Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANLY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370432001707
Aquadale Elementary
11707 NC Hwy 138, Norwood, NC 28128 · (704) 961-5600 · Stanly County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
376 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
49.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Aquadale Elementary
Aquadale Elementary's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquadale Elementary this school | 379 | 99.2% | 56.8% |
| Carthage Elementary Carthage | 350 | 99.1% | 63.0% |
| Badin Elementary Badin | 411 | 99.3% | 75.6% |
| Haw Creek Elementary Asheville | 402 | 99.3% | 65.3% |
| West Pine Elementary West End | 383 | 99.2% | 70.5% |
| Norwood Elementary Norwood | 354 | 99.2% | 56.9% |
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 Aquadale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Stanly County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #608 of 1,297 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #470 of 1,296 | #8 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #624 of 1,300 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #970 of 1,485 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #228 of 1,377 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #868 of 1,379 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #496 of 1,414 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.9% | #91 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
379
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 379 | 29.1 | 13.0:1 | 99% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 27.9 | 12.7:1 | 99% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 28.6 | 12.3:1 | 99% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 23.8 | 13.1:1 | 50% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 48% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 59% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 45% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 14 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aquadale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (311 to 379); teachers up 22% (23.8 to 29.1).
About Aquadale Elementary
Aquadale Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Norwood, North Carolina. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 379 students.
The 23 schools in Stanly County Schools enroll 8,743 students altogether, Aquadale Elementary among them.
By race and ethnicity, Aquadale Elementary is 64% White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Stanly County's population at about 79%. Aquadale Elementary has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Aquadale Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.0:1. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. The lunch program counts 99% of students at Aquadale Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Stanly County.
allk12 grades Aquadale Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Aquadale Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.8%; the prediction is 48.5%.
Stanly County has these Census figures: median household income is about $60,704, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Stanly County number 24 and enroll about 9,471.
The nearest other public school, South Stanly High, is about 3.4 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Aquadale Elementary. On state test proficiency, Aquadale Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 377 in 2020-21, 379 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.5:1 to 13.0:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Stanly County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,651
Census ACS
Median income
$60,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
9,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stanly County Schools
- West Stanly HighHigh · 800 students
- West Stanly Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- North Stanly HighHigh · 568 students
- Locust ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 525 students
- Stanfield ElementaryElementary · 483 students
Other schools in Norwood
- South Stanly HighHigh · 442 students
- South Stanly MiddleMiddle · 402 students
- Norwood ElementaryElementary · 354 students
Nearby schools
- South Stanly High3.4 mi · 442
- South Stanly Middle3.4 mi · 402
- Norwood Elementary6.1 mi · 354
- Endy Elementary6.2 mi · 360
- Oakboro Choice STEM6.3 mi · 353
- West Stanly High7.5 mi · 800
Frequently asked questions
About Aquadale ElementaryHow many students attend Aquadale Elementary?
Aquadale Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Aquadale Elementary serve?
Aquadale Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Aquadale Elementary have?
Aquadale Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Aquadale Elementary?
Student demographics at Aquadale Elementary are roughly 64% White, 9% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Aquadale Elementary in?
Aquadale Elementary is part of Stanly County Schools.
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