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Best Elementary Schools in North Carolina

The top 50 elementary schools (grades K-5) in North Carolina, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 66%.

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1Cox Mill ElementaryConcord, NC1,07968%
2Kensington ElementaryWaxhaw, NC1,03262%
3Olive Chapel ElementaryApex, NC98263%
4Oakview ElementaryApex, NC94971%
5Holly Grove ElementaryHolly Springs, NC90762%
6Palisades Park ElementaryCharlotte, NC90166%
7Stoney Point ElementaryFayetteville, NC87961%
8Parkside ElementaryMorrisville, NC87165%
9Huntersville ElementaryHuntersville, NC86863%
10Antioch ElementaryMatthews, NC86262%
11South Lakes ElementaryFuquay-Varina, NC81568%
12Wintergreen IntermediateGreenville, NC80964%
13Abbotts Creek ElementaryRaleigh, NC80162%
14Holly Ridge ElementaryHolly Springs, NC79166%
15Sycamore Creek ElementaryRaleigh, NC78667%
16Apex Friendship ElementaryApex, NC78270%
17Laurel Park ElementaryApex, NC78271%
18White Oak ElementaryApex, NC77867%
19Cedar Fork ElementaryMorrisville, NC77369%
20Scotts Ridge ElementaryApex, NC76675%
21New Town ElementaryWaxhaw, NC76168%
22Marvin ElementaryMarvin, NC75176%
23Barnette ElementaryHuntersville, NC75066%
24Dixon ElementaryHolly Ridge, NC73666%
25Salem ElementaryApex, NC73567%
26Stallings ElementaryStallings, NC72264%
27Highcroft ElementaryCary, NC72171%
28Hortons Creek ElementaryCary, NC72071%
29Oak Ridge ElementaryOak Ridge, NC70769%
30Coddle Creek ElementaryMooresville, NC69667%
31Weddington ElementaryMatthews, NC69672%
32Endhaven ElementaryCharlotte, NC68962%
33Lacy ElementaryRaleigh, NC68668%
34Ballentine ElementaryFuquay Varina, NC67961%
35Chatham Grove ElementaryPittsboro, NC67763%
36Lakeshore ElementaryMooresville, NC67162%
37Olde Providence ElementaryCharlotte, NC67163%
38Swansboro ElementarySwansboro, NC66863%
39EP Pearce ElementaryGreensboro, NC66764%
40Winget Park ElementaryCharlotte, NC66563%
41Willow Springs ElementaryWillow Spring, NC65662%
42Morrisville ElementaryMorrisville, NC65171%
43Sherwood Forest ElementaryWinston Salem, NC65067%
44Rock Springs ElementaryDenver, NC64766%
45Ogden ElementaryWilmington, NC64171%
46Northern Guilford ElementaryGreensboro, NC63666%
47St James ElementaryDenver, NC63368%
48Fuquay-Varina ElementaryFuquay-Varina, NC63163%
49Topsail Annandale Elementary SchoolHampstead, NC63169%
50Apex ElementaryApex, NC63067%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best elementary school in North Carolina?

The largest elementary school in North Carolina is Cox Mill Elementary in Concord with 1,079 students and a 68% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many elementary schools are in North Carolina?

This page shows the top 50 elementary schools (grades K-5) in North Carolina by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

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Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.