Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANNAPOLIS CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370243001046
Shady Brook Elementary
903 Rogers Lake Road, Kannapolis, NC 28081 · (704) 933-2434 · Cabarrus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
319 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
Student demographics
72%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
30.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 →
Where Shady Brook Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,152 of 1,297 | #23 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,101 of 1,296 | #23 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #1,177 of 1,300 | #24 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #1,137 of 1,485 | #27 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #476 of 1,377 | #11 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #90 of 1,379 | #6 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #615 of 1,414 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #574 of 937 | #6 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
322
+27 (+9%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 99% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 23.3 | 13.4:1 | 99% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 20.5 | 14.4:1 | 99% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 99% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 21.2 | 17.0:1 | 98% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 99% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 68% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 50% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 13 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shady Brook Elementary.
About Shady Brook Elementary
Shady Brook Elementary is an elementary school in Kannapolis, North Carolina, according to federal school records. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 322 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Kannapolis City Schools is responsible for 9 schools, Shady Brook Elementary included, with 5,377 students in all.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Shady Brook Elementary is Hispanic, with 36% of students. The remaining shares are 29% Black, 24% White, and 11% multiracial. Cabarrus County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The school has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 0.9 students per teacher. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cabarrus County is 56%.
Shady Brook Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (37.6%) and its predicted rate (48.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
Cabarrus County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $89,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Cabarrus County's 56 public schools enroll about 43,278 students and include Shady Brook Elementary.
Kannapolis Middle School 6 sits about 0.5 miles from Shady Brook Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 46.6%, higher than Shady Brook Elementary's 37.6%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2020-21, Shady Brook Elementary enrolled 295 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 322. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.3:1 to 14.0:1.
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Cabarrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,133
Census ACS
Median income
$89,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
43,278 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
- Kannapolis Middle School 60.5 mi · 358
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/80.7 mi · 782
- Fred L Wilson Elementary1.6 mi · 415
- Royal Oaks Elementary1.7 mi · 661
- Charles E Boger Elementary1.7 mi · 895
- GW Carver Elementary1.9 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About Shady Brook ElementaryHow many students attend Shady Brook Elementary?
Shady Brook Elementary enrolls approximately 322 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Shady Brook Elementary serve?
Shady Brook Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shady Brook Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shady Brook Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shady Brook Elementary?
At Shady Brook Elementary, the student body is approximately 24% White, 36% Hispanic, 29% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Shady Brook Elementary public or private?
Shady Brook Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kannapolis City Schools.
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