Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANLY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370432001719
Stanfield Elementary
101 W. Montgomery St, Stanfield, NC 28163 · (704) 961-5800 · Stanly County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
480 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 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
53%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
50.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 Stanfield Elementary
Stanfield Elementary's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanfield Elementary this school | 483 | 99.4% | 57.6% |
| Franklin Elementary Mount Airy | 473 | 98.9% | 54.5% |
| Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School Forest City | 460 | 98.3% | 61.6% |
| Cool Spring Elementary Cleveland | 447 | 99.3% | 73.9% |
| Fair Grove Elementary Thomasville | 524 | 99.4% | 54.5% |
| Stoneville Elementary Stoneville | 413 | 99.3% | 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 Stanfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Stanly County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #576 of 1,297 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #430 of 1,296 | #7 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #609 of 1,300 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #671 of 1,485 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #372 of 1,377 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #934 of 1,379 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #312 of 1,414 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.1% | #55 of 369 | N/A |
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
483
+160 (+50%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 483 | 35.5 | 13.6:1 | 99% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 29.2 | 15.3:1 | 97% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 25.8 | 15.3:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 34% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 45% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 16 | 16.8:1 | 52% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 28 | 17.2:1 | 43% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 629 | 31 | 20.3:1 | 27% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 19 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (355 to 483); teachers up 37% (26 to 35.5).
About Stanfield Elementary
Stanfield Elementary is one of the public schools in Stanfield, North Carolina. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 483 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
The district, Stanly County Schools, operates 23 schools serving 8,743 students.
More than half of enrollment at Stanfield Elementary is White: 64%. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. Stanly County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
The school has 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Of all students at Stanfield Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Stanly County is similar, at 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Stanfield Elementary lands at B, ahead of 60% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Stanfield Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.6%; the prediction is 48.5%.
For the population of Stanly County, median household income comes to about $60,704, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Stanly County's 24 public schools enroll about 9,471 students and include Stanfield Elementary.
A public school about 2.3 miles away, Locust Elementary, is the closest to Stanfield Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Stanfield Elementary comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Reported enrollment: 323 (2020-21) and 483 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Stanfield Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- North Stanly MiddleMiddle · 471 students
Other Stanfield Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Stanfield Elementary. Stanfield Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Stanfield Elementary SchoolSTANFIELD, AZ · 365 students
- Stanfield Elementary SchoolStanfield, OR · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Locust Elementary2.3 mi · 563
- West Stanly Middle School4.0 mi · 662
- Oakboro Choice STEM5.1 mi · 353
- West Stanly High5.2 mi · 800
- Bethel Elementary6.1 mi · 611
- New Salem Elementary7.7 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Stanfield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Stanfield Elementary?
Stanfield Elementary enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-05.
Is Stanfield Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stanfield Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Stanfield Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Stanfield Elementary.
How diverse is Stanfield Elementary?
Stanfield Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Stanfield Elementary?
Stanfield Elementary is overseen by Stanly County Schools in Stanly County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.