Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina for Gifted and Talented 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, Gifted and Talented students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

SchoolDigger updates North Carolina rankings as soon as the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction releases new EOG test scores each year. The current rankings are based on scores released Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (Gifted and Talented vs All Students - 2026)	ID
1	Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Parkway School Dr	Boone	28607	Watauga County	Watauga County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 264-3032	610	42	14.5	35.4%	503 (82.5%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (12.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$9,618	$414	$9,204	99.9%	77.5%	22.32%	370483001940
2	Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Stallings Road	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6190	850	53	16	21.1%	364 (42.8%)	145 (17.1%)	63 (7.4%)	228 (26.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	$8,156	$486	$7,670	99.7%	95.3%	4.42%	370053000211
3	Kestrel Heights School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 South Alston Ave.	Durham	27713	Durham County	Kestrel Heights School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 484-1300	421	29	14.4	56.3%	29 (6.9%)	244 (58.0%)	86 (20.4%)	29 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)				99.6%	38.1%	61.53%	370005502376
4	New Town Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Waxhaw-Indian Tr. Rd.	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1525	691	47	14.7	10.9%	493 (71.3%)	43 (6.2%)	71 (10.3%)	61 (8.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	$8,693	$723	$7,971	99.5%	95.7%	3.75%	370462002821
5	River Park Elementary	Public	K-5	240 St. Mary's Road	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-9326	523	36	14.4	37.5%	309 (59.1%)	27 (5.2%)	131 (25.0%)	10 (1.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	$10,994	$454	$10,540	99.3%	80.2%	19.17%	370348001442
6	Balls Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2620 Balls Creek Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-4766	686	42	16.4	—	508 (74.1%)	29 (4.2%)	65 (9.5%)	36 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.0%)	$9,471	$1,315	$8,156	99.2%	71.2%	27.95%	370069000273
7	McKee Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-3970	534	34	15.7	27.3%	259 (48.5%)	53 (9.9%)	58 (10.9%)	136 (25.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$9,115	$850	$8,265	99.1%	96.2%	2.81%	370297002219
8	Dorothy J Vaughan Academy at Parkside	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2945 Johnston Oehler Rd.	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0030	309	20	15.2	—	18 (5.8%)	195 (63.1%)	76 (24.6%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$9,792	$720	$9,072	98.9%	65.5%	33.37%	370297003419
9	American Renaissance School	Public, Charter	K-8	132 East Broad Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	American Renaissance School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 924-8870	823	60	13.7	51.3%	426 (51.8%)	167 (20.3%)	158 (19.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.0%)				98.8%	23.9%	74.86%	370008602465
10	Barton Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12004 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8211	515	36	14.4	12.2%	373 (72.4%)	46 (8.9%)	49 (9.5%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)				98.7%	96.8%	1.87%	370472003625
11	Clyde Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 35th Avenue Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2769	505	31	16.1	—	305 (60.4%)	22 (4.4%)	86 (17.0%)	46 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	$9,813	$1,428	$8,385	98.5%	76.2%	22.31%	370069000281
12	Voyager Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Hock Parc Drive	Durham	27704	Durham County	Voyager Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 433-3301	1,360	101	13.4		714 (52.5%)	348 (25.6%)	156 (11.5%)	43 (3.2%)	15 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (6.1%)				98.4%	86.3%	12.06%	370013902921
13	Mountain Island Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13440 Lucia Riverbend Highway	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Mountain Island Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 827-8840	1,782	95	18.7		923 (51.8%)	503 (28.2%)	175 (9.8%)	31 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	148 (8.3%)				98.3%	91.0%	7.23%	370031703184
14	River Dell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12100 Buffalo Road	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-1977	981	56	17.5	—	478 (48.7%)	220 (22.4%)	192 (19.6%)	20 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.9%)	$8,530	$614	$7,917	98.1%	78.3%	19.83%	370237002672
15	Eastover Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Cherokee Rd	Charlotte	28207	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-5505	385	26	14.7	32.2%	228 (59.2%)	102 (26.5%)	21 (5.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$10,309	$835	$9,474	98.0%	92.4%	5.55%	370297001215
16	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Bob Hardin Road	Rutherfordton	28139	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 287-3778	397	24	16.4	95.2%	279 (70.3%)	34 (8.6%)	38 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.6%)	$10,825	$1,582	$9,243	97.8%	88.4%	9.44%	370408001650
17	North Academy of World Languages	Public, Magnet	K-8	12201 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0743	668	45	14.9	40.1%	172 (25.7%)	279 (41.8%)	160 (24.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)				97.7%	96.1%	1.60%	370297003557
18	Surf City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12345-A Literacy Lane	Hampstead	28445	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 928-0067	857	51	16.8	—	684 (79.8%)	25 (2.9%)	79 (9.2%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.2%)	$7,721	$547	$7,175	97.6%	82.3%	15.27%	370357003478
19	Collinswood Language Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	5621 Flagstaff Drive	Charlotte	28210	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5820	893	55	16.2	42.1%	235 (26.3%)	91 (10.2%)	537 (60.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	$9,479	$487	$8,993	97.4%	93.8%	3.68%	370297001204
20	Cedar Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Town Hall Drive	Morrisville	27560	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 388-5240	778	55	14.1	17.0%	115 (14.8%)	57 (7.3%)	59 (7.6%)	516 (66.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	$8,320	$370	$7,950	97.3%	94.1%	3.21%	370472002802
21	Morehead Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	909 Cobb Street	Durham	27707	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3954	278	20	14.2	—	136 (48.9%)	55 (19.8%)	46 (16.5%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	$16,804	$1,621	$15,183	97.2%	79.3%	17.88%	370126000554
22	Rock Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3633 Hwy 16 N	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 483-2281	639	40	16.1	21.4%	520 (81.4%)	28 (4.4%)	49 (7.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	$7,824	$403	$7,420	97.0%	92.1%	4.95%	370268001121
23	Hertford Grammar	Public	3-5	603 Dobbs Street	Hertford	27944	Perquimans County	Perquimans County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 426-7166	420	28	15.2	—	290 (69.0%)	81 (19.3%)	23 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	$10,302	$1,792	$8,510	96.9%	60.7%	36.18%	370360001474
24	Wintergreen Intermediate	Public	3-5	4720 County Home Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 355-2411	821	50	16.4	—	416 (50.7%)	219 (26.7%)	82 (10.0%)	53 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.1%)	$8,418	$893	$7,525	96.8%	86.6%	10.17%	370001202199
25	Red Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5603 Red Oak Road	Red Oak	27868	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2496	696	39	18	—	287 (41.2%)	269 (38.6%)	66 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	$11,073	$1,057	$10,016	96.6%	65.3%	31.29%	370327001352
26	Carrboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Shelton St	Carrboro	27510	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 968-3652	515	40	12.8	32.6%	286 (55.5%)	17 (3.3%)	174 (33.8%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	$13,407	$564	$12,843	96.5%	88.5%	7.96%	370072000294
27	Highland Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7242 Highland Creek Pkwy	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1065	477	29	16.7	42.1%	149 (31.2%)	196 (41.1%)	65 (13.6%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	$9,491	$658	$8,833	96.4%	85.6%	10.78%	370297002877
28	Pinehurst Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dundee Road	Pinehurst	28374	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 295-6969	584	35	16.9	18.7%	433 (74.1%)	37 (6.3%)	49 (8.4%)	20 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.0%)	$8,340	$531	$7,809	96.2%	96.2%	0.05%	370309002330
29	Bryan Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8317 Bryan Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-7844	685	49	13.9	34.0%	219 (32.0%)	163 (23.8%)	122 (17.8%)	164 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	$10,316	$641	$9,675	96.1%	91.1%	5.01%	370472003471
30	Porters Neck Elementary	Public	K-5	416 Edgewater Club Rd	Wilmington	28411	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 251-2975	666	42	16	22.4%	530 (79.6%)	30 (4.5%)	58 (8.7%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)				96.0%	83.5%	12.45%	370333003520
31	Aberdeen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Farrell Parkway	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-8030	675	41	16.3	—	224 (33.2%)	199 (29.5%)	146 (21.6%)	12 (1.8%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (12.4%)	$11,336	$1,569	$9,768	95.8%	20.8%	75.05%	370309001315
31	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	—	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	95.8%	50.6%	45.22%	370432001707
31	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	95.8%	74.9%	20.89%	370268001108
31	Bell Fork Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Bell Fork Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-4459	551	38	14.5	74.0%	136 (24.7%)	219 (39.7%)	137 (24.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.6%)	$9,844	$1,331	$8,513	95.8%	26.7%	69.09%	370345001417
31	Benjamin J Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 N Reilly Road	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-4843	522	36	14.3	97.7%	54 (10.3%)	311 (59.6%)	82 (15.7%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (11.5%)	$9,754	$1,847	$7,907	95.8%	37.8%	58.03%	370001100429
31	Bessemer City Central Elementary	Public	3-5	1400 Puett's Chapel Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9108	392	24	16	—	159 (40.6%)	93 (23.7%)	98 (25.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.2%)	$8,603	$1,476	$7,127	95.8%	4.7%	91.14%	370162000667
31	Blackburn Elementary	Public	K-6	4377 W NC 10 Hwy	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 462-1344	484	28	17.3	—	277 (57.2%)	24 (5.0%)	82 (16.9%)	60 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (8.1%)	$9,091	$979	$8,112	95.8%	62.7%	33.09%	370069000276
31	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	—	351 (91.9%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)				95.8%	50.2%	45.63%	370507003497
31	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	—	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	95.8%	47.3%	48.51%	370075000305
31	Brentwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3426 Ingram Dr	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 850-8720	385	36	10.7	—	90 (23.4%)	96 (24.9%)	158 (41.0%)	18 (4.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$12,415	$1,590	$10,825	95.8%	37.3%	58.50%	370472001836
31	Briarwood Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Wilann Dr	Charlotte	28215	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6475	649	39	16.5	—	15 (2.3%)	166 (25.6%)	418 (64.4%)	31 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	$10,516	$1,259	$9,257	95.8%	28.8%	67.07%	370297001198
31	Bruce Drysdale Elementary	Public	K-5	271 Bearcat Blvd.	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-5568	473	32	14.5	—	203 (42.9%)	48 (10.1%)	145 (30.7%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	17 (3.6%)	51 (10.8%)	$10,708	$1,509	$9,198	95.8%	53.2%	42.61%	370210000927
31	Brunson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	155 N Hawthorne Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4206	355	29	12.3	—	107 (30.1%)	147 (41.4%)	71 (20.0%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	$9,861	$976	$8,885	95.8%	42.0%	53.87%	370150000590
31	Burton Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 Mathison Avenue	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3908	293	27	10.7	—	25 (8.5%)	136 (46.4%)	112 (38.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	$14,102	$1,610	$12,492	95.8%	69.2%	26.59%	370126000308
31	C Wayne Collier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3522 Sturbridge Drive	Hope Mills	28348	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-7200	532	37	14.5	—	146 (27.4%)	212 (39.8%)	88 (16.5%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (12.2%)	$9,988	$1,541	$8,447	95.8%	29.2%	66.61%	370001102121
31	Cape Fear Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1882 NC Hwy 133	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-3767	533	37	14.4	—	287 (53.8%)	46 (8.6%)	164 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$10,210	$1,054	$9,156	95.8%	33.6%	62.25%	370357002601
31	Casar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	436 School House Road	Casar	28020	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 476-8255	275	19	14.2	—	238 (86.5%)	7 (2.5%)	23 (8.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$11,433	$1,395	$10,038	95.8%	94.6%	1.19%	370090000338
31	Clear Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	737 N Clear Creek Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 697-4760	435	31	14.2	—	234 (53.8%)	18 (4.1%)	145 (33.3%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.7%)	$9,070	$1,106	$7,964	95.8%	67.4%	28.40%	370210002631
31	Cliffside Elementary School	Public	K-5	4016 US Hwy 221-A	Cliffside	28024	Rutherford County	Rutherford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 288-2235	188	13	14.9	94.7%	133 (70.7%)	11 (5.9%)	32 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	$11,539	$1,925	$9,614	95.8%	94.3%	1.52%	370408001637
31	Costner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	353 Old 277 Loop Hwy	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 922-3522	430	30	14.1	—	279 (64.9%)	66 (15.3%)	65 (15.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$9,693	$1,124	$8,569	95.8%	30.8%	65.06%	370162000678
31	Crown Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3335 Sam Newell Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6535	657	40	16.3	—	108 (16.4%)	229 (34.9%)	202 (30.7%)	82 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	$9,807	$712	$9,095	95.8%	61.9%	33.90%	370297000813
31	Cullowhee Valley School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Wisdom Drive	Cullowhee	28723	Jackson County	Jackson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 293-5667	570	35	16.3	—	341 (59.8%)	5 (0.9%)	171 (30.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$10,392	$1,261	$9,131	95.8%	27.0%	68.82%	370234001002
31	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	—	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	95.8%	47.1%	48.78%	370114000464
31	East Garner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5545 Jones Sausage Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 773-7411	535	40	13.4	—	43 (8.0%)	268 (50.1%)	174 (32.5%)	36 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	$10,446	$1,410	$9,036	95.8%	25.1%	70.76%	370472002837
31	Elizabeth M Cashwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2970 Legion Road	Fayetteville	28306	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 424-2312	576	35	16.2	—	72 (12.5%)	350 (60.8%)	79 (13.7%)	7 (1.2%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.4%)	$10,037	$2,089	$7,948	95.8%	24.3%	71.56%	370001100403
31	Etowah Elementary	Public	K-5	320 Etowah School Road	Etowah	28729	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 891-6560	302	22	13.9	52.6%	228 (75.5%)	3 (1.0%)	55 (18.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$10,276	$964	$9,313	95.8%	82.0%	13.86%	370210000918
31	Fletcher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Howard Gap Road	Fletcher	28732	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-0580	434	28	15.3	57.4%	278 (64.1%)	29 (6.7%)	97 (22.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	$10,006	$951	$9,055	95.8%	68.8%	27.06%	370210000920
31	Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Corbett Ave	Wilson	27893	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 236-4574	339	22	15.1	—	114 (33.6%)	118 (34.8%)	78 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$9,313	$1,225	$8,089	95.8%	71.6%	24.18%	370502001995
31	Harmony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	139 Harmony School Road	Harmony	28634	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 781-3058	371	26	14	—	231 (62.3%)	10 (2.7%)	99 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	$8,973	$1,140	$7,833	95.8%	61.7%	34.17%	370231000987
31	Hasty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Hasty School Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 475-1924	385	28	13.7	—	227 (59.0%)	15 (3.9%)	111 (28.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$8,648	$1,018	$7,630	95.8%	67.0%	28.87%	370114000469
31	Iron Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4207 Hwy 27 E	Iron Station	28080	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 736-4292	367	29	12.6	—	279 (76.0%)	16 (4.4%)	43 (11.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$10,349	$1,187	$9,162	95.8%	62.3%	33.56%	370268001113
31	Konnoak Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3200 Renon Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4163	600	45	13.3	—	40 (6.7%)	188 (31.3%)	355 (59.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$10,429	$1,736	$8,693	95.8%	16.5%	79.34%	370150000616
31	Langtree Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	154 Foundation Ct	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Langtree Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 235-0865	1,376	44	31.4		854 (62.1%)	191 (13.9%)	192 (14.0%)	36 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (7.4%)				95.8%	64.7%	31.08%	370033103287
31	London Elementary School	Public	K-5	609 School Street	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-7204	230	15	15.4	—	164 (71.3%)	32 (13.9%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.8%)	$10,895	$1,676	$9,219	95.8%	34.8%	61.04%	370438001743
31	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	—	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	95.8%	48.2%	47.64%	370162000696
31	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	—	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	95.8%	47.6%	48.24%	370069002573
31	Mallard Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	9801 Mallard Creek Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3980	490	30	16.1	97.1%	29 (5.9%)	342 (69.8%)	74 (15.1%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	$9,661	$734	$8,927	95.8%	55.5%	40.33%	370297002198
31	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	—	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	95.8%	47.8%	48.04%	370390001565
31	Mary C Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Silver Lake Rd	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 350-2150	355	31	11.2	—	140 (39.4%)	40 (11.3%)	156 (43.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$12,184	$1,615	$10,569	95.8%	35.9%	59.97%	370333001382
31	Montlieu Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1105 Montlieu Avenue	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2910	499	30	16.5	—	22 (4.4%)	308 (61.7%)	117 (23.4%)	28 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$10,125	$1,809	$8,316	95.8%	22.9%	72.91%	370192000960
31	Nags Head Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 S Wrightsville Avenue	Nags Head	27959	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 480-8880	484	36	13.3	45.2%	296 (61.2%)	5 (1.0%)	137 (28.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.9%)	$11,095	$568	$10,527	95.8%	59.7%	36.18%	370111002758
31	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	—	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	95.8%	74.1%	21.70%	370204000906
31	North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10390 NC Hwy 86 N	Providence	27315	Caswell County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 388-2222	320	20	16.2	—	180 (56.3%)	77 (24.1%)	44 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$11,195	$1,356	$9,840	95.8%	70.6%	25.18%	370066000117
31	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Caldwell St	Chapel Hill	27516	Orange County	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 918-2220	412	32	12.9	52.9%	172 (41.7%)	110 (26.7%)	50 (12.1%)	51 (12.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	$14,816	$528	$14,288	95.8%	53.3%	42.54%	370072003275
31	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	—	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	95.8%	52.4%	43.41%	370261000586
31	Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2363 Nc 181	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 433-1533	310	20	15.2	—	194 (62.6%)	40 (12.9%)	38 (12.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.0%)	$9,195	$1,040	$8,155	95.8%	27.5%	68.35%	370048000188
31	Oakboro Choice STEM	Public	K-8	1244 N Main St	Oakboro	28129	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4700	353	25	13.9	—	288 (81.6%)	9 (2.5%)	35 (9.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$8,393	$828	$7,565	95.8%	84.3%	11.51%	370432003440
31	Oakley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	753 Fairview Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 274-7515	502	32	15.4	—	203 (40.4%)	120 (23.9%)	123 (24.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	$11,073	$1,338	$9,735	95.8%	19.2%	76.66%	370045000157
31	Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	366 4th Street NW	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 322-1340	336	20	16.9	—	188 (56.0%)	59 (17.6%)	52 (15.5%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	$8,723	$1,106	$7,618	95.8%	76.9%	18.88%	370219000948
31	Pilot Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Friends St.	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 444-8200	353	23	15.2	—	283 (80.2%)	4 (1.1%)	53 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$9,756	$1,118	$8,638	95.8%	85.3%	10.51%	370441003216
31	Piney Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 Eaglewind Dr	Charlotte	28212	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6470	441	34	13	—	25 (5.7%)	101 (22.9%)	225 (51.0%)	74 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	$10,334	$1,041	$9,292	95.8%	45.9%	49.92%	370297001262
31	Rocky River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N. Rocky River Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 290-1523	536	40	13.4	—	183 (34.1%)	117 (21.8%)	195 (36.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	$13,540	$2,549	$10,991	95.8%	55.8%	40.06%	370462002828
31	Sedgefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Groometown Road	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5858	489	31	15.8	—	12 (2.5%)	181 (37.0%)	241 (49.3%)	38 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$10,852	$1,372	$9,480	95.8%	11.8%	84.03%	370192000848
31	Southwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5850 NC Hwy 8	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 357-2777	616	41	14.9	—	426 (69.2%)	25 (4.1%)	116 (18.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	$8,958	$925	$8,033	95.8%	56.4%	39.46%	370114002036
31	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	—	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	95.8%	51.9%	43.95%	370363002539
31	The Capitol Encore Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	126 Hay Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	The Capitol Encore Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(910) 849-0888	853	63	13.6		207 (24.3%)	387 (45.4%)	151 (17.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (12.0%)				95.8%	33.2%	62.65%	370037003341
31	Tuckaseegee Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2028 Little Rock Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6055	544	40	13.6	—	12 (2.2%)	232 (42.6%)	234 (43.0%)	50 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	$10,356	$1,167	$9,190	95.8%	58.3%	37.52%	370297001282
31	W Jesse Gurganus Elementary	Public	K-5	535 Hwy 70 W	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5150	340	25	13.8	46.2%	207 (60.9%)	29 (8.5%)	50 (14.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	47 (13.8%)	$10,110	$977	$9,133	95.8%	92.0%	3.87%	370331002312
31	Waxhaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Old Providence Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1590	615	41	15	48.8%	394 (64.1%)	67 (10.9%)	92 (15.0%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	$9,582	$657	$8,925	95.8%	68.7%	27.13%	370462001808
31	William T Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2522 Andrews Church Road	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 497-1258	562	33	16.8	—	48 (8.5%)	355 (63.2%)	103 (18.3%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	39 (6.9%)	$12,758	$1,937	$10,821	95.8%	25.2%	70.63%	370001101097
31	Zebulon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Proctor St	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 404-3680	693	50	13.9	—	110 (15.9%)	323 (46.6%)	211 (30.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.6%)	$11,502	$1,536	$9,966	95.8%	28.7%	67.14%	370472001912
92	Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-0900	720	51	14.1	60.4%	441 (61.3%)	80 (11.1%)	128 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (9.2%)	$8,706	$779	$7,927	87.6%	59.9%	27.70%	370345001233
93	Palisades Park Elementary	Public	K-5	15321 York Rd	Charlotte	28278	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9895	940	60	15.7	41.0%	252 (26.8%)	389 (41.4%)	172 (18.3%)	49 (5.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.8%)	$8,645	$512	$8,133	87.5%	82.4%	5.04%	370297003310
94	Grand Oak Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	15410 Stumptown Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-2063	549	36	15.2	21.3%	368 (67.0%)	61 (11.1%)	69 (12.6%)	23 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$9,599	$758	$8,841	87.3%	98.1%	10.77%	370297003273
95	Jeffreys Grove Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6119 Creedmoor Rd	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4910	543	38	14.4	31.5%	298 (54.9%)	83 (15.3%)	135 (24.9%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$9,178	$552	$8,627	87.2%	96.4%	9.23%	370472001867
96	Brevard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	399 Greenville Hwy	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 884-2001	524	41	12.7	—	384 (73.3%)	39 (7.4%)	50 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.0%)	$10,938	$1,181	$9,757	87.1%	57.6%	29.51%	370453001777
96	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%)				87.1%	51.8%	35.27%	370345003635
98	Cooleemee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Marginal St	Cooleemee	27014	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 753-1118	462	31	14.8	83.1%	260 (56.3%)	49 (10.6%)	131 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$10,266	$1,331	$8,935	86.8%	39.9%	46.93%	370117000485
99	Stoneville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Stone St	Stoneville	27048	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 445-1999	413	26	15.8	—	247 (59.8%)	39 (9.4%)	76 (18.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)	$10,274	$1,658	$8,617	86.7%	42.8%	43.85%	370399002227
100	Masonboro Elementary	Public	K-5	3518 Masonboro Loop Road	Wilmington	28409	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 790-2355	564	35	15.9	20.6%	460 (81.6%)	10 (1.8%)	55 (9.8%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	$9,518	$523	$8,996	86.5%	98.5%	11.92%	370333002596

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