Enrollment
190
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370162000697
McAdenville Elementary
275 E Wesleyan Drive, McAdenville, NC 28101 · (704) 836-9117 · Gaston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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.
- A-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
17.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
187 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
69.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 McAdenville Elementary
McAdenville Elementary's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAdenville Elementary this school | 190 | 98.4% | 64.1% |
| Moncure School Moncure | 176 | 98.3% | 54.7% |
| Stokes Stokes | 218 | 98.6% | 52.6% |
| Raleigh Road Elementary Linden | 208 | 97.6% | N/A |
| Lee Woodard Elementary Black Creek | 173 | 97.1% | 58.4% |
| Page Street Elementary Troy | 248 | 98.8% | 48.4% |
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 McAdenville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Gaston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #372 of 1,297 | #6 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #246 of 1,296 | #4 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #135 of 1,300 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #1,395 of 1,485 | #31 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #849 of 1,414 | #24 of 31 |
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
190
+33 (+21%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 190 | 11 | 17.3:1 | 98% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 11.9 | 14.7:1 | 57% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 13.4 | 13.4:1 | 50% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 157 | 13 | 12.1:1 | 42% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 14.2 | 12.8:1 | 61% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 13 | 14.8:1 | 62% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 142 | 12 | 11.8:1 | 65% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 175 | 12 | 14.6:1 | 42% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 248 | 15 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McAdenville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (182 to 190); teachers down 23% (14.2 to 11).
About McAdenville Elementary
McAdenville Elementary is a small elementary school in McAdenville, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 190 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 59% below that mark.
The 56 schools of Gaston County Schools, including McAdenville Elementary, enroll 30,995 students.
At McAdenville Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 49%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Gaston County residents are about 68% White. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at McAdenville Elementary are from different groups.
The school has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. The school reported 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Gaston County averages 85%, lower than here.
McAdenville Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, McAdenville Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 64.1% actual against 48.8% predicted.
Census data for Gaston County show the median household earns about $67,478 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Gaston County number 61, with about 35,898 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Stuart W Cramer High, is about 1.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. McAdenville Elementary places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 21%. The ratio was 12.1:1 in 2020-21 and 17.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Gaston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,881
Census ACS
Median income
$67,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
35,898 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gaston County Schools
- Ashbrook HighHigh · 1,386 students
- Hunter Huss HighHigh · 1,165 students
- Forestview HighHigh · 1,133 students
- North Gaston HighHigh · 1,061 students
- South Point HighHigh · 989 students
- Cramerton MiddleMiddle · 959 students
Nearby schools
- Stuart W Cramer High1.1 mi · 953
- Belmont Central Elementary1.7 mi · 693
- Holbrook Middle1.8 mi · 712
- Lowell Elementary1.9 mi · 367
- North Belmont Elementary2.0 mi · 371
- Cramerton Middle2.2 mi · 959
Frequently asked questions
About McAdenville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at McAdenville Elementary?
McAdenville Elementary enrolls approximately 190 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does McAdenville Elementary serve?
McAdenville Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at McAdenville Elementary?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at McAdenville Elementary.
What is the student diversity at McAdenville Elementary?
Student demographics at McAdenville Elementary are roughly 49% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is McAdenville Elementary in?
McAdenville Elementary is part of Gaston County Schools.
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