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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Aberdeen Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
675
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370309001315
Aberdeen Elementary
525 Farrell Parkway, Aberdeen, NC 28315 · (910) 947-8030 · Moore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
663 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
41.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aberdeen Elementary
Aberdeen Elementary's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Elementary this school | 675 | 98.2% | 43.1% |
| Lillington-Shawtown Elementary Lillington | 695 | 99.6% | 44.0% |
| Rockfish Elementary Hope Mills | 682 | 98.8% | 64.6% |
| Caleb's Creek Elementary Kernersville | 642 | 99.5% | 58.9% |
| Southwest Elementary Durham | 639 | 99.5% | 63.0% |
| Carr Elementary Dallas | 665 | 99.5% | 46.9% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aberdeen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Moore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #1,022 of 1,297 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #1,092 of 1,296 | #13 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #888 of 1,300 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #212 of 1,485 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,104 of 1,377 | #9 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #32 of 1,379 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #876 of 1,414 | #8 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +108.3% | #8 of 369 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
675
+62 (+10%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 675 | 41.2 | 16.4:1 | 98% (663) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 42.8 | 14.8:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 44.3 | 14.2:1 | 73% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 66% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 23.8 | 13.6:1 | 75% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 80% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 76% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 35 | 9.3:1 | 87% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 34 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aberdeen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 108% (324 to 675); teachers up 73% (23.8 to 41.2).
About Aberdeen Elementary
Aberdeen Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in North Carolina, with an address in Aberdeen. Its enrollment is 675 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Moore County Schools serves 13,085 students across 23 schools.
At Aberdeen Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 33%. Smaller groups are 29% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. County-wide, 77% of Moore County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
The school's 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Aberdeen Elementary, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Moore County report 64%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Aberdeen Elementary is 5.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 43.1% actual, 48.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
The county, Moore County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $86,080, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 27 public schools and about 14,708 students.
Aberdeen Elementary's nearest public school is Southern Middle (about 2.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 69.5%; Aberdeen Elementary's is 43.1%, ranking 7th of 7.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 10%. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.6 to 16.4 over 4 years.
Aberdeen Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Moore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,876
Census ACS
Median income
$86,080
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,708 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moore County Schools
- Pinecrest HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Union Pines HighHigh · 1,462 students
- West Pine MiddleMiddle · 717 students
- McDeeds Creek ElementaryElementary · 707 students
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 620 students
- North Moore HighHigh · 605 students
Other schools in Aberdeen
- Southern MiddleMiddle · 620 students
- The Academy of Moore CountyElementary · 479 students
Other Aberdeen Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Aberdeen Elementary. Aberdeen Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Aberdeen ElementaryHampton, VA · 482 students
- Aberdeen ElementaryAberdeen, MS · 346 students
- ABERDEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLABERDEEN, ID · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Middle2.1 mi · 620
- Pinecrest High3.4 mi · 2,290
- The Academy of Moore County3.5 mi · 479
- Southern Pines Elementary3.6 mi · 600
- Pinehurst Elementary4.2 mi · 584
- Moore Montessori Community School4.3 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Aberdeen ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Aberdeen Elementary?
Aberdeen Elementary enrolls approximately 675 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Aberdeen Elementary serve?
Aberdeen Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Aberdeen Elementary?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Aberdeen Elementary.
How diverse is Aberdeen Elementary?
Aberdeen Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 22% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Aberdeen Elementary in?
Aberdeen Elementary is part of Moore County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.