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How has Central Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANLY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370432000024
Central Elementary
206 N 3rd Street, Albemarle, NC 28001 · (704) 961-3200 · Stanly County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
522 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
73%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
29.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Central Elementary
Central Elementary's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary this school | 525 | 99.4% | 39.9% |
| Howard L Hall Elementary Fayetteville | 539 | 99.4% | 61.9% |
| Gibsonville Elementary Gibsonville | 595 | 99.5% | 48.6% |
| C.F. Pope Elementary Burgaw | 530 | 97.7% | 35.6% |
| Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School Forest City | 459 | 98.3% | 68.3% |
| Armstrong Elementary Eastover | 456 | 98.5% | 72.7% |
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 Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Stanly County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,101 of 1,297 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #1,099 of 1,296 | #10 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #1,200 of 1,300 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #542 of 1,485 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #342 of 1,377 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.3% | #52 of 1,379 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #243 of 1,414 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #604 of 937 | #5 of 6 |
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
525
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
+58% since 2000-01, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 525 | 38.9 | 13.5:1 | 99% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 33.1 | 16.6:1 | 99% (548) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 34.8 | 15.7:1 | 99% (543) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 99% (510) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 41.2 | 14.1:1 | 98% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 100% (625) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 76% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 78% (259) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (581 to 525); teachers down 6% (41.2 to 38.9).
About Central Elementary
Central Elementary is one of the public schools in Albemarle, North Carolina. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 525 students.
The district, Stanly County Schools, has 8,743 students enrolled across 23 schools.
The most common group at Central Elementary is White students, at 33%. The school is also 33% Black, 16% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 79%. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.5:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. For comparison, public schools in Stanly County average 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Central Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Central Elementary's results are 8.6 points below predicted: 39.9% against 48.5%.
Among Stanly County residents, the median household income is $60,704, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Central Elementary is one of 24 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Stanly County Virtual Education, is about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Central Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Central Elementary enrolled 513; in 2024-25, 525. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.7:1 in 2020-21, and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Stanfield ElementaryElementary · 483 students
- North Stanly MiddleMiddle · 471 students
Other schools in Albemarle
- Albemarle HighHigh · 414 students
- Endy ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Albemarle MiddleMiddle · 355 students
- East Albemarle ElementaryElementary · 261 students
- Millingport ElementaryElementary · 192 students
- Stanly STEM Early CollegeHigh · 189 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary is the 32nd largest of the 152.
- Central ElementaryEden, NC · 521 students
- Central ElementaryElizabeth City, NC · 484 students
- Central ElementaryStatesville, NC · 331 students
- Central ElementaryJackson, NC · 283 students
- Central ElementaryBarco, NC · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Stanly County Virtual Education1.0 mi · 56
- Stanly Academy Learning Center1.0 mi · 13
- Stanly STEM Early College1.2 mi · 189
- Albemarle High1.2 mi · 414
- Albemarle Middle1.5 mi · 355
- East Albemarle Elementary1.6 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Central ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary?
Central Elementary enrolls approximately 525 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Central Elementary serve?
Central Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary is approximately 13.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Central Elementary?
Central Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 33% Black, 3% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary in?
Central Elementary is part of Stanly County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.