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Bethel Elementary

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Bethel Elementary ranks 254 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bethel Elementary is a Pre-K through 5th grade school in Midland, North Carolina, part of the Charlotte metro area, serving about 611 students as part of Cabarrus County Schools. The school is currently rated 4 stars and ranks 254th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the 83rd percentile. Just a decade ago, Bethel sat in the low-30s percentile with a 2-star rating. Since then, it has climbed steadily through the 57th, 63rd, and 71st percentiles, and it has now spent three straight years ranked in the low-to-mid 80s—a sign of lasting improvement rather than a one-year blip.

Bethel's test scores back up its ranking. The school meets or beats state and district averages in most subjects, with fifth-grade results the standout: 82.8% proficient in math, 76.8% in reading, and 88.9% in science—far above the state averages of 62.9%, 55.3%, and 67.7%. Science has been a signature subject for years, exceeding 80% proficiency in each of the last four school years. Bethel approaches the area's top-performing elementaries—Hickory Ridge Elementary (97th percentile) and Harrisburg Elementary (95th percentile)—while serving a larger share of students from low-income families. It also outperforms nearby higher-poverty schools by wide margins; Rocky River Elementary and A T Allen Elementary both trail well behind Bethel in fifth-grade reading and science.

Attendance and class sizes are also trending in the right direction. Chronic absenteeism at Bethel has fallen from 23.4% in 2020-2021 to 13.7% today, well below the state average of 24.2%. The student-to-teacher ratio has improved to 13.3, one of the most favorable among nearby elementaries. Bethel also earns strong marks across student subgroups, including a 96th-percentile statewide ranking for African American students and an 86th-percentile ranking for students from low-income households. A dip in fourth-grade math and some swings in special-education results are worth monitoring, but the overall picture is clear: Bethel is a school on a strong upward trajectory.

611

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

43.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2425 Midland Road
Midland, NC 28107-9760

(704) 260-6070

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend Bethel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	C C Griffin Middle
High:	Central Cabarrus High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

18.8%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (74% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

254^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 47 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 246Cabarrus 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
2026	78.9	254 of 1492	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	230 of 1490	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	250 of 1505	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	443 of 1502	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	561 of 1514	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	528 of 1489	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	633 of 1473	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	969 of 1434	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	951 of 1429	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.9	911 of 1425	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	900 of 1440	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.9	690 of 1390	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.5	497 of 1403	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.6	447 of 1388	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	512 of 1381	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.9	665 of 1363	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.6	615 of 1354	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.7	833 of 1324	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.4	717 of 1293	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.4	381 of 1276	70.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	39 of 903	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	85.9	64 of 918	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	100 of 924	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	209 of 933	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	119 of 927	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	177 of 896	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	502 of 949	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	51.5	238 of 634	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	183 of 646	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.3	595 of 878	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	669 of 897	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	126 of 519	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	55.6	185 of 563	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	67 of 533	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	229 of 514	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	303 of 1447	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	205 of 1451	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	306 of 1455	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	496 of 1459	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	561 of 1458	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	636 of 1440	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	637 of 1424	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	938 of 1405	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	384 of 743	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.9	234 of 710	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	198 of 582	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	315 of 500	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.1	85 of 494	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	41.8	540 of 612	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.8	43 of 69	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	508 of 981	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.3	272 of 961	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	207 of 951	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.3	467 of 915	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	378 of 893	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	328 of 843	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	266 of 865	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	516 of 851	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	199 of 1434	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	144 of 1437	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	153 of 1450	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	373 of 1437	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	495 of 1366	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	340 of 1329	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	592 of 1361	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	857 of 1332	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	214 of 1451	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	281 of 1450	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	211 of 1464	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	374 of 1461	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	556 of 1464	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	426 of 1444	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	590 of 1430	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	992 of 1413	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	54.4	56 of 133	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	279 of 815	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	88.0	40 of 821	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	57.1	246 of 801	69.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	306 of 1146	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	205 of 1172	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	349 of 1166	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	480 of 1183	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	657 of 1194	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	603 of 1172	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	810 of 1183	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1101 of 1178	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)96th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)76th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)58th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)48th percentile-35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science89%+21 vs state

Mathematics73%+9 vs state

Reading70%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 Midland Road	Midland	28107	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6070	611	46	13.3	43.4%	358 (58.6%)	90 (14.7%)	115 (18.8%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	78.9	254^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.0%		81.6	230^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.6%	24	72.1	64.4	82.8	69.7	64.4	76.8	88.9	$9,140	$715	$8,425
Clear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13501 Albemarle Rd	Charlotte	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6922	459	29	15.9	99.3%	90 (19.6%)	146 (31.8%)	177 (38.6%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	55	653^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	56.2%		42.1	876^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.2%	223	75.7	54.4	59.0	63.5	51.9	55.1	70.5	$10,367	$653	$9,714
Patriots Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1510 Holden Ave SW	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6230	636	46	13.7	37.3%	207 (32.5%)	185 (29.1%)	111 (17.5%)	90 (14.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	77	277^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.4%		69.7	398^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.3%	121	75.3	73.7	75.0	64.9	69.5	70.2	73.1	$8,181	$456	$7,725
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	110 Clontz Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6332	394	28	14.0	35.3%	308 (78.2%)	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	69.2	431^st of 1492 public elementary schools	71.1%		84.8	177^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.1%	254	63.3	76.5	77.2	58.2	64.7	59.6	82.5	$11,109	$766	$10,343
Hickory Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	9464 Hickory Ridge Rd	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-5950	927	65	14.3	15.0%	288 (31.1%)	149 (16.1%)	64 (6.9%)	360 (38.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.6%)	94.5	51^st of 1492 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	61^st of 1490 public elementary schools	95.9%	10	83.9	94.9	87.6	77.4	87.6	83.6	92.1
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%)	62.1	547^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.3%		55.7	640^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.0%	93	85.5	57.4	63.4	60.5	55.9	56.3	73.2	$9,984	$933	$9,051
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%)	81.9	220^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.3%		83	203^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	86.4%	17	73.7	72.7	79.4	64.5	71.6	72.2	86.6	$8,043	$624	$7,419
Rocky River Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5454 Rocky River Road	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6290	652	50	13.0	99.5%	133 (20.4%)	220 (33.7%)	245 (37.6%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.6%)	46.8	788^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.2%		55.2	650^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.4%	138	77.0	72.3	57.0	39.8	42.9	42.0	73.0	$9,867	$992	$8,875
Bain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11540 Bain School Rd	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6915	766	44	17.2	28.5%	430 (56.1%)	119 (15.5%)	99 (12.9%)	67 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.5%)	90.7	106^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.9%		92.9	75^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.0%	31	82.0	84.0	82.5	77.3	84.8	78.3	83.9	$8,795	$527	$8,268
Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Stallings Road	Harrisburg	28075	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6190	850	53	16.0	21.1%	364 (42.8%)	145 (17.1%)	63 (7.4%)	228 (26.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	93	70^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.3%		93.5	65^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.6%	5	87.3	85.2	86.3	77.6	81.2	82.6	87.6	$8,156	$486	$7,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethel Elementary

Is Bethel Elementary a good school?

Bethel Elementary ranks 254^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bethel Elementary?

Students at Bethel Elementary are 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bethel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bethel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : C C Griffin Middle
High : Central Cabarrus High

How many students attend Bethel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Bethel Elementary.

What district is Bethel Elementary in?

Cabarrus County Schools

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