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
891	West Lake Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1691 Forney Creek	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	West Lake Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 966-2202	402	7	54.3	54.2%	205 (51.0%)	75 (18.7%)	90 (22.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)								41.4	32.7	1054	163		370045303508
892	Movement School Eastland	Public, Charter	K-5	5249 Central Avenue	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Movement School Eastland	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 532-0640	523	31	16.8	99.2%	8 (1.5%)	322 (61.6%)	113 (21.6%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (13.2%)								41.4	50.4	738	154		370045503536
893	Meadow View Elementary	Public	K-5	1026 Fire Tower Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 478-3522	520	38	13.8	61.2%	312 (60.0%)	59 (11.3%)	96 (18.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.0%)	$8,585			$807			$7,778	41.4	32.8	1052	159		370345003020
894	Havelock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Cunningham Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5106	248	20	12.6	93.5%	100 (40.3%)	58 (23.4%)	33 (13.3%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (20.2%)	$12,745			$1,955			$10,790	41.3	33.2	1044	150		370331002175
895	Costner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	353 Old 277 Loop Hwy	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 922-3522	430	30	14.1	99.3%	279 (64.9%)	66 (15.3%)	65 (15.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$9,693			$1,124			$8,569	41.2	31.6	1071	176		370162000678
896	John W Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4028 Highway 42 West	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 265-4020	601	36	16.8	99.5%	120 (20.0%)	319 (53.1%)	100 (16.6%)	26 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.3%)	$10,499			$2,342			$8,156	41.1	55.6	653	243		370502003094
897	Ira B Jones Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	544 Kimberly Avenue	Asheville	28804	Buncombe County	Asheville City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(828) 350-6700	369	27	13.5	54.5%	199 (53.9%)	97 (26.3%)	31 (8.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	24 (6.5%)	$13,444			$825			$12,620	41.1	60.1	581	316		370027000076
898	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-5	3876 Sunnyside School Road	Fayetteville	28312	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-4319	362	21	17.3	96.1%	43 (11.9%)	227 (62.7%)	48 (13.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	$10,621			$1,658			$8,964	41	38.2	965	67		370001100440
899	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	1059 US Hwy 17	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-4305	484	28	17	98.6%	175 (36.2%)	216 (44.6%)	48 (9.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (7.0%)	$10,026			$1,193			$8,834	41	49.1	761	138		370354001452
900	Iotla Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1166 Iotla Church Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 524-2938	408	32	12.9	99.3%	328 (80.4%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (15.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$10,664			$1,364			$9,300	41	51.1	729	171		370276001140

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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.