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West End Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

West End Elementary serves 413 students in grades PK–5 in the Moore County community of West End, NC, and ranks among North Carolina's strongest elementary schools at the 92nd percentile (121st of 1,492) for 2025–26. Part of Moore County Schools — a district that sits at the 74th percentile statewide — West End has earned five-star ratings in every reported year since 2017–18. Test scores beat district and state averages across all subjects and grades, including 91.4% proficiency in 5th grade math versus 62.9% statewide and 80% proficiency in 3rd grade reading versus 55.6% statewide.

West End's results are strong across every student group — its economically disadvantaged students rank at the 90th percentile statewide — which makes the contrast with nearby West Pine Elementary especially telling. West Pine, just 3.75 miles away, reports a nearly identical free/reduced-lunch rate (99.22% versus West End's 99.27% in 2024–25 — district-wide figures reflecting Moore County's adoption of the Community Eligibility Provision, which provides free meals to all students). Yet West Pine ranks 384th statewide, trails West End by 27 percentage points in 5th grade math (64.0% vs. 91.4%), and posts a chronic absenteeism rate of 27.9% compared with West End's 9.4% (district average: 19.3%; state average: 24.2%). Among nearby schools, only Pinehurst Elementary (57th statewide) ranks higher — and West End actually outscored Pinehurst in 5th grade math (91.4% vs. 89.7%) despite Pinehurst serving far fewer low-income students.

West End's climb from the 71st percentile in 2015–16 to the 92nd percentile by 2017–18, followed by years in the 90s, makes it one of the region's most consistent improvement stories. The school does this while spending less per student ($9,055 in the most recent data) than lower-performing district schools like Robbins Elementary ($12,099) and Aberdeen Elementary ($11,336). The one flag: the gifted/talented subgroup slipped to the 27th percentile in the latest testing cycle after two prior years at the 87th–93rd percentiles — worth monitoring, though it may simply reflect a small cohort.

413

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4483 NC Hwy 211
West End, NC 27376

(910) 673-6691

District: Moore County Schools

Students who attend West End Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Pine Middle
High:	Pinecrest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.8%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (81% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg68%

North Carolina avg61%

121^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 8% (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	89.5	121 of 1492	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.0	97 of 1490	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	102 of 1505	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	100 of 1502	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	77 of 1514	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	83 of 1489	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	97 of 1473	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	115 of 1434	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	81.8	194 of 1429	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	68.7	419 of 1425	70.6%	★★★★☆
2015	61.0	556 of 1440	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.1	338 of 1390	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	237 of 1403	83.1%	★★★★☆
2012	83.2	139 of 1388	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	76.9	252 of 1381	81.8%	★★★★☆
2010	62.6	563 of 1363	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.8	341 of 1354	74.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.5	210 of 1324	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	74.8	265 of 1293	79.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.9	216 of 1276	83.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	67.6	119 of 634	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	19 of 878	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	81 of 897	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	123 of 1447	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.7	119 of 1451	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	135 of 1455	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	140 of 1459	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	104 of 1458	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	83 of 1440	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	109 of 1424	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	155 of 1405	89.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	542 of 743	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	70.7	90 of 710	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	46 of 669	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	67.8	16 of 612	97.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	77 of 981	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	73.0	168 of 961	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	87 of 951	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	33 of 915	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	13 of 893	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	65.5	232 of 851	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	148 of 1434	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	155 of 1437	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	174 of 1450	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	82 of 1437	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	45 of 1366	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	24 of 1329	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	31 of 1361	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	131 of 1332	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	129 of 1451	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.7	89 of 1450	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	83 of 1464	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	83 of 1461	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	53 of 1464	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	89 of 1444	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	85 of 1430	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	103 of 1413	92.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	88.0	3 of 85	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	7 of 72	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	140 of 815	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	69 of 821	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	68.1	147 of 801	81.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	151 of 1146	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	84.5	130 of 1172	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	198 of 1166	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	156 of 1183	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	121 of 1194	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	104 of 1172	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	137 of 1183	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	122 of 1178	89.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2022)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)27th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science86%+19 vs state

Mathematics85%+22 vs state

Reading75%+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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Carthage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Rockingham St	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-2781	350	22	15.5	99.1%	227 (64.9%)	40 (11.4%)	40 (11.4%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.4%)	73.8	345^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.9%		63.4	504^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.2%	159	85.2	59.7	70.2	70.4	69.4	66.0	72.3	$11,202	$879	$10,323
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West End Elementary

Is West End Elementary a good school?

Yes. West End Elementary ranks in the top 8.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of West End Elementary attend?

Students who attend West End Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Pine Middle
High : Pinecrest High

How many students attend West End Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended West End Elementary.

What district is West End Elementary in?

Moore County Schools

What is the racial makeup of West End Elementary?

Students at West End Elementary are 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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