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
541	Jackson Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Jackson Street	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2831	476	34	14	99.4%	140 (29.4%)	62 (13.0%)	219 (46.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.9%)	$9,913			$1,233			$8,680	61.2	74.2	336	205		370243001045
542	Oak Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	2076 Jim Morton Rd	Hurdle Mills	27541	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 364-2204	224	13	17.4	98.7%	144 (64.3%)	32 (14.3%)	33 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	$10,257			$1,033			$9,224	61.2	71.9	373	169		370363001483
543	South Macon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	855 Addington Bridge Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 369-0796	465	34	13.8	99.4%	325 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (26.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$11,730			$1,457			$10,273	61.2	66.1	472	71		370276002589
544	Ponderosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0148	417	27	15.7	96.6%	30 (7.2%)	239 (57.3%)	91 (21.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	41 (9.8%)	$9,309			$1,813			$7,495	61.2	54.3	674	130		370001100427
545	Cartoogechaye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3295 Old Murphy Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 524-2845	354	25	14.3	99.2%	256 (72.3%)	5 (1.4%)	76 (21.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$10,078			$941			$9,137	61.1	51.5	721	176		370276001134
546	The Hawbridge School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1735 Saxapahaw Bethlehem Churc	Saxapahaw	27340	Alamance County	The Hawbridge School	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 376-1122	597	42	14.2		459 (76.9%)	22 (3.7%)	68 (11.4%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)								61	69.2	422	124		370013202703
547	York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Brookhaven Drive	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 881-4960	563	40	14	46.4%	260 (46.2%)	115 (20.4%)	151 (26.8%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	$10,560			$712			$9,848	61	67.6	450	97		370472001911
548	Morehead Elementary at Camp Glenn	Public	4-5	3316 Arendell St	Morehead City	28557	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 726-1131	253	19	13.6	97.6%	168 (66.4%)	15 (5.9%)	44 (17.4%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	$10,861			$1,127			$9,734	61	60.8	569	21		370063001042
549	Pollocksville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Trent St	Pollocksville	28573	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 224-8071	120	7	16.7	97.5%	52 (43.3%)	44 (36.7%)	14 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	$13,464			$1,642			$11,822	60.8	67.8	446	103		370240001037
550	Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Bethel School Rd	Sugar Grove	28679	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 297-2240	128	17	7.7	55.5%	115 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	$14,795			$1,301			$13,494	60.8	50.1	744	194		370483001934

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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.