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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in North Carolina

Across North Carolina, 1,378 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Cherokee Central Elementary School leads the list at 6.5:1, against a median of 14.8:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

1,378

North Carolina

Best Students/teacher

6.5:1

Median Students/teacher

14.8:1

LOWEST RATIO · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Cherokee Central Elementary School	Cherokee, NC	Cherokee Central Elementary School	Elementary	607	6.5:1
2	University Park Creative Arts	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	212	8.8:1
3	Druid Hills Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	288	9.7:1
4	Willow Oak Montessori	Pittsboro, NC	Willow Oak Montessori	Elementary	281	9.8:1
5	Powell Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	335	9.8:1
6	South Greenville Elementary	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	251	9.8:1
7	W G Pearson Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	319	10.0:1
8	Hall-Woodward Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	532	10.0:1
9	Rising Leaders Academy	Sanford, NC	Rising Leaders Academy	Elementary	282	10.0:1
10	First Flight Elementary School	Kill Devil Hills, NC	Dare County Schools	Elementary	285	10.1:1
11	Sadie Saulter	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	Elementary	300	10.2:1
12	C C Spaulding Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	247	10.3:1
13	Benton Heights Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	451	10.3:1
14	Partnership Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	276	10.3:1
15	Poe Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	324	10.3:1
16	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	455	10.3:1
17	Moss Street Partnership School	Reidsville, NC	Moss Street Partnership School	Elementary	339	10.4:1
18	Kirkman Park Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	236	10.4:1
19	Diggs-Latham Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	385	10.4:1
20	Next Generation Academy	Greensboro, NC	Next Generation Academy	Elementary	487	10.4:1
21	Baskerville Elementary	Rocky Mount, NC	Edgecombe County Public Schools	Elementary	225	10.5:1
22	Eastway Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	331	10.5:1
23	Ashley Park PreK-8 School	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	338	10.6:1
24	Green Valley Elementary	Boone, NC	Watauga County Schools	Elementary	292	10.6:1
25	Rock Rest Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	394	10.7:1
26	Baileywick Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	352	10.7:1
27	Brentwood Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	385	10.7:1
28	Forest Hills Global Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	340	10.7:1
29	Burton Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	293	10.8:1
30	R Freeman Sch of Engineering	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	241	10.8:1
31	Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	Elementary	374	10.8:1
32	Estes Hills Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Elementary	336	10.9:1
33	Stedman Elementary	Stedman, NC	Cumberland County Schools	Elementary	284	10.9:1
34	Walter Bickett Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	444	11.0:1
35	Reaching All Minds Academy	Durham, NC	Reaching All Minds Academy	Elementary	391	11.0:1
36	North Kannapolis Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Kannapolis City Schools	Elementary	296	11.1:1
37	Hope Valley Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	539	11.1:1
38	Coltrane-Webb Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	Elementary	386	11.1:1
39	Walnut Creek Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	574	11.2:1
40	Central Elementary	Hillsborough, NC	Orange County Schools	Elementary	261	11.2:1
41	Lakewood Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	439	11.3:1
42	Mary C Williams Elementary	Wilmington, NC	New Hanover County Schools	Elementary	355	11.3:1
43	Scotts Elementary	Statesville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Elementary	283	11.3:1
44	Little River Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	Elementary	326	11.4:1
45	Forest Park Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	522	11.4:1
46	Kimberley Park Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	332	11.4:1
47	Cotswold Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Elementary	340	11.4:1
48	Underwood Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	Elementary	405	11.4:1
49	Pisgah Forest Elementary	Brevard, NC	Transylvania County Schools	Elementary	431	11.4:1
50	Lucy S. Herring Elementary	Asheville, NC	Asheville City Schools	Elementary	255	11.4:1

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