Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANNAPOLIS CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370243001047
North Kannapolis Elementary
800 N Walnut Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081 · (704) 933-2935 · Rowan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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
11.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
293 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 27 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Kannapolis City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
37.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 North Kannapolis Elementary
North Kannapolis Elementary's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Kannapolis Elementary this school | 296 | 99.0% | 46.1% |
| Green Ridge Elementary Biscoe | 271 | 98.9% | 33.8% |
| North Harnett Primary Angier | 329 | 99.1% | N/A |
| Emma Elementary Asheville | 277 | 98.2% | 37.6% |
| Donna L Loflin Elementary Asheboro | 300 | 99.0% | 41.1% |
| Angier Elementary Angier | 376 | 99.2% | 33.8% |
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 North Kannapolis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #930 of 1,297 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,069 of 1,296 | #9 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,019 of 1,300 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #1,187 of 1,485 | #15 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #36 of 1,377 | #1 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #521 of 1,379 | #8 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #651 of 1,414 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #250 of 937 | #5 of 12 |
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
296
+29 (+11%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 296 | 26.7 | 11.1:1 | 99% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 30.1 | 9.6:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 29.6 | 9.1:1 | 96% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 27 | 9.9:1 | 99% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 28.9 | 13.0:1 | 99% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 39 | 13.0:1 | 99% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 41 | 11.0:1 | 84% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 62% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 21 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Kannapolis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (377 to 296); teachers down 8% (28.9 to 26.7).
About North Kannapolis Elementary
This page covers North Kannapolis Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The school reports 296 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
The Kannapolis City Schools system has 9 schools and 5,377 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at North Kannapolis Elementary, with 52% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 21% White, 19% Black, and 8% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 40 points above the 12% share among Rowan County residents. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at North Kannapolis Elementary was 11.1:1. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 11.1:1 here. North Kannapolis Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 99%.
allk12 grades North Kannapolis Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, North Kannapolis Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.1%; the prediction is 48.6%.
Rowan County has about 149,875 residents, and the median household income is $65,725, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides North Kannapolis Elementary, Rowan County has 34 other public schools.
The nearest public school is A L Brown High, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. North Kannapolis Elementary comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes North Kannapolis Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 29 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.1:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at North Kannapolis Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rowan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,875
Census ACS
Median income
$65,725
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kannapolis City Schools
- A L Brown HighHigh · 1,753 students
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/8Middle · 782 students
- GW Carver ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Jackson Park ElementaryElementary · 476 students
- Forest Park ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Fred L Wilson ElementaryElementary · 415 students
Other schools in Kannapolis
- A L Brown HighHigh · 1,753 students
- Charles E Boger ElementaryElementary · 895 students
- Concord Lake STEAM AcademyElementary · 856 students
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/8Middle · 782 students
- Royal Oaks ElementaryElementary · 661 students
- GW Carver ElementaryElementary · 503 students
Nearby schools
- A L Brown High0.8 mi · 1,753
- Jackson Park Elementary1.0 mi · 476
- GW Carver Elementary1.0 mi · 503
- Fred L Wilson Elementary1.7 mi · 415
- Forest Park Elementary2.1 mi · 472
- Corriher Lipe Middle2.7 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About North Kannapolis ElementaryHow large is North Kannapolis Elementary?
North Kannapolis Elementary enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-05.
Is North Kannapolis Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Kannapolis Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Kannapolis Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Kannapolis Elementary is approximately 11.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is North Kannapolis Elementary?
North Kannapolis Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 52% Hispanic, 19% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is North Kannapolis Elementary public or private?
North Kannapolis Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kannapolis City Schools.
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