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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benson Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 Hwy 50 N	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 894-4233	719	45	15.8	—	281 (39.1%)	122 (17.0%)	259 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.8%)	59.9	581^st of 1492 public elementary schools	61.1%		69.1	407^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.7%	174	76.1	71.7	60.8				57.0	65.1	47.2				64.5		94.9%	2.6%	$10,116	$1,002	$9,114
Dunn Elementary	6.8mi	Public	PK, KG-5	800 W Harnett St	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 892-0126	813	58	13.9	—	144 (17.7%)	353 (43.4%)	253 (31.1%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.5%)	23.9	1210^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.9%		19.9	1281^st of 1490 public elementary schools	14.0%	71	48.7	63.6	48.2				37.8	43.9	35.1				45.6		95.2%	1%	$10,796	$1,629	$9,166
Coats Elementary	7.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	585 Brick Mill Road	Coats	27521	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 897-8353	633	46	13.6	96.7%	256 (40.4%)	97 (15.3%)	253 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	8.7	1435^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.8%		13.7	1369^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.1%	66	44.4	33.6	38.5				28.3	34.5	36.3				34.1				$9,628	$1,127	$8,501
Four Oaks Elementary	7.8mi	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Hatcher St	Four Oaks	27524	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 963-2165	1,051	65	16.2	—	536 (51.0%)	119 (11.3%)	333 (31.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	56	640^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.1%		56.1	635^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.4%	5	57.0	68.1	67.7				44.2	62.0	62.3				71.9		97.7%	0.8%	$10,186	$1,319	$8,867
Meadow School	7.9mi	Public	PK, KG-8	7507 NC Hwy 50 S	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 894-4226	646	43	15.0	—	421 (65.2%)	22 (3.4%)	182 (28.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	59.2	597^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.0%		63.7	502^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	66.3%	95	71.8	66.7	75.0	56.4	87.7	76.1	62.8	52.2	56.3	50.0	66.7	72.7	71.9	84.1	96.6%	0%	$10,525	$841	$9,683
McGee's Crossroads Elementary	7.9mi	Public	PK, KG-5	10330 NC Hwy 50 North	Angier	27501	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-7161	950	54	17.5	—	501 (52.7%)	97 (10.2%)	271 (28.5%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.5%)	60.1	575^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.5%		61.8	534^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.2%	41	68.8	60.0	72.2				57.8	55.6	57.6				72.8		91.9%	5.6%	$8,802	$528	$8,274
Erwin Elementary	8.3mi	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Denim Dr.	Erwin	28339	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 897-7178	637	43	14.6	97.8%	276 (43.3%)	146 (22.9%)	172 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	24.2	1199^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.6%		11.3	1402^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	5.9%	203	57.7	44.3	46.8				49.5	33.0	40.9				53.2		97.9%	0%	$10,032	$1,452	$8,580
Dixon Road Elementary	9.5mi	Public	PK, KG-5	835 Dixon Road	Willow Spring	27592	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-7771	644	38	16.7	—	364 (56.5%)	40 (6.2%)	200 (31.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.6%)	74.6	329^th of 1492 public elementary schools	77.9%		74.9	316^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.8%	13	82.6	86.1	68.5				68.8	71.3	53.7				69.4		97.9%	1.1%	$9,295	$634	$8,661
Buies Creek Elementary	10.2mi	Public	K-5	340 Main Street	Buies Creek	27506	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-3505	267	16	16.7	57.7%	127 (47.6%)	52 (19.5%)	56 (21.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	29.1	1112^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.5%		32.9	1037^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.4%	75	65.1	29.8	58.1				51.2	27.7	41.9				60.5		85%	0%	$10,852	$1,195	$9,657
West Smithfield Elementary	10.9mi	Public	PK, KG-5	2665 Galilee Road	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 989-6418	494	38	13.1	97.4%	72 (14.6%)	127 (25.7%)	264 (53.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	29.5	1103^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	26.1%		21	1260^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.4%	157	62.7	48.4	48.7				40.7	48.4	42.1				59.2		85.7%	1.3%	$11,944	$1,669	$10,274

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