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
1381	American Leadership Academy Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-7	8000 Robinson Church Road	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	ALA Charlotte	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 595-3012	277	17	16.2	94.6%	8 (2.9%)	207 (74.7%)	43 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)								12.8	11	1413	32		370035003296
1382	Ibraham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5036 Old Walkertown	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6771	357	27	13.1	99.2%	48 (13.4%)	155 (43.4%)	136 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.6%)	$10,590			$1,698			$8,893	12.8	7.2	1459	77		370150000610
1383	Parkwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5207 Revere Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3962	491	35	13.8	99.4%	57 (11.6%)	271 (55.2%)	98 (20.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.4%)	$11,377			$1,372			$10,005	12.5	14.9	1363	20		370126000547
1384	Walker-Spivey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Fisher Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-5656	345	22	15.8	98.6%	7 (2.0%)	289 (83.8%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	$11,761			$1,939			$9,823	12.5	29.6	1106	278		370001102131
1385	Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	25041 Hwy 561	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5268	147	11	13.8	98.0%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$18,006			$3,302			$14,705	12.5	12.5	1396	11		370195000867
1386	Washington Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1110 East Washington Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8290	214	15	14.7	98.6%	5 (2.3%)	172 (80.4%)	19 (8.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	$14,911			$2,191			$12,720	12.4	20.2	1282	104		370192000801
1387	Elizabethtown Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	301 Mercer Road	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 862-3380	483	36	13.4	97.3%	79 (16.4%)	299 (61.9%)	71 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$11,980			$2,361			$9,619	12.4	12.3	1399	12		370039000118
1388	Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Wrightenberry Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2925	411	28	14.6	99.3%	42 (10.2%)	133 (32.4%)	184 (44.8%)	39 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$11,303			$1,794			$9,509	12.2	16.1	1343	45		370192000963
1389	George C Simkins Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3511 East Lee St	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 697-3070	588	33	17.6	99.5%	33 (5.6%)	378 (64.3%)	121 (20.6%)	27 (4.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	$9,187			$1,094			$8,094	12.1	11.2	1409	20		370192003312
1390	Achievement Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	25 Buttonwood Ct.	Fuquay Varina	27526	Harnett County	Achievement Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 552-5446	211	14	15.2		114 (54.0%)	43 (20.4%)	25 (11.8%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.9%)								12.1	10.6	1417	27		370045903534

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.