Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANLY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370432001714
Norwood Elementary
400 South Main St, Norwood, NC 28128 · (704) 961-4000 · Stanly County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 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
15.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
351 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
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
48.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
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 Norwood Elementary
Norwood Elementary's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood Elementary this school | 354 | 99.2% | 56.9% |
| Tryon Elementary School Tryon | 367 | 99.2% | 62.1% |
| West Pine Elementary West End | 383 | 99.2% | 70.5% |
| Carthage Elementary Carthage | 350 | 99.1% | 63.0% |
| Tryon Elementary Bessemer City | 336 | 97.6% | 45.0% |
| Kiser Elementary Stanley | 328 | 99.1% | 47.1% |
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 Norwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Stanly County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #604 of 1,297 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #393 of 1,296 | #6 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #682 of 1,300 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #1,039 of 1,485 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #773 of 1,377 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #882 of 1,379 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #548 of 1,414 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #527 of 937 | #4 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
354
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 354 | 23.5 | 15.1:1 | 99% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 22.6 | 15.2:1 | 96% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 99% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 53% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 24.5 | 16.4:1 | 61% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 62% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 61% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 54% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 29 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (401 to 354); teachers down 4% (24.5 to 23.5).
About Norwood Elementary
Located in Norwood, North Carolina, Norwood Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. A federal count lists 354 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 24% smaller than that.
Stanly County Schools has 23 schools and 8,743 students, and Norwood Elementary is one of those schools.
Norwood Elementary is 64% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Stanly County's population at about 79%. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.1:1. That is close to the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligible students account for 99% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Stanly County average 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Norwood Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Norwood Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.9%, compared with a predicted 48.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Stanly County census figures show that the median household income is $60,704, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Stanly County is home to 24 public schools and about 9,471 public school students.
The nearest public school is South Stanly High, at about 2.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Norwood Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Norwood Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (346) to 2024-25 (354).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Norwood Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
- Aquadale ElementaryElementary · 379 students
Other Norwood Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Norwood Elementary. Norwood Elementary is the 6th largest of the 10.
- Norwood ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 521 students
- Norwood ElementaryKnoxville, TN · 471 students
- Norwood Elementary SchoolWest Jefferson, OH · 445 students
- NORWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 443 students
- Norwood Elementary SchoolBURLESON, TX · 425 students
Nearby schools
- South Stanly High2.8 mi · 442
- South Stanly Middle3.1 mi · 402
- Aquadale Elementary6.1 mi · 379
- Mount Gilead Elementary6.3 mi · 190
- Ansonville Elementary8.0 mi · 158
- East Albemarle Elementary9.4 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Norwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Norwood Elementary?
Norwood Elementary enrolls approximately 354 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Norwood Elementary serve?
Norwood Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norwood Elementary is approximately 15.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Norwood Elementary?
Norwood Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Norwood Elementary public or private?
Norwood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stanly County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.