2	25.3	1187	91		370472001912
1279	Legacy Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2621 S Scales Street	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Legacy Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 514-3054	206	7	29.9		127 (61.7%)	43 (20.9%)	18 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)								20.2			(n/a)		370507703655
1280	Stoney Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1803 Stoney Creek School Road	Reidsville	27320	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-6222	140	11	13.3	97.9%	72 (51.4%)	27 (19.3%)	30 (21.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	$13,253			$1,799			$11,454	20.1	11.2	1411	131		370066000271

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.