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Mount Gilead Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mount Gilead Elementary is a small public school in Mount Gilead, North Carolina, serving about 190 students in grades PK through 5 as part of Montgomery County Schools. With 95.3% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the community faces deep economic challenges, and the school’s most recent statewide ranking places it in the bottom 1% of North Carolina elementary schools (1,472 out of 1,492).

Academically, proficiency rates on state EOG exams run far below district and state averages in every grade and subject. In 2025-2026, 4th grade math proficiency was just 17.6% versus 61.4% statewide, and 5th grade science was 27.0% versus 67.7% statewide. What makes this especially striking is that nearby schools serving nearly identical student populations perform dramatically better. Page Street Elementary — also in Montgomery County Schools, with 98.8% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch — posted 66.7% proficiency in 3rd grade math, compared to Mount Gilead’s 26.1%. Norwood Elementary and Badin Elementary, both part of Stanly County Schools, serve roughly 99% economically disadvantaged students yet rank in the 53rd and 81st percentiles statewide. Mount Gilead actually spends more per student ($11,225) than those higher-performing Stanly County schools, and its statewide rank has fallen sharply from the 37th percentile in 2021-2022.

Chronic absenteeism is another concern. Mount Gilead’s 33.1% rate is well above district (24.8%) and state (24.2%) averages, and more than double the rate at Norwood Elementary (14.1%) and Badin Elementary (15.6%). The student-teacher ratio of 17.2 is also higher than most neighboring schools, though Page Street Elementary has an even higher ratio (19.0) and still achieves much stronger results. Because enrollment is small at roughly 190 students, individual grade-level scores can swing from year to year. Even so, consistently low performance across grades, subjects, and all monitored student groups over several years suggests Mount Gilead faces school-level challenges that would benefit from closer investigation and targeted support.

190

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 School Street
Mount Gilead, NC 27306

(910) 439-5411

District: Montgomery County Schools

Students who attend Mount Gilead Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

West Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.8%

White:

31.1%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (28% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

1,472^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 1% (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	4.1	1472 of 1492	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	1427 of 1490	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1445 of 1505	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1110 of 1502	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	952 of 1514	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	957 of 1489	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	961 of 1473	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1138 of 1434	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.2	1014 of 1429	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.0	938 of 1425	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	1013 of 1440	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.2	1139 of 1390	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	1085 of 1403	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.1	942 of 1388	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.7	829 of 1381	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.7	979 of 1363	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.1	812 of 1354	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.9	932 of 1324	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	967 of 1293	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.6	998 of 1276	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	892 of 903	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	897 of 918	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	850 of 924	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	619 of 933	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	557 of 927	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	379 of 896	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.7	812 of 949	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	876 of 927	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	1408 of 1447	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	1282 of 1451	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1380 of 1455	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	992 of 1459	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1138 of 1458	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	649 of 1440	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	854 of 1424	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1138 of 1405	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	1416 of 1434	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	1400 of 1437	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1405 of 1450	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	952 of 1437	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	692 of 1366	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	752 of 1329	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	676 of 1361	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	974 of 1332	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	1427 of 1451	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	1436 of 1450	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1379 of 1464	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1121 of 1461	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	769 of 1464	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1059 of 1444	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1011 of 1430	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1072 of 1413	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	1135 of 1146	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	1144 of 1172	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1143 of 1166	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	967 of 1183	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	874 of 1194	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	925 of 1172	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	631 of 1183	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	876 of 1178	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Reading30%-26 vs state

Science27%-41 vs state

Mathematics26%-38 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Gilead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 School Street	Mount Gilead	27306	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 439-5411	190	11	17.2	95.3%	59 (31.1%)	89 (46.8%)	12 (6.3%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.1%)	4.1	1472^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	1.3%		9.6	1427^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.2%	45	26.1	17.6	32.4		34.8	29.4	27.0		27.0	$11,225	$1,647	$9,578
Norwood Elementary	Public	K-5	400 South Main St	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4000	354	23	15.0	99.2%	227 (64.1%)	41 (11.6%)	53 (15.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	51.5	706^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.7%		52.7	699^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.1%	7	69.2	75.9	54.4		50.8	63.0	47.4		61.4	$8,500	$935	$7,565
Ansonville Elementary	Public	K-6	9104 Hwy 52 N	Ansonville	28170	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 826-8337	158	11	14.6	98.1%	76 (48.1%)	58 (36.7%)	10 (6.3%)	6 (3.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	35.6	990^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.6%		51.4	721^st of 1490 public elementary schools	51.6%	269	40.0	72.7	33.3	44.4	60.0	66.7	25.0	44.4	37.5	$12,916	$1,926	$10,991
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
Aquadale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11707 NC Hwy 138	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5600	379	29	13.0	99.2%	244 (64.4%)	48 (12.7%)	34 (9.0%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	49.6	737^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.6%		52.8	695^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.4%	42	70.8	54.5	62.5		50.0	43.9	59.4		71.9	$8,983	$974	$8,009
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
East Albemarle Elementary	Public	K-5	1813 E Main Street	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3500	261	20	13.2	98.9%	47 (18.0%)	146 (55.9%)	33 (12.6%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.8%)	4.3	1469^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.6	1452^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	2.6%	17	29.8	19.6	31.7		36.2	19.6	26.8		29.3	$10,004	$1,532	$8,473
Badin Elementary	Public	K-5	47 Henderson St	Badin	28009	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3900	411	29	14.2	99.3%	281 (68.4%)	56 (13.6%)	15 (3.6%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.7%)	76.7	285^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.9%		85.2	169^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.7%	116	76.5	78.8	74.2		54.1	65.9	75.8		84.8	$8,304	$1,053	$7,251
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	206 N 3rd Street	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3200	525	39	13.4	99.4%	174 (33.1%)	174 (33.1%)	84 (16.0%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (14.3%)	19.4	1287^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.7%		21.8	1247^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.3%	40	35.4	59.3	44.6		34.2	44.4	40.2		43.4	$9,432	$1,366	$8,066
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Gilead Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mount Gilead Elementary?

Students at Mount Gilead Elementary are 47% African American, 31% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mount Gilead Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mount Gilead Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Middle

What district is Mount Gilead Elementary in?

Montgomery County Schools

How many students attend Mount Gilead Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Mount Gilead Elementary.

Is Mount Gilead Elementary a good school?

Mount Gilead Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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