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Pinehurst Elementary

Public Grades K-5

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pinehurst Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Pinehurst, North Carolina, serving 608 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Moore County Schools district, which is ranked 58 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Pinehurst Elementary has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in North Carolina, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages in mathematics, reading, and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency was 96.4% at Pinehurst Elementary, compared to 75.8% in the district and 64.1% statewide.

Pinehurst Elementary's success extends beyond overall academic performance, as the school has demonstrated exceptional outcomes across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, White students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students. The school's performance for military-connected students is particularly noteworthy, ranking 4th out of 75 North Carolina elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. While Pinehurst Elementary outperforms nearby schools in the Moore County Schools district, other high-performing schools in the area, such as McDeeds Creek Elementary and The Academy of Moore County, also demonstrate strong academic achievement and could provide valuable insights.

584

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,340

Per pupil spending ?

18.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Dundee Road
Pinehurst, NC 28374

(910) 295-6969

District: Moore County Schools

Students who attend Pinehurst Elementary usually attend:

High:

Pinecrest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.1%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (88% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg67%

North Carolina avg57%

27^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 12Elementary Schools in the Moore County Schools

58^th of 242Moore County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	27 of 1490	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	43 of 1505	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	93 of 1502	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	162 of 1514	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	90.9	109 of 1489	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	118 of 1473	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	129 of 1434	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	86.5	131 of 1429	90.8%	★★★★★
2016	85.0	157 of 1425	89.0%	★★★★☆
2015	84.2	166 of 1440	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	93.9	55 of 1390	96.0%	★★★★★
2013	92.8	72 of 1403	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	89.7	44 of 1388	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	86.2	111 of 1381	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	85.2	113 of 1363	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	83.3	148 of 1354	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	89.5	68 of 1324	94.9%	★★★★★
2007	85.8	84 of 1293	93.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.7	60 of 1276	95.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	79.8	53 of 634	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	74.4	77 of 646	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	184 of 897	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	30 of 1451	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	48 of 1455	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	95 of 1459	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	206 of 1458	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	129 of 1440	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	171 of 1424	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	89 of 1405	93.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	153 of 710	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	184 of 669	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	163 of 582	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	348 of 500	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.4	139 of 494	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	247 of 612	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	37 of 961	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	18 of 915	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	49 of 1437	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	69 of 1450	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	228 of 1437	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	37.7	884 of 1366	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	586 of 1361	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	406 of 1332	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	29 of 1450	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	38 of 1464	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	98 of 1461	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	149 of 1464	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	96 of 1444	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	107 of 1430	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	206 of 1413	85.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	84.8	4 of 75	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	13 of 81	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	20 of 85	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	5 of 76	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	75.2	11 of 72	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	16 of 76	78.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	9 of 821	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	8 of 801	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	25 of 1172	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	27 of 1166	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	77 of 1183	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.1	217 of 1194	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	161 of 1172	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	183 of 1183	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	168 of 1178	85.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2024)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)78th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science93%+31 vs state

Mathematics92%+32 vs state

Reading82%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pinehurst Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dundee Road	Pinehurst	28374	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 295-6969	584	35	16.9	18.7%	433 (74.1%)	37 (6.3%)	49 (8.4%)	20 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.0%)	96.6	27^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.5	43^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	97.1%	16	96.4	87.0	93.8				80.9	81.5	82.3				92.7		$8,340	$531	$7,809
Southern Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 South Carlisle Street	Southern Pines	28987	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-8077	600	37	16.1	99.3%	236 (39.3%)	208 (34.7%)	78 (13.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.0%)	57.4	603^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	59.5%		44.9	836^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.5%	233	68.3	55.7	60.5				56.1	57.0	56.1				60.5		$10,663	$1,069	$9,594
West Pine Elementary	Public	K-5	272 Archie Rd	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 673-2004	383	25	15.1	99.2%	242 (63.2%)	47 (12.3%)	51 (13.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	78	280^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.2%		69.9	404^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.2%	124	89.4	62.9	63.9				60.6	68.6	65.6				78.7		$8,736	$550	$8,186
Aberdeen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Farrell Parkway	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-8030	675	41	16.3	98.2%	224 (33.2%)	199 (29.5%)	146 (21.6%)	12 (1.8%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (12.4%)	25.6	1166^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.7%		12.6	1394^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.4%	228	42.0	36.4	52.0				37.0	40.0	49.5				47.6		$11,336	$1,569	$9,768
Moore Montessori Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	255 S. May Street	Southern Pines	28387	Moore County	Moore Montessori Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 636-1325	259	17	15.5		158 (61.0%)	32 (12.4%)	33 (12.7%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.2%)	26 (10.0%)	56.8	614^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.8%		56.1	644^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.2%	30	60.5	57.7	46.7	84.2	52.6	53.8	60.5	50.0	53.3	73.7	57.9	76.9	33.3	84.6
McDeeds Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2953 Camp Easter Rd	Southern Pines	28387	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 722-4248	707	38	18.4	21.1%	525 (74.3%)	40 (5.7%)	88 (12.4%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.4%)	91.5	88^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.1%		92	86^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.3%	2	90.2	87.0	83.5				80.4	83.0	70.1				76.4
Sandhills Farm Life Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 Farm Life Rd	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 949-2501	379	22	16.8	27.7%	287 (75.7%)	21 (5.5%)	23 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.8%)	84.5	182^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	87.8%		86.8	154^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.8%	28	77.3	79.7	78.0				61.3	70.3	67.8				81.4		$8,014	$534	$7,480
The Academy of Moore County	Public, Charter	K-5	12588 HWY 15-501 South	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	The Academy of Moore County	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 757-0401	479	29	16.5		332 (69.3%)	25 (5.2%)	54 (11.3%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.7%)	88.5	130^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.3%		92.5	79^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.8%	51	79.3	92.6	74.6				61.0	83.8	87.3				76.2
West End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4483 NC Hwy 211	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 673-6691	413	25	16.4	99.3%	305 (73.8%)	11 (2.7%)	73 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	91	97^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.5%		90.9	102^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	93.2%	5	86.4	83.3	74.2				77.3	73.1	79.1				85.1		$9,055	$613	$8,442
Carthage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Rockingham St	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-2781	350	22	15.5	99.1%	227 (64.9%)	40 (11.4%)	40 (11.4%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.4%)	63.4	504^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.2%		55.6	649^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.9%	145	72.5	46.9	68.3				49.0	63.3	53.3				78.3		$11,202	$879	$10,323

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinehurst Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pinehurst Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinehurst Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Pinecrest High

Is Pinehurst Elementary a good school?

Yes! Pinehurst Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 27^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Pinehurst Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Pinehurst Elementary.

What district is Pinehurst Elementary in?

Moore County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Pinehurst Elementary?

Students at Pinehurst Elementary are 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

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