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Shady Brook Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Shady Brook Elementary is a small K-5 school in Kannapolis, NC, serving 322 students within the Kannapolis City Schools district. Virtually every student (99%) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school among the highest-poverty elementary schools in the region. Shady Brook currently ranks in the 9th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools (1,353rd of 1,492) and carries a 0-star rating — a continuation of a long-term pattern of low achievement with no sustained upward trend over the past decade.

The most urgent red flags appear in 5th grade. Only about 1 in 5 fifth graders reads at grade level (20.5% proficient vs. 55.3% statewide), and roughly 1 in 4 is proficient in math (27.3% vs. 62.9% statewide). Chronic absenteeism is another serious concern, with 28.3% of students missing enough school to count as chronically absent in 2024–2025 — the highest rate among all nearby comparison schools and above both district and state averages. There are occasional bright spots: 4th graders outpaced district averages in both reading and math in 2025–2026, and the prior year's 3rd-grade math cohort scored near the state average. However, those gains have not consistently carried through to 5th grade.

The most telling comparison is to Jackson Park Elementary, a school in the same district with nearly identical poverty (99.37% FRPL). Jackson Park ranks in the 60th percentile statewide, with 5th-grade reading and math proficiency rates of 60.6% and 87.9% — roughly three times higher than Shady Brook's. That wide gap, despite virtually the same student demographics, points to school-level factors such as attendance, instructional programming, and consistency rather than poverty alone. For families considering Shady Brook, the data highlights a school confronting serious challenges where attendance and early academic support deserve especially close attention.

322

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

903 Rogers Lake Road
Kannapolis, NC 28081-5522

(704) 933-2434

District: Kannapolis City Schools

Students who attend Shady Brook Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.7%

African American:

28.6%

White:

24.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg61%

1,353^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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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	15.7	1353 of 1492	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1244 of 1490	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1465 of 1505	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1427 of 1502	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1396 of 1514	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1211 of 1489	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1110 of 1473	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1008 of 1434	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.0	946 of 1429	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.4	1096 of 1425	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.7	979 of 1440	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.9	890 of 1390	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.2	842 of 1403	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.9	1066 of 1388	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	1101 of 1381	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.7	945 of 1363	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.8	766 of 1354	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.4	940 of 1324	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.7	695 of 1293	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.5	971 of 1276	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	739 of 903	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.1	324 of 918	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.1	755 of 924	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	892 of 933	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	785 of 927	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	319 of 896	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	466 of 949	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	347 of 927	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	86.3	56 of 897	93.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	12.8	478 of 485	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	356 of 497	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	193 of 421	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	1333 of 1447	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	1134 of 1451	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1366 of 1455	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1266 of 1459	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1244 of 1458	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1260 of 1440	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1128 of 1424	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1083 of 1405	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	825 of 981	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	924 of 961	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	951 of 951	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	862 of 915	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	872 of 893	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	818 of 843	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	658 of 865	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	573 of 851	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	1291 of 1434	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	1293 of 1437	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1422 of 1450	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1334 of 1437	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1283 of 1366	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1232 of 1329	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1098 of 1361	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	770 of 1332	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	1185 of 1451	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	1294 of 1450	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1436 of 1464	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1438 of 1461	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1420 of 1464	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1075 of 1444	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1061 of 1430	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	899 of 1413	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	867 of 1172	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1126 of 1166	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1166 of 1183	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	945 of 1194	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	892 of 1172	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	773 of 1183	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	822 of 1178	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)94th percentile+64 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science46%-22 vs state

Mathematics43%-20 vs state

Reading34%-22 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 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
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%)	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		$11,062	$1,752	$9,310
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%)	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		$10,056	$1,308	$8,748
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	99.5%	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	$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		$9,284	$566	$8,718
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	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		$11,099	$1,459	$9,641
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%)	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		$10,094	$1,495	$8,599
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%)	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		$10,252	$1,087	$9,166
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
North Kannapolis Elementary	Public	K-5	800 N Walnut Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus 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%)	30.4	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		$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%)	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		$9,913	$1,233	$8,680

Frequently Asked Questions about Shady Brook Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Shady Brook Elementary?

Students at Shady Brook Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 29% African American, 24% White, 11% Two or more races.

What district is Shady Brook Elementary in?

Kannapolis City Schools

Is Shady Brook Elementary a good school?

Shady Brook Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Shady Brook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Shady Brook Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Shady Brook Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shady Brook Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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