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Fred L Wilson Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

1157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Fred L Wilson Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Kannapolis, North Carolina, serving 432 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Kannapolis City Schools district, which is ranked 208 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fred L Wilson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 42.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 64.1% statewide and 49.9% for the Kannapolis City Schools district. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high level of poverty among the student population.

While the school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are not dramatically different from the district and state averages, the data suggests that the school is not effectively utilizing its resources to improve student outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Jackson Park Elementary, Forest Park Elementary, and Shady Brook Elementary, as well as charter and out-of-district schools like Concord Lake STEAM Academy and Winecoff Elementary, generally outperform Fred L Wilson Elementary on academic measures.

415

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,056

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Reading scores 16 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg57%

1,157^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Kannapolis City Schools

208^th of 242Kannapolis 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
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
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
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
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
2024	51.9	443 of 669	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)34th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science54%-8 vs state

Mathematics47%-14 vs state

Reading36%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
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	99.3%	78 (18.8%)	59 (14.2%)	250 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	26	1157^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.3%		25.3	1186^th of 1505 public elementary schools	21.2%	29	42.4	56.8	38.9				24.2	51.9	29.2				54.2		$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	99.1%	78 (24.2%)	92 (28.6%)	115 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.5%)	22.1	1244^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.5%		6.5	1465^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.7%	221	65.2	19.0	39.1				45.7	16.7	28.3				42.6		$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	99.0%	99 (19.7%)	152 (30.2%)	193 (38.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	24.6	1195^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.8%		13.8	1382^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	8.2%	187	50.0	46.0	51.1				30.3	31.0	40.0				53.3		$11,099	$1,459	$9,641
North Kannapolis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N Walnut Street	Kannapolis	28081	Rowan County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2935	296	27	11.0	99.0%	61 (20.6%)	56 (18.9%)	155 (52.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.8%)	30	1091^st of 1490 public elementary schools	26.8%		15.8	1349^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.4%	258	35.7	38.9	57.4				32.1	41.7	42.6				68.1		$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	99.4%	140 (29.4%)	62 (13.0%)	219 (46.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.9%)	61.2	541^st of 1490 public elementary schools	63.7%		74.2	336^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.7%	205	63.3	78.9	74.2				35.6	59.2	51.6				79.0		$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	99.4%	96 (20.3%)	165 (35.0%)	147 (31.1%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.8%)	26.5	1145^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.2%		22.9	1231^st of 1505 public elementary schools	18.2%	86	41.8	48.1	52.1				32.9	46.2	41.9				48.6		$10,094	$1,495	$8,599
Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	608 Dakota Street	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 260-6310	661	44	14.8	99.5%	205 (31.0%)	258 (39.0%)	136 (20.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.3%)	63.7	503^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	66.2%		57.5	624^th of 1505 public elementary schools	58.5%	121	72.2	53.4	64.0	75.6	61.5	64.4	42.3	53.4	62.8	75.6	69.2	66.7	76.7	77.8	$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%)	72.1	362^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.7%		72.1	368^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.5%	6	80.8	59.4	70.5				57.5	60.1	63.0				71.2		$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%)	60.1	563^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	62.2%		59.4	594^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.5%	31	73.1	57.0	46.9	60.0	52.5	55.0	58.7	57.0	64.1	55.4	63.9	70.0	57.8	72.5
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	99.6%	159 (21.5%)	285 (38.5%)	219 (29.6%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.8%)	22.9	1221^st of 1490 public elementary schools	18.1%		16.1	1342^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	10.8%	121	51.0	41.9	42.1				34.2	42.9	43.0				41.3		$10,252	$1,087	$9,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred L Wilson Elementary

How many students attend Fred L Wilson Elementary?

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

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

Is Fred L Wilson Elementary a good school?

Fred L Wilson Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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.

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