Edward Best Elementary
4011 NC 56 Hwy East, Louisburg, NC 27549
Schola Grade B · Above average
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Edward Best Elementary
Edward Best Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisburg, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Franklin County Schools. The school is located in a rural area in Franklin County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 498 students were enrolled, with about 13.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 498 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Franklin County Schools
- County
- Franklin County
- NCES school ID
- 370153000653
Schools near Edward Best Elementary
All 8 schools in Louisburg →School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.