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
1301	David Cox Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4215 David Cox Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6540	604	36	16.6	99.5%	26 (4.3%)	400 (66.2%)	130 (21.5%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	$9,445			$1,098			$8,347	18.7	15.5	1355	54		370297000868
1302	Malpass Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4992 Malpass Corner Road	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 283-5889	513	29	17.5	98.1%	188 (36.6%)	135 (26.3%)	159 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	$11,511			$1,863			$9,647	18.7	18.2	1308	6		370357000895
1303	Oaks Road Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2811 Oaks Road	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6475	352	20	17.2	96.0%	65 (18.5%)	115 (32.7%)	107 (30.4%)	28 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (9.9%)	$11,730			$2,052			$9,678	18.6	17.8	1313	10		370331002177
1304	Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5321 Ephesus Church Road	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3919	554	35	15.9	99.5%	154 (27.8%)	124 (22.4%)	195 (35.2%)	31 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	$9,865			$805			$9,060	18.6	27.5	1151	153		370126002727
1305	Charlotte Lab School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2045 Suttle Avenue	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte Lab School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 464-3830	807	65	12.4	50.1%	137 (17.0%)	403 (49.9%)	144 (17.8%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (13.9%)								18.6	26.8	1162	143		370039103375
1306	KIPP Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-8	931 Wilann Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	KIPP: Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 537-2044	813	50	16.3	98.9%	5 (0.6%)	661 (81.3%)	103 (12.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.0%)								18.6	17.2	1322	16		370014202922
1307	Warsaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	158 Lanefield Road	Warsaw	28398	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 293-3121	808	58	14	99.6%	51 (6.3%)	361 (44.7%)	352 (43.6%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.6%)	$10,886			$1,586			$9,300	18.6	13.2	1389	82		370120000506
1308	Gardner Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	738 Armstrong Park Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6082	560	39	14.4	99.5%	126 (22.5%)	186 (33.2%)	193 (34.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.9%)	$9,619			$1,304			$8,314	18.5	15.4	1357	49		370162000683
1309	Educational V Baldwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4441 Legion Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-0145	634	38	16.8	99.5%	102 (16.1%)	327 (51.6%)	106 (16.7%)	10 (1.6%)	12 (1.9%)	8 (1.3%)	69 (10.9%)	$9,122			$1,184			$7,938	18.5	24.3	1201	108		370001100416
1310	Broadway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 S Main St	Broadway	27505	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 258-3828	490	31	15.5	96.9%	150 (30.6%)	80 (16.3%)	237 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$9,542			$1,101			$8,441	18.4	14.9	1364	54		370256001074

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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.