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Moore County Schools

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At a glance

63^rdof 246 North Carolina districts▼ 5

Better than 74% of North Carolina districts

Elementary 13 Middle 5 High 4 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

5277 Hwy 15-501 S
Carthage, NC 28327·(910) 947-2976·All North Carolina district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 74.4% of districts

Schools

13,085

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedPinehurst Elementary57^th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Carthage Elementary up 159 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Elise Middle 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Moore County Schools is a mid-sized North Carolina district serving roughly 13,085 students from kindergarten through 12th grade across 23 campuses — 13 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative school — in the Sandhills region stretching from Pinehurst to the rural western edge of the county. The district is rated 4 stars and ranks 63rd of 246 districts statewide, but that overall standing hides dramatic differences between schools. Enrollment ranges from Pinecrest High, the district's largest school at 2,290 students, down to The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney, which serves just 77.

The district's strongest academic performers include Pinehurst Elementary, West Pine Middle, West End Elementary, and McDeeds Creek Elementary. Particularly impressive: West Pine Middle and West End Elementary each serve student bodies where more than 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet both earn 5-star ratings. West Pine Middle posts 77.7% proficiency in 8th grade math, well above the 53.0% state average, while West End Elementary combines top-tier scores with just 9.4% chronic absenteeism. At the other end of the spectrum sit The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney, which reports 74.4% chronic absenteeism and single-digit test proficiency, and Robbins Elementary, whose state ranking collapsed to the 9th percentile in the latest year.

For parents, the clearest warning sign is chronic absenteeism, not spending or class size. Elise Middle spends about $12,900 per pupil and has the district's lowest student-teacher ratio, yet it still trails West Pine Middle on nearly every measure. Among traditional high schools, Pinecrest High and Union Pines High rank in the low-to-mid 60th percentile range, and Math I proficiency falls below 55% at every high school in the district. North Moore High offers the most encouraging high school story, posting strong gains in biology, English II, and Math I while sustaining the district's best graduation rate at 93.5%.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
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%)	25.2	1182^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	20.8%		25.6	1166^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.7%	16					35.6	57.1	43.2				45.2	50.5	43.2				54.1		$11,336	$1,569	$9,768
Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	2636 NC Hwy 24 27	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 245-7814	215	14	15.6	98.6%	145 (67.4%)	15 (7.0%)	42 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	55.9	641^st of 1492 public elementary schools	57.0%		52.9	690^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.7%	49					59.5	57.9	79.3				54.8	55.3	62.1				72.4		$11,016	$911	$10,105
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%)	73.8	345^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.9%		63.4	504^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.2%	159					85.2	59.7	70.2				70.4	69.4	66.0				72.3		$11,202	$879	$10,323
Elise Middle	Public	6-8	180 W Elm St	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2421	192	18	10.4	97.4%	40 (20.8%)	26 (13.5%)	114 (59.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	56.5	335^th of 778 public middle schools	56.9%		38.2	484^th of 773 public middle schools	37.4%	149								78.6	65.6	50.8				51.8	57.4	48.3		66.1	$12,902	$1,764	$11,138
Highfalls Elementary	Public	K-8	1220 NC Hwy 22	Bennett	27208	Chatham County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3600	293	21	14.0	99.0%	254 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	69.6	424^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.6%		72.2	360^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.8%	64					82.4	81.1	87.8	62.1	60.5	76.9	55.9	56.8	58.5	51.7	65.1	80.8	75.6	88.5	$12,166	$832	$11,333
North Moore High	Public	9-12	1504 North Moore Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 464-3105	605	29	20.8	99.3%	353 (58.3%)	34 (5.6%)	197 (32.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	46.2	354^th of 662 public high schools	46.5%		38.4	389^th of 641 public high schools	39.3%	35	73.5	58.0	47.1	60.5															$11,514	$738	$10,776
Pinecrest High	Public	9-12	250 Voit Gilmore Lane	Southern Pines	28387	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 692-6554	2,290	83	27.6	34.9%	1,367 (59.7%)	378 (16.5%)	322 (14.1%)	39 (1.7%)	23 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	160 (7.0%)	62.7	235^th of 662 public high schools	64.5%		63	212^th of 641 public high schools	66.9%	23	73.7	75.9	46.2	73.2															$7,767	$635	$7,132
Robbins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	268 Rushwood Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2411	378	30	12.4	96.8%	116 (30.7%)	28 (7.4%)	213 (56.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	15.1	1362^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	8.7%		38.8	941^st of 1490 public elementary schools	36.8%	421					60.0	36.5	39.6				41.8	38.1	28.3				35.8		$12,099	$1,357	$10,742
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%)	82.7	206^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.2%		84.5	182^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	87.8%	24					79.7	71.2	79.0				71.3	69.9	71.0				83.9		$8,014	$534	$7,480
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%)	57.1	624^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.2%		57.4	603^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	59.5%	21					65.7	63.4	67.7				51.5	62.2	62.6				63.6		$10,663	$1,069	$9,594
Union Pines High	Public	9-12	1981 Union Church Rd	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-5511	1,462	59	24.8	31.7%	1,027 (70.2%)	116 (7.9%)	200 (13.7%)	10 (0.7%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (6.8%)	59	261^st of 662 public high schools	60.6%		66.8	190^th of 641 public high schools	70.4%	71	67.5	73.7	54.5	66.2															$8,499	$727	$7,773
Vass-Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	141 James Street	Vass	28394	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 245-3444	511	31	16.7	40.7%	319 (62.4%)	38 (7.4%)	92 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.5%)	63.1	534^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.2%		71.7	366^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.4%	168					78.0	72.6	52.6				59.8	66.3	51.3				71.1		$10,090	$843	$9,248
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%)	89.5	121^st of 1492 public elementary schools	91.9%		91	97^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.5%	24					88.0	77.4	91.4				80.0	70.2	76.5				86.4		$9,055	$613	$8,442
Westmoore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2159 NC Hwy 705	Seagrove	27341	Randolph County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3401	268	20	13.6	98.9%	211 (78.7%)	9 (3.4%)	38 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	63.4	531^st of 1492 public elementary schools	64.4%		67.9	428^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.3%	103					76.0	58.8	63.2	67.7	88.9	60.0	48.0	67.6	52.6	80.6	77.8	71.4	63.2	80.0	$11,793	$902	$10,890
The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney	Public	6-12	160 Pinckney Road	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-2603	77	7	10.9	83.1%	33 (42.9%)	28 (36.4%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)								(n/a)	340.9	13.3	537.4	539.3						9.1						9.1		9.1	$20,280	$779	$19,501
New Century Middle	Public	6-8	1577 Union Church Road	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-1301	602	39	15.3	32.4%	461 (76.6%)	36 (6.0%)	64 (10.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.5%)	85.6	87^th of 778 public middle schools	88.8%		85.4	89^th of 773 public middle schools	88.5%	2								77.8	68.2	69.5				76.9	67.7	76.9		92.3	$8,510	$600	$7,910
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%)	94	57^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.6	27^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.2%	30					89.4	86.0	89.7				74.4	86.8	80.4				90.7		$8,340	$531	$7,809
West Pine Middle	Public	6-8	144 Archie Road	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 673-1464	717	43	16.8	99.6%	524 (73.1%)	51 (7.1%)	76 (10.6%)	13 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.6%)	89.6	55^th of 778 public middle schools	92.9%		87.7	72^nd of 773 public middle schools	90.7%	17								78.9	77.4	77.7				76.9	76.6	77.3		87.2	$8,445	$445	$8,000
Southern Middle	Public	6-8	717 Johnson Street	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 693-1550	620	39	15.8	98.9%	301 (48.5%)	140 (22.6%)	100 (16.1%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.5%)	60.7	291^st of 778 public middle schools	62.6%		58.5	293^rd of 773 public middle schools	62.1%	2								57.3	53.5	43.4				65.0	57.5	67.8		80.9	$9,266	$896	$8,370
Crain's Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4631 Union Church Rd	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 245-3796	481	31	15.6	99.4%	256 (53.2%)	106 (22.0%)	69 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.6%)	60.5	293^rd of 778 public middle schools	62.3%		47.3	414^th of 773 public middle schools	46.4%	121								54.2	54.4	50.0				58.1	61.1	69.9		79.5	$9,638	$999	$8,640
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%)	71.7	384^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.3%		78	280^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.2%	104					82.0	71.8	64.0				65.6	71.8	66.7				65.3		$8,736	$550	$8,186
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%)	88	148^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.1%		91.5	88^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.1%	60					90.3	87.5	75.2				76.1	76.8	72.4				77.1
Connect Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	272 Archie Rd	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(910) 673-2004	283	14	20.6	34.6%	203 (71.7%)	35 (12.4%)	21 (7.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)								(n/a)	52.0	86.7	33.3	44.4	73.3	60.0	63.2	76.0	72.7	45.2	86.7	90.0	68.4	96.0	77.3	83.9	73.7	83.9
Moore Innovative High School	Public	9	3395 Airport Road	Pinehurst	28374	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(910) 507-7404	0																		(n/a)		95.1	85.7

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
The Academy of Moore County	2.04 mi	1	14^th
Moore Montessori Community School	3.67 mi	1	39^th
Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	8.06 mi	2	12^th
Hoke County Schools	11.82 mi	14	183^rd
Scotland County Schools	16.91 mi	12	204^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.