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
941	Robbins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	268 Rushwood Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2411	378	30	12.4	96.8%	116 (30.7%)	28 (7.4%)	213 (56.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$12,099			$1,357			$10,742	38.8	26.8	1164	223		370309001324
942	Wilson's Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4654 Wilson's Mills Rd	Wilsons Mills	27593	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 934-2978	496	36	13.6	99.2%	80 (16.1%)	121 (24.4%)	248 (50.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	$11,582			$1,639			$9,943	38.7	37.9	969	27		370237001032
943	Mint Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11615 Idlewild Road	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-0926	864	52	16.5	99.7%	261 (30.2%)	244 (28.2%)	260 (30.1%)	52 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.2%)								38.7	27.5	1152	209		370297003623
944	Lakeside Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	17609 Old Statesville Rd	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Lakeside Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 896-9500	221	15	14.9		77 (34.8%)	62 (28.1%)	66 (29.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)								38.6	7.5	1453	509		370037103335
945	Glenn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2415 E Geer Street	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3920	455	44	10.3	99.3%	30 (6.6%)	134 (29.5%)	265 (58.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	$12,627			$1,574			$11,053	38.5	32.9	1048	103		370126000534
946	Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10510 Star Road	Wake Forest	27587	Wake County	Casa Esperanza Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 855-9811	752	40	18.8		165 (21.9%)	123 (16.4%)	402 (53.5%)	16 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)								38.5	46	819	127		370013102681
947	Berewick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5910 Dixie River Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 344-1010	717	45	15.9	99.6%	75 (10.5%)	295 (41.1%)	238 (33.2%)	66 (9.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.2%)	$8,840			$767			$8,073	38.4	19.4	1296	349		370297003103
948	The Capitol Encore Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	126 Hay Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	The Capitol Encore Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 849-0888	853	63	13.6	98.2%	207 (24.3%)	387 (45.4%)	151 (17.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (12.0%)								38.3	36.6	983	35		370037003341
949	Bell Fork Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Bell Fork Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-4459	551	38	14.5	74.0%	136 (24.7%)	219 (39.7%)	137 (24.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.6%)	$9,844			$1,331			$8,513	38.1	37.9	970	21		370345001417
950	Spring Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McLean Street	Spring Hope	27882	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8530	378	19	20.2	97.9%	137 (36.2%)	116 (30.7%)	99 (26.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$10,423			$1,776			$8,647	38.1	35.7	1002	52		370327001356

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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.