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
551	Howard L Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	526 Andrews Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 822-5100	539	34	15.9	99.4%	162 (30.1%)	194 (36.0%)	100 (18.6%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (11.7%)	$8,556			$857			$7,699	60.8	74.1	338	213		370001102128
552	Gallberry Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8019 Byerly Drive	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-1490	883	55	15.9	99.7%	367 (41.6%)	244 (27.6%)	144 (16.3%)	12 (1.4%)	21 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	90 (10.2%)	$8,220			$863			$7,357	60.7	70.9	385	167		370001102513
553	Lower Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Lower Creek Drive NE	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-4022	396	23	17.4	99.2%	280 (70.7%)	28 (7.1%)	44 (11.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	$8,688			$857			$7,832	60.6	64.4	498	55		370058000235
554	Wake Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14111 Capital Blvd	Wake Forest	27587	Franklin County	Wake Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 245-0050	2,617	122	21.4	30.3%	1,420 (54.3%)	506 (19.3%)	380 (14.5%)	86 (3.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (8.3%)								60.5	68.6	435	119		370048403629
555	Hominy Valley Elementary	Public	K-4	450 Enka Lake Road	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 665-0619	399	27	14.5	99.2%	325 (81.5%)	6 (1.5%)	58 (14.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,305			$880			$9,425	60.5	61.3	556	1		370045002508
556	Carolina Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8529 NC Highway 55	Angier	27501	Wake County	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	Yes	No	No	Yes	(984) 300-3015	782	49	15.9		403 (51.5%)	80 (10.2%)	136 (17.4%)	103 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.7%)								60.5	64.9	491	65		370042303461
557	Glen Alpine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 London Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 584-0661	295	22	13.2	99.0%	180 (61.0%)	14 (4.7%)	49 (16.6%)	20 (6.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	$10,621			$1,368			$9,253	60.4	52.6	706	149		370048000179
558	Union Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 Sloans Mill Rd	Union Grove	28689	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 920-5858	247	18	13.6	98.8%	199 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (14.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$10,609			$1,078			$9,531	60.4	65.2	487	71		370231000997
559	Hilburn Drive Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7100 Hilburn Drive	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 571-6800	596	45	13.2	36.2%	267 (44.8%)	131 (22.0%)	102 (17.1%)	43 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.7%)	$9,833			$684			$9,148	60.4	62	543	16		370472002033
560	Allenbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1430 Allenbrook Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6004	267	16	16.6	98.9%	10 (3.7%)	122 (45.7%)	97 (36.3%)	26 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$12,622			$1,851			$10,771	60.4	60.2	578	18		370297001190

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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.