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North Kannapolis Elementary

Q: Is North Kannapolis Elementary a good school?

North Kannapolis Elementary ranks 1091 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1091^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

North Kannapolis Elementary is a public elementary school serving 290 students in grades PK-5 in Kannapolis, North Carolina, which is part of the Kannapolis City Schools district.

The school's academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with proficiency rates in math and reading below the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Shady Brook Elementary, Fred L. Wilson Elementary, and Forest Park Elementary, North Kannapolis Elementary generally performs worse. However, the school outperforms some nearby schools in other districts, such as Winecoff Elementary in Cabarrus County.

Despite the school's low overall academic performance, it appears to have access to relatively high levels of funding and resources compared to some nearby schools, with a low student-teacher ratio. Additionally, the school's strengths in supporting certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, suggest that the school may be effectively targeting the learning needs of these populations. These factors provide opportunities for targeted interventions and improvements to address the school's challenges in improving overall student academic achievement.

296

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,411

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 N Walnut Street
Kannapolis, NC 28081-2165

(704) 933-2935

District: Kannapolis City Schools

Students who attend North Kannapolis Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.4%

White:

20.6%

African American:

18.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 39th percentile in 2022 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 39th-percentile peak (2022) to 27th (2025)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg57%

1,091^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	30.0	1091 of 1490	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1349 of 1505	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1036 of 1502	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	919 of 1514	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	978 of 1489	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1120 of 1473	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	899 of 1434	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.4	1029 of 1429	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.9	1001 of 1425	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	1167 of 1440	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.2	1002 of 1390	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.6	855 of 1403	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	943 of 1388	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.4	855 of 1381	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.2	898 of 1363	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.3	807 of 1354	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.4	900 of 1324	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.9	723 of 1293	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.3	859 of 1276	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	315 of 924	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.3	864 of 949	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	33.8	622 of 878	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	52.5	189 of 514	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	143 of 485	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	130 of 497	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	45.4	197 of 421	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	987 of 1451	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1309 of 1455	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	981 of 1459	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	988 of 1458	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	1036 of 1440	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1267 of 1424	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1097 of 1405	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	646 of 961	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	792 of 951	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	531 of 915	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	478 of 893	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	454 of 843	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	436 of 865	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	347 of 851	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	984 of 1437	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1286 of 1450	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1013 of 1437	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.9	569 of 1366	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	785 of 1329	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1003 of 1361	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.8	400 of 1332	70.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	1129 of 1450	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1284 of 1464	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	988 of 1461	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	762 of 1464	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	853 of 1444	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	855 of 1430	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	687 of 1413	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	278 of 821	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	378 of 801	52.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	790 of 1172	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1001 of 1166	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	736 of 1194	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	853 of 1172	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	913 of 1183	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	868 of 1178	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2024)66th percentile+56 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)63rd percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)29th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+6 vs state

Mathematics44%-17 vs state

Reading38%-14 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Landis Elementary	Public	K-5	801 West Ryder Ave	Landis	28088	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 857-3111	613	33	18.6	99.5%	304 (49.6%)	91 (14.8%)	174 (28.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.5%)	54.9	657^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.9%		47.3	792^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	47.4%	135	73.1	63.4	66.3				48.7	57.4	40.9				52.7		$10,725	$1,433	$9,293
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 North Kannapolis Elementary

How many students attend North Kannapolis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended North Kannapolis Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of North Kannapolis Elementary?

Students at North Kannapolis Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 21% White, 19% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is North Kannapolis Elementary a good school?

North Kannapolis Elementary ranks 1091^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is North Kannapolis Elementary in?

Kannapolis City Schools

What schools do graduates of North Kannapolis Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Kannapolis Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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