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
771	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	504 Shortcut Road	Barco	27917	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 453-0010	264	16	16.6	44.7%	172 (65.2%)	26 (9.8%)	27 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (14.0%)	$12,758			$1,371			$11,388	48.3	30.2	1095	324		370108000448
772	South Mebane Elementary	Public	K-5	600 S 3rd Street	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 563-6905	506	31	16.3	57.1%	168 (33.2%)	170 (33.6%)	81 (16.0%)	16 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.6%)	$8,634			$587			$8,048	48.3	60.5	575	197		370003000015
773	Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Bay Valley Rd	Kenly	27542	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 284-2821	433	30	14.4	99.3%	217 (50.1%)	53 (12.2%)	135 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	$10,347			$1,266			$9,081	48.3	55.2	657	116		370237001018
774	Harris Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 Forestville Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 217-5100	827	66	12.6	51.6%	238 (28.8%)	293 (35.4%)	178 (21.5%)	60 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	$9,484			$502			$8,982	48.2	48.1	780	6		370472002805
775	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2240 East Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 954-1344	672	38	17.6	99.6%	10 (1.5%)	553 (82.3%)	67 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)								48.2	26.4	1173	398		370012102582
776	Charles H. Parker Academic Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	1546 Walton Rd	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5533	472	37	12.7	99.4%	35 (7.4%)	219 (46.4%)	110 (23.3%)	86 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$11,666			$1,055			$10,611	48.2	57.4	627	149		370297001194
777	Pleasant Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 John Roach Drive	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 724-4422	289	21	13.4	99.0%	214 (74.0%)	3 (1.0%)	48 (16.6%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$10,413			$1,532			$8,881	48.2	57.2	632	145		370294001183
778	Renaissance West STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3241 New Renaissance Way	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0049	737	52	14.2	99.6%	23 (3.1%)	505 (68.5%)	172 (23.3%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	$10,213			$1,562			$8,650	48.2	34.1	1025	247		370297003417
779	Reedy Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	940 Reedy Creek Road	Cary	27513	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 380-3660	605	44	13.6	67.4%	159 (26.3%)	218 (36.0%)	186 (30.7%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$10,097			$906			$9,191	48	40.3	928	149		370472002491
780	Claremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3384 E Main Street	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7921	462	29	16	99.4%	227 (49.1%)	47 (10.2%)	92 (19.9%)	51 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	$10,074			$1,575			$8,498	48	57	634	146		370069000280

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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.