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
361	North Canton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Thompson St	Canton	28716	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 646-3444	332	20	16.8	98.8%	283 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$11,227			$1,320			$9,907	72.1	78.8	264	97		370204000906
362	Charles E Boger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5150 Dove Field Lane	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6130	895	58	15.5	47.9%	377 (42.1%)	212 (23.7%)	157 (17.5%)	100 (11.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.1%)	$9,284			$566			$8,718	72.1	72.1	368	6		370053002820
363	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	900 N Ramseur Street	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8225	272	23	12	98.9%	143 (52.6%)	84 (30.9%)	23 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	$10,709			$1,428			$9,282	72.1	51.7	719	356		370090002718
364	Union Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	675 North ML King Jr Blvd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 238-8883	2,186	139	15.7		1,469 (67.2%)	248 (11.3%)	299 (13.7%)	35 (1.6%)	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	122 (5.6%)								72	75.4	321	43		370011202551
365	South Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1449 Old Honeycutt Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8066	774	52	14.9	25.5%	379 (49.0%)	109 (14.1%)	96 (12.4%)	153 (19.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.7%)								71.9	78.7	268	97		370472003519
366	Vass-Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	141 James Street	Vass	28394	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 245-3444	511	31	16.7	40.7%	319 (62.4%)	38 (7.4%)	92 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.5%)	$10,090			$843			$9,248	71.7	69.2	423	57		370309001329
367	Moyock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Tulls Creek Road	Moyock	27958	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 435-6521	740	36	20.7	21.1%	545 (73.6%)	34 (4.6%)	74 (10.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (10.9%)	$8,539			$473			$8,067	71.5	81.1	226	141		370108000453
368	Oaklawn Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	1810 Oaklawn Ave	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0400	531	42	12.5	97.4%	49 (9.2%)	110 (20.7%)	360 (67.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	$10,283			$656			$9,627	71.4	60.8	570	202		370297002737
369	Battleground Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Jeb Seagle Dr	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 736-1626	420	32	13.1	97.1%	190 (45.2%)	66 (15.7%)	118 (28.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.7%)	$9,785			$1,121			$8,664	71.3	55.2	656	287		370268001108
370	Sanford Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Granite Falls Blvd	Rolesville	27571	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 570-2100	599	43	13.9	34.4%	306 (51.1%)	147 (24.5%)	100 (16.7%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	$9,933			$494			$9,439	71.2	64.1	504	134		370472002813

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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.