Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina

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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
1001	Barwell Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Barwell Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 661-5405	648	50	12.8	99.5%	42 (6.5%)	324 (50.0%)	232 (35.8%)	29 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	$10,467			$1,325			$9,142	35.1	40.7	920	81		370472002854
1002	Williamsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2830 Hwy 87	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 349-4632	497	33	15.1	94.0%	173 (34.8%)	120 (24.1%)	169 (34.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.8%)	$10,479			$1,572			$8,906	35.1	39.2	946	56		370399001545
1003	Summit Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2126 Scott Rd	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Summit Creek Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 355-4447	749	34	22.1	99.6%	129 (17.2%)	449 (59.9%)	88 (11.7%)	24 (3.2%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.8%)								35	38.2	966	37		370047103555
1004	Glenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1545 Old Hwy 221 South	Marion	28752	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 738-4220	435	27	15.9	99.3%	364 (83.7%)	5 (1.1%)	28 (6.4%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.9%)	$10,691			$1,210			$9,481	34.9	36.7	982	22		370294001177
1005	West Rowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Mimosa St	Cleveland	27013	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 278-2131	611	41	15	99.5%	343 (56.1%)	70 (11.5%)	129 (21.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.6%)	$7,522			$730			$6,792	34.8	29.1	1117	112		370405003464
1006	West Bertie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3734 Governors Road	Kelford	27847	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 344-7621	277	19	14.5	97.8%	14 (5.1%)	240 (86.6%)	12 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$11,738			$1,801			$9,937	34.8	39.3	945	61		370036000106
1007	Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3007 Mount Sinai Road	Durham	27705	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3932	662	51	13	99.5%	205 (31.0%)	149 (22.5%)	227 (34.3%)	42 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	$11,776			$1,086			$10,690	34.8	31.1	1081	74		370126000537
1008	Grifton	Public	PK, KG-8	513 E McCrae St	Grifton	28530	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 524-5141	395	30	12.9	97.5%	106 (26.8%)	174 (44.1%)	87 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$10,793			$1,896			$8,897	34.7	29.5	1109	101		370001201500
1009	Tyro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Cow Palace Rd	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5760	393	23	17	99.2%	298 (75.8%)	28 (7.1%)	39 (9.9%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$9,626			$1,145			$8,480	34.6	43.9	857	152		370114003015
1010	Kirkman Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1101 North Centennial Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2905	236	23	10.3	98.7%	19 (8.1%)	133 (56.4%)	64 (27.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	$12,339			$1,917			$10,423	34.6	44.7	842	168		370192000958
1011	Silver Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11161 East Old Hwy 64	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-1576	221	18	12.4	98.6%	184 (83.3%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	$10,227			$1,339			$8,887	34.4	34.5	1018	7		370114000479
1012	Cumberland Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Cumberland Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 485-7171	337	26	12.9	98.2%	62 (18.4%)	170 (50.4%)	63 (18.7%)	8 (2.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	$11,146			$1,702			$9,445	34.3	35.2	1012			370001100411
1013	Forestville Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Lawson Ridge Road	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8487	570	47	12.2	99.5%	76 (13.3%)	212 (37.2%)	229 (40.2%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$11,324			$1,232			$10,091	34.3	39.9	935	78		370472002742
1014	Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1664 Lincoln Road	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 371-3597	738	47	15.6	99.6%	266 (36.0%)	135 (18.3%)	261 (35.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	69 (9.3%)	$10,302			$1,172			$9,130	34.3	43.7	860	154		370042000124
1015	Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	13587 Hwy 481	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-3525	225	18	12.5	98.7%	10 (4.4%)	190 (84.4%)	10 (4.4%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	$14,009			$3,951			$10,058	34.3	17.9	1311	296		370195000864
1016	Allen Jay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1311 East Springfield Road	High Point	27263	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 434-8490	467	39	12	99.4%	45 (9.6%)	139 (29.8%)	128 (27.4%)	133 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$11,125			$1,674			$9,451	34.2	22.1	1246	230		370192000817
1017	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	154 Hayes St	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 732-3622	261	23	11.1	98.9%	105 (40.2%)	72 (27.6%)	63 (24.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	$14,465			$1,168			$13,297	34.1	29.8	1102	85		370348001443
1018	River Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6710 Perry Creek Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 431-8010	709	50	14	99.6%	102 (14.4%)	301 (42.5%)	195 (27.5%)	64 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.2%)	$9,613			$1,278			$8,335	34	46.8	804	214		370472002861
1019	Loyd E Auman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6882 Raeford Road	Fayetteville	28304	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 868-8153	495	35	14	99.2%	60 (12.1%)	285 (57.6%)	84 (17.0%)	14 (2.8%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.7%)	$10,052			$1,488			$8,565	33.8	29.4	1111	92		370001102120
1020	Montlieu Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1105 Montlieu Avenue	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2910	499	30	16.5	99.4%	22 (4.4%)	308 (61.7%)	117 (23.4%)	28 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$10,125			$1,809			$8,316	33.8	39	951	69		370192000960
1021	Carr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 S Pine St	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 922-3636	665	39	16.9	99.5%	276 (41.5%)	178 (26.8%)	155 (23.3%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.3%)	$8,907			$1,311			$7,596	33.7	41.9	891	130		370162000670
1022	Wittenburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Church Road	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2395	294	17	17.3	99.0%	228 (77.6%)	11 (3.7%)	37 (12.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$10,578			$975			$9,603	33.6	24.2	1204	182		370009000036
1023	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	207 Eagle Ln.	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 610-0818	2,145	132	16.2	35.7%	1,754 (81.8%)	65 (3.0%)	171 (8.0%)	23 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (6.0%)								33.6	34.8	1013	10		370033403303
1024	NC Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4220 NC Highway 55	Durham	27713	Durham County	NC Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(919) 346-0121	3,482	186	18.7		1,480 (42.5%)	1,021 (29.3%)	497 (14.3%)	59 (1.7%)	45 (1.3%)	5 (0.1%)	375 (10.8%)								33.6	38.7	958	66		370039803362
1025	Jonesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Cedarbrook Rd	Jonesville	28642	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1148	268	15	17.5	98.9%	155 (57.8%)	19 (7.1%)	62 (23.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.1%)	$9,636			$1,210			$8,425	33.6	28.6	1129	104		370504002019
1026	Northwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	818 West Lexington Avenue	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2920	502	32	15.7	99.4%	65 (12.9%)	236 (47.0%)	136 (27.1%)	33 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	$10,768			$1,444			$9,324	33.5	28.9	1123	97		370192000962
1027	La Grange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 W Railroad St	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 566-4036	547	32	17.1	99.5%	130 (23.8%)	236 (43.1%)	144 (26.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	$9,939			$1,422			$8,517	33.5	37	978	49		370261001089
1028	United Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1406 Suther Road	Charlotte	28213	Mecklenburg County	United Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 819-0555	250	19	13		16 (6.4%)	135 (54.0%)	69 (27.6%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)								33.5	29.6	1107	79		370036703327
1029	Clyde Erwin Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	323 New River Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-1261	283	24	12	61.8%	72 (25.4%)	66 (23.3%)	114 (40.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.2%)	$10,965			$929			$10,036	33.5	29.7	1103	74		370345001419
1030	Scurlock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	775 Rockfish Rd	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-4182	611	40	15.3	99.5%	86 (14.1%)	224 (36.7%)	222 (36.3%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	64 (10.5%)	$8,635			$1,313			$7,322	33.4	35.7	999	31		370225000972
1031	Edneyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2875 Pace Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 685-7600	405	31	13.2	99.3%	238 (58.8%)	3 (0.7%)	144 (35.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.7%)	$10,529			$1,426			$9,103	33.4	36.9	979	52		370210000917
1032	Carolina International School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9545 Poplar Tent Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Carolina International School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 455-3847	744	47	15.6		166 (22.3%)	323 (43.4%)	170 (22.8%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)								33.4	36	994	38		370013302706
1033	Aggie Academy	Public	3-5	2207-B E. Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Aggie Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 398-5370	85			96.5%	0 (0.0%)	76 (89.4%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)								33.2	55.6	651	382		370048703638
1034	West Yadkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4432 Old US 421 Hwy	Hamptonville	27020	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1165	422	23	18.3	96.4%	273 (64.7%)	2 (0.5%)	136 (32.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	$9,702			$1,302			$8,400	33.2	26.1	1178	144		370504002021
1035	Benton Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Concord Ave	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3100	451	44	10.2	99.3%	34 (7.5%)	91 (20.2%)	310 (68.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$16,222			$2,475			$13,747	33	25	1194	159		370462001299
1036	Beaverdam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3591 Tarheel Club Rd	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-0222	678	51	13.4	99.6%	42 (6.2%)	263 (38.8%)	312 (46.0%)	26 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.9%)	$9,703			$1,189			$8,514	32.9	32.3	1061	25		370472003381
1037	Buies Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Main Street	Buies Creek	27506	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-3505	267	16	16.7	57.7%	127 (47.6%)	52 (19.5%)	56 (21.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	$10,852			$1,195			$9,657	32.9	45.7	823	214		370201000878
1038	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Public, Charter	K-5	507 N 6th Street	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 763-1976	140	6	23.3	85.7%	24 (17.1%)	74 (52.9%)	25 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.1%)								32.9	23.8	1216	178		370034003290
1039	Page Street Elementary	Public	3-5	897 Page Street	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 576-1307	248	13	19	98.8%	131 (52.8%)	42 (16.9%)	51 (20.6%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	$10,568			$1,436			$9,132	32.9	30.1	1097	58		370306002532
1040	Spindale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	161 N Oak St	Spindale	28160	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 286-2861	337	20	16.4	95.3%	168 (49.9%)	96 (28.5%)	39 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.1%)	$10,759			$1,904			$8,854	32.8	40.7	919	121		370408001653
1041	Union Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3523 Triangle Lake Road	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2130	495	33	15.2	99.4%	34 (6.9%)	270 (54.5%)	111 (22.4%)	56 (11.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$10,545			$1,525			$9,020	32.7	33.1	1045	4		370192000854
1042	Happy Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1350 Yadkin River Road	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-3496	234	13	18.5	97.9%	212 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$10,168			$1,178			$8,990	32.7	41.1	910	132		370058000230
1043	Lake Rim Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1455 Hoke Loop Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-1133	656	41	15.9	99.4%	76 (11.6%)	376 (57.3%)	128 (19.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.1%)	$8,613			$1,279			$7,333	32.6	31.7	1069	26		370001102514
1044	Alamance Community School	Public, Charter	K-7	195 Kronbergs Court	Haw River	27258	Alamance County	Alamance Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 270-5052	736	50	14.6		285 (38.7%)	238 (32.3%)	137 (18.6%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.0%)								32.5	36.4	986	58		370046703528
1045	East Voyager Academy of Charlotte	Public, Charter	K-8	7429 Tuckaseegee Rd.	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	East Voyager Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 412-6988	200	8	24.5		10 (5.0%)	95 (47.5%)	78 (39.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)								32.5	43.2	869	176		370042403453
1046	W M Irvin Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1400 Gold Rush Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6330	760	54	13.9	99.6%	304 (40.0%)	197 (25.9%)	194 (25.5%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	$10,791			$1,213			$9,578	32.5	29	1118	72		370053002434
1047	South Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13100 Old Johns Rd	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 276-2469	654	47	13.9	99.5%	114 (17.4%)	342 (52.3%)	24 (3.7%)	7 (1.1%)	125 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.4%)								32.5	33.8	1032	15		370420003525
1048	Lockhart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 N Smithfield Rd	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8525	463	39	11.8	99.4%	85 (18.4%)	174 (37.6%)	176 (38.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$10,297			$790			$9,507	32.5	38.7	959	89		370472001874
1049	Dillard Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5018 Dillard Drive	Raleigh	27606	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 233-4200	648	54	12	56.5%	230 (35.5%)	183 (28.2%)	160 (24.7%)	45 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.5%)	$10,061			$1,014			$9,047	32.4	26.4	1176	127		370472002487
1050	Gatesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	709 North Main Street	Gatesville	27938	Gates County	Gates County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 357-0613	252	15	16.5	59.5%	157 (62.3%)	51 (20.2%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.3%)	$12,161			$1,468			$10,693	32.3	42.4	879	171		370168000721
1051	Scotts Creek School	Public	PK, KG-8	516 Parris Branch	Sylva	28779	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 631-2740	422	29	14.6	98.6%	290 (68.7%)	9 (2.1%)	75 (17.8%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$9,973			$1,203			$8,770	32.3	31.5	1072	21		370234001007
1052	Longview Elementary	Public	3-5	737 12th Street SW	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 485-0975	269	18	14.8	98.9%	67 (24.9%)	62 (23.0%)	80 (29.7%)	31 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.4%)	$10,424			$1,492			$8,933	32.3	27	1157	105		370219000947
1053	B O Barnes Elementary	Public	K-5	1913 Martin L King Parkway	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 399-7875	274	23	11.9	98.9%	8 (2.9%)	209 (76.3%)	50 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$11,225			$3,242			$7,983	32.3	26.8	1165	112		370502001992
1054	Griffith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1385 W Clemmonsville Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4245	621	44	14.1	99.5%	58 (9.3%)	257 (41.4%)	259 (41.7%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.3%)	$10,374			$1,739			$8,635	32.3	36	996	58		370150000605
1055	Carl A Furr Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2725 Clover Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6110	782	61	12.7	61.0%	183 (23.4%)	215 (27.5%)	303 (38.7%)	40 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.2%)	$9,519			$965			$8,554	32.2	36	993	62		370053002839
1056	Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Champion Mt Pleasant Rd	Ferguson	28624	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-7600	237	15	15.5	98.7%	201 (84.8%)	3 (1.3%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	$11,075			$1,241			$9,834	32.2	59.5	591	465		370495001978
1057	Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10928 US 301 North	Lumberton	28360	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6070	779	47	16.4	99.6%	45 (5.8%)	38 (4.9%)	357 (45.8%)	5 (0.6%)	303 (38.9%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.7%)	$9,903			$1,678			$8,225	32.1	36.4	985	72		370393001574
1058	Benvenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Nicodemus Mile Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2835	562	30	18.7	99.5%	43 (7.7%)	408 (72.6%)	48 (8.5%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	$9,425			$1,241			$8,184	32.1	31.4	1075	17		370327001342
1059	Avery's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	15 Park South Boulevard	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 654-1810	557	37	15.2	99.5%	219 (39.3%)	56 (10.1%)	221 (39.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (9.2%)	$11,019			$1,138			$9,880	32	41.8	896	163		370045001781
1060	Bluford Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1901 Tuscaloosa Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8120	266	21	12.3	98.5%	9 (3.4%)	205 (77.1%)	39 (14.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$12,451			$1,850			$10,602	31.9	34.2	1023	37		370192000761
1061	Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 US Hwy 158E	Macon	27551	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-6802	158	10	15.2	98.1%	45 (28.5%)	62 (39.2%)	11 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.2%)	$14,074			$2,009			$12,066	31.8	35.7	1000	61		370474001921
1062	Ward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3775 Fraternity Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4235	489	37	13.2	99.4%	96 (19.6%)	177 (36.2%)	161 (32.9%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.4%)	$9,790			$1,152			$8,638	31.8	19.2	1299	237		370150002519
1063	Mount Energy Elementary	Public	K-5	2652 Hwy 56	Creedmoor	27522	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 529-0586	515	32	16	99.4%	202 (39.2%)	146 (28.3%)	124 (24.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	$10,793			$834			$9,959	31.8	26.1	1179	116		370180002581
1064	Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	Public, Charter	K-8	6041 Taylor Rd.	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 752-8870	567	10	54.5	57.3%	146 (25.7%)	185 (32.6%)	171 (30.2%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)								31.7	34	1026	38		370046503523
1065	D F Walker Elementary	Public	3-5	125 Sandy Ridge Road	Edenton	27932	Chowan County	Edenton-Chowan Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 221-4151	368	21	17.5	99.2%	167 (45.4%)	139 (37.8%)	41 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$10,795			$1,506			$9,289	31.6	32.1	1063	2		370084000328
1066	Baileywick Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9425 Baileywick Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 518-0090	352	33	10.6	58.5%	126 (35.8%)	28 (8.0%)	190 (54.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,787			$1,035			$10,752	31.5	32.7	1053	13		370472002006
1067	Hodge Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2128 Mingo Bluff Boulevard	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 266-8599	522	39	13.4	99.4%	84 (16.1%)	123 (23.6%)	283 (54.2%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	$10,873			$1,488			$9,385	31.3	35.2	1011	56		370472001677
1068	Timber Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Timber Drive	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-9500	391	31	12.5	99.2%	138 (35.3%)	130 (33.2%)	88 (22.5%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	$11,614			$1,062			$10,553	31.3	30.5	1087	19		370472002356
1069	Sand Hill-Venable Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	154 Sand Hill School Road	Asheville	28806	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 670-5028	590	39	14.9	98.0%	311 (52.7%)	43 (7.3%)	213 (36.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	$11,842			$1,597			$10,245	31.2	27.9	1141	72		370045000626
1070	GE Massey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Newbold St	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-2322	370	27	13.6	99.2%	175 (47.3%)	63 (17.0%)	103 (27.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	$9,086			$1,289			$7,797	31.2	40.1	933	137		370268001109
1071	Lakeforest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Briarcliff Drive	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3941	821	53	15.4	98.1%	44 (5.4%)	663 (80.8%)	58 (7.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.1%)	$10,158			$1,578			$8,580	31.1	21.9	1251	180		370001203189
1072	East Franklin Elementary	Public	K-4	100 Watauga St	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 524-3216	315	25	12.5	99.0%	200 (63.5%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (34.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,178			$875			$9,304	31.1	42	890	182		370276001137
1073	Kiser Elementary	Public	3-5	311 E College Street	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9105	328	19	17.1	99.1%	195 (59.5%)	45 (13.7%)	60 (18.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.0%)	$8,597			$996			$7,601	30.9	27	1158	85		370162000693
1074	Vandalia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	407 East Vandalia Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8275	257	17	15.3	96.5%	7 (2.7%)	179 (69.6%)	53 (20.6%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$12,024			$1,895			$10,129	30.9	23.6	1221	147		370192000800
1075	Brentwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3426 Ingram Dr	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 850-8720	385	36	10.7	99.2%	90 (23.4%)	96 (24.9%)	158 (41.0%)	18 (4.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$12,415			$1,590			$10,825	30.8	29.1	1116	41		370472001836
1076	Hillandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Preston Lane	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4782	483	35	14	99.4%	238 (49.3%)	15 (3.1%)	188 (38.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	29 (6.0%)	$10,217			$1,373			$8,844	30.8	23.9	1211	135		370210000921
1077	J W McLauchlin Elementary	Public	K-5	326 N Main St	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-8721	304	25	12.1	99.0%	71 (23.4%)	115 (37.8%)	72 (23.7%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	$12,042			$1,365			$10,677	30.7	22	1247	170		370225000969
1078	Jacksonville Commons Elementary	Public	K-5	1121 Commons Drive North	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1056	506	37	13.6	69.8%	165 (32.6%)	140 (27.7%)	103 (20.4%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (16.4%)	$10,168			$1,161			$9,007	30.7	19.6	1292	214		370345001931
1079	Rural Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	275 College Street	Rural Hall	27045	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6789	491	33	15	98.8%	178 (36.3%)	107 (21.8%)	162 (33.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	$10,048			$1,056			$8,992	30.7	42.5	878	201		370150000635
1080	Bolton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Bolton Street	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4247	380	32	12	99.2%	31 (8.2%)	201 (52.9%)	116 (30.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.8%)	$12,762			$2,058			$10,705	30.6	33.3	1041	39		370150000588
1081	Statesville Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5521 Milhaven Ln	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6815	482	39	12.2	99.4%	12 (2.5%)	290 (60.2%)	140 (29.0%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	$10,250			$1,249			$9,001	30.5	15.8	1350	269		370297001277
1082	Chapel Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Lewis Road	Gastonia	28052	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9113	382	25	15.1	99.2%	201 (52.6%)	37 (9.7%)	112 (29.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	$10,242			$1,403			$8,840	30.5	17.8	1312	230		370162000672
1083	Roseboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Butler Island Road	Roseboro	28382	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 525-4538	369	26	14.2	95.4%	127 (34.4%)	117 (31.7%)	92 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	$9,907			$1,572			$8,336	30.3	42	886	197		370414001665
1084	Huntsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Sardis Church Road	Madison	27025	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 427-3266	389	26	14.8	97.4%	272 (69.9%)	26 (6.7%)	65 (16.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	$9,670			$1,142			$8,528	30.3	38.2	967	117		370399002680
1085	Brier Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 Brier Creek Parkway	Raleigh	27617	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 484-4747	642	48	13.4	63.9%	146 (22.7%)	299 (46.6%)	138 (21.5%)	36 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$9,431			$337			$9,094	30.3	27.6	1148	63		370472002887
1086	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1417 Old Oxford Highway	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-2695	589	33	17.8	99.5%	43 (7.3%)	310 (52.6%)	188 (31.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	$11,793			$1,182			$10,611	30.3	69.7	411	675		370126003185
1087	Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	274 Oakwood Drive	Yanceyville	27379	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-4221	336	23	14.6	99.1%	105 (31.3%)	173 (51.5%)	27 (8.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	$12,827			$2,291			$10,536	30.3	19.5	1293	206		370066000269
1088	Cape Fear Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1882 NC Hwy 133	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-3767	533	37	14.4	99.4%	287 (53.8%)	46 (8.6%)	164 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$10,210			$1,054			$9,156	30.2	33.3	1042	46		370357002601
1089	Long Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	9213-A Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-6095	527	38	13.8	99.4%	45 (8.5%)	348 (66.0%)	87 (16.5%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.1%)	$11,169			$798			$10,372	30.2	18.7	1302	213		370297001236
1090	Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1471 Holland Road	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6329	361	28	13	99.2%	20 (5.5%)	199 (55.1%)	107 (29.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	$10,996			$2,073			$8,923	30.1	16.5	1332	242		370001202604
1091	North Kannapolis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N Walnut Street	Kannapolis	28081	Rowan County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2935	296	27	11	99.0%	61 (20.6%)	56 (18.9%)	155 (52.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.8%)	$14,411			$2,811			$11,600	30	15.8	1349	258		370243001047
1092	Sugar Creek Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4101 N Tryon Street	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Sugar Creek Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 509-5470	1,591	68	23.3	96.6%	3 (0.2%)	1,110 (69.8%)	425 (26.7%)	13 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.5%)								29.9	37.7	975	117		370008902472
1093	Winstead Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	991 South Winstead Avenue	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2845	555	25	22.5	99.1%	158 (28.5%)	251 (45.2%)	92 (16.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.5%)	$10,740			$1,403			$9,337	29.8			(n/a)		370327002401
1094	The Experiential School of Greensboro	Public, Charter	K-8	301 S Church St	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	The Experiential School of Greensboro	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 890-8374	191	19	10.2	50.3%	68 (35.6%)	80 (41.9%)	17 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.1%)								29.8	26.7	1167	73		370042503458
1095	Gaston STEM Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Broughton Street	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-2520	284	24	11.8	98.9%	15 (5.3%)	247 (87.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$18,837			$3,552			$15,285	29.6	24.7	1198	103		370342001410
1096	Siler City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	671 Ellington Road	Siler City	27344	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 663-2032	591	48	12.2	99.5%	63 (10.7%)	91 (15.4%)	415 (70.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	$11,423			$1,068			$10,354	29.5	20.2	1280	184		370075000315
1097	Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3860 Liberty Rd	Gold Hill	28071	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 636-0169	275	18	14.9	98.9%	237 (86.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$10,627			$1,267			$9,360	29.4	20.7	1273	176		370405001623
1098	Aycock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Carey Chapel Rd	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 492-1516	376	23	16.4	99.2%	91 (24.2%)	134 (35.6%)	127 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$11,127			$1,485			$9,643	29.3	34.6	1016	82		370465001812
1099	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Public, Charter	K-8	35 Bacon's Way	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 641-4042	842	19	44.6	90.4%	299 (35.5%)	222 (26.4%)	142 (16.9%)	6 (0.7%)	86 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (10.3%)								29.3	16.8	1328	229		370014002923
1100	Franklinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 S Hillsborough St.	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2479	470	34	13.6	99.4%	111 (23.6%)	213 (45.3%)	112 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	$10,634			$1,099			$9,535	29.3	30.9	1084	16		370153000660

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.