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Candor Elementary

Q: Is Candor Elementary a good school?

Candor Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.2% 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

1385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Candor Elementary serves 368 students in grades PK–5 in Candor, North Carolina, as part of Montgomery County Schools, and is one of the highest-need elementary schools in the area — 99.18% of its students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The school has ranked in the bottom 10 percent of North Carolina elementary schools for the past four reported school years, including a 2025-26 rank of 1,385 out of 1,492. That marks a clear decline from its pre-pandemic position in the 27th–34th percentile range, and it has not shown meaningful recovery since.

On 2025-26 state tests, Candor scored below the state average in every subject and grade, and below its district average in most categories. Third-grade reading proficiency was just 26.2% versus 44.5% for the district and 55.6% statewide, while 5th-grade science proficiency came in at 28.6% compared with a 67.7% state average. The comparison with nearby high-poverty schools makes these results particularly striking. Star Elementary, in the same district, has a 98.9% free or reduced-price lunch rate yet ranked in the 52nd percentile statewide in 2025-26, and Page Street Elementary also outperformed Candor by wide margins in reading and science. West End Elementary and West Pine Elementary, both part of Moore County Schools, have poverty rates above 99% and ranked in the 92nd and 74th percentiles respectively. Among ranked district peers, Candor sits above only Mount Gilead Elementary. Per-student spending at Candor ($9,774) also has not translated into stronger academic outcomes relative to these peer schools.

Chronic absenteeism is not driving Candor's low scores — the school's rate of 20.7% in 2024-25 was below both the district (24.8%) and the state (24.2%). However, subgroup results suggest uneven effectiveness across student groups, with female students ranking in the 2nd percentile statewide in 2025-26 compared with the 18th percentile for male students, and English Learner performance varying sharply from the 53rd to 13th percentile across recent years. Overall, Candor's results suggest that school-level practices and academic support, rather than poverty or attendance, offer the best path for improvement.

368

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

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 — 19th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

1,385^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

195^th of 246Montgomery 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
2026	13.2	1385 of 1492	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	29.6	702 of 903	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.6	450 of 519	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	6.8	1420 of 1447	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.2	848 of 981	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.9	1184 of 1434	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.8	1191 of 1451	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2026)22nd percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2019)22nd percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

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

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%-19 vs state

Reading35%-21 vs state

Science29%-39 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
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%)	13.2	1385^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.2%		14	1364^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.5%	21	45.2	49.1	39.3				26.2	35.1	41.1				28.6		$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%)	17.3	1328^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.0%		13.6	1370^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.1%	42	70.6	21.9	42.4				35.3	34.4	36.4				33.3		$13,889	$2,861	$11,028
Tillery Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	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%)	28.2	1129^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.3%		21.4	1253^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	15.9%	124	77.8	15.4	28.6	51.7	20.0	26.7	55.6	37.8	50.0	48.3	35.0	66.7	50.0	60.0
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%)	50.4	721^st of 1492 public elementary schools	51.7%		65.2	483^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	67.6%	238	66.0	65.1	57.1				48.0	69.8	51.4				57.1		$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%)	36.1	978^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.5%		32.9	1039^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.3%	61	66.7	43.2	52.9				59.0	43.2	45.9				61.2		$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%)	89.5	121^st of 1492 public elementary schools	91.9%		91	97^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.5%	24	88.0	77.4	91.4				80.0	70.2	76.5				86.4		$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%)	71.7	384^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.3%		78	280^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.2%	104	82.0	71.8	64.0				65.6	71.8	66.7				65.3		$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%)	15.1	1362^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	8.7%		38.8	941^st of 1490 public elementary schools	36.8%	421	60.0	36.5	39.6				41.8	38.1	28.3				35.8		$12,099	$1,357	$10,742
Westmoore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2159 NC Hwy 705	Seagrove	27341	Randolph 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%)	63.4	531^st of 1492 public elementary schools	64.4%		67.9	428^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.3%	103	76.0	58.8	63.2	67.7	88.9	60.0	48.0	67.6	52.6	80.6	77.8	71.4	63.2	80.0	$11,793	$902	$10,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Candor Elementary

How many students attend Candor Elementary?

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

What district is Candor Elementary in?

Montgomery County Schools

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

Is Candor Elementary a good school?

Candor Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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