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

JUST IN! North Carolina EOG test scores and updated rankings for the 2022-23 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

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.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (White vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1183)	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 (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
370010702530	1	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5225 Seventy-seven Center Dr	Charlotte	28217	Mecklenburg County	Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 503-1112	394	24	16.2		81 (20.6%)	17 (4.3%)	10 (2.5%)	270 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)								99.9%	99.9%	0.02%
370192002773	2	Lincoln Academy	Public, Magnet	4-8	1016 Lincoln Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-3471	605	42	14.5	44.1%	70 (11.6%)	337 (55.7%)	77 (12.7%)	92 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	$8,890			$583			$8,307	99.8%	86.8%	13.08%
370297000682	3	Irwin Academic Center	Public, Magnet	K-5	329 N. Irwin Ave	Charlotte	28202	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5480	390	25	15.6	14.9%	84 (21.5%)	203 (52.1%)	34 (8.7%)	55 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$11,169			$603			$10,566	99.7%	80.6%	19.19%
370297003172	4	Dilworth Elementary School: Latta Campus	Public	3-5	405 E. Park Ave	Charlotte	28203	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-2240	264	21	12.8	17.0%	174 (65.9%)	39 (14.8%)	40 (15.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	$11,343			$736			$10,607	99.7%	94.1%	5.52%
370009902496	5	Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10908 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Quest Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 841-0441	143	10	14.3		111 (77.6%)	5 (3.5%)	9 (6.3%)	5 (3.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)								99.6%	99.7%	0.16%
370126000334	6	Club Boulevard Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	400 W Club Boulevard	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3918	390	36	10.8	36.4%	154 (39.5%)	79 (20.3%)	134 (34.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$12,570			$1,172			$11,398	99.5%	71.2%	28.25%
370150000637	7	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1055 Yorkshire Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 774-4646	624	46	13.7	15.4%	461 (73.9%)	55 (8.8%)	38 (6.1%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	$10,301			$903			$9,398	99.4%	96.6%	2.80%
370126000538	8	George Watts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Watts Street	Durham	27701	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 560-3947	330	29	11.5	17.3%	188 (57.0%)	41 (12.4%)	72 (21.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.9%)	$15,158			$1,151			$14,007	99.3%	90.0%	9.31%
370126000548	9	Pearsontown Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4915 Barbee Road	Durham	27713	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 560-3964	729	56	13.1	23.9%	308 (42.2%)	263 (36.1%)	62 (8.5%)	23 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.6%)	$11,050			$680			$10,370	99.2%	94.5%	4.70%
370204000900	10	Riverbend Elementary	Public	K-5	71 Learning Lane	Clyde	28721	Haywood County	Haywood County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 627-6565	192	15	13	30.7%	178 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$10,871			$924			$9,947	99.2%	99.5%	0.31%

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for North Carolina

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NC student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Homeless Students Gifted and Talented Students Military Connected Students

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 6, 2023, 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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.