Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina for Military Connected Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in North Carolina!

Every year, the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Military Connected students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish North Carolina test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Military Connected vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 72)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Military Connected)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Military Connected)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
72	Manteo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 N Hwy 64/264	Manteo	27954	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 473-2742	636	47	13.4	51.6%	391 (61.5%)	20 (3.1%)	175 (27.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.4%)	$11,908			$794			$11,114	0.0%	33.7%	33.69%			370111000456
71	Bill Hefner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7059 Calamar Drive	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 860-7058	712	44	16.3	94.2%	94 (13.2%)	404 (56.7%)	113 (15.9%)	16 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	77 (10.8%)	$8,571			$1,209			$7,361	1.4%	23.6%	22.17%			370001101377
70	Educational V Baldwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4441 Legion Road	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-0145	634	38	16.8	99.5%	102 (16.1%)	327 (51.6%)	106 (16.7%)	10 (1.6%)	12 (1.9%)	8 (1.3%)	69 (10.9%)	$9,122			$1,184			$7,938	2.8%	12.1%	9.37%			370001100416
69	West Hoke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6050 Turnpike Road	Raeford	28376	Hoke County	Hoke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 875-2584	467	34	13.7	99.4%	97 (20.8%)	184 (39.4%)	105 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.1%)	4 (0.9%)	52 (11.1%)	$10,270			$1,466			$8,804	4.2%	18.2%	14.02%			370225000975
68	Richlands Elementary	Public	K-5	415 Cow Horn Road	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4142	591	41	14.4	49.7%	376 (63.6%)	54 (9.1%)	104 (17.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.8%)	$8,461			$1,005			$7,456	5.6%	51.4%	45.85%			370345001428
67	Lake Rim Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1455 Hoke Loop Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-1133	656	41	15.9	99.4%	76 (11.6%)	376 (57.3%)	128 (19.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.1%)	$8,613			$1,279			$7,333	6.9%	30.0%	23.06%			370001102514
66	Northwoods Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	617 Henderson Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-2808	439	33	13.3	72.2%	168 (38.3%)	114 (26.0%)	84 (19.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	64 (14.6%)	$9,947			$1,028			$8,919	8.3%	35.6%	27.24%			370345001425
65	Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4665 NC Hwy 111 N	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6030	497	31	15.9	99.4%	250 (50.3%)	119 (23.9%)	91 (18.3%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.0%)	$9,237			$1,158			$8,079	9.7%	51.5%	41.82%			370488002319
64	Blue Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1260 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1717	498	38	13.2	67.3%	235 (47.2%)	87 (17.5%)	118 (23.7%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.4%)	$10,673			$1,191			$9,482	11.1%	22.3%	11.17%			370345001418
63	Morton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	485 Old 30 Road	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-0930	715	46	15.6	59.9%	330 (46.2%)	137 (19.2%)	154 (21.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	81 (11.3%)	$8,688			$926			$7,762	12.5%	60.8%	48.31%			370345001424

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.