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
1341	Wagram Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24081 Main Street	Wagram	28396	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 369-2252	508	35	14.5	99.4%	89 (17.5%)	254 (50.0%)	32 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	83 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	$11,834			$2,053			$9,781	15.7	16.5	1334	7		370420001695
1342	R Homer Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2630 Buckingham Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6170	498	40	12.3	99.4%	36 (7.2%)	112 (22.5%)	321 (64.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$10,821			$1,898			$8,923	15.6	29.7	1104	238		370003000204
1343	Carter G. Woodson School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	437 Goldfloss Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Carter G Woodson School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 723-6838	485	22	21.8	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	184 (37.9%)	291 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)								15.6	10.8	1415	72		370002702112
1344	Parkton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	400 North Green Street	Parkton	28371	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 858-3951	592	29	20.4	99.5%	134 (22.6%)	154 (26.0%)	181 (30.6%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.9%)	3 (0.5%)	70 (11.8%)	$9,281			$1,575			$7,706	15.4	9.2	1434	90		370393001577
1345	Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 E Highland Ave	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-4166	465	27	17.2	99.4%	11 (2.4%)	412 (88.6%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	$9,018			$1,456			$7,563	15.3	21.8	1252	93		370261003143
1346	B. Everett Jordan Elementary	Public	K-5	5827 Church Road	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 376-3673	338	24	14.3	98.5%	179 (53.0%)	20 (5.9%)	104 (30.8%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	$10,310			$1,141			$9,169	15.2	18.3	1305	41		370003000003
1347	Rex-Rennert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11780 Rennert Road	Shannon	28386	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 843-5298	395	25	15.9	99.2%	8 (2.0%)	31 (7.8%)	235 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	$9,692			$1,564			$8,127	15.2	13.7	1384	37		370393001585
1348	Ahoskie Elementary	Public	4-5	1206 W. First Street	Ahoskie	27910	Hertford County	Hertford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 301-5060	218	14	15.5	97.2%	30 (13.8%)	168 (77.1%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	6 (2.8%)	$11,714			$2,123			$9,591	15.2	41.4	903	445		370216000931
1349	Fairgrove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1953 Fairgrove School Road	Fairmont	28340	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 628-8290	291	20	14.5	98.6%	31 (10.7%)	63 (21.6%)	28 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.4%)	$11,464			$1,935			$9,529	15.1	16.6	1331	18		370393001571
1350	Liberty Drive Elementary	Public	4-5	401 Liberty Drive	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4186	306	19	16.5	99.0%	39 (12.7%)	122 (39.9%)	115 (37.6%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)	$11,739			$2,365			$9,374	14.9	21.1	1264	86		370450001774

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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.