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
1211	Glade Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	32 Glade Creek Sch Road	Ennice	28623	Alleghany County	Alleghany County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 657-3388	236	17	14	98.7%	159 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,782			$1,440			$11,341	23.3	26.7	1168	43		370012000038
1212	J W Coon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Hope Mills Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 425-6141	186	19	9.9	98.4%	36 (19.4%)	84 (45.2%)	43 (23.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.3%)	$15,400			$1,813			$13,587	23.3	34	1028	184		370001100409
1213	E J Hayes Elementary	Public	3-5	201 Andrews St	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-3678	280	19	15.1	98.9%	68 (24.3%)	157 (56.1%)	24 (8.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	$10,759			$1,469			$9,290	23.3	30.4	1090	123		370288001159
1214	Elizabeth M Cashwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2970 Legion Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-2312	576	35	16.2	98.8%	72 (12.5%)	350 (60.8%)	79 (13.7%)	7 (1.2%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.4%)	$10,037			$2,089			$7,948	23.3	28.3	1133	81		370001100403
1215	Mountain Island Lake Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7905 Pleasant Grove Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6948	766	41	18.6	99.6%	41 (5.4%)	491 (64.1%)	174 (22.7%)	36 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$10,304			$897			$9,407	23.3	16.8	1327	112		370297002640
1216	East Rockingham Elementary	Public	K-5	154 Chalk Road	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 557-0900	430	24	17.6	99.1%	183 (42.6%)	106 (24.7%)	79 (18.4%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.2%)	$9,938			$1,903			$8,035	23.2	20	1285	69		370387003209
1217	Forest Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 Ann Street	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 437-5906	305	19	15.8	99.0%	78 (25.6%)	25 (8.2%)	175 (57.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	$10,628			$1,562			$9,066	23.1	22.3	1239	22		370048000175
1218	Cyrus P Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4215 Galway Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7340	327	22	14.6	99.1%	18 (5.5%)	150 (45.9%)	111 (33.9%)	39 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$11,823			$2,438			$9,385	23	27.5	1149	69		370192000771
1219	West Hoke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 Turnpike Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-2584	467	34	13.7	99.4%	97 (20.8%)	184 (39.4%)	105 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.1%)	4 (0.9%)	52 (11.1%)	$10,270			$1,466			$8,804	23	30.2	1093	126		370225000975
1220	Wayne Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	600 Tommy's Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 734-8085	765	60	12.7		285 (37.3%)	319 (41.7%)	80 (10.5%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.3%)								22.9	17.6	1317	97		370037703321

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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.