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Candor Elementary

Q: Is Candor Elementary a good school?

Candor Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Candor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Candor Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Candor Elementary?

Students at Candor Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 15% African American, 12% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Candor Elementary attend?

Students who attend Candor Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : East Middle

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Candor Elementary is a public elementary school located in Candor, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 353 students. The school is part of the Montgomery County Schools district, which is ranked 192 out of 242 districts in the state.

Academically, Candor Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 50.8% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, and just 16.4% were proficient or better in Reading, compared to state averages of 64.1% and 46.7%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly weak in 5th grade, with only 12.1% and 27.3% of students proficient or better in Math and Reading, respectively, compared to state averages of 59.3% and 52.9%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Moore County district, such as Westmoore Elementary, West Pine Elementary, and West End Elementary, significantly outperform Candor Elementary and the other Montgomery County schools on academic measures, despite also serving high-poverty populations. The higher student-teacher ratio at Candor Elementary compared to the Moore County schools may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.

368

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,774

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

414 S Main
Candor, NC 27229-8327

(910) 974-4582

District: Montgomery County Schools

Students who attend Candor Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

East Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.1%

African American:

14.9%

White:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (31% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg57%

1,364^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County Schools

192^nd of 242Montgomery 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
2025	14.0	1364 of 1490	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1410 of 1505	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1399 of 1502	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1208 of 1514	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1242 of 1489	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	972 of 1473	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1020 of 1434	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.7	1038 of 1429	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.5	1153 of 1425	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.5	833 of 1440	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.0	935 of 1390	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	835 of 1403	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	829 of 1388	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.5	955 of 1381	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.4	834 of 1363	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.4	946 of 1354	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.4	927 of 1324	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.9	913 of 1293	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.8	996 of 1276	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	780 of 918	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	814 of 924	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	761 of 933	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.5	420 of 927	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	357 of 949	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	488 of 927	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	28.8	689 of 878	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	678 of 897	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	262 of 563	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.7	460 of 533	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	500 of 514	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	256 of 385	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	192 of 497	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	160 of 421	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1379 of 1451	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1348 of 1455	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1361 of 1459	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1278 of 1458	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	1270 of 1440	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1045 of 1424	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	991 of 1405	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	771 of 961	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	771 of 951	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	762 of 915	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	538 of 893	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	558 of 843	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	327 of 865	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	336 of 851	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1255 of 1437	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1333 of 1450	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1262 of 1437	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	847 of 1366	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	892 of 1329	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	525 of 1361	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	593 of 1332	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1264 of 1450	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1359 of 1464	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1340 of 1461	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1049 of 1464	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1104 of 1444	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	835 of 1430	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1016 of 1413	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	0.1	1171 of 1172	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1126 of 1172	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1050 of 1178	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+45 vs school

Disabled (2019)22nd percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%-25 vs state

Reading30%-22 vs state

Science21%-41 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
Candor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	414 S Main	Candor	27229	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 974-4582	368	22	16.7	99.2%	45 (12.2%)	55 (14.9%)	247 (67.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	14	1364^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.5%		11.2	1410^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.3%	46	50.8	48.3	12.1				16.4	48.3	27.3				21.2		$9,774	$1,668	$8,107
Green Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	129 McCaskill Rd	Biscoe	27209	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-4196	271	21	13.0	98.9%	56 (20.7%)	58 (21.4%)	142 (52.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	13.6	1370^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.1%		16.3	1339^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.0%	31	59.4	41.2	28.9				25.0	29.4	28.9				35.6		$13,889	$2,861	$11,028
Tillery Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	170 Academy Street	Biscoe	27209	Montgomery County	Tillery Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 828-4143	231	17	13.9		163 (70.6%)	25 (10.8%)	23 (10.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	21.4	1253^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	15.9%		36.3	989^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.3%	264	20.9	22.2	53.1	26.1	20.0		31.0	22.2	56.3	39.1	53.3		46.9
Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S Main Street	Star	27356	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-4333	272	18	15.1	98.9%	140 (51.5%)	10 (3.7%)	101 (37.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	65.2	483^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	67.6%		55.6	647^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.0%	164	75.6	57.6	68.6				51.2	63.6	57.1				62.9		$10,072	$1,399	$8,673
Page Street Elementary	Public	3-5	897 Page Street	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 576-1307	248	13	19.0	98.8%	131 (52.8%)	42 (16.9%)	51 (20.6%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	32.9	1039^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.3%		30.1	1097^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.1%	58	64.8	44.6	49.3				31.9	43.4	42.0				58.0		$10,568	$1,436	$9,132
Troy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	310 N Russell St	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 576-3651	291	19	15.3	99.0%	164 (56.4%)	42 (14.4%)	60 (20.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.6%)								(n/a)															$11,418	$1,648	$9,770
West End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4483 NC Hwy 211	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 673-6691	413	25	16.4	99.3%	305 (73.8%)	11 (2.7%)	73 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	91	97^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.5%		90.9	102^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	93.2%	5	86.4	83.3	74.2				77.3	73.1	79.1				85.1		$9,055	$613	$8,442
West Pine Elementary	Public	K-5	272 Archie Rd	West End	27376	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 673-2004	383	25	15.1	99.2%	242 (63.2%)	47 (12.3%)	51 (13.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	78	280^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.2%		69.9	404^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.2%	124	89.4	62.9	63.9				60.6	68.6	65.6				78.7		$8,736	$550	$8,186
Robbins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	268 Rushwood Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2411	378	30	12.4	96.8%	116 (30.7%)	28 (7.4%)	213 (56.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	38.8	941^st of 1490 public elementary schools	36.8%		26.8	1164^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.7%	223	64.2	22.6	64.7				31.3	22.6	62.7				63.3		$12,099	$1,357	$10,742
Westmoore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2159 NC Hwy 705	Seagrove	27341	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3401	268	20	13.6	98.9%	211 (78.7%)	9 (3.4%)	38 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	67.9	428^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.3%		74.1	339^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.5%	89	67.6	40.0	60.0	73.3	47.4	51.7	55.9	35.0	71.4	70.0	63.2	58.6	85.7	75.9	$11,793	$902	$10,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Candor Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Candor Elementary?

Students at Candor Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 15% African American, 12% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Candor Elementary attend?

Students who attend Candor Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Middle

What district is Candor Elementary in?

Montgomery County Schools

Is Candor Elementary a good school?

Candor Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Candor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Candor Elementary.

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