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East Albemarle Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

East Albemarle Elementary is a public elementary school serving 292 students in grades K-5 in Albemarle, North Carolina, which is part of the Stanly County Schools district. However, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic achievement, with only 22.9% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 66.4% for the district and 64.1% for the state.

One key factor that may contribute to the school's struggles is its high concentration of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 97.26% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is significantly higher than the surrounding schools in the Stanly County district. Additionally, East Albemarle Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of elementary schools in North Carolina, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Locust Elementary and Millingport Elementary, East Albemarle Elementary consistently underperforms, with much lower test scores and rankings. The school's challenges, including large achievement gaps between student subgroups and declining performance over time, suggest that it may require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

261

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,004

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1813 E Main Street
Albemarle, NC 28001-5331

(704) 961-3500

District: Stanly County Schools

Students who attend East Albemarle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Albemarle Middle
High:	Albemarle High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.9%

White:

18.0%

Hispanic:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (25% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

1,452^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Stanly County Schools

92^nd of 242Stanly 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	6.6	1452 of 1490	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1255 of 1505	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1352 of 1502	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1185 of 1514	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1178 of 1489	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1202 of 1473	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1148 of 1434	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	1170 of 1429	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	1295 of 1425	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	37.7	959 of 1440	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	16.2	1217 of 1390	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	1187 of 1403	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	1248 of 1388	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	1040 of 1381	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.4	1049 of 1363	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	1043 of 1354	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	1004 of 1324	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	979 of 1293	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.6	1031 of 1276	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	881 of 918	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	687 of 924	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	809 of 933	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	754 of 927	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	533 of 896	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	711 of 949	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	728 of 927	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	29.7	678 of 878	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	419 of 897	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1414 of 1451	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1269 of 1455	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1324 of 1459	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1123 of 1458	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	1027 of 1440	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1203 of 1424	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1059 of 1405	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	1398 of 1437	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1085 of 1450	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1234 of 1437	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	907 of 1366	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	996 of 1329	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1226 of 1361	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	1049 of 1332	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1403 of 1450	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1233 of 1464	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1328 of 1461	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1173 of 1464	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1224 of 1444	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1106 of 1430	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1209 of 1413	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	37.4	65 of 86	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	5.2	1151 of 1166	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1115 of 1183	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	888 of 1194	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1022 of 1172	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	997 of 1183	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	993 of 1178	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2018)24th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)23rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-34 vs state

Reading25%-27 vs state

Science20%-42 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
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%)	6.6	1452^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	2.6%		21.8	1255^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.6%	197	22.9	37.5	21.7				14.6	45.0	19.6				19.6		$10,004	$1,532	$8,473
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%)	21.8	1247^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.3%		22.3	1241^st of 1505 public elementary schools	17.5%	6	30.5	54.5	42.0				14.6	45.5	29.0				58.0		$9,432	$1,366	$8,066
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%)	85.2	169^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.7%		71.2	381^st of 1505 public elementary schools	74.7%	212	88.5	81.5	77.9				55.1	66.2	72.1				83.8		$8,304	$1,053	$7,251
Endy Elementary	Public	K-5	27670 Betty Rd	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3300	360	27	13.2	99.2%	289 (80.3%)	14 (3.9%)	35 (9.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	51.9	712^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.2%		40.9	916^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.1%	204	73.6	57.7	55.7				52.1	59.6	50.0				41.0		$9,108	$956	$8,152
Millingport Elementary	Public	K-5	24198 NC Hwy 73 W	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4300	192	15	12.9	97.9%	138 (71.9%)	2 (1.0%)	16 (8.3%)	18 (9.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.9%)	85.7	161^st of 1490 public elementary schools	89.2%		83.4	194^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.1%	33	67.7	82.9	93.5				64.5	65.7	80.6				87.1		$10,684	$1,258	$9,426
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%)	52.8	695^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.4%		68.1	443^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	70.6%	252	70.1	54.8	70.2				46.3	56.5	46.4				54.4		$8,983	$974	$8,009
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%)	52.7	699^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.1%		46.8	803^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	46.6%	104	76.8	76.3	53.0				53.6	62.1	31.8				50.0		$8,500	$935	$7,565
Richfield Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Morgan Street	Richfield	28137	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4800	302	21	14.0	99.0%	249 (82.5%)	13 (4.3%)	9 (3.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	78.6	269^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.9%		56.7	637^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.7%	368	77.4	85.7	75.4				43.4	76.2	63.2				78.9		$9,326	$1,012	$8,313
Oakboro Choice STEM	Public	K-8	1244 N Main St	Oakboro	28129	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4700	353	25	13.9	99.2%	288 (81.6%)	9 (2.5%)	35 (9.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	83	204^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.3%		69.9	403^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	73.2%	199	87.5	61.4	82.6	80.0	93.3	95.6	54.2	68.2	76.1	80.0	93.3	87.0	76.1	91.3	$8,393	$828	$7,565
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%)	9.6	1427^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.2%		8	1445^th of 1505 public elementary schools	4.0%	18	20.6	27.8	31.4				14.7	27.8	48.6				20.0		$11,225	$1,647	$9,578

Frequently Asked Questions about East Albemarle Elementary

What schools do graduates of East Albemarle Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Albemarle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albemarle Middle
High : Albemarle High

What district is East Albemarle Elementary in?

Stanly County Schools

Is East Albemarle Elementary a good school?

East Albemarle Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of East Albemarle Elementary?

Students at East Albemarle Elementary are 56% African American, 18% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend East Albemarle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended East Albemarle Elementary.

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