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
831	Mountain City Public Montessori	Public, Charter	K-7	27 Church Street	Asheville	28801	Buncombe County	Mountain City Public Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 570-5554	137	7	20.1		106 (77.4%)	5 (3.6%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.1%)								45			(n/a)		370507103642
832	First Flight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	107 Veterans Drive	Kill Devil Hills	27948	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 441-1111	285	28	10	43.2%	194 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (21.8%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	$14,298			$1,105			$13,194	45	37.7	974	142		370111002290
833	Leaksville-Spray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Highland Dr	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 627-7068	400	27	14.7	96.3%	196 (49.0%)	85 (21.3%)	78 (19.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	$10,359			$1,839			$8,521	44.9	38.7	957	124		370399001242
834	Lake Wylie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13620 Erwin Rd	Charlotte	28273	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3680	633	38	16.6	99.5%	86 (13.6%)	199 (31.4%)	274 (43.3%)	34 (5.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.8%)	$10,023			$931			$9,092	44.8	29.7	1105	271		370297000614
835	Stantonsburg Elementary	Public	K-5	409 S Main St	Stantonsburg	27883	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 238-3639	184	12	15	98.4%	38 (20.7%)	69 (37.5%)	67 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	$10,595			$1,784			$8,811	44.8	44.6	845	10		370502002009
836	Shive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Holshouser Rd	Rockwell	28138	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 279-2899	413	28	14.5	99.3%	307 (74.3%)	22 (5.3%)	61 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	$11,083			$1,861			$9,222	44.8	47.1	798	38		370405002835
837	Moncure School	Public	K-8	600 Moncure School Road	Moncure	27559	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 542-3725	176	14	13	98.3%	98 (55.7%)	23 (13.1%)	44 (25.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	$11,877			$805			$11,072	44.8	47.2	795	42		370075000312
838	Reedy Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4571 Reedy Fork Parkway	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 656-3723	538	35	15.1	99.4%	71 (13.2%)	334 (62.1%)	90 (16.7%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.4%)	$10,088			$1,118			$8,970	44.8	44.5	847	9		370192002993
839	Littlefield Middle	Public	4-8	9674 NC Hwy 41 N	Lumberton	28358	Robeson County	Public Schools of Robeson County	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 671-6065	632	32	19.6	99.5%	128 (20.3%)	152 (24.1%)	120 (19.0%)	2 (0.3%)	156 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.7%)	$8,506			$1,456			$7,050	44.6	29.9	1101	262		370393001572
840	Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (NEDA)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	801 Williford St	Rocky Mount	27803	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(252) 462-2855	259	11	24.1	74.1%	62 (23.9%)	145 (56.0%)	32 (12.4%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)								44.5	24	1208	368		370327003634

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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.

Educational resources:

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

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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.