Summary:
The city of Candor, North Carolina has one public elementary school, Candor Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 353 students. The school is part of the Montgomery County Schools district, which is ranked 192 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Candor Elementary does not appear to be a standout school, as it has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past three years. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests, such as the End-of-Grade (EOG) exams, are significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.1% of 5th-grade students at Candor Elementary were proficient or better in EOG Mathematics, compared to 36% for the Montgomery County Schools district and 59.3% for the state of North Carolina.
Additionally, Candor Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with 99.15% of students qualifying for this program in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,774, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 16.2 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year. These factors suggest that the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges and may need targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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