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Fred L Wilson Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

1307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Fred L Wilson Elementary is a K–5 school in Kannapolis, NC, serving 415 students in the Kannapolis City Schools district, where virtually every student (99.28%) comes from a family eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. One clear bright spot is attendance: the school's chronic absenteeism rate was just 17.1% in 2024-2025, well below both the district rate of 24.7% and the state rate of 24.2%. The school also keeps a reasonable student-teacher ratio of 13.7 to 1, and per-pupil spending is in line with comparable schools.

Academically, though, Fred Wilson is struggling. The school currently ranks in the 12th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools (1,307 out of 1,492), a steep drop from the 22nd percentile the prior year. Proficiency fell below the state average in every tested subject and grade, with 3rd-grade reading at 31.7% and 4th-grade reading at 28.8% compared with state averages of 55.6% and 57.7%. The only area where the school beat its district was 5th-grade reading (47.5% vs. 40.0%), though that still trails the state. Subgroup results are likewise uneven: female students, English Learners, students from low-income families, and gifted students score especially low relative to their statewide peers, pointing to an equity challenge in how support is reaching different groups rather than a school-wide problem rooted in attendance or class size.

The most hopeful context comes from nearby schools. Jackson Park Elementary, less than three miles away, serves an almost identical student population (99.37% poverty) yet ranks in the 60th percentile statewide and beats Fred Wilson in every subject — including a remarkable 5th-grade math proficiency of 87.9% versus 45.0%. Other high-poverty neighbors such as Landis Elementary (54th percentile), Royal Oaks School of the Arts (62nd percentile), and Concord Lake STEAM Academy (68th percentile) also achieve far stronger results. This suggests Fred Wilson's outcomes are not inevitable — with deliberate, subgroup-specific instructional changes, stronger results are clearly within reach for its students.

415

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

94.9%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

1401 Pine Street
Kannapolis, NC 28081-4139

(704) 932-8656

District: Kannapolis City Schools

Students who attend Fred L Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kannapolis Middle School 7/8
High:	A L Brown High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.2%

White:

18.8%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg61%

1,307^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

218^th of 246Kannapolis City 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	18.6	1307 of 1492	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	1157 of 1490	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1186 of 1505	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1137 of 1502	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1156 of 1514	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1014 of 1489	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1024 of 1473	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1041 of 1434	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.3	1132 of 1429	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	1256 of 1425	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	1299 of 1440	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	1011 of 1390	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	986 of 1403	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.2	924 of 1388	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.8	746 of 1381	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.8	739 of 1363	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.8	716 of 1354	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.5	704 of 1324	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.8	782 of 1293	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.1	898 of 1276	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	698 of 903	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	767 of 918	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	777 of 924	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	781 of 933	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	591 of 927	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	509 of 896	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	358 of 949	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	635 of 927	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	474 of 519	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.3	352 of 563	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	323 of 533	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	281 of 514	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	1382 of 1447	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	1292 of 1451	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1151 of 1455	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	982 of 1459	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1112 of 1458	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	878 of 1440	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1078 of 1424	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1189 of 1405	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	730 of 743	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	51.9	443 of 669	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	710 of 981	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	628 of 961	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	656 of 951	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	505 of 915	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	607 of 893	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	405 of 843	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	361 of 865	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	425 of 851	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	1233 of 1434	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	1024 of 1437	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	984 of 1450	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	978 of 1437	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	880 of 1366	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	855 of 1329	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	959 of 1361	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	771 of 1332	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	995 of 1451	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	970 of 1450	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1109 of 1464	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1187 of 1461	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1106 of 1464	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1058 of 1444	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	837 of 1430	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	828 of 1413	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	1056 of 1146	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	844 of 1172	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	852 of 1166	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1098 of 1183	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	987 of 1194	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1021 of 1172	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	999 of 1183	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	862 of 1178	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)31st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science56%-11 vs state

Mathematics44%-20 vs state

Reading37%-20 vs state

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Monday, December 16, 2019

I absolutely love the school. My child is in the dual language program and he is doing amazingly well. I also love the Global studies. The staff is amazing and supper welcoming. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fred L Wilson Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1401 Pine Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 932-8656	415	30	13.7	—	78 (18.8%)	59 (14.2%)	250 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	18.6	1307^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.4%		26	1157^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.3%	150	52.4	34.2	45.0				31.7	28.8	47.5				56.3		94.9%	0%	$10,056	$1,308	$8,748
Shady Brook Elementary	Public	K-5	903 Rogers Lake Road	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2434	322	23	14.0	—	78 (24.2%)	92 (28.6%)	115 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.5%)	15.7	1353^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	9.3%		22.1	1244^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.5%	109	48.4	53.8	27.3				35.5	48.7	20.5				45.5		80.6%	0%	$11,062	$1,752	$9,310
GW Carver Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	525 East C St	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 932-4161	503	35	14.3	—	99 (19.7%)	152 (30.2%)	193 (38.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	24	1208^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.0%		24.6	1195^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.8%	13	66.7	44.3	42.6				45.3	46.8	31.4				54.9		89.6%	3.9%	$11,099	$1,459	$9,641
North Kannapolis Elementary	Public	K-5	800 N Walnut Street	Kannapolis	28081	Rowan County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2935	296	27	11.0	—	61 (20.6%)	56 (18.9%)	155 (52.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.8%)	30.4	1084^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.3%		30	1091^st of 1490 public elementary schools	26.8%	7	55.0	42.9	52.5				32.5	38.8	47.5				80.0		91.7%	2.1%	$14,411	$2,811	$11,600
Jackson Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Jackson Street	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2831	476	34	14.0	—	140 (29.4%)	62 (13.0%)	219 (46.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.9%)	59.5	590^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.5%		61.2	541^st of 1490 public elementary schools	63.7%	49	66.7	57.6	87.9				53.3	48.9	60.6				87.9		95.2%	2.4%	$9,913	$1,233	$8,680
Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1333 Forest Park Drive	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 932-8121	472	37	12.7	—	96 (20.3%)	165 (35.0%)	147 (31.1%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.8%)	20	1276^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.5%		26.5	1145^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.2%	131	56.8	46.7	43.4				41.9	40.0	33.7				51.8		78.6%	10.7%	$10,094	$1,495	$8,599
Royal Oaks School of the Arts	Public	K-8	608 Dakota Street	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 260-6310	661	44	14.8	—	205 (31.0%)	258 (39.0%)	136 (20.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	61.1	562^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	62.3%		63.7	503^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	66.2%	59	62.1	63.4	67.8	75.5	71.1	80.0	54.0	58.4	55.2	73.6	73.3	85.7	73.6	97.1	87.1%	8.2%	$10,732	$1,643	$9,089
Charles E Boger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5150 Dove Field Lane	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6130	895	58	15.5	47.9%	377 (42.1%)	212 (23.7%)	157 (17.5%)	100 (11.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.1%)	72	377^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.7%		72.1	362^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.7%	15	79.0	67.1	69.4				62.3	63.9	65.3				75.5		93.5%	3.9%	$9,284	$566	$8,718
Concord Lake STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1911 Concord Lake Road	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 273-5310	856	18	48.8	95.8%	196 (22.9%)	390 (45.6%)	192 (22.4%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.9%)	66.5	478^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.0%		60.1	563^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	62.2%	85	73.6	69.8	57.6	65.1	63.8	61.2	52.9	65.1	66.7	66.3	74.1	79.6	72.7	83.7	95.1%	4.9%
Winecoff Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	375 Winecoff Sch Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6370	740	48	15.3	—	159 (21.5%)	285 (38.5%)	219 (29.6%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.8%)	34.3	1022^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	31.5%		22.9	1221^st of 1490 public elementary schools	18.1%	199	48.8	48.3	56.7				49.6	44.2	45.2				75.0		90.1%	2.2%	$10,252	$1,087	$9,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred L Wilson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Fred L Wilson Elementary?

Students at Fred L Wilson Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 19% White, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Fred L Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Fred L Wilson Elementary.

Is Fred L Wilson Elementary a good school?

Fred L Wilson Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Fred L Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fred L Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kannapolis Middle School 7/8
High : A L Brown High

What district is Fred L Wilson Elementary in?

Kannapolis City Schools

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