Top 10 Best Public Preschools in North Carolina (2024)

The top ranked public preschools in North Carolina are listed below (2024).
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in North Carolina is 42%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 47%.
The top ranked public preschools in North Carolina are White Oak Elementary School, Weddington Elementary School and Mills Park Elementary School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public preschools are Morrisville, Waxhaw and Harrisburg.

Top Ranked Public Preschools in North Carolina (2024)

School
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
White Oak Elementary School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1512 White Oak Church Rd
Apex, NC 27523
(919) 694-0202
Rank: #22.
Weddington Elementary School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
3927 Twelve Mile Creek Road
Matthews, NC 28104
(704) 849-7238
Rank: #33.
Mills Park Elementary School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85% (Top 5%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
509 Mills Park Dr
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 466-1466
Rank: #44.
Highcroft Elementary School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 83% (Top 5%)
Reading: 86% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
5415 Highcroft Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 460-3527
Rank: #55.
Marvin Elementary School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 86% (Top 5%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
9700 Marvin School Rd
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 296-6357
Rank: #66.
Green Hope Elementary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
2700 Louis Stephens Drive
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 388-5270
Rank: #77.
Oak Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 88% (Top 5%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
2050 Oak Ridge Road
Oak Ridge, NC 27310
(336) 643-8410
Rank: #88.
New Town Elementary School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85% (Top 5%)
Reading: 79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1100 Waxhaw-indian Tr. Rd.
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 290-1525
Rank: #99.
Sandy Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 82% (Top 5%)
Reading: 80% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
10101 Waxhaw Manor Drive
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 290-1505
Rank: #1010.
Olive Chapel Elementary School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80% (Top 10%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1751 Olive Chapel Road
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 387-4440
Rank: #1111.
Rocky River Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-3
483 Rocky River Rd
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 658-2740
Rank: #1212.
Atlantic Elementary School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
151 School Drive
Atlantic, NC 28511
(252) 225-3961
Rank: #1313.
Grandy Primary
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-3
175 Nc Hwy 343 North
Camden, NC 27921
(252) 331-4838
Rank: #1414.
Sherwood Forest Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 77% (Top 10%)
Reading: 77% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
1055 Yorkshire Road
Winston Salem, NC 27106
(336) 774-4646
Rank: #1515.
Woodland Heights Elementary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 73% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
288 Forest Lake Boulevard
Mooresville, NC 28117
(704) 663-1370
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Parkside Elementary School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
332 Parkside Valley Dr
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 694-7888
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Saluda Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
214 E Main Street
Saluda, NC 28773
(828) 894-1040
Rank: #1818.
Central Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
4083 Wilkesboro Hwy
Statesville, NC 28625
(704) 876-0746
Rank: #1919.
Hawk Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 79% (Top 10%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
9201 Bryant Farms Rd
Charlotte, NC 28277
(980) 343-5927
Rank: #2020.
Sterling Montessori Academy
Charter School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 87% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
202 Treybrooke Drive
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 462-8889
Rank: #2121.
Pleasant Union Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 72% (Top 10%)
Reading: 78% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1900 Pleasant Union Church Roa
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 870-4230
Rank: #2222.
Sycamore Creek Elementary School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
10921 Leesville Rd
Raleigh, NC 27613
(919) 841-4333
Rank: #2323.
Rock Springs Elementary School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 78% (Top 10%)
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
3633 Hwy 16 N
Denver, NC 28037
(704) 483-2281
Rank: #2424.
Holly Springs Elementary School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 74% (Top 10%)
Reading: 75% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
401 Holly Springs Road
Holly Springs, NC 27540
(919) 557-2660
Rank: #2525.
Holly Grove Elementary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 75% (Top 10%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
1451 Avent Ferry Road
Holly Springs, NC 27540
(919) 577-1700
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Highland Mill Montessori
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-6
3201 Clemson Ave
Charlotte, NC 28205
(980) 343-5525
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Kensington Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 77% (Top 10%)
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
8701 Kensington Drive
Waxhaw, NC 28173
(704) 290-1500
Rank: #2828.
Scotts Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 76% (Top 10%)
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
6601 Apex Barbecue Rd
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 694-0300
Rank: #2929.
Catawba Springs Elementary School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 78% (Top 10%)
Reading: 71% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
206 North Little Egypt Rd
Denver, NC 28037
(704) 736-1895
Rank: #3030.
Cedar Fork Elementary School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 73% (Top 10%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
1050 Town Hall Drive
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 388-5240
Rank: #3131.
Alston Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 70% (Top 20%)
Reading: 77% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
11555 Green Level Church Rd.
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 544-2474
Rank: #3232.
Sternberger Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-5
518 North Holden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 294-7390
Rank: #3333.
West End Elementary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 75% (Top 10%)
Reading: 69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
4483 Nc Hwy 211
West End, NC 27376
(910) 673-6691
Rank: #3434.
Shoals Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 75-79% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
1800 Shoals Road
Pinnacle, NC 27043
(336) 325-2518
Rank: #3535.
Blowing Rock Elementary School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 69% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
165 Morris Street
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
(828) 295-3204
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