Stanly County Schools

Summary:

The Stanly County Schools district in North Carolina comprises 23 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district serves a diverse student population with varying levels of academic performance across its schools.

Several schools stand out as high-performing, including Locust Elementary, Millingport Elementary, and Badin Elementary, which consistently rank among the top elementary schools in the state. At the high school level, Stanly Early College High and Stanly STEM Early College stand out as exceptional performers, ranking in the top 5-10% of high schools statewide.

However, the district also faces significant challenges, with stark disparities in academic performance between the highest and lowest-performing schools. Schools with higher poverty rates, as measured by free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, tend to have lower proficiency rates, highlighting the impact of socioeconomic factors on student outcomes. The district's per-student spending also varies widely, which may contribute to the uneven distribution of resources and opportunities across the schools. Addressing these disparities and ensuring equitable access to high-quality education will be crucial for improving outcomes for all students in the Stanly County Schools district.

District Detail

723 Aquadale Rd
Albemarle, NC 28001

(704) 961-3000

SchoolDigger Rank:
92^nd of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 8,743

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	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
Albemarle High	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4200	414	30	13.5	99.0%	86 (20.8%)	218 (52.7%)	65 (15.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	14	571^st of 641 public high schools	10.9%		13.8	561^st of 640 public high schools	12.3%	10	12.2	36.2	14.8	51.9															$10,302	$1,146	$9,156
Albemarle Middle	Public	6-8	1811 Badin Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3400	355	25	14.3	99.2%	93 (26.2%)	156 (43.9%)	60 (16.9%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.5%)	10.7	715^th of 773 public middle schools	7.5%		10.8	729^th of 793 public middle schools	8.1%	14								17.9	33.1	11.5				34.7	32.2	31.3		35.4	$10,875	$1,299	$9,576
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	206 N 3rd Street	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3200	525	39	13.4	99.4%	174 (33.1%)	174 (33.1%)	84 (16.0%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (14.3%)	21.8	1247^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.3%		22.3	1241^st of 1505 public elementary schools	17.5%	6					30.5	54.5	42.0				14.6	45.5	29.0				58.0		$9,432	$1,366	$8,066
East Albemarle Elementary	Public	K-5	1813 E Main Street	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3500	261	20	13.2	98.9%	47 (18.0%)	146 (55.9%)	33 (12.6%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.8%)	6.6	1452^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	2.6%		21.8	1255^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.6%	197					22.9	37.5	21.7				14.6	45.0	19.6				19.6		$10,004	$1,532	$8,473
Aquadale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11707 NC Hwy 138	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5600	379	29	13.0	99.2%	244 (64.4%)	48 (12.7%)	34 (9.0%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	52.8	695^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.4%		68.1	443^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	70.6%	252					70.1	54.8	70.2				46.3	56.5	46.4				54.4		$8,983	$974	$8,009
Badin Elementary	Public	K-5	47 Henderson St	Badin	28009	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3900	411	29	14.2	99.3%	281 (68.4%)	56 (13.6%)	15 (3.6%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.7%)	85.2	169^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.7%		71.2	381^st of 1505 public elementary schools	74.7%	212					88.5	81.5	77.9				55.1	66.2	72.1				83.8		$8,304	$1,053	$7,251
Endy Elementary	Public	K-5	27670 Betty Rd	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3300	360	27	13.2	99.2%	289 (80.3%)	14 (3.9%)	35 (9.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	51.9	712^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.2%		40.9	916^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.1%	204					73.6	57.7	55.7				52.1	59.6	50.0				41.0		$9,108	$956	$8,152
Locust Elementary	Public	K-5	103 School Rd	Locust	28097	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5500	563	36	15.7	99.5%	408 (72.5%)	27 (4.8%)	88 (15.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	83	203^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	86.4%		86.3	160^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.4%	43					72.9	69.0	89.2				59.4	64.0	75.5				89.2		$8,043	$624	$7,419
Millingport Elementary	Public	K-5	24198 NC Hwy 73 W	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4300	192	15	12.9	97.9%	138 (71.9%)	2 (1.0%)	16 (8.3%)	18 (9.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.9%)	85.7	161^st of 1490 public elementary schools	89.2%		83.4	194^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.1%	33					67.7	82.9	93.5				64.5	65.7	80.6				87.1		$10,684	$1,258	$9,426
North Stanly Middle	Public	6-8	36605 Old Salisbury Rd	New London	28127	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-3700	471	28	16.6	99.4%	353 (74.9%)	47 (10.0%)	17 (3.6%)	16 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	55.3	323^rd of 773 public middle schools	58.2%		35.1	530^th of 793 public middle schools	33.2%	207								49.7	56.7	54.2				50.6	50.4	61.1		66.4	$8,519	$666	$7,853
North Stanly High	Public	9-12	40206 US Hwy 52 N	New London	28127	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4600	568	37	15.4	98.2%	412 (72.5%)	67 (11.8%)	38 (6.7%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	29.7	455^th of 641 public high schools	29.0%		19.5	521^st of 640 public high schools	18.6%	66	52.1	46.1	9.1	54.9															$8,783	$580	$8,203
Norwood Elementary	Public	K-5	400 South Main St	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4000	354	23	15.0	99.2%	227 (64.1%)	41 (11.6%)	53 (15.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	52.7	699^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.1%		46.8	803^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	46.6%	104					76.8	76.3	53.0				53.6	62.1	31.8				50.0		$8,500	$935	$7,565
Richfield Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Morgan Street	Richfield	28137	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4800	302	21	14.0	99.0%	249 (82.5%)	13 (4.3%)	9 (3.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	78.6	269^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.9%		56.7	637^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.7%	368					77.4	85.7	75.4				43.4	76.2	63.2				78.9		$9,326	$1,012	$8,313
South Stanly High	Public	9-12	40488 S Stanly School Rd	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4100	442	27	16.2	99.3%	306 (69.2%)	59 (13.3%)	35 (7.9%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	33.5	422^nd of 641 public high schools	34.2%		22	501^st of 640 public high schools	21.7%	79	41.2	47.0	24.7	61.9															$9,199	$565	$8,634
Stanfield Elementary	Public	K-5	101 W. Montgomery St	Stanfield	28163	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5800	483	35	13.6	99.4%	311 (64.4%)	38 (7.9%)	106 (21.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	55.7	640^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.0%		49.9	748^th of 1505 public elementary schools	50.3%	108					63.2	75.0	64.7				42.1	61.8	48.5				54.4		$9,984	$933	$9,051
West Stanly High	Public	9-12	306 East Red Cross Road	Oakboro	28129	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-5200	800	45	17.8	99.6%	580 (72.5%)	49 (6.1%)	113 (14.1%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.5%)	68.3	184^th of 641 public high schools	71.3%		46	323^rd of 640 public high schools	49.5%	139	71.9	69.0	53.2	75.3															$8,527	$469	$8,058
South Stanly Middle	Public	6-8	12492 Cottonville Road	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-5700	402	24	16.9	99.3%	260 (64.7%)	61 (15.2%)	42 (10.4%)	17 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	42.9	450^th of 773 public middle schools	41.8%		43.6	453^rd of 793 public middle schools	42.9%	3								59.0	40.3	39.5				52.1	46.0	57.8		49.7	$9,546	$628	$8,918
West Stanly Middle School	Public	6-8	339 Running Creek Church Rd	Locust	28097	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-3600	662	38	17.3	99.5%	472 (71.3%)	35 (5.3%)	101 (15.3%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	74.5	168^th of 773 public middle schools	78.3%		71	199^th of 793 public middle schools	74.9%	31								70.4	64.7	61.7				60.2	62.7	70.9		64.3	$8,483	$608	$7,875
Stanly Early College High	Public	9-12	141 College Drive	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4400	188	8	23.4	98.4%	143 (76.1%)	7 (3.7%)	25 (13.3%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	94.7	29^th of 641 public high schools	95.5%		91.7	60^th of 640 public high schools	90.6%	31	89.1	97.7	85.2	97.2															$7,609	$364	$7,245
Stanly Academy Learning Center	Public	8-12	1121 Austin St	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4500	13	1	14.4	76.9%	6 (46.2%)	6 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)																			$23,336	$986	$22,350
Oakboro Choice STEM	Public	K-8	1244 N Main St	Oakboro	28129	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4700	353	25	13.9	99.2%	288 (81.6%)	9 (2.5%)	35 (9.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	83	204^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.3%		69.9	403^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	73.2%	199					87.5	61.4	82.6	80.0	93.3	95.6	54.2	68.2	76.1	80.0	93.3	87.0	76.1	91.3	$8,393	$828	$7,565
Stanly County Virtual Education	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	1121 Austin St	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 961-3081	56	0		44.6%	38 (67.9%)	9 (16.1%)	3 (5.4%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.1%)								(n/a)	25.0			40.0															$1,870	$164	$1,706
Stanly STEM Early College	Public	9-12	311 Park Ridge Road	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-4900	189	6	31.5	98.4%	87 (46.0%)	24 (12.7%)	35 (18.5%)	29 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	90.3	75^th of 641 public high schools	88.3%		91.3	62^nd of 640 public high schools	90.3%	13		95.3	61.5	100.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gray Stone Day School	9.07 mi	1	20^th
Cabarrus County Schools	13.82 mi	43	66^th
Montgomery County Schools	14.47 mi	11	192^nd
Rowan-Salisbury Schools	16.55 mi	32	207^th
Davidson County Schools	18.53 mi	35	90^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.