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The public elementary schools with the most Black students in North Carolina

Across North Carolina, 1,432 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Mallard Creek STEM Academy leads the list at 737, against a median of 91 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

1,432

North Carolina

Top Black students

737

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Charlotte, NC	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	961	76.7%	737
2	Lakeforest Elementary	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	821	80.8%	663
3	KIPP Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	KIPP: Charlotte	813	81.3%	661
4	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	Charlotte, NC	Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy	884	62.7%	554
5	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Greensboro, NC	Guilford Preparatory Academy	672	82.3%	553
6	Stoney Creek Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	850	64.1%	545
7	Movement Charter School	Charlotte, NC	Movement Freedom	625	86.2%	539
8	G R Edwards Elementary	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	632	80.4%	508
9	Gate City Charter	Greensboro, NC	Gate City Charter Academy	715	70.8%	506
10	Renaissance West STEAM Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	737	68.5%	505
11	Mountain Island Lake Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	766	64.1%	491
12	Blythe Elementary	Huntersville, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	902	53.2%	480
13	Research Triangle Charter	Durham, NC	Research Triangle Charter	710	64.7%	459
14	PreEminent Charter	Raleigh, NC	PreEminent Charter School	667	68.8%	459
15	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Halifax, NC	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	528	85.2%	450
16	Summit Creek Academy	Browns Summit, NC	Summit Creek Academy	749	60.0%	449
17	Eastern Elementary	Greenville, NC	Pitt County Schools	833	52.7%	439
18	Gov's Village STEM (Lower)	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	784	53.6%	420
19	University Meadows Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	737	56.7%	418
20	W H Robinson Elementary	Winterville, NC	Pitt County Schools	692	60.3%	417
21	Bearfield Primary	Ahoskie, NC	Hertford County Schools	543	76.1%	413
22	Creekside Elementary	Winterville, NC	Pitt County Schools	622	66.2%	412
23	Northeast Elementary	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	465	88.6%	412
24	Reedy Creek Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	850	48.0%	408
25	Benvenue Elementary	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	562	72.6%	408
26	Next Generation Academy	Greensboro, NC	Next Generation Academy	487	83.6%	407
27	Bill Hefner Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	712	56.7%	404
28	David D Jones Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	660	61.1%	403
29	North Drive Elementary	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	498	80.9%	403
30	David Cox Road Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	604	66.2%	400
31	Paw Creek Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	784	51.0%	400
32	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	Huntersville, NC	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	642	62.0%	398
33	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	Kannapolis, NC	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	856	45.6%	390
34	Palisades Park Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	940	41.4%	389
35	Pleasant Ridge Elementary	Gastonia, NC	Gaston County Schools	887	43.7%	388
36	Kimmel Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	760	50.7%	385
37	Washington County Elementary School	Roper, NC	Washington County Schools	502	76.3%	383
38	Cliffdale Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	613	62.1%	381
39	Whitewater Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	832	45.8%	381
40	George C Simkins Jr Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	588	64.3%	378
41	Lake Rim Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	656	57.3%	376
42	Rankin Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	673	55.9%	376
43	Jefferson Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	698	53.7%	375
44	Hornets Nest Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	601	62.4%	375
45	Northwest Elementary	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	504	74.2%	374
46	Westarea Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	546	67.4%	368
47	Guilford Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	623	59.1%	368
48	Rogers Lane Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	763	47.7%	364
49	Contentnea-Savannah School	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	789	45.9%	362
50	Unity Classical Charter School	CHARLOTTE, NC	Unity Classical Charter School	928	38.9%	361

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