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Aberdeen Elementary

Q: Is Aberdeen Elementary a good school?

Aberdeen Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Aberdeen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Aberdeen Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Aberdeen Elementary?

Students at Aberdeen Elementary are 33% White, 29% African American, 22% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Aberdeen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aberdeen Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Southern Middle High : Pinecrest High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Aberdeen Elementary is a PK–5 school in Moore County Schools serving approximately 675 students in the town of Aberdeen, North Carolina. On the most recent state rankings, the school places at the 21st percentile statewide, with a 1-star rating, placing it far below its own district, which ranks in the upper quarter of North Carolina districts. While 98.2% of Aberdeen students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—a very high poverty rate—nearby schools serve nearly identical populations and perform dramatically better. West End Elementary, for example, also serves a student body that is roughly 99% economically disadvantaged, yet it ranks at the 92nd percentile with 5 stars, with math proficiency rates running between roughly 77% and 91%, compared to Aberdeen’s 36% to 57% range. That gap points to school-level factors rather than family income.

One of the biggest red flags is attendance. Aberdeen’s chronic absenteeism rate reached 37.4% in 2024–2025—more than double the Moore County Schools level of 19.3% and far above the state’s 24.2%. High-performing nearby elementary schools like Pinehurst Elementary (7.0%) and West End Elementary (9.4%) post much lower rates. This means more than one in three Aberdeen students missed enough school to put them at academic risk. There have been recent signs of improvement: compared with 2023–2024, the school saw gains in 3rd-grade reading, 4th-grade math, and 5th-grade science. But the sharp rise in absenteeism could easily undermine that progress.

The school does have bright spots. Aberdeen’s gifted and talented program received a 96th-percentile rating and 5 stars in 2025–2026, showing the school can create strong opportunities when students are identified for advanced programming. However, students with disabilities have consistently ranked near the bottom statewide (5th percentile), and students from low-income households rank at the 16th percentile—a major concern because virtually the entire school falls into that group. Aberdeen actually spends more per pupil ($11,336) than most nearby schools and has a comparable student-teacher ratio, so the need is not for more resources but for effective support structures. With multiple 4- and 5-star schools within a few miles, Aberdeen has clear models of success to draw from, but it remains the lowest-performing school in its cluster.

675

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 Farrell Parkway
Aberdeen, NC 28315-2111

(910) 947-8030

District: Moore County Schools

Students who attend Aberdeen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southern Middle
High:	Pinecrest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.2%

African American:

29.5%

Hispanic:

21.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 31st percentile in 2023 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg68%

North Carolina avg61%

1,182^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 246Moore 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	25.2	1182 of 1492	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	1166 of 1490	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1394 of 1505	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1035 of 1502	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	1254 of 1514	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1122 of 1489	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	1360 of 1473	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1225 of 1434	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	1322 of 1429	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	1372 of 1425	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	1294 of 1440	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	1152 of 1390	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.7	1208 of 1403	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.8	1317 of 1388	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	1278 of 1381	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	1193 of 1363	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.6	1221 of 1354	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	1074 of 1324	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.2	987 of 1293	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.4	1053 of 1276	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	823 of 903	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	716 of 918	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	886 of 924	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	631 of 933	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	828 of 927	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	620 of 896	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.2	907 of 949	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	820 of 927	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	13.7	643 of 646	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	871 of 878	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	574 of 897	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	429 of 563	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	1095 of 1447	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	1156 of 1451	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1346 of 1455	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	937 of 1459	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1269 of 1458	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1229 of 1440	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1333 of 1424	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1192 of 1405	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	31 of 743	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	23.1	599 of 612	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	627 of 981	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	526 of 961	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	816 of 951	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.5	409 of 915	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	520 of 893	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	398 of 843	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	666 of 865	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	583 of 851	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	1208 of 1434	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	1188 of 1437	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1329 of 1450	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	969 of 1437	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1108 of 1366	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	910 of 1329	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1207 of 1361	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1046 of 1332	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	1204 of 1451	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	1128 of 1450	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1362 of 1464	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1068 of 1461	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1174 of 1464	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	985 of 1444	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1310 of 1430	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1226 of 1413	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	28 of 67	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	47 of 75	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	40 of 81	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	25 of 85	70.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	115 of 181	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.6	139 of 175	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	131 of 159	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	130 of 154	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	99 of 133	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	92 of 97	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	87 of 103	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	774 of 815	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	799 of 821	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	749 of 801	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	928 of 1146	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	1003 of 1172	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1110 of 1166	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	890 of 1183	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	962 of 1194	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	943 of 1172	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	1135 of 1183	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	991 of 1178	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)96th percentile+75 vs school

Military Connected (2026)58th percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)36th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2021)<1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science54%-14 vs state

Reading46%-10 vs state

Mathematics45%-19 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
Aberdeen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Farrell Parkway	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-8030	675	41	16.3	98.2%	224 (33.2%)	199 (29.5%)	146 (21.6%)	12 (1.8%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (12.4%)	25.2	1182^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	20.8%		25.6	1166^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.7%	16	35.6	57.1	43.2				45.2	50.5	43.2				54.1		$11,336	$1,569	$9,768
The Academy of Moore County	Public, Charter	K-5	12588 HWY 15-501 South	Aberdeen	28315	Moore County	The Academy of Moore County	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 757-0401	479	29	16.5		332 (69.3%)	25 (5.2%)	54 (11.3%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.7%)	87	156^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.5%		88.5	130^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.3%	26	89.6	75.0	73.3				86.6	72.2	80.0				80.0
Pinehurst Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Dundee Road	Pinehurst	28374	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 295-6969	584	35	16.9	18.7%	433 (74.1%)	37 (6.3%)	49 (8.4%)	20 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.0%)	94	57^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.6	27^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.2%	30	89.4	86.0	89.7				74.4	86.8	80.4				90.7		$8,340	$531	$7,809
Moore Montessori Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	255 S. May Street	Southern Pines	28387	Moore County	Moore Montessori Community School	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 636-1325	259	17	15.5		158 (61.0%)	32 (12.4%)	33 (12.7%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.2%)	26 (10.0%)	70.2	413^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.3%		56.8	614^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.8%	201	67.9	75.8	73.1	53.8	68.0	52.6	64.3	84.8	57.7	53.8	80.0	52.6	69.2	78.9
Southern Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 South Carlisle Street	Southern Pines	28987	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-8077	600	37	16.1	99.3%	236 (39.3%)	208 (34.7%)	78 (13.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.0%)	57.1	624^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.2%		57.4	603^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	59.5%	21	65.7	63.4	67.7				51.5	62.2	62.6				63.6		$10,663	$1,069	$9,594
McDeeds Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2953 Camp Easter Rd	Southern Pines	28387	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 722-4248	707	38	18.4	21.1%	525 (74.3%)	40 (5.7%)	88 (12.4%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.4%)	88	148^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.1%		91.5	88^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.1%	60	90.3	87.5	75.2				76.1	76.8	72.4				77.1
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
STARS Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	140 Southern Dunes Dr	Vass	28394	Moore County	Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 695-1004	885	57	15.6		638 (72.1%)	57 (6.4%)	121 (13.7%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.6%)	87.3	153^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	89.7%		92.1	80^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.6%	73	90.7	91.3	65.6	87.6	82.5	90.1	78.4	83.5	68.8	83.5	77.3	86.8	74.0	85.7
Sandhills Farm Life Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 Farm Life Rd	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 949-2501	379	22	16.8	27.7%	287 (75.7%)	21 (5.5%)	23 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (10.8%)	82.7	206^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.2%		84.5	182^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	87.8%	24	79.7	71.2	79.0				71.3	69.9	71.0				83.9		$8,014	$534	$7,480
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Aberdeen Elementary

How many students attend Aberdeen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Aberdeen Elementary.

Is Aberdeen Elementary a good school?

Aberdeen Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Aberdeen Elementary in?

Moore County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Aberdeen Elementary?

Students at Aberdeen Elementary are 33% White, 29% African American, 22% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Aberdeen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aberdeen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southern Middle
High : Pinecrest High

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