Best Schools in North Carolina

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 1492)	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 (2025)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
701	James W Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Koonce Town Road	Cove City	28523	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6466	325	23	14	96.6%	125 (38.5%)	114 (35.1%)	57 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.9%)	$12,531			$1,671			$10,860	51.7	48.6	765	64		370331002211
702	Franklinville Elementary School	Public	K-5	162 Pine St	Franklinville	27248	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 824-2306	272	20	13.6	98.9%	175 (64.3%)	5 (1.8%)	70 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	$10,355			$1,462			$8,893	51.6	67	446	256		370378001521
703	Peachland-Polkton Elementary	Public	K-6	9633 Hwy 74 W	Peachland	28133	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 272-8061	473	28	16.8	99.4%	201 (42.5%)	155 (32.8%)	87 (18.4%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	$10,790			$1,480			$9,311	51.6	49.3	755	52		370018000953
704	Douglas Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 Ortega Rd	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4894	562	41	13.7	44.0%	280 (49.8%)	97 (17.3%)	155 (27.6%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$9,422			$383			$9,039	51.6	52.5	704			370472001851
705	Nebo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	254 Nebo School Road	Nebo	28761	McDowell County	McDowell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 652-4737	354	22	15.8	99.2%	272 (76.8%)	8 (2.3%)	51 (14.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$10,949			$1,855			$9,095	51.6	47.6	788	83		370294001180
706	Norwood Elementary	Public	K-5	400 South Main St	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4000	354	23	15	99.2%	227 (64.1%)	41 (11.6%)	53 (15.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	$8,500			$935			$7,565	51.5	52.7	699	7		370432001714
707	East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 N Cleveland Avenue	Kings Mountain	28086	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8356	199	18	10.8	97.5%	83 (41.7%)	84 (42.2%)	24 (12.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$11,443			$1,678			$9,765	51.4	56.4	626	81		370090002709
708	Elon Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Walker Road	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6000	689	40	17	99.6%	307 (44.6%)	120 (17.4%)	181 (26.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.6%)	$8,235			$631			$7,604	51.4	50.4	741	33		370003000008
709	Neuse Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	909 M. Durwood Stephenson Park	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Neuse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 626-2300	925	53	17.4		586 (63.4%)	109 (11.8%)	140 (15.1%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.6%)								51.4	52.9	693	16		370014402925
710	Northwest Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 Old Well Rd	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-5143	504	31	16.2	99.4%	35 (6.9%)	374 (74.2%)	41 (8.1%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	$8,808			$1,369			$7,440	51.3	44.1	845	135		370261000586
711	Brush Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	265 Upper Brush Creek Road	Marshall	28753	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 649-1547	356	30	11.8	99.2%	330 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,596			$1,473			$10,123	51.3	45.2	827	116		370282002590
712	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	51.3	60.8	549	163		370240001037
713	Harris Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 Forestville Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 217-5100	827	66	12.6	51.6%	238 (28.8%)	293 (35.4%)	178 (21.5%)	60 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	$9,484			$502			$8,982	51.1	48.2	774	61		370472002805
714	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%)								51.1	61	546	168		370013202703
715	Silverdale Elementary	Public	K-5	841 Smith Road	Maysville	28555	Jones County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-5146	648	41	15.8	46.6%	343 (52.9%)	89 (13.7%)	125 (19.3%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (12.5%)	$10,721			$787			$9,933	51	49.6	748	33		370345001430
716	Shepherd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1748 Charlotte Hwy	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 664-2582	738	47	15.7	99.6%	474 (64.2%)	64 (8.7%)	106 (14.4%)	25 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.9%)	$8,911			$1,046			$7,865	50.8	51.2	723	7		370231000993
717	Shadybrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Shadybrook Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2950	319	24	13.2	99.1%	76 (23.8%)	105 (32.9%)	66 (20.7%)	42 (13.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	$10,248			$796			$9,452	50.8	64.2	494	223		370192000966
718	Stories Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	133 Stories Creek School Road	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 503-8071	397	26	15.3	98.7%	147 (37.0%)	157 (39.5%)	59 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.1%)	$11,227			$1,891			$9,336	50.7	49.7	747	29		370363002539
719	Clear View Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Clear View School Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 455-2667	535	35	15.2	52.7%	328 (61.3%)	71 (13.3%)	76 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.7%)								50.7	46.4	812	93		370345003635
720	A T Allen Elementary	Public	K-5	3939 Abilene Rd	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 260-6050	626	43	14.7	99.5%	324 (51.8%)	113 (18.1%)	151 (24.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)	$9,205			$951			$8,254	50.6	51.7	715	5		370053000208
721	Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S Main Street	Star	27356	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-4333	272	18	15.1	98.9%	140 (51.5%)	10 (3.7%)	101 (37.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	$10,072			$1,399			$8,673	50.4	65.2	483	238		370306002099
722	Wentworth Elementary	Public	K-5	8806 NC Hwy 87	Reidsville	27375	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 634-3250	497	34	14.6	98.8%	364 (73.2%)	49 (9.9%)	41 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.6%)	$9,530			$1,089			$8,441	50.3	58.4	593	129		370399001599
723	East Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2075 NC Highway 42 East	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 550-5311	524	32	16.2	98.3%	143 (27.3%)	204 (38.9%)	117 (22.3%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.4%)	$9,338			$524			$8,814	50.3	43.9	851	128		370237002322
724	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	50.2	45	832	108		370111002290
725	Hargrove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7725 Faison Hwy	Faison	28341	Duplin County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 533-3444	361	24	14.7	99.2%	89 (24.7%)	40 (11.1%)	211 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	$11,435			$2,015			$9,421	50.2	65.3	480	245		370414001671
726	Iotla Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1166 Iotla Church Road	Franklin	28734	Macon County	Macon County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 524-2938	408	32	12.9	99.3%	328 (80.4%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (15.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$10,664			$1,364			$9,300	50.1	41	900	174		370276001140
727	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-5	3876 Sunnyside School Road	Fayetteville	28312	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 483-4319	362	21	17.3	96.1%	43 (11.9%)	227 (62.7%)	48 (13.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	$10,621			$1,658			$8,964	50.1	41	898	171		370001100440
728	Virginia Williamson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Zion Hill Road	Bolivia	28422	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-6010	610	37	16.5	99.5%	396 (64.9%)	56 (9.2%)	103 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	$10,336			$1,189			$9,147	50	56.1	631	97		370042002428
729	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%)								49.9	53.3	685	44		370034103301
730	Micro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Main St	Micro	27555	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 588-4300	404	29	13.8	99.3%	177 (43.8%)	39 (9.7%)	160 (39.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.2%)	$11,862			$1,093			$10,769	49.9	54.6	658	72		370237003395
731	Elkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Old Virginia Rd	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 835-2756	673	40	16.6	58.2%	431 (64.0%)	25 (3.7%)	164 (24.4%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	$9,868			$809			$9,059	49.9	54.5	659	72		370138000563
732	Fall Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2720 Smithtown Rd	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1128	251	13	19.6	96.4%	224 (89.2%)	5 (2.0%)	21 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,927			$1,038			$8,888	49.9	72.3	358	374		370504002016
733	South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1333 Hurdle Mills Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-7133	463	27	16.9	99.4%	132 (28.5%)	201 (43.4%)	101 (21.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	$11,522			$2,811			$8,711	49.9	51.5	720	13		370363001485
734	River Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6710 Perry Creek Road	Raleigh	27616	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 431-8010	709	50	14	99.6%	102 (14.4%)	301 (42.5%)	195 (27.5%)	64 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.2%)	$9,613			$1,278			$8,335	49.9	34	1018	284		370472002861
735	Southern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5720 Drake Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 674-4325	215	16	13.2	98.6%	93 (43.3%)	15 (7.0%)	80 (37.2%)	9 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	$10,569			$745			$9,824	49.9	57.6	602	133		370192000850
736	Guy B Teachey Elementary	Public	K-5	294 Newbern Ave	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Asheboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 625-4163	444	31	14.4	99.3%	154 (34.7%)	47 (10.6%)	204 (45.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	$10,893			$1,244			$9,649	49.7	45.2	828	92		370024000067
737	Aquadale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11707 NC Hwy 138	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5600	379	29	13	99.2%	244 (64.4%)	48 (12.7%)	34 (9.0%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	$8,983			$974			$8,009	49.6	52.8	695	42		370432001707
738	Ashley Park PreK-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2401 Belfast Dr	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6018	338	32	10.5	99.1%	13 (3.8%)	195 (57.7%)	111 (32.8%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$12,028			$1,804			$10,224	49.5	23.7	1207	469		370297001192
739	J C Sawyer Elementary	Public	K-5	1007 Park St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 338-1012	400	29	13.7	99.3%	105 (26.3%)	192 (48.0%)	67 (16.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.0%)	$10,349			$1,235			$9,114	49.4	40.1	915	176		370354001455
740	North End Elementary	Public	K-5	378 Mill Creek Rd	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-3313	283	18	15.8	98.9%	106 (37.5%)	115 (40.6%)	41 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.7%)	$11,830			$2,515			$9,315	49.4	49	760	20		370363001481
741	Williams Township	Public	PK, KG-8	10400 James B White Hwy	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 653-3791	659	44	15	99.5%	546 (82.9%)	62 (9.4%)	32 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$9,580			$1,302			$8,278	49.3	46.8	806	65		370096000374
742	Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Pea Landing Road NW	Ash	28420	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 756-5910	390	29	13.4	99.2%	215 (55.1%)	43 (11.0%)	86 (22.1%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)	$10,522			$1,286			$9,235	49.2	55	654	88		370042002621
743	Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	910 Cane River School Rd	Burnsville	28714	Yancey County	Yancey County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 682-8150	382	25	15.3	98.4%	351 (91.9%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)								49.2	48.4	770	27		370507003497
744	Southwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Hwy 58 South	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9081	218	19	11.4	98.6%	140 (64.2%)	34 (15.6%)	32 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$10,722			$2,082			$8,640	49.1	50.7	739	5		370261001095
745	Elmhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	1815 W Berkley Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-0180	454	34	13.4	99.3%	157 (34.6%)	221 (48.7%)	35 (7.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.9%)	$10,442			$1,421			$9,021	49.1	51.2	725	20		370001202140
746	G W Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 East Hamlet Street	Pinetops	27864	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 827-2116	550	37	15	97.8%	249 (45.3%)	189 (34.4%)	73 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	$9,997			$1,940			$8,058	48.9	51.2	726	20		370132000552
747	Little River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2315 Snow Hill Road	Durham	27712	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-3940	326	29	11.3	99.1%	127 (39.0%)	74 (22.7%)	87 (26.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)	$12,393			$773			$11,620	48.9	52.3	706	41		370126000539
748	Tyro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Cow Palace Rd	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5760	393	23	17	99.2%	298 (75.8%)	28 (7.1%)	39 (9.9%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$9,626			$1,145			$8,480	48.8	34.6	1009	261		370114003015
749	South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8925 NC Hwy 86 S	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-1212	235	14	16.8	98.7%	122 (51.9%)	74 (31.5%)	22 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	$11,545			$1,412			$10,133	48.8	27.4	1122	373		370066000128
750	Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Price St.	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 623-6521	349	22	16	96.6%	176 (50.4%)	95 (27.2%)	55 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$9,810			$1,553			$8,257	48.7	51.7	716	34		370399001067
751	Endy Elementary	Public	K-5	27670 Betty Rd	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3300	360	27	13.2	99.2%	289 (80.3%)	14 (3.9%)	35 (9.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$9,108			$956			$8,152	48.7	51.9	712	39		370432001709
752	Claremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3384 E Main Street	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7921	462	29	16	99.4%	227 (49.1%)	47 (10.2%)	92 (19.9%)	51 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	$10,074			$1,575			$8,498	48.7	48	780	28		370069000280
753	Scotts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4743 Taylorsville Hwy	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 585-6526	283	25	11.3	98.9%	119 (42.0%)	35 (12.4%)	85 (30.0%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	$10,123			$1,453			$8,669	48.7	45.3	825	72		370231000991
754	Lake Lure Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1058 Island Creek Rd.	Lake Lure	28746	Rutherford County	Lake Lure Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 625-9292	481	27	17.6		394 (81.9%)	17 (3.5%)	27 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.7%)								48.7	41.6	889	135		370031803187
755	Nathanael Greene Elementary	Public	K-5	2717 NC Highway 62 East	Liberty	27298	Randolph County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 685-5000	263	19	13.8	98.1%	215 (81.7%)	14 (5.3%)	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$10,736			$958			$9,777	48.6	43.6	858	103		370192000839
756	New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 New Hope Church Rd	Chapel Hill	27514	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 942-9696	528	46	11.5	99.1%	142 (26.9%)	62 (11.7%)	273 (51.7%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	$13,203			$1,160			$12,043	48.6	47.4	791	35		370348002313
757	Laurel Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 Laurel Mill Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 853-3577	281	22	12.6	98.9%	94 (33.5%)	100 (35.6%)	64 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.8%)	$11,465			$945			$10,520	48.6	57.3	604	153		370153000574
758	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	48.6	44.8	837	79		370075000312
759	Edgewood Elementary	Public	3-5	317 E Calhoun Street	Whiteville	28472	Columbus County	Whiteville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 642-3121	450	27	16.6	99.3%	183 (40.7%)	167 (37.1%)	59 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	$10,409			$1,863			$8,546	48.5	43.9	848	89		370492001968
760	Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Union Church Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8250	413	30	13.6	99.3%	248 (60.0%)	95 (23.0%)	27 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	$10,135			$1,538			$8,597	48.5	56.9	613	147		370090002289
761	Charles H. Parker Academic Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	1546 Walton Rd	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5533	472	37	12.7	99.4%	35 (7.4%)	219 (46.4%)	110 (23.3%)	86 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$11,666			$1,055			$10,611	48.4	48.2	776	15		370297001194
762	W M Jenkins Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 N Center Street	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 327-3491	276	18	15.4	98.9%	116 (42.0%)	35 (12.7%)	59 (21.4%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.4%)	$9,330			$894			$8,436	48.3	63.4	505	257		370219000945
763	Windsor Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3910 Sudbury Rd	Charlotte	28205	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6405	470	29	16	99.4%	19 (4.0%)	62 (13.2%)	343 (73.0%)	27 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.6%)	$10,837			$1,304			$9,533	48.1	43.1	863	100		370297001290
764	Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 Northern Durham Prky	Durham	27703	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 560-2890	543	33	16.5	99.3%	81 (14.9%)	273 (50.3%)	134 (24.7%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	$11,287			$1,274			$10,013	48.1	46	818	54		370126003115
765	Jamesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Hardison St	Jamesville	27846	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-8304	217	14	15.2	98.6%	155 (71.4%)	35 (16.1%)	18 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	$13,807			$1,357			$12,450	48.1	72.8	349	416		370288000812
766	Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3860 Liberty Rd	Gold Hill	28071	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 636-0169	275	18	14.9	98.9%	237 (86.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$10,627			$1,267			$9,360	48.1	29.4	1097	331		370405001623
767	Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1907 Stony Point Road	Shelby	28150	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8260	376	26	14.3	97.9%	206 (54.8%)	62 (16.5%)	70 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.6%)	$9,971			$1,530			$8,441	48	39.7	923	156		370090000350
768	Coltrane-Webb Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	541 Sunnyside Drive SE	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6150	386	35	11.1	66.6%	83 (21.5%)	64 (16.6%)	168 (43.5%)	51 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$10,232			$772			$9,461	47.9	40.4	911	143		370053000376
769	Vandora Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Vandora Springs Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2486	582	44	13.1	99.5%	146 (25.1%)	193 (33.2%)	201 (34.5%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$9,721			$811			$8,910	47.9	58.5	589	180		370472001899
770	Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 US Hwy 158E	Macon	27551	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-6802	158	10	15.2	98.1%	45 (28.5%)	62 (39.2%)	11 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.2%)	$14,074			$2,009			$12,066	47.9	31.8	1061	291		370474001921
771	Irving Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 Sunset Drive	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8225	541	37	14.6	99.4%	126 (23.3%)	213 (39.4%)	87 (16.1%)	77 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	$9,550			$1,041			$8,509	47.7	37	962	191		370192000777
772	Alexander Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2518 Nc 54	Graham	27253	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 578-1366	609	38	16	55.7%	317 (52.1%)	77 (12.6%)	155 (25.5%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	$8,547			$664			$7,883	47.7	46.3	813	41		370003000001
773	Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Power Drive	Lowell	28098	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9118	367	28	12.9	99.2%	177 (48.2%)	72 (19.6%)	74 (20.2%)	20 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	$8,896			$1,107			$7,789	47.6	54.1	668	105		370162000696
774	Movement School Eastland	Public, Charter	K-5	5249 Central Avenue	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Movement School Eastland	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 532-0640	523	31	16.8	99.2%	8 (1.5%)	322 (61.6%)	113 (21.6%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (13.2%)								47.5	41.4	892	118		370045503536
775	Marjorie Williams Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	129 Allen Circle	Newland	28616	Avery County	Marjorie Williams Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(828) 733-5241	130	20	6.5	96.9%	95 (73.1%)	14 (10.8%)	17 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)								47.5	25.3	1173	398		370007702427
776	White Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Cadle Ford Rd	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 320-3434	328	22	14.8	99.1%	230 (70.1%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$10,986			$1,465			$9,521	47.4	50.7	737	39		370441001759
777	Bluford Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1901 Tuscaloosa Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8120	266	21	12.3	98.5%	9 (3.4%)	205 (77.1%)	39 (14.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$12,451			$1,850			$10,602	47.3	31.9	1060	283		370192000761
778	Pinebrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	477 Pinebrook School Rd	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-1050	472	28	16.7	53.6%	326 (69.1%)	35 (7.4%)	100 (21.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	$8,744			$712			$8,032	47.2	56.4	627	151		370117000489
779	Manning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Park Avenue	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-7400	630	41	15.2	99.5%	323 (51.3%)	173 (27.5%)	75 (11.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	$10,540			$1,066			$9,474	47.2	47.5	789	10		370390001565
780	Reedy Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	940 Reedy Creek Road	Cary	27513	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 380-3660	605	44	13.6	67.4%	159 (26.3%)	218 (36.0%)	186 (30.7%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	$10,097			$906			$9,191	47.2	48	779	1		370472002491
781	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	47.2	44.8	836	55		370405002835
782	Lyle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1845 Edgewater Drive NW	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-0299	458	31	14.6	99.3%	167 (36.5%)	14 (3.1%)	114 (24.9%)	109 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.8%)	$10,199			$1,523			$8,677	47	47.2	795	13		370069002573
783	Jamestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Potter Drive	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2110	453	29	15.7	99.3%	104 (23.0%)	204 (45.0%)	69 (15.2%)	46 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	$10,322			$1,090			$9,232	47	50.7	736	47		370192000826
784	Sheep-Harney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W Elizabeth St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-4303	441	27	16	99.3%	112 (25.4%)	195 (44.2%)	85 (19.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	$10,082			$1,732			$8,350	46.9	39.2	933	149		370354001459
785	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	46.9	60.8	550	235		370483001934
786	Bonlee School	Public	K-8	152 Bonlee School Road	Bear Creek	27213	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 837-5316	290	21	13.9	99.0%	200 (69.0%)	27 (9.3%)	55 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$12,756			$1,041			$11,714	46.8	44.5	841	55		370075000305
787	Startown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4119 Startown Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-1257	540	34	15.7	99.4%	289 (53.5%)	32 (5.9%)	103 (19.1%)	60 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.4%)	$9,647			$1,184			$8,463	46.8	54.5	660	127		370069000291
788	Rocky River Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5454 Rocky River Road	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6290	652	50	13	99.5%	133 (20.4%)	220 (33.7%)	245 (37.6%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	$9,867			$992			$8,875	46.8	55.2	650	138		370053002076
789	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5203 Shopton Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 505-8344	884	55	16	97.9%	51 (5.8%)	554 (62.7%)	177 (20.0%)	36 (4.1%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.6%)								46.7	62.3	526	263		370044603504
790	Denton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 W Salisbury Street	Denton	27239	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5708	369	23	16.2	99.2%	320 (86.7%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$9,340			$1,163			$8,177	46.7	51.2	727	63		370114000464
791	Monticello-Brown Summit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5006 NC Highway 150 East	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 656-4010	291	22	13.3	99.0%	121 (41.6%)	74 (25.4%)	77 (26.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)	$10,424			$919			$9,506	46.7	51.9	714	77		370192000819
792	Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16115 Poplar Tent Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 755-6800	1,269	77	16.4	41.6%	306 (24.1%)	481 (37.9%)	200 (15.8%)	158 (12.5%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (8.3%)								46.7	64.4	492	300		370047903617
793	Rocky Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Elementary School Road	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 675-2309	403	29	13.7	99.3%	145 (36.0%)	55 (13.6%)	189 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$11,562			$1,485			$10,077	46.6	62.5	522	271		370357001468
794	Bladen Lakes Primary	Public	PK, KG-5	9554 Johnsontown Road	Elizabethtown	28337	Bladen County	Bladen County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 247-4608	166	9	19.2	95.8%	41 (24.7%)	37 (22.3%)	73 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.0%)	$11,774			$2,123			$9,651	46.6	20.7	1267	473		370039000111
795	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	46.5	44.8	835	40		370502002009
796	Johnson Street Global Studies	Public, Magnet	K-8	1601 Johnson Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2900	389	33	11.9	97.9%	30 (7.7%)	182 (46.8%)	127 (32.6%)	37 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	$13,870			$2,178			$11,692	46.4	43.5	859	63		370192000957
797	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	46.4	53	689	108		370045001361
798	Mabel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	404 Mabel School Road	Zionville	28698	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 297-2512	140	16	8.8	66.4%	128 (91.4%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$13,398			$1,416			$11,982	46.3	47.2	794	4		370483001939
799	Caleb's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 Salem Crossing Rd	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6757	642	45	14.2	99.5%	259 (40.3%)	165 (25.7%)	139 (21.7%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.3%)	$8,703			$641			$8,062	46.2	54.2	666	133		370150003122
800	Creech Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Creech Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2359	549	42	13	99.5%	66 (12.0%)	243 (44.3%)	216 (39.3%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	$10,643			$1,329			$9,314	46.1	37.7	955	155		370472000027

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