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
681	Idlewild Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7101 Idlewild Rd	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6411	850	50	16.9	99.6%	67 (7.9%)	215 (25.3%)	432 (50.8%)	114 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$10,358			$1,242			$9,115	53.5	46.9	801	120		370297001228
682	Level Cross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5417 Old Greensboro Road	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 495-5915	440	30	14.6	99.3%	347 (78.9%)	12 (2.7%)	60 (13.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$9,994			$1,337			$8,657	53.4	63.7	513	169		370378002348
683	Brooks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Northbrook Drive	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-1350	471	37	12.8	47.1%	243 (51.6%)	97 (20.6%)	91 (19.3%)	20 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$9,556			$383			$9,173	53.4	44.6	844	161		370472001838
684	Croft Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	4911 Hucks Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0370	459	27	16.9	99.3%	49 (10.7%)	302 (65.8%)	63 (13.7%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.7%)	$9,720			$854			$8,867	53.4	56.3	642	42		370297003034
685	Willow Oak Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1476 Andrews Store Road	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Willow Oak Montessori	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 240-7787	281	29	9.7		227 (80.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.1%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.9%)								53.3	53.4	691	6		370034103301
686	Clover Garden	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2454 Altamahaw Union Ridge Roa	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Clover Garden	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 586-9440	963	48	20.1		763 (79.2%)	64 (6.6%)	67 (7.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.5%)								53.2	58.1	615	71		370011602565
687	Hildebran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 US Hwy 70 West	Hildebran	28637	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 397-3181	297	16	18.5	96.0%	225 (75.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.7%)	28 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	$10,444			$1,872			$8,572	53.2	59.9	582	105		370048000182
688	Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1050 St John Church Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7155	804	53	15.1	99.3%	180 (22.4%)	82 (10.2%)	505 (62.8%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	$9,907			$1,430			$8,478	53.1	57.7	621	67		370488002498
689	Black Mountain Elementary	Public	4-5	100 Flat Creek Road	Black Mountain	28711	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 669-5217	163	11	15.2	96.9%	135 (82.8%)	7 (4.3%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	$10,935			$1,199			$9,736	53	57.6	622	67		370045001361
690	Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	2636 NC Hwy 24 27	Cameron	28326	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 245-7814	215	14	15.6	98.6%	145 (67.4%)	15 (7.0%)	42 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$11,016			$911			$10,105	52.9	57.5	623	67		370309001316

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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.