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
1331	Brookside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Auten Rd.	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 866-6283	512	34	15.2	98.8%	171 (33.4%)	162 (31.6%)	137 (26.8%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	$9,017			$1,395			$7,622	16.6	26.4	1174	157		370162001107
1332	Hickory Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6709 Pence Rd	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6464	643	32	20.2	99.5%	27 (4.2%)	230 (35.8%)	319 (49.6%)	45 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	$10,933			$1,524			$9,409	16.6	12.6	1395	63		370297001223
1333	London Elementary School	Public	K-5	609 School Street	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-7204	230	15	15.4	98.7%	164 (71.3%)	32 (13.9%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.8%)	$10,895			$1,676			$9,219	16.5	40.3	925	408		370438001743
1334	East Iredell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Elementary Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 872-9541	663	47	14	99.5%	148 (22.3%)	201 (30.3%)	234 (35.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)	$8,556			$1,296			$7,260	16.5	16.5	1335	1		370231000985
1335	Cliffdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 Cliffdale Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-3442	613	44	14	97.9%	28 (4.6%)	381 (62.2%)	137 (22.3%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.5%)	$9,948			$1,914			$8,034	16.4	21.8	1254	81		370001100407
1336	Clara J Peck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 West Florida Street	Greensboro	27403	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8235	638	42	15	99.5%	30 (4.7%)	347 (54.4%)	188 (29.5%)	43 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.1%)	$14,425			$2,710			$11,715	16.1	31.4	1073	263		370192000794
1337	West Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Ivey Day Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-9161	520	31	16.7	97.5%	83 (16.0%)	273 (52.5%)	122 (23.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (5.8%)	$10,845			$1,297			$9,548	16	18.4	1304	33		370180000747
1338	Huntingtowne Farms Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2520 Huntingtowne Farms Ln	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3625	776	50	15.5	99.6%	88 (11.3%)	125 (16.1%)	535 (68.9%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$9,946			$1,015			$8,931	16	17.7	1315	23		370297001227
1339	Kings Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3680 Wilkesboro Boulevard	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6039	153	11	13.5	98.0%	137 (89.5%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	$11,461			$1,809			$9,651	15.9	25.7	1183	156		370058000234
1340	Rogers Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 North Rogers Lane	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8670	763	54	14	98.4%	47 (6.2%)	364 (47.7%)	321 (42.1%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$10,012			$1,194			$8,817	15.8	8.3	1440	100		370472003411

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.